1. A system for facilitating the selection of configurable purchasable items by a customer and the manufacture of selected configurable purchasable items by a vendor, the system comprising:
a processing element capable of proposing a plurality of configurable purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said processing element being capable of receiving data representing at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, said processing element being capable of soliciting from the customer specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, said processing element being capable of receiving data representing the specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of communicating data representing the specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer to the vendor.
2. A system according to claim 1 wherein the configurable purchasable items comprise products selected from the group consisting of furniture, appliances, flooring, decking, lighting, countertops, millwork, doorframes, window frames, doors, windows, paint, wall coverings, cabinetry, and shelving.
3. A system according to claim 1 wherein the configurable purchasable items comprise services selected from the group consisting of design services, measuring services, installation services, maintenance services and warranty services.
4. A system according to claim 1 wherein said processing element is further capable of scheduling an appointment for the customer with an in-store customer representative relating to the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer.
5. A system according to claim 1 wherein said processing element is further capable of scheduling at least one of the delivery of, installation of and on-site measurement for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer.
6. A system according to claim 1 wherein said processing element is further capable of prompting a customer representative to contact the customer based upon the data received representing the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer.
7. A system according to claim 1 wherein said processing element is further capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to a plurality of customers for selection by the customers, said processing element being capable of receiving and storing data representing at least one purchasable item selected by each customer and data representing at least one sales variable for each customer, and wherein said processing element is further capable of comparing the at least one sales variable for at least two customers.
8. A computer program product for facilitating the selection of configurable purchasable items by a customer and the manufacture of selected configurable purchasable items by a vendor, the computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code portions stored therein, the computer-readable program portions comprising:
an executable portion for proposing a plurality of configurable purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer, said executable portion capable of receiving data representing at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, said executable portion capable of soliciting from the customer specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, said executable portion capable of receiving data representing the specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer, and wherein said executable portion capable of communicating data representing the specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer to the vendor.
9. A computer program product according to claim 8 wherein the configurable purchasable items comprise products selected from the group consisting of furniture, appliances, flooring, decking, lighting, countertops, millwork, doorframes, window frames, doors, windows, paint, wall coverings, cabinetry, and shelving.
10. A computer program product according to claim 8 wherein the configurable purchasable items comprise services selected from the group consisting of design services, measuring services, installation services, maintenance services and warranty services.
11. A computer program product according to claim 8 wherein said executable portion capable of scheduling an appointment for the customer with an in-store customer representative relating to the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer.
12. A computer program product according to claim 8 wherein said executable portion capable of scheduling at least one of the delivery of, installation of and on-site measurement for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer.
13. A computer program product according to claim 8 wherein said executable portion capable of prompting a customer representative to contact the customer based upon the data received representing the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer.
14. A computer program product according to claim 8 wherein said executable portion capable of proposing a plurality of purchasable items to a plurality of customers for selection by the customers, said executable portion capable of receiving data representing at least one purchasable item selected by each customer and data representing at least one sales variable for each customer, and wherein said executable portion capable of comparing the at least one sales variable for at least two customers.
15. A method for facilitating the selection of configurable purchasable items by a customer and the manufacture of selected configurable purchasable items by a vendor, the method comprising:
proposing a plurality of configurable purchasable items to the customer for selection by the customer;
receiving electronically data representing at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer;
soliciting from the customer specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer;
receiving electronically data representing the specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer; and
communicating electronically data representing the specifications for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer to the vendor.
16. A method according to claim 15 wherein the configurable purchasable items comprise products selected from the group consisting of furniture, appliances, flooring, decking, lighting, countertops, millwork, doorframes, window frames, doors, windows, paint, wall coverings, cabinetry, and shelving.
17. A method according to claim 15 wherein the configurable purchasable items comprise services selected from the group consisting of design services, measuring services, installation services, maintenance services and warranty services.
18. A method according to claim 15 further comprising scheduling an appointment for the customer with an in-store customer representative relating to the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer.
19. A method according to claim 15 further comprising scheduling at least one of the delivery of, installation of and on-site measurement for the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer.
20. A method according to claim 15 further comprising prompting a customer representative to contact the customer based upon the data received representing the at least one configurable purchasable item selected by the customer.
21. A method according to claim 15 further comprising:
proposing a plurality of purchasable items to a plurality of customers for selection by the customers;
receiving electronically data representing at least one purchasable item selected by each customer and data representing at least one sales variable for each customer;
storing electronically data representing at least one purchasable item selected by each customer and data representing at least one sales variable for each customer; and
comparing the at least one sales variable for at least two customers.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A photographing apparatus for authentication that photographs iris patterns of a recognized person for iris authentication and photographs a general object, comprising:
a body case whose front side is open;
a camera module disposed inside the body case, and generating an iris pattern image by photographing the iris patterns while generating a general image by photographing the general object; and the camera module, comprising:
housing;
a lens module where more than one lens is arrayed in a line, and moving in frontrear directions; and
a pickup device disposed at the back of the lens module, and converting an image incident through the lens module into an electric signal;
a band pass filter disposed in front of the camera module, and transmitting 400 to 1000 nm wavelength beams in more than 50%, among beams incident on the lens module; and
an LED lamp disposed around a front side of the camera module, and irradiating infrared wavelength beams forward.
2. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 1, wherein the body case comprises a second inputoutput port connected to a terminal that authenticates the recognized person by using the iris pattern image through a cable, and the photographing apparatus for iris authentication is supplied with power from the terminal through the cable, and transmits the generated iris pattern image to the terminal.
3. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 1, wherein the lens module is a focus lens having a fixed focal distance.
4. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 1, wherein a focal distance of the lens module is between 8 and 35 mm.
5. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 1, wherein a screw thread is formed in the mobile range of the lens module along the inner circumference of the housing, while a screw thread is formed along the outer circumference of the lens module, so that the screw thread of the housing and the screw thread of the lens module are mutually connected.
6. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 1, wherein the lens module and the pickup device become more distant during the iris photographing, compared to a case when the general object is photographed.
7. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 6, a distance between the lens module and the pickup device is automatically controlled.
8. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 1, wherein the band pass filter transmits 750 to 1000 nm wavelength bands of beams in 80 to 95%, among incident beams, and transmits 400 to 750 nm wavelength bands of beams in 50 to 80%.
9. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 8, wherein the band pass filter transmits 750 to 1000 nm wavelength bands of beams in 90 to 95%, among the incident beams, and transmits 400 to 750 nm wavelength bands of beams in 55 to 65%.
10. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 1, wherein the bandpass filter includes an area identifiably displayed to show the overall iris when the iris of the recognized person is located within the focal distance of the lens module, while the iris patterns are photographed.
11. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 1, wherein the pickup device is an optical signal sensor with a CCD (Charge Coupled Device) having more than \xbc inch, which is capable of photographing at low illumination.
12. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 1, wherein the pickup device is an optical signal sensor with a CMOS (Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor) having more than \xbc inch, which is capable of photographing at low illumination.
13. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 1, wherein only one LED lamp is equipped in a lower part of a front side of the camera module.
14. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 1, wherein the LED lamp irradiates an 850 nm single wavelength beam.
15. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 1, wherein the LED lamp expands an angle of a condensing area at more than 40\xb0, and is disposed within 1 cm from a center of the lens module.
16. In a photographing module for iris authentication consisting of a photographing apparatus for iris authentication that photographs iris patterns of a recognized person for the iris authentication and photographs a general object, and an image conversion module that converts an image of the iris patterns photographed by the photographing apparatus for iris authentication into a code,
the photographing apparatus for iris authentication, comprising:
a camera module composed of a lens module that configures a focus lens having a fixed focal distance by arraying more than one lens in a line and that moves in frontrear directions, and a pickup device that converts an image incident through the lens module into an electric signal by being disposed on a rear side of the lens module, and generating an iris pattern image by photographing the iris patterns while generating a general image by photographing the general object,
a band pass filter disposed in front of the camera module, and transmitting 400 to 1000 nm wavelength beams in more than 50% among beams incident on the lens module; and
an LED lamp that irradiates an infrared wavelength band of a beam for photographing the iris patterns forward, by being disposed around a front side of the camera module; and
the image conversion module, comprising:
a temporary memory for storing the iris pattern image; and
an image processor for converting the iris pattern image into a code and generating the iris pattern code.
17. The photographing module for iris authentication of claim 16, wherein the image conversion module further comprises an interface for transmitting the iris pattern code in connection with a terminal that authenticates the recognized person by using the iris pattern code.
18. The photographing module for iris authentication of claim 17, wherein the interface is connected with the terminal through a wired network using the Ethernet.
19. The photographing module for iris authentication of claim 17, wherein the interface is connected with the terminal through a wireless network using one of CDMA and GSM forms.
20. The photographing module for iris authentication of claim 16, wherein the image processor is selected from one of DSP (Digital Signal Processing) and ROM-type chips.
21. A terminal having a photographing apparatus for authentication that photographs iris patterns of a recognized person and a general object, and authenticating the iris of the recognized person by photographing iris patterns of the recognized person to give a right to use and access to the recognized person, with the photographing apparatus for authentication, comprising:
the photographing apparatus for iris authentication that generates an iris pattern image by photographing the iris patterns of the recognized person and generates a general image by photographing the general object; and
the photographing apparatus for iris authentication, comprising:
a camera module composed of a lens module that configures a focus lens having a fixed focal distance by arraying more than one lens in a line and that moves in frontrear directions, and a pickup device that converts an image incident through the lens module into an electric signal by being disposed on a rear side of the lens module, and generating the iris pattern image by photographing the iris patterns while generating the general image by photographing the general object;
a band pass filter disposed in front of the camera module, and transmitting 400 to 1000 nm wavelength beams in more than 50% among beams incident on the lens module; and
an LED lamp that irradiates an infrared wavelength band of a beam for photographing the iris patterns forward, by being disposed around a front side of the camera module; and
an image conversion module for converting the iris pattern image photographed by the photographing apparatus for iris authentication into a code; and
the image conversion module, comprising:
a temporary memory for storing the iris pattern image; and
an image processor for converting the iris pattern image into a code and generating the iris pattern code; and wherein
the iris authentication of the recognized person is conducted by comparing the iris pattern code with an iris authentication code registered by previously photographing iris patterns of a user permitted to access the terminal.
22. The photographing apparatus for iris authentication of claim 21, wherein the terminal, further comprising:
a local connector for data communication within the terminal;
a memory for storing the iris authentication code; and
a processor for authenticating the recognized person by comparing the iris pattern code with the iris authentication code; and
the image conversion module, further comprising:
an interface for transmitting the converted iris pattern code in connection with the local connector.
23. The terminal having the photographing apparatus for authentication of claim 22, wherein the interface and the local connector are connected through one of UART(Universal Asynchronous ReceiverTransmitter), PS2, and USB (Universal Serial Bus) terminals.
24. The terminal having the photographing apparatus for authentication of claim 22, wherein the processor controls the terminal to access a DB server and a remote authentication server that provides a particular service to the recognized person, according to the compared results of the iris authentication code and the iris pattern code.
25. The terminal having the photographing apparatus for authentication of claim 22, wherein the memory is selected from one of CF card, XD card, SD card, smart media, memory stick and smart card memories.
26. The terminal having the photographing apparatus for authentication of claim 21, wherein the terminal further comprises an output device that carries out at least one of display and alarm outputting processes for the compared results of the iris authentication code and the iris pattern code.
27. The terminal having the photographing apparatus for authentication of claim 21, wherein the terminal is selected from one of PC, PDA, portable phone, navigation, DMB and PMP terminals.