Abstract:
A finger imaging system for receiving the finger of a person being fingerprinted by an automated fingerprint reader. The system includes a finger imaging device having a finger receiving portion for receiving the finger to be fingerprinted. Extending outward from the finger receiving surface is a locator bar that is located to engage a crease of the subject finger when it is in approximately the desired position. The locator bar may be fixed by or movably attached to the finger receiving surface, or may protrude through the finger receiving surface, possibly being attached to an interior movement mechanism. The locator bar may clean the finger as it is being positioned, and may include sensors for sensing non-image information to verify the legitimacy of an offered finger. The locator bar may also include a shunt for diverting unwanted static electricity stored on the finger before it is positioned for fingerprinting.
Abstract:
A finger imaging system for receiving and holding a finger of a person being fingerprinted by an automated fingerprint reader. The system includes a finger imaging device having a finger receiving portion and a finger positioning portion, together forming a recess of reducing dimension such that a subject finger forceably inserted into it is held in a stable position. The finger positioning portion may have a flexible or resilient surface contacting the finger to enhance the stabilizing effect. The flexible surface may be inflated to increase the retaining pressure.