A METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROVIDING INFORMATION RELATING TO A BODY PART OF A PERSON, SUCH AS FOR IDENTIFYING THE PERSON

摘要

A method and an apparatus for providing information relating to a body part of a person. 3D information is provided using visible radiation and 2D or 3D information is provided using IR radiation. Positions in the visible 3D information are provided and correlated to positions in the IR information, and the information relating to the person is derived from the positions in the IR information. The information may be derived at different points in time so that persons viewed on surveillance cameras may subsequently be identified.