HANDHELD PORTABLE DEVICE FOR VERIFICATION OF TRAVEL AND PERSONAL DOCUMENTS, READING OF BIOMETRIC DATA AND IDENTIFICATION OF PERSONS HOLDING THESE DOCUMENTS

摘要

A handheld device for reading biometric data and for the verification of travel and personal documents and the identification of persons holding these documents, comprising a full page document scanner with white, infrared and ultraviolet illumination, based on imaging sensors matrix, and contactless card reader with antenna covering the same area, thus enabling simultaneous optical and electronic document reading, the device further comprises a touch sensitive optical display, a fingerprint scanner, a contact card reader and a plurality of wired and wireless communication ports for the communication with a host computer.