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Re: Retina scanner?
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Sun, 6 Apr 2003 16:59:08 GMT
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Okay, you made a point. It should be called "cornea photographer" or
something like that.
Robert Seifert
(but still, isn't it good approximation? I mean it's still lego, you cannot
expect something such sophisticated as retina scanner. That was what I meant)
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> You can call it nitpicking if you ignore the implications, but it's like
> saying you've built a fingerprint scanner when what you're actually doing is
> photographing the _back_ of someone's hand.
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> From a few basic measurements of the image, you can probably tell a handful
> of people apart, but it's not the full job because you're not actually
> scanning what you said you were.
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> The cornea doesn't have the distinct patterns like the blood vessels on the
> retina, and it's easily disturbed by dirt, irritation, the amount or
> moisture on the surface, lighting, or contact lenses. That's why the secure
> option is to direct a laser straight through the lens of the eye and scan
> the retina, which this isn't doing.
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> Jason Railton
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| (...) Well, call it an 'eyeball scanner' or something. I suppose I could equally come down on someone who's made a hotdog stand that doesn't really cook hotdogs, or a minifig Outside Broadcast Unit that doesn't really take live video (oh wait a (...) (21 years ago, 7-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) You can call it nitpicking if you ignore the implications, but it's like saying you've built a fingerprint scanner when what you're actually doing is photographing the _back_ of someone's hand. From a few basic measurements of the image, you (...) (21 years ago, 2-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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