Abstract: An authentication apparatus comprises a prism member, an imaging unit, and a visible light source configured to radiate visible light to a living body. The prism member has a substantially trapezoidal shape with at least one side face thereof formed in an expanded shape from a living body authentication face against which an authentication portion of the living body is put, toward an imaging face that is parallel to the living body authentication face. The visible light source is disposed below the imaging face and near a side of an expanded side of the imaging face. The imaging unit is disposed below the imaging face.

Abstract: An authentication apparatus comprises a prism member, an imaging unit, and a visible light source configured to radiate visible light to a living body. The prism member has a substantially trapezoidal shape with at least one side face thereof formed in an expanded shape from a living body authentication face against which an authentication portion of the living body is put, toward an imaging face that is parallel to the living body authentication face. The visible light source is disposed below the imaging face and near a side of an expanded side of the imaging face. The imaging unit is disposed below the imaging face.

Abstract: A biological imaging device includes an emitting unit that emits parallel light to a first part of a finger. The device includes an imaging unit that images the first part and a second part connected to the first part. The first part is a fingerprint part between a distal interphalangeal joint and a fingertip, and the second part is a part between a proximal interphalangeal joint and the distal interphalangeal joint. The device includes a finger root guide on which a root of the finger is placed.

Abstract: A fingerprint reading device that can suppress a position shift of a finger, that includes: a placement portion on which a finger is placed; a reading face; a pair of light sources provided on the placement portion and that irradiate the finger with lights; and a reading unit that captures and reads a fingerprint of the finger in contact with the reading face in accordance with lights scattered in the finger and emitted from a surface of the finger, the pair of light sources are provided on both ends of the reading face that are opposed to each other in a width direction of the placement portion and have light guiding parts formed in a front-back direction of the placement portion, respectively, and the light guiding parts are formed so as to extend up to above the ends of the reading face.

Abstract: A fingerprint capture system, a fingerprint capture device, an image processing apparatus, a fingerprint capture method, and a storage medium that can acquire a high quality fingerprint image are provided. A disclosed example includes: a capture unit that captures a fingerprint; an image processing unit that processes a transferred fingerprint image captured by the capture unit; a display unit on which the fingerprint image transferred to the image processing unit is displayed; a recording unit where the fingerprint image transferred to the image processing unit is recorded by the image processing unit; and an instruction unit that inputs, in the image processing unit, a record instruction that instructs the image processing unit to record the fingerprint image in the recording unit. The image processing unit records, in the recording unit, the fingerprint image displayed on the display unit at the time the record instruction is input by the instruction unit.

Abstract: An authentication apparatus comprises a prism member, an imaging unit, and a visible light source configured to radiate visible light to a living body. The prism member has a substantially trapezoidal shape with at least one side face thereof formed in an expanded shape from a living body authentication face against which an authentication portion of the living body is put, toward an imaging face that is parallel to the living body authentication face. The visible light source is disposed below the imaging face and near a side of an expanded side of the imaging face. The imaging unit is disposed below the imaging face.

Abstract: An authentication apparatus comprises a prism member, an imaging unit, and a visible light source configured to radiate visible light to a living body. The prism member has a substantially trapezoidal shape with at least one side face thereof formed in an expanded shape from a living body authentication face against which an authentication portion of the living body is put, toward an imaging face that is parallel to the living body authentication face. The visible light source is disposed below the imaging face and near a side of an expanded side of the imaging face. The imaging unit is disposed below the imaging face.

Abstract: A prism comprising an organism contact surface that is in contact with the organism, an imaging surface that is formed at a position where the imaging surface is opposite to and approximately parallel to the organism contact surface, reflection surface that is adjacent to the organism contact surface and the imaging surface and totally reflects light reflected by the organism contact surface toward the image capturing surface. The reflection surface is provided at an angle at which light from within the prism is totally reflected by the organism contact surface in a light path leading from the imaging surface to the organism contact surface via the reflection surface. An imaging unit captures an image obtained by the light applied from a visible light source being reflected by the organism contact surface and an image obtained by an organism-reflected light being reflected by the reflection surface.

Abstract: A prism member of an authentication apparatus includes a living body contact surface configured to be in contact with the living body, and an imaging surface opposed to the living body contact surface and is formed at a position generally parallel therewith. The prism member includes a reflection surface in contact with the living body contact surface and the imaging surface, to reflect light from the former surface toward the latter surface. A visible light source below the imaging surface radiates visible light to the living body via the imaging and living body contact surfaces. The reflection surface is at an angle such that light from an inside of the prism member is totally reflected at the living body contact surface in an optical path running from the imaging surface and reaches the living body contact surface via the reflection surface. A first imaging unit captures a living-body reflected light.

Abstract: A prism member of an authentication apparatus includes a living body contact surface configured to be in contact with the living body, and an imaging surface opposed to the living body contact surface and formed at a position generally parallel therewith. The prism member includes a reflection surface in contact with the living body contact surface and the imaging surface, to totally reflect light reflected from the former surface toward the latter surface. The reflection surface is at angle such that (i) light through the living body contact surface into the prism member does not reach to the reflection surface, and (ii) light from an inside of the prism member is totally reflected at the living body contact surface in an optical path running from the imaging surface and reaching the living body contact surface by way of the reflection surface. A first imaging unit captures a living-body reflected light.

Abstract: An authentication apparatus comprises a prism member, an imaging unit, and a visible light source configured to radiate visible light to a living body. The prism member has a substantially trapezoidal shape with at least one side face thereof formed in an expanded shape from a living body authentication face against which an authentication portion of the living body is put, toward an imaging face that is parallel to the living body authentication face. The visible light source is disposed below the imaging face and near a side of an expanded side of the imaging face. The imaging unit is disposed below the imaging face.

Abstract: A biological imaging device includes an emitting unit that emits parallel light to a first part of a finger. The device includes an imaging unit that images the first part and a second part connected to the first part. The device includes a processing unit configured to calculate a rotational quantity of the finger, measure a shift of the center from an outer shape of the finger, and detect a center of a fingerprint of the finger based on the rotational quantity of the finger. The device includes a display unit that displays an indication that prompts to correct position of the finger on the biological imaging device based on the rotational quantity of the finger detected by the processing unit.

Abstract: A fingertip guide of a biological imaging device guides a fingertip, and a light emitting device of the biological imaging device emits light to a first part. An imaging device of the biological imaging device captures a fingerprint of the first part and a blood vessel of a second part by a reflected light and a radiated light. The reflected light is a light emitted by the light emitting device has been reflected on the first part. The radiated light is a light has been propagated inside the second part and has been radiated. At least the second part does not contact any member.

Abstract: An authentication apparatus includes a prism of an approximately quadrangle-frustum shape. The prism of the approximately quadrangle-frustum shape is arranged so that a first surface, which is corresponding to a larger side of two parallel sides of the approximately quadrangle-frustum shape, is a placing surface side for a finger. The apparatus includes a first imaging unit arranged below a second surface parallel to the first surface. The first imaging unit images an image of the finger transmitted through the second surface. The apparatus includes a light source that radiates light to at least one side surface of a first set of side surfaces, out of two sets of side surfaces of the approximately quadrangle-frustum shape that face each other. The apparatus includes a second imaging unit that images the image of the finger transmitted through a second set of side surfaces, out of the two sets of side surfaces.

Abstract: A fingerprint capture system, a fingerprint capture device, an image processing apparatus, a fingerprint capture method, and a storage medium that can acquire a high quality fingerprint image are provided. A disclosed example includes: a capture unit that captures a fingerprint; an image processing unit that processes a transferred fingerprint image captured by the capture unit; a display unit on which the fingerprint image transferred to the image processing unit is displayed; a recording unit where the fingerprint image transferred to the image processing unit is recorded by the image processing unit; and an instruction unit that inputs, in the image processing unit, a record instruction that instructs the image processing unit to record the fingerprint image in the recording unit. The image processing unit records, in the recording unit, the fingerprint image displayed on the display unit at the time the record instruction is input by the instruction unit.

Abstract: A fingerprint capture system, a fingerprint capture device, an image processing apparatus, a fingerprint capture method, and a storage medium that can acquire a high quality fingerprint image are provided. A disclosed example includes: a capture unit that captures a fingerprint; an image processing unit that processes a transferred fingerprint image captured by the capture unit; a display unit on which the fingerprint image transferred to the image processing unit is displayed; a recording unit where the fingerprint image transferred to the image processing unit is recorded by the image processing unit; and an instruction unit that inputs, in the image processing unit, a record instruction that instructs the image processing unit to record the fingerprint image in the recording unit. The image processing unit records, in the recording unit, the fingerprint image displayed on the display unit at the time the record instruction is input by the instruction unit.

Abstract: A prism member of an authentication apparatus includes a living body contact surface in contact with a visible light-radiated living body, and an imaging surface opposed to the living body contact surface and formed at a position in generally parallel therewith. The prism member includes a reflection surface in contact with the living body contact surface and the imaging surface, and to totally reflect light reflected off from the living body contact surface toward the imaging surface. The reflection surface is at an angle such that light from an inside of the prism member is totally reflected at the living body contact surface in an optical path running from the imaging surface and reaching the living body contact surface via the reflection surface. A first imaging unit captures an image including at least a part of said body contact surface and at least a part of the reflection surface.

Abstract: A biological imaging device includes an emitting unit that emits parallel light to a first part of a finger. The device includes an imaging unit that images the first part and a second part connected to the first part. The first part is a fingerprint part between a distal interphalangeal joint and a fingertip, and the second part is a part between a proximal interphalangeal joint and the distal interphalangeal joint. The device includes a finger root guide on which a root of the finger is placed.

Abstract: A prism of an approximately quadrangle-frustum shape is arranged so that a bottom side, out of two parallel surfaces of the prism, is a placing surface side for a finger. A first imaging unit arranged below a top surface parallel to the bottom surface images an image of the finger transmitted through the top surface. A light source radiates light to at least one side surface of a first set of side surfaces, out of two sets of side surfaces of the approximately quadrangle-frustum shape that face each other. A second imaging unit images the image of the finger transmitted through a second set of side surfaces, out of the two sets of side surfaces. An infrared ray light source radiates infrared ray light into the finger so that the infrared ray light is scattered inside the finger and is received by the imaging unit.

Abstract: A prism includes a large surface at least a portion of which is a placing region for a finger, a small surface parallel to the large surface, and first and second inclined lateral surfaces. A light source emits light to the first inclined lateral surface. A first imaging sensor arranged below the small surface receives a light transmitted from the light source through the small surface to obtain a first image. A second imaging sensor receives a light transmitted from the light source through the second inclined lateral surface to obtain a second image of which fingerprint pattern contrast is enhanced more than that of the first image. An infrared light source emits infrared ray light to the finger. The first imaging sensor receives the infrared ray light transmitted from the infrared light source through the small surface to obtain a third image for a blood vessel of the finger.