Integrated portable identification and verification device

• US 7,505,610 B2
• Filed: 08/07/2003
• Issued: 03/17/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Inteitrac Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Intelitroc Incorporated
• Inventors: Chen, Tianlong, Milne, Donald A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Chawan; Sheela C
• Application Number:
  US10/635,516
• Publication Number:
  US 20050033452A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,049 Days
• Field of Search: 382/124, 382/116, 382/126, 382/127, 382/312, 382/125, 720/718, 713/186, 42/701.1, 235/380, 235/382, 235/487, 235/492, 365/201, 365/203, 365/222, 365/228, 365/205, 365/190, 365/189.09
• US Class Current: 382/116
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/256 of results relating to different input data, e.g. multimodal recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00236 using an image reading or reproducing device, e.g. a facsimile reader or printer, as a local input to or local output from a computer image input to or image output from a computer via a network H04N1/00209
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/32101 Display, printing, storage or transmission of additional information, e.g. ID code, date and time or title
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/3205 of identification information, e.g. name or ID code H04N2201/3209 takes precedence

Abstract

An portable integrated identification and verification system is disclosed. The station includes multiple devices integrated for identifying or verifying the identity of a person. The multiple devices, which may include a camera, a document scanner, and a fingerprint scanner, are mounted in a housing along with a computing device.

Claims

1. An identification system comprising:

a housing;

a document scanner mounted in said housing and connected to a computing device;

a camera mounted in said housing and connected to said computing device; and

a fingerprint scanner mounted to said housing and connected to said computing device;

wherein said housing comprises;

an outer shell;

a first compartment for housing said document scanner;

a second compartment for housing said camera; and

a third compartment for housing said fingerprint scanner; and

wherein said document scanner scans documents and supplies images of said documents to said computing device, said camera supplies facial images to said computing device, and said fingerprint scanner provides fingerprint images to said computing device.

2. An identification system according to claim 1 wherein said computing device is removably mounted to said housing.

3. An identification system according to claim 1 wherein said identification system is portable.

4. An identification system according to claim 1 further comprising a display connected to said computing device.

5. An identification system according to claim 1 wherein said camera has at least one of pan, zoom, and tilt capabilities.

6. An identification system according to claim 1 wherein said housing further comprises:

a compartment for housing said computing device.

7. An identification system according to claim 1 wherein said housing further comprises a handle attached to said outer shell.

8. An identification system according to claim 1 wherein said computing device comprises:

a memory;

a document identification database stored in said computing device, said document identification database comprising standard document information; and

a processor;

wherein said processor verifies a document image received from said document scanner against said standard document information in said document identification database.

9. An identification system according to claim 1 further comprising a power supply.

10. An identification system according to claim 9 wherein said power supply comprises an internal power supply.

11. An identification system according to claim 10 wherein said internal power supply comprises a battery.

12. An identification system according to claim 11 wherein said battery is rechargeable.

13. An identification system according to claim 9 wherein said power supply comprises an external power supply.

14. An identification system according to claim 1 wherein said identification system is portable.

15. An identification system according to claim 1 further comprising a light for providing lighting for said camera.

16. An identification system according to claim 1 wherein said camera is mounted on a separate handheld computing device having a CPU, memory and operating system.

17. An identification system according to claim 16 further comprising a wireless connection between said handheld computing device and said computing device.

18. An identification system according to claim 16 wherein said camera takes pictures and transfers said pictures to said computing device.

19. An identification system according to claim 18 wherein said transfer can be done through a wireless connection.

20. An identification system according to claim 18 wherein said transfer can be done through a wire line.

21. An identification system according to claim 16 wherein there is a light attached to said handheld device for lighting for said camera on said handheld device.

22. An integrated device system according to claim 1 wherein said camera can be detached from said integrated device system with connection with said computing device.