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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8171304 | Method, system and computer program product for multiple biometric template screening A method, system and computer program product which allows identification of an enrollment biometric template having a highest probability of matching a sample biometric template from a plurality of enrolled biometric templates without compromising or significantly ... | 05/01/2012 |
| 8103063 | Method and apparatus for searching biometric image data A method for matching biometric data is disclosed. A biometric information source is sensed to provide an image thereof. The image is then analysed to extract features therefrom. A feature is selected as a first feature and a plurality of polygons are generated with... | 01/24/2012 |
| 7529944 | Support for multiple login method A method of securing security data stored on a computer system is disclosed. The method comprises providing a data key to the computer system. The data key is used for transforming the security data in a reversible fashion to produce an encoded secure data such that... | 05/05/2009 |
| 7506171 | Method and systems for securely supporting password change A system and method of securely supporting password change is disclosed. The method performed by the system includes the steps of detecting an occurrence of a password change operation in execution on a system and receiving a new password by the system; detecting th... | 03/17/2009 |
| 7492928 | Method and apparatus for biometric verification with data packet transmission prioritization An authentication mechanism for use with biometric systems which optimizes data extraction on areas or regions having a high probability of matching a reference biometric template, allows a reduction in both the size and number of data packet transmissions to be mad... | 02/17/2009 |
| 7430667 | Media router In accordance with the invention there is provided a method of authorizing an individual comprising the steps of: receiving authorization data from the individual; determining based on previously stored data, at least a processor for performing an authorization proc... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7400749 | Method and apparatus for supporting a biometric registration performed on an authentication server A method for matching biometric data on an authentication server is disclosed. An authentication server is provided having biometric template data stored thereon. A plurality of workstation processors in communication with the authentication server is also provided.... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7391891 | Method and apparatus for supporting a biometric registration performed on an authentication server A method for matching biometric data on an authentication server is disclosed. An authentication server is provided having biometric template data stored thereon. A plurality of workstation processors in communication with the authentication server is also provided.... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7372979 | Method and system for adaptively varying templates to accommodate changes in biometric information A method and apparatus for authenticating a user In dependence upon biometric Input information is disclosed. According to the method when a user is identified, their biometric information or data derived therefrom is automatically stored. The data is then used in s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369684 | Swipe imager with multiple sensing arrays A biometric sensing device includes sensing arrays for sensing a biological surface swiped across the sensing arrays in an arbitrary direction. This device allows for simultaneously sensing different features of a biological surface where the features have the small... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366328 | Method and device for preventing false acceptance of latent fingerprint images Disclosed is a method for detecting a latent fingerprint image provided to a biometric input device of a fingerprint based security system. First and second images of the fingerprint are captured during a time period interval Δt. At least one of the first and secon... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7356169 | Method and system for transforming an image of a biological surface Provided is a method of transforming an image of a biometric surface comprising the steps of sensing a biometric surface to provide biometric image data, receiving data relating to a plurality of parameters for use in transforming image data different parameters for... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7316030 | Method and system for authenticating a personal security device vis-à-vis at least one remote computer system The present invention provides a method for authenticating at least one Personal Security Device PSD (1040) vis-ô-vis at least a first Remote Computer System (1050) over a first network (1045) using at least one Client (1010) as a host t... | 01/01/2008 |
| 7274807 | Method and apparatus for supporting a biometric registration performed on a card A method for matching biometric data on a smart card is disclosed. A smart card is provided having biometric template data stored thereon. A host processor in communication with the smart card is also provided. A sensed biometric image is provided to the host proces... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274804 | Method and apparatus for hashing data A method of hashing biometric data for generation of a public template is disclosed. According to the method, a hash function is provided for hashing of feature data the hash function a function of data within the biometric information and determinable therefrom but... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272248 | Biometric imaging device compensating for non-biometric parameters Provided is a biometric imaging device for imaging a biological feature, which includes a sensor for detecting an environmental parameter other than relating to surface topology of said biological feature. The detected environmental parameters like temperature and h... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272247 | Method and system for fingerprint authentication An improved method and system for reading and analyzing fingerprints is disclosed. According to the present invention, fingerprints are scanned and then analyzed to determine a value in dependence upon a predetermined acquisition parameter, such as for instance one ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7251828 | Flexible method of security data backup A method of supporting a substantially secure backup copy of a key-server database, said database comprising security information specific to a plurality of users, absent the need for a duplicate key-server is disclosed. According to the method, each individual's se... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7249261 | Method for securely supporting password change A method of securely supporting password change is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: detecting an occurrence of a password change operation in execution on a system and receiving a new password by the system; detecting the new password when provided; sto... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7240211 | Method of providing an access request to a same server based on a unique identifier A method in which a data access request by a user to access data of a destination server, such as the data that needs to be updated when a login and/or password is changed, is provided consistently. The destination servers are redundant, and instead of directing the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7233686 | Method and system for hash string extraction from biometric data A method of hash string extraction from biometric information is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a biometric information sample in the form of a fingerprint for example, extracting features from the biometric information sample and encoding th... | 06/19/2007 |
| 7203347 | Method and system for extracting an area of interest from within a swipe image of a biological surface Disclosed is a biometric imaging device a method of processing images of biometric surfaces that are captured using said imaging device. According to the instant invention, an image of a biometric surface presented by an individual is captured by a sensor of the ima... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7111174 | Method and system for providing access to secure entity or service by a subset of N persons of M designated persons A security system for securing an entity or a service from indiscriminate access and a method for operating the same is disclosed. Each designated person of M designated persons is provided with a portable biometric device. Biometric data in dependence upon a biomet... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7039224 | Method and device for preventing false acceptance of latent fingerprint images Disclosed is a method for detecting a latent fingerprint image provided to a biometric input device of a fingerprint based security system. First and second images of the fingerprint are captured during a time period interval Δt. At least one of the first and secon... | 05/02/2006 |
| 6944321 | Image distortion compensation technique and apparatus A method of compensating for distortion within a composite image is disclosed. A biometric surface is sensed with a swipe imager. The images so provided are assembled into a composite image of the biometric surface. The composite image is then adjusted by insertion ... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6848052 | High security personalized wireless portable biometric device The present application discloses a wireless hand held portable security device in the form of a wireless hand held portable biometric device in communication with a plurality of ubiquitous items for receiving information from, and sending information to the plurali... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6831980 | Random number generator and method for same A method and system for generating random numbers is disclosed wherein an array of imaging sensors while not in normal use, captures ambient light and back scattered light. These light sources vary naturally over a range of intensities. Intensity values above and be... | 12/14/2004 |
| 6772954 | Method of encoding information within directory files on an integrated circuit smart card An improved method of encoding data within directory files on an integrated circuit IC) smart card is shown. Advantageously the improved method no longer imposes a limitation in placing the pointer data start address prior to encoding of data, since after encoding a... | 08/10/2004 |
| 6721891 | Method of distributing piracy protected computer software A method and a system for disabling execution of a software application stored within a computer absent data indicative of an authorized use of the software application are disclosed. At start up or during execution of a software application a user is prompted for u... | 04/13/2004 |
| 6700606 | Micromirror optical imager An optical imaging device such as a fingerprint imager is disclosed that has an array of micromirrors that allows sequential scanning of areas of a platen in steps. The scanned areas of the platen are transmitted to an image sensor and a composite image c... | 03/02/2004 |
| 6498861 | Biometric security encryption system A method of registering biometric data is disclosed wherein a registration profile is formed of those templates that have a likelihood of registering with the biometric data that is within predetermined limits. The profile is then compared against one or ... | 12/24/2002 |
| 6446210 | Method for securing communication by selecting an encoding process using a first computer based upon ability of a second computer and deleting the process thereafter A method of enhancing network security is provided for a communication session initiated between a first computer and a second other computer. From the first computer to the second computer in communications therewith a process for securing communications... | 09/03/2002 |
| 6434259 | Method of providing secure user access A method of providing secure user access for doorways and network computer systems is disclosed. An overall system security level is provided. A user provides biometric information that is compared against stored biometric information of each of a plurali... | 08/13/2002 |
| 6429927 | Imaging device, especially for optical fingerprinting An optical imaging device such as a fingerprint imager has a prism or another light transmitting element, a light source for illuminating a finger placed on the prism, and a CCD image sensor for receiving a light beam reflected from the finger-contacted s... | 08/06/2002 |
| 6373969 | Corrective optical component An optical imaging device such as a fingerprint imager is disclosed that has an optical modification to reduce perspective distortion in a read image. The optical modification is a contoured lens, a contoured platen recess, a contoured output port, or a c... | 04/16/2002 |
