DEVICE FOR CAPTURING AN IMAGE REPRESENTING AN IMPRESSION OF A BODY PART OF A PERSON

摘要

The invention relates to a device for capturing (100) an image representing an impression of a body part (50) of a person. The capture device (100) comprises: a base layer (102); a reference electrode (104) covering the base layer (102); electronic capsules (106) attached in the form of an array onto the reference electrode (104), each electronic capsule (106) consisting of a microcapsule filled with a liquid medium and particles of two different colors and opposite electrical charges; a supporting plate (108) covering the electronic capsules (106) and acting as a bearing for said portion (50); a camera (112a, 112b) for capturing an image of the electronic capsules (106); and an active electrode (114) which is to come in contact with said portion (50) and is electrically connected to a voltage source generating nonzero electrical voltage.