Iris capture apparatus, iris capture method, and storage medium
AssigneeNEC Corporation
InventorsLeiming SU, Hiroaki MORITA, Mamoru INOUE
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Abstract
The present invention provides a technology that acquires a high resolution iris image more quickly than before. An iris capture apparatus according to one example embodiment of the present invention includes a rotatable movable mirror; a control unit that controls rotation of the movable mirror; a capture unit that captures different regions of a face of a user via the movable mirror and outputs a group of images every time the control unit rotates the movable mirror by a predetermined angle; and an iris image acquisition unit that acquires an image of an iris of the user from the group of images.
Claims14
1-18. (canceled)
An iris capture apparatus comprising:
- a processor configured to:
- activate a light source;
- acquire, after the light source has been activated, a first image, the first image depicting an iris of a user, by rotating a component of the iris capture apparatus in a vertical direction, wherein the light source is activated while the component is rotated;
- and
- recognize the user based on the image of the iris.
A method of iris capturing comprising:
- activating a light source;
- acquiring a first image after activating the light source, the first image depicting an iris of a user, by rotating a component of the iris capture apparatus in a vertical direction, wherein the light source is activated while the component is rotated;
- and
- recognizing the user based on the image of the iris.
A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein a program for performing a method of iris capturing comprising:
- activating a light source;
- acquiring a first image after activating the light source, the first image depicting an iris of a user, by rotating a component of the iris capture apparatus in a vertical direction, wherein the light source is activated while the component is rotated;
- and
- recognizing the user based on the image of the iris.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.