Finger guide device
CA 2582886 C · Owner: Pen-One, Inc. · Inventors: Bechtel, J. Scott
Overview
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A finger guide device that positions a finger (or minutiae containing digit) of a human subject on a fingerprint sensor (10) in a manner optimal for the data capture operation of authentication or identification of said subject wherein a relevant portion of the finger is in alignment with a sensor or scanner. Authentication or identification takes place by fingerprint matching. The finger guide device (12) may also be used for enrollment of the initial fingerprint data into the system through one or more readings of the fingerprint and translation into a template for future comparison matching.
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- Filed November 3, 2005 and granted January 7, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended November 3, 2025.
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