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- This disclosure relates to a contactless authentication system and authentication method.
- Information characteristic of an individual includes the shape of unevenness forming fingerprints and palm prints, the distribution of perspiration holes, and the like.
- a typical fingerprint authentication device uses a method of pressing a finger against a glass surface such as a prism, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, for example.
- the concave portion of the finger that is not in contact with the glass surface causes total reflection of the light applied to the finger
- the convex portion of the finger that is in contact with the glass surface causes the total reflection of the light applied to the finger. Reflection disappears. As a result, a high-contrast fingerprint image can be obtained.
- JP-A-7-334649 Japanese Patent No. 6778876 JP 2017-208812 A Japanese Patent No. 4235729 U.S. Patent Application Publication No. 2019/0252455
- the present disclosure provides a non-contact authentication system and the like that can acquire authentication information from a hand that is not in contact with an object, which can suppress the occurrence of false authentication.
- a non-contact authentication system includes one or more lighting devices that irradiate a portion of a hand that is not in contact with an object with illumination light containing light components in a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more, An imaging device that acquires at least one of a fingerprint image and a palm print image as authentication information by imaging a light component in the wavelength range in reflected light generated by reflecting the illumination light from the part of the hand. and
- An authentication method includes irradiating a portion of a hand that is not in contact with an object with illumination light containing light components in a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more, and acquiring at least one of a fingerprint image and a palm print image as authentication information by capturing light components in the wavelength range in reflected light generated by reflecting the illumination light.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the result of imaging a finger irradiated with illumination light using LEDs having different central wavelengths.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the emission spectrum of an LED used for picking up the fingerprint image shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the path of light irradiated onto the finger surface.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the wavelength dependence of the intensity of light within the skin when the light is incident on the skin with different wavelengths.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the result of imaging a finger irradiated with illumination light using LEDs having different central wavelengths.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the emission spectrum of an LED used for picking up the fingerprint image shown in FIG.
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the path of light irradiated onto the finger surface.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a schematic configuration of a photoelectric conversion element included in the imaging device according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the wavelength dependence of sunlight intensity on the earth's surface.
- 9 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the contactless authentication system according to Embodiment 1.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a contactless authentication system according to Embodiment 2. As shown in FIG. FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing a situation in which the finger surface is irradiated with illumination light.
- FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing an operation example of the contactless authentication system according to the second embodiment.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a non-contact authentication system according to a modification of Embodiment 2.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a contactless authentication system according to Embodiment 3.
- FIG. 15A and 15B are diagrams illustrating an example of changes in emission intensity of illumination light and changes in sensitivity of an imaging device according to Embodiment 3.
- FIG. 16 is a flowchart illustrating an operation example of the contactless authentication system according to Embodiment 3.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the result of imaging a finger irradiated with illumination light using LEDs (light emitting diodes) with different central wavelengths manufactured by Thorlabs.
- FIG. 1 shows multiple fingerprint images resulting from imaging using LEDs with emission center wavelengths of 970, 1050, 1200, 1300, 1450, 1550 and 1650 nanometers, respectively.
- the numerical values attached to the fingerprint image in FIG. 1 are the central wavelengths of the LEDs.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the emission spectrum of the LEDs used to capture the fingerprint image shown in FIG. 1, provided by Thorlabs for reference. In taking the fingerprint image shown in FIG. 1, the illumination light was emitted obliquely from the front of the fingerprint side of the finger, and the image was taken from the front of the finger.
- the contrast of each fingerprint image is low when using LEDs with center wavelengths of 970, 1050, 1200 and 1300 nm.
- the contrast of each fingerprint image is high. In other words, the image of the fingerprint is clearly captured.
- the image of the perspiration hole which is the hole through which perspiration permeates, is clearly imaged.
- the white dots in the fingerprint image are sweat holes.
- LEDs with center wavelengths of 1450, 1550, and 1650 nm are used, skin wrinkles are clearly imaged as well as fingerprints.
- a similar imaging result was obtained by using a halogen lamp that covers a wide wavelength range for illumination light instead of the above-mentioned LED, and attaching a band-pass filter that transmits a specific wavelength on the imaging device side. It was also obtained in a test in which the reflected light from a finger that was changed and passed through a band-pass filter was imaged.
- FIG. 3 is a conceptual diagram showing the path of light irradiated onto the finger surface.
- part of the light 1101 irradiated to the surface of the finger F is reflected by the surface and becomes surface reflected light 1102 .
- Surface-reflected light 1102 increases in convex portions where light 1101 is likely to hit, and decreases in concave portions that are shadows 1200 of the convex portions. Therefore, the component of the surface reflected light 1102 contains a lot of information about the fingerprint, which is information on the unevenness of the finger.
- part of the light 1101 irradiated to the surface of the finger F penetrates inside the finger F.
- the light 1105 that has entered the inside of the finger F is scattered many times, spreads inside the finger, and becomes scattered light 1104 that travels in various directions.
- Part of the scattered light 1104 is emitted from the surface of the finger F again.
- the light emitted again from the surface of the finger F is also called intra-skin light 1103 .
- the intra-skin light 1103 is light scattered and reflected by the finger F of the light 1101 .
- the in-skin light 1103 is light that has lost information on the surface of the finger F that originally entered it due to scattering inside the finger F.
- the intra-skin light 1103 is radiated in substantially the same manner from the convex portions and concave portions of the finger F.
- the fingerprint image of a finger that is not in contact with a glass surface or the like is captured more clearly as the surface reflected light 1102 component increases, and as the skin light 1103 component increases, the image becomes poorer. The image is clearly captured.
- the inventor conducted the following experiment to investigate the wavelength dependence of the light intensity within the skin.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing the wavelength dependence of the intensity of light within the skin when the light is incident on the skin with different wavelengths.
- light is introduced into the skin from an optical fiber core with a diameter of 400 micrometers pressed against the skin, and the center distances from the center of the optical fiber core where the light is entered are 0.4 mm and 0.4 mm, respectively.
- the wavelength dependence of the intensity of intraskin light received at 400 micrometer diameter fiber optic cores pressed against the skin at 0.8 mm and 1.2 mm distances is shown.
- the intraskin light is significantly attenuated at wavelengths of 1380 nm or more compared to wavelengths of less than 1380 nm.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing the wavelength dependence of the absorption coefficient of water. Comparing the wavelength dependence of the water absorption coefficient shown in FIG. 5 with the wavelength dependence of the intraskin light shown in FIG. 4 shows that there is a high correlation. In other words, it is considered that the attenuation of light in the skin is mainly due to resonance absorption due to moisture contained in the skin.
- the absorption coefficient of water shown in FIG. 5 takes a value equal to or higher than the value at wavelengths shorter than 1380 nm at wavelengths of 1380 nm or longer. That is, it can be said that the intraskin light has a lower intensity at wavelengths of 1380 nm or more than at wavelengths of less than 1380 nm. Note that the water absorption coefficient shown in FIG. Wavelengths above nanometers also have higher values than at wavelengths of 1380 nanometers.
- the surface reflected light component of the light reflected by the finger is mainly captured. Therefore, the fingerprint image obtained by the imaging contains more surface unevenness information that can be used for authentication. In this way, the inventors found that by using light with a wavelength of 1380 nanometers or more to capture an image, false authentication is less likely to occur, and authentication can be performed with higher accuracy or at a higher speed. rice field. These are the same not only when capturing a finger image to obtain a fingerprint image, but also when capturing a palm image to obtain a palmprint image.
- a non-contact authentication system includes one or more lighting devices that irradiate a portion of a hand that is not in contact with an object with illumination light containing light components in a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more, An imaging device that acquires at least one of a fingerprint image and a palm print image as authentication information by imaging a light component in the wavelength range in reflected light generated by reflecting the illumination light from the part of the hand. and
- the imaging device acquires the authentication information by imaging the reflected light, which has a light component in the wavelength range of 1380 nanometers or more, and is reflected by the hand in a non-contact state with the object. Therefore, authentication information including a large amount of information on the unevenness of the surface of the hand can be acquired because the influence of the light inside the skin is small. By performing authentication using the authentication information acquired in this way, false authentication is less likely to occur. Therefore, the non-contact authentication system according to this aspect can acquire authentication information that can suppress the occurrence of false authentication from a hand that is not in contact with an object.
- the authentication information may include information indicating the position of the sweat hole.
- the authentication information includes information indicating the position of the sweat hole, which can be expected to improve the authentication accuracy, so that the occurrence of incorrect authentication can be further suppressed by using such authentication information for authentication.
- the imaging device may include a photoelectric conversion layer, and the sensitivity of the photoelectric conversion layer may have a peak in a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more.
- the photoelectric conversion layer may contain quantum dots.
- Quantum dots can have a steep absorption peak, so it is possible to realize an imaging device that has high sensitivity to a specific wavelength of 1380 nm or more and low sensitivity to wavelengths different from the specific wavelength.
- the photoelectric conversion layer may contain semiconducting carbon nanotubes.
- the light components captured by the imaging device may include wavelengths at which sunlight on the earth's surface is significantly attenuated.
- the imaging device may acquire the authentication information by capturing an image of a light component in a wavelength range including the attenuation wavelength of sunlight on the earth's surface within the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more.
- the attenuated wavelength of sunlight on the earth's surface is the wavelength at which the rate of attenuation of the latter due to absorption by the atmosphere has a significant value when comparing the intensity of sunlight outside the atmosphere with the intensity of sunlight on the earth's surface. be.
- the imaging device may include an optical filter, the transmittance of the optical filter for light having a wavelength of less than 1380 nanometers is higher than the transmittance of the optical filter for light having a wavelength of 1380 nanometers or more. may be lower.
- the one or more illumination devices may periodically change the emission intensity of the illumination light, and the image pickup device may adjust the light emission intensity of the image pickup device according to the change in the emission intensity of the illumination light.
- the sensitivity may be changed periodically.
- an image captured by changing the relationship between the phase of the emission intensity of the illumination light and the phase of the sensitivity of the imaging device can be acquired as authentication information.
- it is possible to obtain an image in which the influence of the reflected light from the hands is large and an image in which the influence of the light reflected by the hand is small it is possible to obtain authentication information that can reduce the influence of the ambient light by obtaining a differential image of these images.
- the one or more lighting devices may irradiate the hand with the illumination light from a first direction and a second direction different from the first direction, and the imaging device may irradiate the hand from the first direction.
- the reflected light resulting from the illumination light applied to the hand and the reflected light resulting from the illumination light applied to the hand from the second direction may be imaged.
- the one or more lighting devices include a first lighting device that irradiates the hand with the illumination light from the first direction and a second lighting device that irradiates the hand with the illumination light from the second direction.
- the timing at which the first lighting device irradiates the hand with the illumination light may be different from the timing at which the second lighting device irradiates the hand with the illumination light.
- the one or more lighting devices may include an adjustment unit that changes a direction in which the illumination light is emitted to the hand, and the one or more lighting devices use the adjustment unit to adjust the direction of the illumination light.
- the hand may be irradiated with the illumination light from one direction and the second direction.
- the light component captured by the imaging device may be a light component in a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more and less than 2500 nm in the reflected light.
- the imaging device captures at least one of the fingerprint image and the palmprint image by imaging the light component in the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more and less than 2500 nm in the reflected light of the illumination light. You may acquire as said authentication information.
- An authentication method includes irradiating a portion of a hand not in contact with an object with illumination light including a light component in a wavelength range of 1380 nanometers or more, and acquiring at least one of a fingerprint image and a palm print image as authentication information by capturing light components in the wavelength range in reflected light generated by reflecting the illumination light.
- the authentication method can acquire authentication information that can suppress the occurrence of false authentication from a hand that is not in contact with an object.
- FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the contactless authentication system 100 according to this embodiment.
- the contactless authentication system 100 includes a lighting device 110, an imaging device 120, and a management device .
- the contactless authentication system 100 acquires authentication information from a hand that is not in contact with an object. Specifically, the contactless authentication system 100 acquires authentication information from at least part of the hand that is not in contact with the object. In the example shown in FIG. 6, the contactless authentication system 100 acquires authentication information from a finger F that is part of the hand of the person to be authenticated.
- the authentication information is a fingerprint image, a palm print image, or both a fingerprint image and a palm print image. In other words, the authentication information is an image of a finger, a palm, or both a finger and a palm.
- An example in which the non-contact authentication system 100 acquires authentication information, that is, a fingerprint image from a finger F that is not in contact with an object will be described below.
- the lighting device 110 irradiates the finger F, which is the subject that is not in contact with the glass surface of the prism, with the illumination light 150. Then, the imaging device 120 captures the reflected light 160 of the illumination light 150 from the finger F, thereby acquiring the fingerprint image as the authentication information.
- the reflected light 160 includes surface reflected light from the finger F and intra-skin light that is scattered reflected light from the finger F, as described above. A case will be described below in which the lighting device 110 irradiates the finger F that is not in contact with any object with the illumination light 150 . Note that the finger F may have a portion in contact with the object.
- the illumination device 110 irradiates at least a portion of the finger F not in contact with the object with the illumination light 150 .
- the imaging device 120 captures the reflected light 160 of the illumination light 150 from the portion of the finger F not in contact with the object.
- the management device 130 controls the operations of the lighting device 110 and the imaging device 120, and performs various types of information processing related to authentication information acquired by the imaging device 120.
- the illumination device 110 has, for example, a light source 111 , an illumination optical system 112 and an optical filter 113 .
- the illumination device 110 irradiates a finger F, which is a subject, with illumination light 150 having light components in a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more.
- the illumination light 150 has, for example, a light component having a wavelength of 1380 nm or more and less than 2500 nm. In this specification, light that does not contain visible light components is also expressed as "illumination light" for the sake of convenience.
- the illumination light 150 may contain light components with wavelengths less than 1380 nanometers.
- the illumination device 110 emits illumination light 150 having, for example, a light component in a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more as a main light component. That the illumination light 150 has a light component in a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more as a main light component means that in the emission spectrum of the illumination light 150, the light emission intensity and the light emission intensity range over the wavelength range to which the imaging device 120 described later in detail is sensitive. It means that the value obtained by integrating the product of the emission intensity and the quantum efficiency of the imaging device 121 at a wavelength of 1380 nm or more is 50% or more with respect to the value obtained by integrating the product of the quantum efficiency of the imaging device 121. .
- the wavelength range to which the imaging device 120 has sensitivity means a wavelength range in which the imaging device 120 has a quantum efficiency that affects the imaging result, for example, a wavelength range in which the quantum efficiency is not zero.
- the wavelength range to which the imaging device 120 is sensitive is determined mainly by the photoelectric conversion material used for the imaging device 121 and the optical filter 123 .
- the sensitive wavelength range is approximately 1700 nm or less.
- the wavelength range of sensitivity is generally 1600 nanometers or less, depending on the particle size of the quantum dots and the like.
- the illumination light 150 may have light components in a wavelength range to which the imaging device 121 has no sensitivity.
- the illumination light 150 includes (1) a light component in the wavelength range to which the imaging device 121 is sensitive and having a wavelength of 1380 nanometers or more, and (2) a light component in the wavelength range to which the imaging device 121 is sensitive. and (3) light components in a wavelength range to which the imaging element 121 has no sensitivity.
- the value obtained by integrating the product of the emission intensity and the quantum efficiency of the imaging device 121 in the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more, which is the wavelength range to which the imaging device 121 is sensitive, is It is equal to or larger than the value obtained by integrating the product of the emission intensity and the quantum efficiency of the imaging element 121 in the wavelength range of sensitivity below 1380 nm.
- the ratio of the light component (3) in the illumination light 150 is not particularly limited.
- the illumination light 150 should have light components of wavelengths of 1380 nm or more with sufficient intensity for imaging.
- the illumination light 150 may contain light components in a wide wavelength range from ultraviolet rays to far infrared rays.
- the illumination device 110 is arranged so as to illuminate the area where the fingerprint of the finger F is in a so-called non-contact state, which is not pressed against glass or the like.
- the finger F irradiated with the illumination light 150 does not touch any object and is exposed to the atmosphere, for example. Further, the illumination device 110 is arranged so that the reflected light 160 of the illumination light 150 applied to the finger F and reflected by the surface of the finger F enters the imaging device 120 .
- the illumination device 110 is arranged, for example, so as to irradiate the illumination light 150 at an angle such that the grooves between the fingerprint lines, which are concave portions of the fingerprint area, are shaded by the fingerprint lines, which are convex portions of the fingerprint area. .
- the illumination device 110 is arranged, for example, so as to irradiate the illumination light 150 obliquely, rather than perpendicularly, to the bottom of the groove between the fingerprint lines.
- the irradiation direction of the illumination light 150 by the lighting device 110 and the imaging direction by the imaging device 120 are different from each other, for example. Note that the irradiation direction of the illumination light 150 by the illumination device 110 and the imaging direction by the imaging device 120 may be the same direction.
- the light source 111 emits a light component having a wavelength of 1380 nm or more, in other words, light having an emission intensity.
- the light emitted by the light source 111 may include light components with wavelengths less than 1380 nanometers.
- the light source 111 is, for example, a light source that emits light in a wide wavelength range including both light components with wavelengths of 1380 nm or more and light components with wavelengths of less than 1380 nm.
- a light source 111 includes, for example, a halogen lamp, a xenon lamp, a supercontinuum light source, and the like.
- the light source 111 may be a light source that emits light having a light component biased to a specific wavelength range in a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more.
- the light source 111 emits light having, for example, a center wavelength of a light component in a wavelength range of 1380 nanometers or more, and a half-value width of the light component in the emission spectrum in a range of several hundred nanometers or less.
- Examples of such light sources 111 include LEDs, laser diodes, superluminescent diodes, and the like.
- M1450L3 manufactured by Thorlabs whose emission spectrum is shown in FIG. 2, has a center wavelength of about 1450 nm and a half width of the light component of about 100 nm.
- the light source 111 may use a laser diode whose light component has a central wavelength of 1550 nm and whose light component has a half width of 1 nm or less.
- the illumination optical system 112 has a function of irradiating the subject with the light emitted by the light source 111 .
- the illumination optical system 112 is arranged at a position where the light emitted by the light source 111 is incident.
- the illumination optical system 112 is composed of, for example, lenses and mirrors. Note that the illumination optical system 112 does not have to be provided in the illumination device 110 when the light source 111 whose light emitting direction is restricted, such as a cannonball-shaped light emitting diode, is used. Also, the illumination optical system 112 may include a shutter, an aperture, and the like, if necessary.
- the optical filter 113 has the function of reducing light components with wavelengths of less than 1380 nanometers from the light emitted by the light source 111 .
- the optical filter 113 is arranged on the optical path of the light emitted by the light source 111 .
- the optical filter 113 is arranged, for example, between the light source 111 and the illumination optical system 112, but may be arranged so as to be located between the illumination optical system 112 and the finger F.
- optical filter 113 examples include an interference filter composed of a dielectric multilayer film, an absorption filter composed of colored glass, and the like.
- Optical filter 113 may be a long-pass filter that has a lower transmittance for light at wavelengths below 1380 nanometers than for light at wavelengths above 1380 nanometers, and may be a long-pass filter around a particular center wavelength above 1380 nanometers. It may be a bandpass filter having a range of wavelengths in which the transmission of light is significantly higher in that range. The wavelength range over which the bandpass filter has significantly higher transmission may coincide with the wavelengths over which the imager 120 is particularly sensitive.
- the imaging element 121 of the imaging device 120 has a sensitivity peak in the wavelength range where the bandpass filter has significantly higher transmittance.
- the optical filter 113 may not be provided in the illumination device 110 when the light source 111 emits light having a light component with a wavelength of 1380 nm or more as a main light component.
- the imaging device 120 has, for example, an imaging device 121 , an imaging optical system 122 , and an optical filter 123 .
- Imager 120 is sensitive to wavelengths of 1380 nanometers and above.
- the imaging device 120 captures an image of light with a wavelength of 1380 nm or more, for example, because the imaging device 121 has sensitivity to wavelengths of 1380 nm or more.
- the imaging device 120 is placed at a position where the reflected light 160 from the fingerprint line, which is the convex portion of the finger in the non-contact state irradiated with the illumination light 150, is incident.
- the imaging device 120 captures light components in the wavelength range of 1380 nanometers or more in the reflected light 160 from the fingerprint area of the non-contact finger F illuminated by the illumination light 150 .
- the imaging device 120 may capture light components in a wavelength range including the attenuation peak of sunlight on the earth's surface within the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more. The details of the wavelength range including the attenuation peak of sunlight will be described later.
- the imaging device 120 may capture light components in the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more and less than 2500 nm in the reflected light 160 .
- the imaging device 120 may capture the reflected light 160 with the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more as the main imaging component.
- the imaging device 120 captures, for example, the reflected light 160 with a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more and less than 2500 nm as a main imaging component.
- the main imaging component has the following meaning.
- the imaging device 121 has a function of generating signal charges by incident photons.
- the imaging device 120 captures an image of the reflected light 160 using the imaging element 121 .
- the imaging element 121 generates signal charges, which are imaging components, upon incidence of light with a wavelength of 1380 nanometers or more. That is, the imaging element 121 has sensitivity to wavelengths of 1380 nm or longer. At this time, the ratio of signal charges generated per photon is called quantum efficiency. Quantum efficiency has wavelength dependence.
- the amount of photons incident on the imaging device 121 that is, the light component of the reflected light 160
- the amount of signal charge generated by light of a certain wavelength satisfies Equation (1).
- (Amount of signal charge generated by light of a certain wavelength) (Amount of photons at a certain wavelength) ⁇ (Quantum efficiency at a certain wavelength) Equation 1
- the total signal charge amount generated when the reflected light 160 is incident on the imaging device 121 is a value obtained by integrating Equation 1 over the entire wavelength range with respect to the reflected light 160 .
- the entire wavelength range means the entire range of wavelengths of light to be imaged, for example, the entire wavelength range in which the image sensor 121 has non-zero quantum efficiency.
- the wavelength range for main imaging components means the wavelength range in which signal charges are mainly generated.
- Imaging the reflected light 160 with a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more as a main imaging component means that, for example, the signal charge amount generated by the reflected light 160 in the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more is the total signal generated by the reflected light 160. It may mean 50% or more, or 90% or more, of the charge amount.
- the imaging device 120 captures the reflected light 160 with the wavelength range of 1380 nanometers or more as the main imaging component.
- the illumination light 150 in order to make the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more the main imaging component, the illumination light 150 must have a light component in a wavelength of 1380 nm or more, and the imaging element 121 must have a wavelength of 1380 nm or more. It is necessary to have a non-zero quantum efficiency at these wavelengths.
- the quantum efficiency of the imaging device 121 for light with a wavelength of 1380 nm or more is higher than the quantum efficiency of the imaging device 121 for light with a wavelength of less than 1380 nm.
- the integrated value of the quantum efficiency at a wavelength of 1380 nm or more is larger than the integrated value of the quantum efficiency at a wavelength of less than 1380 nm.
- the integrated quantum efficiency at a wavelength of 1380 nm or more and less than 2500 nm is higher than the value obtained by integrating the quantum efficiency at a wavelength of 380 nm or more and less than 1380 nm.
- the value can be large.
- the wavelength at which the imaging element 121 has high sensitivity that is, the wavelength at which the quantum efficiency is high may be matched with the wavelength at which the illumination light 150 has a large light component.
- the wavelength range in which the imaging device 120 captures images as the main imaging components is, for example, the range of the near-infrared region of less than 2500 nanometers.
- the mid-infrared region with a wavelength of 2500 nm or more and the far-infrared region with a wavelength of 4000 nm or more there is much thermal noise in the imaging device 121, and more components are thermally radiated by the subject itself. Therefore, if an image is captured in the mid-infrared region or the far-infrared region, it may be difficult to obtain clear authentication information.
- the imaging device 121 includes, for example, a photoelectric conversion material that converts photons into charges, and a peripheral circuit for reading out the charges generated by the photoelectric conversion material as signal charges.
- Photoelectric conversion materials for the imaging element 121 to have sensitivity to wavelengths of 1380 nm or more include, for example, indium gallium arsenide compounds, quantum dots containing lead sulfide or lead selenide as cores, and semiconducting carbon nanotubes. mentioned.
- the imaging element 121 is, for example, a stacked image sensor having a photoelectric conversion element including a photoelectric conversion layer containing a photoelectric conversion material.
- FIG. 7 is a cross-sectional view showing an example of a schematic configuration of the photoelectric conversion element 125 included in the imaging element 121.
- the photoelectric conversion element 125 includes a pixel electrode 127, a counter electrode 128 arranged to face the pixel electrode 127, and a photoelectric conversion layer positioned between the pixel electrode 127 and the counter electrode 128. 126.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 126 contains a photoelectric conversion material that absorbs incident light and generates hole-electron pairs as signal charges.
- the photoelectric conversion material is, for example, a semiconducting inorganic material or a semiconducting organic material that absorbs light with a wavelength of 1380 nanometers or more.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 126 includes, for example, quantum dots, semiconducting carbon nanotubes, or both quantum dots and semiconducting carbon nanotubes as photoelectric conversion materials.
- Semiconductor quantum dots and semiconducting carbon nanotubes have steep absorption peaks. Also, the absorption peak wavelength of the quantum dots can be controlled by the material and particle size of the semiconductor quantum dots. The absorption peak wavelength of the semiconducting carbon nanotube can be controlled by the chirality of the semiconducting carbon nanotube. Therefore, by using at least one of semiconductor quantum dots and semiconducting carbon nanotubes as a photoelectric conversion material, it is possible to easily adjust the wavelength with sensitivity, so that it has high sensitivity to a specific wavelength. can realize an imaging device 121 having low sensitivity to different wavelengths.
- the photoelectric conversion layer 126 contains at least one of quantum dots and semiconducting carbon nanotubes having an absorption peak at a wavelength of 1380 nm or more, it has high sensitivity to a wavelength of 1380 nm or more, An image sensor 121 with low sensitivity to sub-meter wavelengths can be realized.
- the pixel electrode 127 is an electrode for collecting signal charges generated in the photoelectric conversion layer 126 .
- a peripheral circuit of the imaging device 121 reads out signal charges collected by the pixel electrodes 127 .
- the pixel electrode 127 is formed using a conductive material.
- the conductive material is, for example, a metal such as aluminum or copper, a metal nitride, or polysilicon that is doped with impurities to make it conductive.
- the counter electrode 128 is, for example, a transparent electrode made of a transparent conductive material.
- the counter electrode 128 is arranged on the side of the photoelectric conversion layer 126 on which light is incident. Therefore, light transmitted through the counter electrode 128 is incident on the photoelectric conversion layer 126 .
- transparent means that at least part of the light in the wavelength range to be detected is transmitted.
- a voltage is applied to the counter electrode 128 .
- the counter electrode 128 is formed using a transparent conducting oxide (TCO) such as ITO, IZO, AZO, FTO, SnO 2 , TiO 2 , and ZnO.
- TCO transparent conducting oxide
- the imaging element 121 has, for example, a plurality of pixels from which signal charges are read, and a photoelectric conversion element 125 is provided for each of the plurality of pixels.
- the pixel electrode 127 is provided for each of a plurality of pixels, but the photoelectric conversion layer 126 and the counter electrode 128 may be provided across the plurality of pixels.
- the photoelectric conversion element 125 is located between the photoelectric conversion layer 126 and the pixel electrode 127, between the photoelectric conversion layer and the counter electrode 128, between the photoelectric conversion layer 126 and the pixel electrode 127, and between the photoelectric conversion layer and the counter electrode. 128 may also include other layers such as charge transport layers, charge blocking layers and buffer layers.
- the imaging optical system 122 has a function of forming an image of the subject on the imaging element 121.
- the imaging optical system 122 is arranged on the incident side of the reflected light 160 in the imaging element 121 .
- the imaging optical system 122 causes the reflected light 160 incident on the imaging optical system 122 to enter the imaging device 121 .
- the imaging optical system 122 is composed of, for example, a lens and a curved mirror.
- the imaging optical system 122 for example, one having good transmittance and imaging performance in the wavelength range in which imaging is performed as a main imaging component is selected.
- the optical filter 123 transmits light components with a wavelength of 1380 nm or more and blocks or attenuates light components with a wavelength of less than 1380 nm. In other words, the optical filter 123 has the function of reducing light components with wavelengths of less than 1380 nanometers from the reflected light 160 .
- the optical filter 123 is arranged between the imaging optical system 122 and the imaging device 121 or on the incident side of the reflected light 160 in the imaging optical system 122 .
- the optical filter 123 is, for example, a long-pass filter that has a lower transmittance for light with a wavelength of less than 1380 nm than that for light with a wavelength of 1380 nm or more.
- Examples of the optical filter 123 include an interference filter composed of a dielectric multilayer film, an absorption filter composed of colored glass, and the like.
- the optical filter 123 may be a bandpass filter that has a high light transmittance only in a range around a specific center wavelength of 1380 nm or more.
- a particular center wavelength in the bandpass filter may approximately match the wavelength at which illumination light 150 has a large light component.
- the peak wavelength of the light component of the illumination light 150 may be included in the range around a specific central wavelength in the bandpass filter.
- the optical filter 113 of the illumination device 110 is a bandpass filter
- the specific center wavelengths of the bandpass filters of the optical filters 113 and 123 may be the same. Note that the optical filter 123 may not be provided in the imaging device 120 when the imaging device 121 has high sensitivity only at 1380 nm or more.
- the optical filter 123 in the imaging device 120 it is possible to reduce light components with wavelengths of less than 1380 nanometers that reach the imaging device 121. Therefore, in a situation where there is a lot of light other than the reflected light 160 of the finger F of the illumination light 150 emitted by the lighting device 110, such as sunlight and environmental illumination light, such as outdoors, light with a wavelength of less than 1380 nanometers can be captured. It is possible to reduce the rate of incidence on the element 121 .
- the imaging device 121 may each have a plurality of pixels for reading out signal charges, and only some of the pixels may capture the wavelength range of 1380 nanometers or more as the main imaging component.
- the image sensor 121 has four types of pixels: R (red) pixels, G (green) pixels, B (blue) pixels, and IR (infrared) pixels. Based on this information, the wavelength range above 1380 nanometers may be imaged as the main imaging component.
- Information based on the signal charges read by the R, G, and B pixels that capture visible light may be used to confirm the presence or absence of a subject to be authenticated. Also, by comparing the imaging results of IR pixels and other pixels, it may be determined whether the subject is a real living finger or a fake finger. Details of the method of determining a fake finger will be described in other embodiments.
- imaging device 120 captures an image in a wavelength range of 1380 nanometers or more as a main imaging component.
- the light source 111 of the illumination device 110, the imaging element 121 of the imaging device 120, and the like are selected so as to perform imaging with such a wavelength range as the main imaging component.
- the optical filter 113 for limiting the wavelength range of the illumination light 150 and the optical filter 123 for limiting the imaging wavelength range are used so as to perform imaging with such a wavelength range as the main imaging component. may be selected.
- the imaging device 120 may image a specific wavelength range as the main imaging component in the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more as the main imaging component.
- a specific wavelength range is selected, for example, from the following viewpoints.
- the first point of view is sunlight intensity.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing the wavelength dependence of sunlight intensity on the earth's surface. As shown in FIG. 8, the intensity of sunlight reaching the earth's surface shows a large change depending on the wavelength. Specifically, the intensity of sunlight reaching the earth's surface is, in the wavelength range of 1380 nm and above, in the wavelength range of 1380 nm to 1500 nm, and in the wavelength range of 1780 nm to 1990 nm, shows strong attenuation. This is because sunlight is absorbed by the atmosphere. By using such wavelengths in which sunlight is attenuated, it is possible to reduce the ratio of sunlight components incident on the imaging device 121 .
- the imaging device 120 captures, for example, a wavelength range including attenuated wavelengths of sunlight on the earth's surface as a main imaging component. As a result, the imaging by the imaging device 120 is more likely to be performed using the reflected light 160 .
- the attenuation of sunlight is greatly affected by absorption by moisture in the atmosphere, so at wavelengths where the intensity of sunlight is low, the amount of light within the skin tends to decrease due to the absorption of moisture in the skin. Therefore, the influence of ambient light and light inside the skin is reduced, more intentional imaging becomes possible, and the contrast of the fingerprint image can be improved.
- the influence of sunlight can be adjusted by the optical filter 123 of the imaging device 120, for example.
- the optical filter 123 is a bandpass filter
- the influence of sunlight can be adjusted by the central wavelength and half width of the transmission band of the bandpass filter.
- the center wavelength of the transmission band is set to a wavelength range from 1380 nm to 1420 nm, or a wavelength from 1820 nm to 1940 nm.
- the intensity of sunlight transmitted through the band-pass filter can be reduced to about 1/10 or less compared to the case where the center wavelength of the band-pass filter is in the visible range.
- the bandpass filter when using a bandpass filter with a transmission band half-value width of about 50 nm, by setting the center wavelength of the transmission band to a wavelength range from 1380 nm to 1430 nm, the bandpass filter can transmit The intensity of the sunlight emitted can be reduced to about 1/10 or less of that in the case where the central wavelength of the band-pass filter is in the visible range.
- the light source 111 of the illumination device 110 includes a light emitting diode and a laser diode having an emission peak in the wavelength range.
- superluminescent diodes may be used.
- the optical filter 123 is the bandpass filter described above, the light source 111 of the illumination device 110 may have an emission peak in the transmission band of the bandpass filter.
- the second point of view is eye safety.
- the light source 111 is a laser diode
- the intensity allowed from a safety point of view depends on the wavelength. For example, laser light in the wavelength range of 1400 nm to 2600 nm is highly absorbed by the eyeball and has little effect on the retina. Therefore, the permissible intensity is higher than laser light of other wavelengths.
- Using the high-output light source 111 allows the imaging device 120 to acquire an image with less noise in a shorter period of time. Therefore, the imaging device 120 captures, for example, the wavelength range of the laser light emitted by the laser diode used as the light source 111 as a main imaging component. For example, laser diodes emitting laser light having a wavelength of 1550 nanometers are eye-safe and readily available in high power.
- a third point of view is the sensitivity of the imaging device 121 .
- the imaging device 120 images, for example, the wavelength range of absorption derived from the absorption peak of the photoelectric conversion material as a main imaging component.
- semiconducting carbon nanotubes are characterized in that they have different resonance wavelengths, which are sharp absorption peak wavelengths, depending on a physical quantity called chirality.
- the resonance of semiconducting carbon nanotubes with a single chirality has a narrow half-value width of several tens of nanometers to about 100 nanometers
- the absorption of light derived from the resonance wavelength can be reduced. It is possible to realize the imaging device 121 having a specifically high sensitivity in the wavelength range of .
- a semiconducting carbon nanotube with a chirality of (9, 8) has a resonant wavelength of about 1450 nm
- a semiconducting carbon nanotube with a chirality of (10, 6) has a resonant wavelength of about 1400 nm.
- the management device 130 is, for example, a computer having a control unit 131 , an extraction unit 132 , an authentication unit 133 and a storage unit 135 .
- the control unit 131 is a processing unit for controlling operations of the lighting device 110 and the imaging device 120 .
- the control unit 131 outputs various control signals and the like to the lighting device 110 and the imaging device 120 .
- the extraction unit 132 is a processing unit for extracting characteristic information from the authentication information, which is the imaging result (that is, fingerprint image, etc.).
- the authentication unit 133 compares information extracted by the extraction unit 132 with information registered in the past, such as information registered in the storage unit 135, and compares images captured by the imaging device 120. , determination and personal authentication.
- the processing units such as the control unit 131, the extraction unit 132, and the authentication unit 133 may be implemented by, for example, one or more processors, and may be implemented by a microcomputer, a dedicated circuit, or the like.
- the storage unit 135 is a storage device for storing imaging results and information used for processing in the processing unit.
- the storage unit 135 also stores programs executed by processing units such as the control unit 131 , the extraction unit 132 and the authentication unit 133 .
- the storage unit 135 is realized by, for example, a semiconductor memory or a HDD (Hard Disk Drive).
- each component of the management device 130 may be provided separately in a plurality of devices, and at least one of the components of the management device 130 may be provided in the lighting device 110 or the imaging device 120.
- the contactless authentication system 100 may further include a sensor for detecting a hand, such as a human sensor. Also, the contactless authentication system 100 may use the imaging device 120 as a sensor. For example, the control unit 131 may acquire the detection result of the sensor, and use the detection of the finger F by the sensor as a trigger to start irradiation of the illumination light 150 by the illumination device 110 and imaging by the imaging device 120 .
- FIG. 9 is a flow chart showing an operation example of the contactless authentication system 100 according to this embodiment.
- the illumination device 110 first irradiates the finger F with illumination light 150 having light components at wavelengths of 1380 nm or more (step S11).
- the illumination device 110 emits illumination light 150 based on, for example, control by the control unit 131 or operation by the user. Note that the illumination device 110 may always irradiate the illumination light 150 while the non-contact authentication system 100 is operating.
- the imaging device 120 captures the reflected light 160 generated by the reflection of the illumination light 150 applied to the finger F on the finger F, with the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more as the main imaging component (step S12).
- the imaging device 120 captures an image of the reflected light 160 based on, for example, control by the control unit 131 or operation by the user. Thereby, the imaging device 120 acquires the fingerprint image, which is the imaging result, as the authentication information.
- the fingerprint image may also include information indicating the positions of the sweat holes on the finger F as described using the image shown in FIG.
- the imaging device 120 outputs the acquired fingerprint image to the management device 130, for example.
- the extraction unit 132 of the management device 130 acquires the fingerprint image from the imaging device 120 and extracts feature information, which is information indicating the features of the finger F used for authentication (step S13).
- the extraction unit 132 extracts at least one piece of information from, for example, the pattern of the fingerprint, the distribution of the branch points of the fingerprint, the distribution of the sweat holes, and the like, as feature information.
- the authentication unit 133 performs authentication based on the feature information extracted by the extraction unit 132 (step S14). For example, in the storage unit 135, information indicating authentication candidates and feature information are associated and recorded. Personal authentication is performed by matching with existing feature information.
- the authentication unit 133 outputs, for example, information for notifying the authenticated person of the authentication result.
- a known fingerprint authentication technique can be used for extraction of feature information and collation of feature information in steps S13 and S14.
- step S13 to step S14 may be performed by an external device.
- the imaging device 120 captures the reflected light 160 from the finger F in a non-contact state with the object, mainly in the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more, and authenticates the fingerprint image. Get it as information. Therefore, authentication information including a large amount of information on the unevenness of the fingerprint of the finger F can be acquired because the influence of light in the skin is small. For example, the imaging device 120 captures a fingerprint image with high contrast. By performing authentication by the authentication unit 133 using the fingerprint image acquired in this manner, erroneous authentication is less likely to occur. In this way, the non-contact authentication system 100 can acquire authentication information that can suppress the occurrence of incorrect authentication from the finger F that is not in contact with an object.
- Embodiment 2 describes an example of a non-contact authentication system including a plurality of lighting devices.
- differences from the first embodiment will be mainly described, and descriptions of common points will be omitted or simplified.
- FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of contactless authentication system 200 according to this embodiment.
- non-contact authentication system 200 includes lighting device 110A and lighting device 110B as a plurality of lighting devices instead of lighting device 110, unlike non-contact authentication system 100 according to the first embodiment. They differ in terms of preparation.
- the non-contact authentication system 200 according to the second embodiment includes lighting devices 110A and 110B, which are a plurality of lighting devices, an imaging device 120, and a management device .
- the illumination devices 110A and 110B each have a light source 111, an illumination optical system 112, and an optical filter 113, like the illumination device 110.
- the lighting device 110A irradiates the finger F with the illumination light 150A
- the lighting device 110B irradiates the finger F with the illumination light 150B having an irradiation direction different from that of the illumination light 150A.
- Illumination device 110A and illumination device 110B irradiate finger F with illumination light 150A and illumination light 150B from directions different from each other.
- the number of multiple lighting devices provided in the non-contact authentication system 200 is two in the example shown in FIG. 10, but may be three or more.
- the illumination device 110A and the illumination device 110B may be devices housed in one common housing or the like.
- the imaging device 120 captures the reflected light 160A of the illumination light 150A from the finger F and the reflected light 160B of the illumination light 150B from the finger F, respectively.
- the non-contact authentication system 200 has the illumination light 150A and the illumination light from a plurality of irradiation directions. 150B is irradiated. Further, in the non-contact authentication system 200, the lighting devices that emit illumination light can be sequentially switched, and the lighting devices 110A and 110B irradiate the finger F with the illumination light 150A and the illumination light 150B at different timings. do.
- the lighting devices 110A and 110B irradiate the finger F with the illumination light 150A and the illumination light 150B at different timings based on, for example, the control of the control unit 131 or the user's operation. .
- the non-contact authentication system 200 sequentially switches and emits the illumination light 150A and the illumination light 150B from a plurality of different irradiation directions.
- the reason why the fingerprint image is clearly captured and the contrast is improved is that the projections on the finger surface are irradiated with illumination light and the depressions on the finger surface are shaded. is the case.
- FIG. 11 is a conceptual diagram showing a situation in which the finger surface is illuminated with illumination light.
- arrows indicate the illumination light emitted obliquely to the direction in which the finger F extends (vertical direction in FIG. 11).
- a non-contact finger F that is not in contact with any object forms a three-dimensional curved surface.
- the fourth convex portion 414 and the fifth convex portion 415 of the finger F are hardly illuminated by the illumination light.
- the illumination light hits it.
- the second concave portion 422 is blocked from the illumination light by the second convex portion 412
- the third concave portion 423 is blocked from the illumination light by the third convex portion 413 .
- the third concave portion 423 are not exposed to illumination light.
- illumination light is not applied to the fourth concave portion 424 including the surrounding convex portions.
- the area of the finger F where the image of the finger F is most clearly captured is a recess that is not exposed to illumination light and is sandwiched between protrusions that are exposed to illumination light. In the situation shown in FIG. 11, the image in the vicinity of the second concave portion 422 is most clearly captured.
- the contrast of the fingerprint image depends on the three-dimensional shape of the finger F and the irradiation direction of the illumination light with respect to the three-dimensional shape of the fingerprint. Therefore, by changing the irradiation direction of the illumination light, it is possible to change the positions of the illuminated part of the finger F and the part of the finger F where the concave part is shaded, thereby changing the high-contrast region of the fingerprint image. can be done. Therefore, by sequentially changing the irradiation direction of the illumination light, it is possible to acquire a fingerprint image over a wide range of the finger F with high contrast.
- FIG. 10 shows an example in which the number of illumination devices is two, the more illumination devices are provided and the more illumination directions can be changed, the wider the range of the finger F that can be imaged with high contrast. It is clear that
- the change in the contrast of the fingerprint due to the change in the irradiation direction of the illumination light is due to the fact that the finger F and the fingerprint are three-dimensional. Therefore, a fake fingerprint image printed on flat paper or a fake fingerprint image displayed on a liquid crystal display or the like does not cause such a contrast change. Therefore, it is possible to use the information about the change in the contrast of the fingerprint image that changes due to the change in the irradiation direction of the illumination light to determine whether the fingerprint is a fake fingerprint or not in order to suppress unauthorized authentication using the fake fingerprint. be.
- FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing an operation example of the contactless authentication system 200 according to this embodiment.
- the illumination device 110A which is the first illumination device, irradiates the finger F with the illumination light 150A, which is the first illumination light (step S21).
- the imaging device 120 captures an image of the reflected light 160A generated by the reflection of the illumination light 150A applied to the finger F on the finger F (step S22).
- the imaging device 120 acquires the first fingerprint image, which is the imaging result, as the authentication information.
- the imaging device 120 outputs the acquired first fingerprint image to the management device 130, for example.
- the extraction unit 132 of the management device 130 acquires the first fingerprint image from the imaging device 120 and records it in the storage unit 135 .
- the illumination device 110B which is the second illumination device, irradiates the finger F with the illumination light 150B, which is the second illumination light emitted in a direction different from that of the first illumination light (step S23).
- lighting device 110A is turned off and does not irradiate finger F with illumination light 150A.
- the imaging device 120 captures an image of the reflected light 160B generated by the reflection of the illumination light 150B applied to the finger F on the finger F (step S24).
- the imaging device 120 acquires the second fingerprint image, which is the imaging result, as the authentication information.
- the imaging device 120 outputs the acquired second fingerprint image to the management device 130, for example.
- the extraction unit 132 of the management device 130 acquires the second fingerprint image from the imaging device 120 and records it in the storage unit 135 .
- the extraction unit 132 extracts feature information from the first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image recorded in the storage unit 135 (step S25).
- the extraction unit 132 compares the first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image, and determines a region from which feature information is to be extracted based on the contrast information of each image. For example, the extraction unit 132 compares the first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image, and each image has a region with a higher contrast than the other image, that is, the pattern of the fingerprint serving as feature information. A clearly imaged region is determined, and feature information is extracted from the determined region.
- the extraction unit 132 divides each of the first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image into a plurality of sections, and compares the contrast values of the sections at the same positions, thereby comparing each image to the other image. Also extract the segment with high contrast value. Also, the extraction unit 132 may generate a composite image of the first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image, and extract the characteristic information from the composite image. As a result, feature information used for authentication can be extracted from a wider range than in the case of using a fingerprint image obtained by imaging the reflected light from the finger F of the illumination light irradiated to the finger F from a single irradiation direction.
- step S26 the authentication unit 133 performs authentication based on the feature information extracted by the extraction unit 132 (step S26).
- step S26 for example, the same processing as in step S14 described above is performed.
- the extraction unit 132 further compares the first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image, and determines whether the captured finger is an actual living finger or is printed or displayed on a flat surface. You may judge whether it is a fake finger. For example, the extraction unit 132 compares the first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image, and if the degree of similarity between the first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image is equal to or greater than a predetermined degree of similarity, a fake finger is extracted. If the degree of similarity is less than a predetermined degree, it is determined to be a living finger. The extraction unit 132 outputs, for example, information for notifying the person to be authenticated of the determined result.
- illumination light is emitted from a plurality of illumination devices, and the finger is illuminated with illumination light from a plurality of different irradiation directions.
- the finger is irradiated with illumination light from a plurality of mutually different irradiation directions.
- FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a contactless authentication system 200A according to this modified example.
- non-contact authentication system 200A differs from non-contact authentication system 100 according to the first embodiment in that lighting device 210 is provided instead of lighting device 110 . That is, the non-contact authentication system 200A according to the modification of the second embodiment includes a lighting device 210, an imaging device 120, and a management device .
- the illumination device 210 is a device that can change the irradiation direction of the illumination light 250 to be emitted.
- the illumination device 210 further includes an adjuster 211 for adjusting the irradiation direction of the illumination light 250 with respect to the finger F.
- the adjustment unit 211 changes the irradiation direction of the illumination light 250 with respect to the finger F.
- the adjuster 211 has, for example, a mechanism for moving the illumination device 210 . Thereby, the lighting device 210 moves with respect to the finger F so that the irradiation direction of the illumination light 250 changes.
- the adjusting section 211 may have a mechanism for moving the illumination optical system 112, for example. As a result, the illumination optical system 112 changes the optical path of the light emitted from the light source 111 , thereby changing the irradiation direction of the illumination light 250 .
- the adjustment unit 211 is configured by, for example, a driving device such as an actuator or a motor connected to the housing of the illumination device 210 or the illumination optical system 112 . Further, the adjustment unit 211 may be configured by a movable shaft and a support member, a slider, or the like for manually changing the irradiation direction of the illumination light 250 .
- the illumination device 210 irradiates the finger F with the illumination light 250 as the first illumination light in step S21 of the flowchart shown in FIG. Further, in step S23, the illumination device 210 causes the adjustment unit 211 to change the irradiation direction of the illumination light 250 so that the illumination light 250 becomes second illumination light having a direction different from that of the first illumination light. to irradiate.
- the adjustment unit 211 changes the irradiation direction of the illumination light 250 based on, for example, the control of the control unit 131 of the management device 130 or the user's operation.
- the imaging device 120 captures the reflected light 260 to acquire the first fingerprint image and the second fingerprint image. Other steps are performed in the same manner as the non-contact authentication system 200 .
- Embodiment 3 Next, a contactless authentication system according to Embodiment 3 will be described.
- Embodiment 3 will explain an example of a non-contact authentication system including an illumination device having a modulated illumination function and an imaging device having a sensitivity modulation function.
- the differences from Embodiments 1 and 2 will be mainly described, and descriptions of common points will be omitted or simplified.
- FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of contactless authentication system 300 according to this embodiment.
- non-contact authentication system 300 periodically changes the emission intensity of illumination light 350 instead of lighting device 110 and imaging device 120, compared to non-contact authentication system 100 according to the first embodiment.
- an imaging device 320 whose sensitivity is periodically changed. That is, the non-contact authentication system 300 includes a lighting device 310, an imaging device 320, and a management device .
- periodically changing the emission intensity or sensitivity may be referred to as modulation.
- the illumination device 310 has a light source 311 , an illumination optical system 312 and an optical filter 113 .
- the imaging device 320 also includes an imaging device 321 , an imaging optical system 322 , and an optical filter 123 .
- the requirements for the wavelength of the illumination light 350 emitted by the illumination device 310 and the wavelength range captured as the main imaging component by the imaging device 320 are basically the same as those of the non-contact authentication system 100 according to the first embodiment. .
- the lighting device 310 has a function of periodically changing the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 to be emitted.
- This function is realized, for example, by using a light-emitting element such as a laser diode or a light-emitting diode, which has a function of adjusting the amount of light by current control or voltage control, and a power supply that periodically and repeatedly changes the current or voltage.
- the light source 311 may be a light source that emits light whose intensity periodically changes with time, such as a pulse laser.
- the illumination optical system 312 of the illumination device 310 includes a shutter that can be repeatedly opened and closed periodically or a chopping blade, and the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 emitted toward the finger F, which is the object, is periodically changed. It may be realized by changing. Also, the illumination device 310 may have an acousto-optic element or an electro-optic modulator, and use these to perform intensity modulation of the illumination light 350 .
- the illumination device 310 may change the intensity of the illumination light 350 continuously like a sine wave with an offset, or may vary the intensity of the illumination light 350 discretely like a pulse train.
- the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 changes periodically, the emission intensity of the reflected light 360 of the illumination light 350 from the finger F also changes in the same period.
- the imaging device 320 images the reflected light 360 .
- the imaging device 320 has a function of periodically changing the sensitivity corresponding to the periodic change of the illumination light 350 during the exposure period.
- the exposure period means a period from when the image sensor 321 resets the accumulated signal charges and starts accumulating the signal charges to when the readout of the signal charges starts.
- the period of change in the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 is, for example, the same as the period of change in the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 . Note that when both the intensity change of the illumination light 350 and the sensitivity change of the imaging device are discrete pulse-like, one cycle may be an integer multiple of the other cycle.
- An ICCD camera image intensifier camera
- An ICCD camera is an example of the imaging device 320 that has a function of modulating sensitivity at high speed.
- the ICCD camera electrons generated by light incident on the light receiving surface are multiplied by the multichannel plate and then collided with the fluorescent screen, and the camera captures the fluorescence generated there.
- the sensitivity can be changed periodically.
- examples of the imaging element 321 for realizing the imaging device 320 having a function of modulating the sensitivity at high speed include a stacked image sensor and a charge distribution element.
- a stacked image sensor is an imaging device having a structure in which a photoelectric conversion layer is sandwiched between a counter electrode and a pixel electrode as shown in FIG.
- the sensitivity depends on the potential difference between the transparent electrode and the pixel electrode, the so-called bias voltage.
- the bias voltage By setting the bias voltage to a predetermined threshold value or less, the sensitivity can be substantially reduced to 0. Even if the bias voltage is a predetermined threshold value or more, for example, the sensitivity changes according to the bias voltage. .
- Sensitivity modulation in such a stacked image sensor is described in detail in, for example, Patent Document 3 by the present inventor.
- a charge distribution device is an imaging device that has two or more charge collectors, or one or more charge collectors and charge discarders, for the photoelectric conversion region of each pixel.
- Examples of charge distribution elements include multi-tap CCDs and transfer modulation stacked image sensors.
- the multi-tap CCD is described in detail in Patent Document 4.
- the transfer modulation stacked image sensor is described in detail in International Publication No. 2021/176876 and Patent Document 5 by the present inventor.
- a charge distribution device if it has two or more charge collection portions for one photoelectric conversion region, two fingerprint images obtained by modulating two sensitivities with different phases are obtained. can be obtained at the same time.
- the imaging result obtained by changing the sensitivity in the phase where the intensity of the illumination light 350 is high to increase the sensitivity and the sensitivity in the phase where the intensity of the illumination light 350 is low is increased.
- Ambient light can be effectively removed by obtaining both the imaging results obtained by imaging while changing.
- the charge distribution element as the image pickup element 321 in this way, the above two imaging results can be obtained at the same time, and ambient light can be effectively removed.
- the imaging device 320 may change the sensitivity periodically by including, for example, a shutter or a chopper that physically and periodically blocks light incident on the imaging element 321 in the imaging optical system 322 .
- the non-contact authentication system 300 switches the relative relationship between the phase of change in the intensity of the illumination light 350 and the phase of change in the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 between two states under the control of the control unit 131 . More specifically, in the non-contact authentication system 300, the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 is high in the phase where the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 is high, and the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 is high in the phase where the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 is low. Switch between the case where the sensitivity is high and the phase.
- FIG. 15 is a diagram showing an example of changes in the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 and changes in the sensitivity of the imaging device 320.
- FIG. Part (a) of FIG. 15 shows an example of changes in the emission intensity of the illumination light 350, and parts (b) and (c) of FIG. Example 1 and sensitivity example 2 are shown.
- the illumination light 350 shown in part (a) of FIG. Switch between shooting with .
- the period in which the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 is high in sensitivity example 1 and the period in which the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 is high in sensitivity example 2 have the same length.
- the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 in sensitivity example 1 in the phase with high sensitivity and the sensitivity in the phase of sensitivity of imaging device 320 in sensitivity example 2 have the same height. Note that in FIG. 15, the period in which the illumination light 350 has a high emission intensity is shorter than the period in which the imaging device 320 has a high sensitivity. may be the same.
- the non-contact authentication system 300 is equipped with a periodic signal generator such as a function generator (not shown in FIG. 14) to control the light emission intensity and sensitivity.
- a periodic signal generator such as a function generator (not shown in FIG. 14) to control the light emission intensity and sensitivity.
- a configuration in which both the illumination device 310 and the imaging device 320 receive the output from the signal generator may be used.
- control of light emission intensity and sensitivity may be realized by control unit 131 outputting periodic signals to lighting device 310 and imaging device 320 .
- the lighting device 310 or the imaging device 320 may include a circuit or the like having a function of outputting such a periodic signal.
- FIG. 16 is a flow chart showing an operation example of the contactless authentication system 300 according to this embodiment.
- the illumination device 310 first irradiates the finger F with illumination light 350 whose intensity changes periodically (step S31).
- the illumination device 310 irradiates the finger F with illumination light 350 having the emission intensity shown in part (a) of FIG. 15, for example.
- the imaging device 320 divides the reflected light 360 generated by the reflection of the illumination light 350 irradiated to the finger F into the phase of the change in the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 and the phase of the change in the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 . and are in the first phase relationship (step S32).
- the imaging device 320 for example, as shown in part (a) and part (b) of FIG.
- the sensitivity is changed in the same period as the change in the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 so as to have a phase relationship in which the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 is high in the phase where the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 is high.
- the imaging device 320 acquires the third fingerprint image, which is the imaging result, as the authentication information.
- the imaging device 320 outputs the acquired third fingerprint image to the management device 130, for example.
- the extraction unit 132 of the management device 130 acquires the third fingerprint image from the imaging device 320 and records it in the storage unit 135 .
- the imaging device 320 divides the reflected light 360 generated by the reflection of the illumination light 350 irradiated to the finger F into the phase of the change in the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 and the phase of the change in the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 . and are in the second phase relationship (step S33).
- the imaging device 320 for example, as shown in part (a) and part (c) of FIG.
- the sensitivity is changed in the same cycle as the change in the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 so as to have a phase relationship in which the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 is high in the phase where the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 is low.
- the imaging device 320 acquires the fourth fingerprint image, which is the imaging result, as the authentication information.
- the imaging device 320 outputs the acquired fourth fingerprint image to the management device 130, for example.
- the extraction unit 132 of the management device 130 acquires the fourth fingerprint image from the imaging device 320 and records it in the storage unit 135 .
- the extraction unit 132 generates a difference image between the third fingerprint image and the fourth fingerprint image recorded in the storage unit 135 (step S34).
- the extraction unit 132 for example, generates a difference image by subtracting the fourth fingerprint image from the third fingerprint image.
- the extraction unit 132 generates a difference image by, for example, calculating the difference between the pixel values of the pixels of the third fingerprint image and the fourth fingerprint image.
- step S35 the extraction unit 132 extracts feature information used for authentication from the generated difference image.
- step S35 the same processing as in step S13 described above is performed except that the differential image is used instead of the fingerprint image.
- step S36 the authentication unit 133 performs authentication based on the feature information extracted by the extraction unit 132 (step S36).
- step S36 for example, the same processing as in step S14 described above is performed.
- the third fingerprint image and the fourth fingerprint image include, in addition to the illumination light 350, the influence of light other than the illumination light 350, such as sunlight and indoor illumination light, so-called ambient light. .
- the ambient light is included in the third fingerprint image and the fourth fingerprint image substantially equally. Therefore, the ambient light component is subtracted from the difference image between the third fingerprint image and the fourth fingerprint image. Note that even if the periods during which the imaging device 320 has high sensitivity are different, the ambient light component can be subtracted by applying a correction coefficient according to the difference in the length of the periods when generating the difference image.
- the third fingerprint image is an imaging result obtained when the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 is high in the phase in which the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 is high.
- the fourth fingerprint image is the phase where the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 is high. This is because the imaging result is obtained when the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 is high in the phase where is low.
- the difference image since the ambient light component is subtracted from the third fingerprint image, the reflected light 360 component remains.
- the difference image contains information derived from the reflected light 360 with less influence of ambient light.
- the contrast derived from the fingerprint shape in the difference image is increased, the extracted information is easily extracted, and the accuracy of authentication is improved.
- the above operation example is only an example, and the same effect can be obtained by capturing a fingerprint image in accordance with the phase relationship between two illumination light intensity changes and sensitivity changes in which the amount of the reflected light 360 component included in the fingerprint image is different. is obtained.
- the phase of the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 may be changed to acquire fingerprint images captured with different phase relationships.
- the period of change in the emission intensity of the illumination light 350 and the period of change in the sensitivity of the imaging device 320 may not be constant.
- step S32 and step S33 can be performed at the same time. Therefore, the imaging time can be shortened, and the change in ambient light and subject during imaging of the two fingerprint images is reduced, so that the ambient light can be effectively removed.
- the imaging device may capture reflected light with a wavelength range of less than 1380 nm as a main imaging component, in addition to capturing an image of reflected light with a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more as a main imaging component.
- the imaging device has a plurality of optical filters with different transmission wavelength ranges, and switches between the plurality of optical filters to capture reflected light with different wavelength ranges as main imaging components.
- the imaging element of the imaging device may have pixels for imaging light with a wavelength of 1380 nm or more and pixels for imaging light with a wavelength of less than 1380 nm.
- the non-contact authentication system includes, as a plurality of imaging devices, an imaging device that captures reflected light with a wavelength range of 1380 nm or more as a main imaging component, and a reflected light with a wavelength range of less than 1380 nm as a main imaging component.
- An imaging device for imaging may also be provided.
- the contrast of the fingerprint image obtained by imaging the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more as the main imaging component is obtained by imaging the wavelength range of less than 1380 nm as the main imaging component. higher than the contrast of the fingerprint image.
- the wavelength range of 1380 nm or more is captured as the main imaging component.
- the relationship between the contrast of a fingerprint image obtained by imaging and the contrast of a fingerprint image obtained by imaging a wavelength range of less than 1380 nanometers as a main imaging component may differ from that of an actual finger. This is because the spectral absorption characteristics of a fake finger may differ from those of a real finger. For example, a fake finger absorbs less water than a real finger, so the difference in contrast between the two fingerprint images on the fake finger is greater than the difference between the two fingerprint images on the real finger. also becomes smaller.
- the authentication unit of the management device may acquire the two fingerprint images and compare the two fingerprint images to determine whether or not the subject is a fake finger. .
- the lighting device may have a function of irradiating a finger with linear illumination light and sequentially changing the irradiation position. Since the density of the illumination light can be increased compared to the case where the illumination light is irradiated over the surface, the imaging device can obtain an image with a high signal-to-noise ratio. Further, when a three-dimensional finger is irradiated with linear light, the shape of the irradiated area becomes a curved line. Using this fact, it is possible to identify a fake finger displayed on a flat printed matter or a flat display.
- the irradiation position can be changed by, for example, a galvanomirror.
- the subject is the finger, but the subject may be the palm, or both the finger and the palm may be the subject.
- the contactless authentication system is realized by a plurality of devices, but may be realized as a single device. Also, when the contactless authentication system is realized by a plurality of devices, the constituent elements included in the contactless authentication system described in the above embodiments and modifications may be distributed to the plurality of devices in any way.
- the contactless authentication system may not include all of the constituent elements described in the above embodiments and modifications, and may be configured only with constituent elements for performing the intended operation.
- the contactless authentication system includes a communication unit
- the management device is a user's smartphone, a dedicated device brought in by the user, or an external device such as a cloud server, and the contactless authentication system uses the communication unit Authentication may be performed by communicating with an external device.
- processing executed by a specific processing unit may be executed by another processing unit.
- order of multiple processes may be changed, and multiple processes may be executed in parallel.
- each component may be realized by executing a software program suitable for each component.
- Each component may be realized by reading and executing a software program recorded in a recording medium such as a hard disk or a semiconductor memory by a program execution unit such as a CPU or processor.
- each component may be realized by hardware.
- Each component may be a circuit (or integrated circuit). These circuits may form one circuit as a whole, or may be separate circuits. These circuits may be general-purpose circuits or dedicated circuits.
- general or specific aspects of the present disclosure may be implemented in a system, apparatus, method, integrated circuit, computer program, or recording medium such as a computer-readable CD-ROM. It may also be implemented in any combination of systems, devices, methods, integrated circuits, computer programs and recording media.
- the present disclosure may be implemented as the contactless authentication system of the above embodiment, or may be implemented as a program for causing a computer to execute the authentication method performed by the processing unit, or such a program may be implemented as It may be implemented as a recorded computer-readable non-transitory recording medium.
- the contactless authentication system and authentication method according to the present disclosure can be used, for example, for building entry management and authentication at airport gates.
- non-contact authentication system 110 110A, 110B, 210, 310 illumination device 111, 311 light source 112, 312 illumination optical system 113, 123 optical filter 120, 320 imaging device 121, 321 imaging element 122, 322 Imaging optical system 125 photoelectric conversion element 126 photoelectric conversion layer 127 pixel electrode 128 counter electrode 130 management device 131 control unit 132 extraction unit 133 authentication unit 135 storage unit 150, 150A, 150B, 250, 350 illumination light 160, 160A, 160B, 260 , 360 reflected light 211 adjustment unit 411 first convex portion 412 second convex portion 413 third convex portion 414 fourth convex portion 415 fifth convex portion 421 first concave portion 422 second concave portion 423 third recess 424 fourth recess 1101, 1105 light 1102 surface reflected light 1103 skin light 1104 scattered light 1200 shadow F finger
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Description
上述のように、手をガラス面等に接触させずに撮像した画像では、高コントラストの指紋画像が得ることが難しい。そのため、このような指紋画像を認証情報として用いると誤認証が発生しやすくなる。そこで、発明者は、種々の波長の照明光を用いた指紋の撮像実験を繰り返すことにより、以下の知見を得た。
[1.非接触認証システムの構成]
まず、本実施の形態に係る非接触認証システムの構成について説明する。図6は、本実施の形態に係る非接触認証システム100の概略構成を示すブロック図である。
照明装置110は、例えば、光源111と照明光学系112と光学フィルター113とを有する。
撮像装置120は、例えば、撮像素子121と、撮像光学系122と、光学フィルター123とを有する。撮像装置120は、1380ナノメートル以上の波長に感度を有する。撮像装置120は、例えば、撮像素子121が1380ナノメートル以上の波長に感度を有することで、1380ナノメートル以上の波長の光を撮像する。
本実施の形態に係る非接触認証システム100において、撮像装置120は、1380ナノメートル以上の波長範囲を主たる撮像成分として撮像する。非接触認証システム100では、このような波長範囲を主たる撮像成分として撮像をおこなうように、照明装置110の光源111、および、撮像装置120の撮像素子121等が選択される。また、非接触認証システム100では、このような波長範囲を主たる撮像成分として撮像をおこなうように、照明光150の波長範囲を制限する光学フィルター113、および、撮像波長範囲を制限する光学フィルター123が選択されてもよい。
管理装置130は、例えば、制御部131と、抽出部132と、認証部133と、記憶部135とを有するコンピュータである。
次に、本実施の形態に係る非接触認証システム100の動作について説明する。具体的には、物体に接触していない手から認証情報を取得する非接触認証システム100が実施する認証方法について説明する。図9は、本実施の形態に係る非接触認証システム100の動作例を示すフローチャートである。
次に、実施の形態2に係る非接触認証システムについて説明する。実施の形態2では、複数の照明装置を備える非接触認証システムの例について説明する。以下の実施の形態2の説明において、実施の形態1との相違点を中心に説明し、共通点の説明を省略または簡素化する。
図10は、本実施の形態に係る非接触認証システム200の概略構成を示すブロック図である。図10に示されるように、非接触認証システム200は、実施の形態1に係る非接触認証システム100と比較して、照明装置110の代わりに複数の照明装置として照明装置110Aおよび照明装置110Bを備える点で相違する。つまり、実施の形態2に係る非接触認証システム200は、複数の照明装置である照明装置110Aおよび照明装置110Bと、撮像装置120と、管理装置130とを備える。
次に、本実施の形態に係る非接触認証システム200の動作について説明する。図12は、本実施の形態に係る非接触認証システム200の動作例を示すフローチャートである。
次に、実施の形態2の変形例に係る非接触認証システムについて説明する。実施の形態2では、複数の照明装置から照明光が照射されることで、互いに異なる複数の照射方向から照明光を指に照射したが、実施の形態2の変形例では、照明装置による照明光の照射方向を変化させることで、互いに異なる複数の照射方向から照明光を指に照射する。
次に、実施の形態3に係る非接触認証システムについて説明する。実施の形態3では、変調照明機能を有する照明装置と感度変調機能を有する撮像装置とを備える非接触認証システムの例について説明する。以下の実施の形態3の説明において、実施の形態1および実施の形態2との相違点を中心に説明し、共通点の説明を省略または簡素化する。
図14は、本実施の形態に係る非接触認証システム300の概略構成を示すブロック図である。図14に示されるように、非接触認証システム300は、実施の形態1に係る非接触認証システム100と比較して、照明装置110および撮像装置120の代わりに照明光350の発光強度を周期的に変化させる照明装置310および感度を周期的に変化させる撮像装置320を備える点で相違する。つまり、非接触認証システム300は、照明装置310と、撮像装置320と、管理装置130とを備える。なお、本明細書において、発光強度または感度を周期的に変化させることを、変調すると記載する場合がある。
次に、本実施の形態に係る非接触認証システム300の動作について説明する。図16は、本実施の形態に係る非接触認証システム300の動作例を示すフローチャートである。
以上、本開示に係る非接触認証システムについて、実施の形態および変形例に基づいて説明したが、本開示は、これらの実施の形態および変形例に限定されるものではない。
110、110A、110B、210、310 照明装置
111、311 光源
112、312 照明光学系
113、123 光学フィルター
120、320 撮像装置
121、321 撮像素子
122、322 撮像光学系
125 光電変換素子
126 光電変換層
127 画素電極
128 対向電極
130 管理装置
131 制御部
132 抽出部
133 認証部
135 記憶部
150、150A、150B、250、350 照明光
160、160A、160B、260、360 反射光
211 調整部
411 第1の凸部
412 第2の凸部
413 第3の凸部
414 第4の凸部
415 第5の凸部
421 第1の凹部
422 第2の凹部
423 第3の凹部
424 第4の凹部
1101、1105 光
1102 表面反射光
1103 肌内光
1104 散乱光
1200 陰
F 指
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- 1380ナノメートル以上の波長範囲において光成分を含む照明光を、手のうちの物体に接触していない部分に照射する1以上の照明装置と、
前記手の前記部分において前記照明光を反射することにより生じた反射光における、前記波長範囲の光成分を撮像することで、指紋画像および掌紋画像のうちの少なくとも一方を認証情報として取得する撮像装置とを備える、
非接触認証システム。 - 前記認証情報は、汗孔の位置を示す情報を含む、
請求項1に記載の非接触認証システム。 - 前記撮像装置は、光電変換層を含み、
前記光電変換層の感度は、前記波長範囲においてピークを有する、
請求項1または2に記載の非接触認証システム。 - 前記光電変換層は、量子ドットを含む、
請求項3に記載の非接触認証システム。 - 前記光電変換層は、半導体型カーボンナノチューブを含む、
請求項3または4に記載の非接触認証システム。 - 前記撮像装置により撮像される前記光成分は、地表における太陽光が有意に減衰している波長を含む、
請求項1から5のいずれか1項に記載の非接触認証システム。 - 前記撮像装置は、光学フィルターを含み、
1380ナノメートル未満の波長を有する光に対する前記光学フィルターの透過率は、1380ナノメートル以上の波長を有する光に対する前記光学フィルターの透過率よりも低い、
請求項1から6のいずれか1項に記載の非接触認証システム。 - 前記1以上の照明装置は、前記照明光の発光強度を周期的に変化させ、
前記撮像装置は、前記照明光の発光強度の変化に対応して、前記撮像装置の感度を周期的に変化させる、
請求項1から7のいずれか1項に記載の非接触認証システム。 - 前記1以上の照明装置は、第1方向及び前記第1方向と異なる第2方向から前記照明光を前記手に照射し、
前記撮像装置は、前記第1方向から前記手に照射された前記照明光に起因する前記反射光及び前記第2方向から前記手に照射された前記照明光に起因する前記反射光を撮像する、
請求項1から8のいずれか1項に記載の非接触認証システム。 - 前記1以上の照明装置は、前記第1方向から前記照明光を前記手に照射する第1照明装置及び前記第2方向から前記照明光を前記手に照射する第2照明装置を含み、
前記第1照明装置が前記照明光を前記手に照射するタイミングは、前記第2照明装置が前記照明光を前記手に照射するタイミングと異なる、
請求項9に記載の非接触認証システム。 - 前記1以上の照明装置は、前記照明光が前記手に照射される方向を変化させる調整部を含み、
前記1以上の照明装置は、前記調整部を用いて、前記第1方向及び前記第2方向から前記照明光を前記手に照射する、
請求項9に記載の非接触認証システム。 - 前記撮像装置により撮像される前記光成分は、前記反射光における、1380ナノメートル以上2500ナノメートル未満の波長範囲の光成分である、
請求項1から11のいずれか1項に記載の非接触認証システム。 - 1380ナノメートル以上の波長範囲において光成分を含む照明光を、手のうちの物体に接触していない部分に照射することと、
前記手の前記部分において前記照明光を反射することにより生じた反射光における、前記波長範囲の光成分を撮像することで、指紋画像および掌紋画像のうちの少なくとも一方を認証情報として取得することとを含む、
認証方法。
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