Abstract: High-accuracy multimodal biometric authentication of a plurality of body organisms is achieved while suppressing postural fluctuation when the plurality of body organisms are captured. An authentication system stores feature quantities for body organisms in association with users and performs biometric authentication on the basis of images from a capture device. The capture device photographs a first body organism of a first user during a first period and captures a second body organism and a third body organism of the first user during a second period. The authentication processing device calculates a first feature quantity from the first body part photographed during the first period, respectively calculates a second feature quantity and a third feature quantity from the second body organism and the third body organism captured during the second period, and compares with the feature quantities for the body organisms of each user stored at the storage device.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus includes: an imaging unit which is arranged at a position opposed to a plurality of fingers to be presented, and is configured to image the plurality of fingers; and a plurality of light sources which are arranged in plurality in an array direction of the plurality of fingers, and are configured to irradiate the plurality of fingers with light from an outside of an opposing region in which the imaging unit is opposed to the plurality of fingers toward an inside of the opposing region.

Abstract: A contactless biometric authentication device including an insertion chamber with an opening in one side and a space into which an authenticator's finger is inserted; a shooting device positioned to capture the ventral side of the finger inserted into the insertion chamber; a first light source installed in the insertion chamber at a position on the far side of the shooting device and emits light toward the shooting device, the light being blocked by the inserted finger; a second light source provided at a position higher than a height at which the finger is inserted and emits light within a predetermined range including the shooting device when the light from the first light source is blocked by the finger, the light being absorbed by a blood vessel of the finger; and a reflection surface provided in the insertion chamber and receives and reflects the light from the second light source.

Abstract: The objective is to achieve highly accurate authentication even when there is variation in the ambient light environment during biometric imaging. A biometric authentication device includes an image capturing unit that captures images of a living body, a light source for capturing images of the living body, an optical filter that selectively passes and blocks light according to wavelength, a spectroscopic processing unit that separates multiple wavelengths captured simultaneously, respectively, and a calculation unit that calculates the shape and posture of a predetermined part of the living body in the captured images, a background removal unit that removes the background from the image of the living body using the spectral images of the living body and the spectral image of the unwanted ambient light, and an authentication unit that performs biometric authentication using the image of the predetermined part.

Abstract: Authentication is performed by confirming that the true operator presents his/her own biometric authentication information at a common portable information terminal. The biometric authentication system has an image capture unit that acquires first and second image data of different biometric areas of an operator during a predetermined period, a display that displays a guide to guide the operator to the location of the biometric area in order to capture different biometric areas of the operator, and a memory that stores biometric authentication information of the operator in advance. Furthermore, the first vital information and the second vital information are extracted from the image data of the different biometric areas, respectively, the identity of the operator is determined based on the first vital information and the second vital information, and if the identity of the operator is confirmed, the biometric authentication is performed.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus includes an irradiation unit configured to irradiate a living body with beams of light having a plurality of wavelengths different from one another, a photographing unit configured to photograph the living body irradiated by the irradiation unit to generate image data of the living body, an image processing module configured to generate, based on the image data generated by the photographing unit, a plurality of pieces of wavelength separation image data, by separation into the plurality of wavelengths, and a control module configured to control, based on the image data and on the plurality of pieces of wavelength separation image data generated by the image processing module, irradiation light amounts of the beams of light having the plurality of wavelengths.

Abstract: To provide an imaging device capable of reducing discomfort caused by visible light. A light source can emit the visible light and invisible light as irradiation light. An imaging unit captures an image of an irradiation region irradiated with the irradiation light to acquire an image. A processor causes the imaging unit to acquire a detection image in a first irradiation mode in which the invisible light is emitted from the light source, and determines whether a biometric object is presented in the irradiation region based on the detection image. When the biometric object is presented, the processor causes the imaging unit to acquire the biometric image obtained by copying the biometric object as the image in a second irradiation mode in which the visible light and the invisible light are emitted from the light source.

Abstract: A photographing apparatus includes: an imaging unit which is arranged at a position opposed to a plurality of fingers to be presented, and is configured to image the plurality of fingers; and a plurality of light sources which are arranged in plurality in an array direction of the plurality of fingers, and are configured to irradiate the plurality of fingers with light from an outside of an opposing region in which the imaging unit is opposed to the plurality of fingers toward an inside of the opposing region.

Abstract: To provide an imaging device capable of reducing discomfort caused by visible light. A light source can emit the visible light and invisible light as irradiation light. An imaging unit captures an image of an irradiation region irradiated with the irradiation light to acquire an image. A processor causes the imaging unit to acquire a detection image in a first irradiation mode in which the invisible light is emitted from the light source, and determines whether a biometric object is presented in the irradiation region based on the detection image. When the biometric object is presented, the processor causes the imaging unit to acquire the biometric image obtained by copying the biometric object as the image in a second irradiation mode in which the visible light and the invisible light are emitted from the light source.

Abstract: The objective is to achieve highly accurate authentication even when there is variation in the ambient light environment during biometric imaging. A biometric authentication device includes an image capturing unit that captures images of a living body, a light source for capturing images of the living body, an optical filter that selectively passes and blocks light according to wavelength, a spectroscopic processing unit that separates multiple wavelengths captured simultaneously, respectively, and a calculation unit that calculates the shape and posture of a predetermined part of the living body in the captured images, a background removal unit that removes the background from the image of the living body using the spectral images of the living body and the spectral image of the unwanted ambient light, and an authentication unit that performs biometric authentication using the image of the predetermined part.

Abstract: A biometric authentication system, including an image input unit configured to obtain an image by imaging a living body, a storage unit configured to store registration information relating to a plurality of biological features obtained from a biological region of an image of each person, and an authentication processing unit configured to process the biological region of the image obtained by the image input unit to execute biometric authentication based on the registration information, wherein the plurality of biological features obtained from the biological region of the each person are a plurality of biological features having a low pattern correlation with one another, and wherein the authentication processing unit is configured to combine the plurality of biological features having a low pattern correlation with one another, which are obtained by processing the image, to execute the biometric authentication.

Abstract: It is provided a biometric authentication system, which is configured to execute authentication by using registered biometric information, the biometric authentication system comprising: a light source unit configured to irradiate a living body with light; an image pickup unit configured to photograph a vessel image with light radiated from the light source unit and transmitted through the living body; a control unit configured to generate authentication biometric information from the vessel image photographed by the image pickup unit; a category selection unit configured to select a category that corresponds to the authentication biometric information, based on supplementary information including information that has been obtained about a position and posture of the living body at timing of photographing the vessel image; and an authentication unit configured to execute authentication processing by comparing registered biometric information of the selected category and the authentication biometric informatio

Abstract: It is provided a biometric authentication system, which is configured to execute authentication by using registered biometric information, the biometric authentication system comprising: a light source unit configured to irradiate a living body with light; an image pickup unit configured to photograph a vessel image with light radiated from the light source unit and transmitted through the living body; a control unit configured to generate authentication biometric information from the vessel image photographed by the image pickup unit; a category selection unit configured to select a category that corresponds to the authentication biometric information, based on supplementary information including information that has been obtained about a position and posture of the living body at timing of photographing the vessel image; and an authentication unit configured to execute authentication processing by comparing registered biometric information of the selected category and the authentication biometric informatio

Abstract: A biometric authentication device including a housing, a light source unit that is installed on an upper surface of the housing and includes a light source, and an opening that is provided in the upper surface of the housing and located below the light source, and an imaging unit that is disposed inside the housing is disclosed. In the device, an optical axis of the light source intersects with a longitudinal direction of the housing, and the imaging unit images a user's biometric feature irradiated with an irradiation light from the light source through the opening.

Abstract: In the conventional art, there has been a problem that it is difficult to perform, with a high usability and at a high precision, authentication that accepts a wide range of variation of showing attitude of a hand or a finger and ensures obtaining a clear blood-vessel image of a finger. Provided is a blood-vessel image capturing apparatus including an opening portion formed in a surface of a housing, plural light sources disposed beside the opening portion and arranged in a lattice pattern, a sensor configured to obtain position information of a hand shown above the opening portion, a light amount control portion configured to select an irradiation light source to irradiate the hand from the plural light sources on a basis of the position information and control a light amount of the irradiation light source, and an image capturing portion configured to capture an image of a blood vessel included in a finger portion of the hand irradiated with light from the irradiation light source.

Abstract: A biometric authentication device including a housing, a light source unit that is installed on an upper surface of the housing and includes a light source, and an opening that is provided in the upper surface of the housing and located below the light source, and an imaging unit that is disposed inside the housing is disclosed. In the device, an optical axis of the light source intersects with a longitudinal direction of the housing, and the imaging unit images a user's biometric feature irradiated with an irradiation light from the light source through the opening.

Abstract: In the conventional art, there has been a problem that it is difficult to perform, with a high usability and at a high precision, authentication that accepts a wide range of variation of showing attitude of a hand or a finger and ensures obtaining a clear blood-vessel image of a finger. Provided is a blood-vessel image capturing apparatus including an opening portion formed in a surface of a housing, plural light sources disposed beside the opening portion and arranged in a lattice pattern, a sensor configured to obtain position information of a hand shown above the opening portion, a light amount control portion configured to select an irradiation light source to irradiate the hand from the plural light sources on a basis of the position information and control a light amount of the irradiation light source, and an image capturing portion configured to capture an image of a blood vessel included in a finger portion of the hand irradiated with light from the irradiation light source.

Abstract: An identification apparatus keeps the conditions for imaging uniform among successive identifications, and requires a user to perform only a series of simple maneuvers. The apparatus comprises a guide member, a light source, and an imaging unit. The guide member includes a pattern or structure for a user to position his/her finger thereon or to approach his/her specific finger region thereto. A contact member is located in the guide member where a fingertip is positioned. An optical opening is formed at a position coincident with where a finger to be imaged should be placed. The light source radiates near-infrared light through the portion of the finger to be imaged. The imaging means acquires an image of the finger, and the apparatus compares the image to previously registered images. The apparatus may also include dual light sources power saving functionality, and means for limiting the interference of external light sources.

Abstract: A blood vessel image taking device including a finger presentation area configured at a surface of a cabinet, plural light sources arranged at the finger presentation area for irradiating a presented finger with a light ray, a light quantity controlling unit for controlling light quantities of the plural light sources, an opening portion configured at the finger presentation area, and an image taking unit for taking an image of the light ray from the light source portion passing through the opening portion and irradiated to the finger, in which portions of the finger presentation area are a tip end presentation area for presenting a tip end side of the finger, and a root presentation area for presenting a root side of the finger.

Abstract: The purpose of the present invention is to provide a highly accurate authentication system in a biometric authentication system. The authentication system includes: a measurement device that acquires biometric modality information from a living body of a first user; an input unit that generates at least one item of input information from the biometric modality information; a storage device that stores first feature information acquired from the biometric modality information of the first user, and second feature information acquired based on a correlation between the biometric modality information of the first user and biometric modality information of a second user; and an authentication unit that authenticates the first user by collating the input information with the first feature information and collating the input information with the second feature information.