Device for recording optical image for identity card has control unit for sending identity code via data transmission device, querying whether image of user is required, acquiring image, passing to external database

摘要

The device has an electronic image acquisition unit, a card reader unit for reading an identity code of an already provided identity card, a data transmission device for communicating with an external database and a control unit for transmitting the identity code via the data transmission device and querying whether an image of the user is required, acquiring an image and passing it to the external database.. An independent claim is also included for a method of recording an optical image for an identity card.