76224890
Mar 13, 2001
Sep 10, 2002
Apparatus and instruments for automatic identification of individuals, finger or palm prints, namely, sensors for providing an image of fingerprints in a form apt to be processed and compared with stored images; systems for biometric checking and identification having a sensor for image acquisition of fingerprints and/or palm prints and a computer for image processing and matching; software for checking or authenticating persons; software for interpreting finger or palm prints; optical sensors; magnetic coded card readers; biometric terminals in the nature of an electronic module having a fingerprint sensor and providing an electronic representation that enables to identify or classify a person by fingerprints; and a device used for access control purposes that validates a user's identity by verifying a user's fingerprints prior to providing access to a data processing system
Electrical and Scientific Apparatus