US 12,286,811 B2
Door handle having vein authentication function
Hyun Chul Kim, Seoul (KR); Junghan Ryu, Seoul (KR); and Jung Hoon Lee, Seoul (KR)
Assigned to LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
Appl. No. 17/927,813
Filed by LG ELECTRONICS INC., Seoul (KR)
PCT Filed Feb. 4, 2021, PCT No. PCT/KR2021/001471
§ 371(c)(1), (2) Date Nov. 25, 2022,
PCT Pub. No. WO2021/241845, PCT Pub. Date Dec. 2, 2021.
Claims priority of application No. 10-2020-0062589 (KR), filed on May 25, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2023/0212876 A1, Jul. 6, 2023
Int. Cl. E05B 1/00 (2006.01); G06V 40/145 (2022.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G07C 9/37 (2020.01)
CPC E05B 1/00 (2013.01) [G06V 40/145 (2022.01); G07C 9/00563 (2013.01); G07C 9/37 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A door handle having a vein authentication function, the door handle comprising:
a housing configured to be provided in a door;
a sensor provided in the housing and configured to sense a user's hand and measure body information of the user's hand;
a controller configured to receive the measured body information from the sensor through an electrical connection between the sensor and the controller; and
an authentication part including:
a drive part disposed inside the housing, the drive part being configured to generate power;
a gear box mounted to the drive part, the gear box being rotatable by the power of the drive part; and
a camera configured to be rotatable together with the gear box,
wherein the authentication part is configured to:
receive the measured body information of the user's hand from the controller,
adjust a position of the authentication part based on the received measured body information,
photograph the user's hand with the camera, and
transmit the photograph of the user's hand to the controller.