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A portable device for the live scanning of fingerprint, facial and crime scene images and the wireless transmission of said images to a central host system for identity verification. The portable device has the ability to allow the user to operate the device with a single hand. It can scan and recor

A portable device for the live scanning of fingerprint, facial and crime scene images and the wireless transmission of said images to a central host system for identity verification. The portable device has the ability to allow the user to operate the device with a single hand. It can scan and record live fingerprint slap or roll images (via optical, solid state, or video sensors). It also includes a baffle that assists with the mechanical alignment of the fingerprints on the fingerprint sensor receiving surface and prevents bright light sources from interfering with fingerprint scans. The portable device also can scan, display, and record latent fingerprint images. It also has other data receiving and transmission functions, such as displaying and recording facial and incident scene images in conditions ranging from well lit to total darkness, recording and playing back incident scene audio information for incident description and contacting voice recordings for identification. The portable apparatus can also scan, record, and interpret magnetic stripe, smart card, or bar code information from standard and non-standard cards. It also obtains, displays, and records geographical position for incident description, mapping, and directional instruction to the user. It further provides an emergency transmission for assistance and provides a short-range wireless link to a mobile unit or a direct wireless link to the central site. It also provides for entry by the user of text data for demographics or operator use through either keyboard or voice activation.

대표청구항 ▼

What is claimed: 1. A method of real-time identification and verification of the identity of a person comprising the following steps:capturing an image of a fingerprint of the person at a portable handheld device, said device comprising a housing including a handle portion having a distal end and a

What is claimed: 1. A method of real-time identification and verification of the identity of a person comprising the following steps:capturing an image of a fingerprint of the person at a portable handheld device, said device comprising a housing including a handle portion having a distal end and a proximal end and a user interface portion at the distal end of the handle portion, while the handle portion of the portable handheld device is grasped by a single hand of an operator of the portable handheld device and the apparatus is operated via the user interface during image capture of the fingerprint;processing the captured fingerprint image at the portable handheld device to determine if the fingerprint image meets a predetermined quality level;storing fingerprint images that satisfy the predetermined fingerprint quality level in temporary data storage of the portable handheld device;enhancing the fingerprint image at the portable handheld device;after enhancing the fingerprint image, transmitting fingerprint images that satisfy the predetermined fingerprint quality level to a central processor for processing;processing the transmitted fingerprint images to determine if there is matching fingerprint information in central data storage;receiving data from the central processor relating to the processed fingerprint images at the portable handheld device; anddisplaying the data received on a display of the portable handheld device.