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| Application No. | Application Title | Issue Date |
| 20110243399 | PAPER-SHEET PROCESSING APPARATUS AND PAPER-SHEET PROCESSING METHOD A paper-sheet processing apparatus including a reading unit, a risk-level determining unit, and a check processing unit is provided. The reading unit reads, from a check, check information containing a signature image of a signature written on the check. The risk-level ... | 10/06/2011 |
| 20110228991 | System and Method for Providing A Real-Time, Online Biometric Signature A system is provided for generating an online biometrically accurate electronic signature. The system includes a computer interface module which records movement of a cursor on a computer screen and outputs the recorded data. A signature generation module which receives... | 09/22/2011 |
| 20110158485 | DIGITAL SIGNATURE SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREOF A digital signature system includes an Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) server and a portable terminal communicating with the EDI server. The portable terminal includes a touch-sensitive display, and a processing unit includes a receiving module configured for receivin... | 06/30/2011 |
| 20100303309 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR IDENTIFYING A DOCUMENT WITH FORGED INFORMATON IN NON-SIGNATURE INFORMATION FIELDS Methods and systems are provided for analyzing and assessing documents using a writing profile for documents, such as a payment instrument. A method may include providing a document to a computer system. In an embodiment, the method may further include comparing writing... | 12/02/2010 |
| 20100296708 | CARD DEVICE SECURITY USING BIOMETRICS The disclosed Biometric Card Pointer arrangements store (207) a card user's biometric signature in a local memory (124) in a verification station (127) the first time the card user uses the verification station (127) in question. The biometri... | 11/25/2010 |
| 20100254578 | HANDWRITING AUTHENTICATION METHOD, SYSTEM AND COMPUTER PROGRAM A method of associating handwriting with an individual, or authenticating a document or transaction based on handwriting of one or more individuals is provided, the method including (a) collecting by operation of a handwriting instrument, biometric data from a plurality... | 10/07/2010 |
| 20100158326 | SIGNATURE SYSTEM, SIGNATURE DEVICE, SIGNATURE VERIFICATION DEVICE, SIGNATURE VERIFICATION METHOD, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND COMPUTER DATA SIGNAL A signature verification device includes an acquisition unit, an electronic signature verification unit and a handwritten signature verification unit. The acquisition unit acquires an electronic document and handwriting information indicating handwriting of a handwritte... | 06/24/2010 |
| 20100097341 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING PROGRAM An information processing apparatus is provided with a signature window data generating unit that, by combining template window data stored in a template data storage unit with confirmation note item data and confirmation note content data acquired by a confirmation not... | 04/22/2010 |
| 20100034434 | DETECTING FORGED MAGSTRIPE DATA THROUGH RELATIVE VARIATIONS IN FLUX TRANSITION LOCATION, SYSTEM AND METHOD Systems and methods for detecting forged magnetic stripe data through relative variations in flux transition location are provided. In one embodiment, the invention provides a method for detecting forged magnetic stripe data. The method provides for reading a magnetic s... | 02/11/2010 |
| 20100013675 | WRITING PAD WITH SYNCHRONIZED BACKGROUND AUDIO AND VIDEO AND HANDWRITING RECOGNITION A stand alone low cost writing pad includes a rechargeable battery, a low capacity memory, a low power processor, a first pair of connectors and supports audio, video and digital ink capturing functionalities. The writing may be detached from and re-attached to a stand ... | 01/21/2010 |
| 20100008551 | Using handwritten information Handwriting data is received electronically from a remote user at a handwritten-information server, and the handwriting data is processed in accordance with instructions provided to the server by the user, e.g. by forwarding the handwriting data to a specified destinati... | 01/14/2010 |
| 20090271220 | Electronic patient registration verification and payment system and method A patient registration record and payment system creates, maintains and transfers all relevant data electronically. The system captures patient registration and payment data, such as personal, demographic and insurance coverage information, medical history, frequently a... | 10/29/2009 |
| 20090254448 | Automated Service-Based Order Processing A system and method provide efficient, secure and fast automation of order processing. The method includes initiating an order by wirelessly receiving data from a personal digital key (PDK). The method also includes receiving a biometric input and confirming the initiat... | 10/08/2009 |
| 20090247221 | Sending A Message To A Number Via A Coded Surface A method of sensing a message to a number using a print medium is disclosed. The method starts by sensing coded data on a surface of the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device. From the coded information a print media identifier and a p... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090247227 | Retrieving Contact Details Using A Printed Medium A method is disclosed of retrieving contact details using a print medium. The method determines a print media identifier from the print medium using a sensor module of a mobile telecommunications device. The print media identifier is linked to the contact details. The m... | 10/01/2009 |
| 20090232366 | System and method for factory work logging Provided is an information processing system which has a plurality of tags, a tag reader, a digital-pen, and a server. The plurality of tags each hold a tag identifier. The tag reader reads the tag identifier held in each of the plurality of tags. The digital-pen reads ... | 09/17/2009 |
| 20090175491 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR INTERACTION WITH A USER The process includes:
| 07/09/2009 |
| 20090116702 | Image Recognition of Content Techniques are described to employ image recognition techniques to content. In an implementation, one or more images are identified in content using a signature derived from the one or more images. Metadata associated with the content is then supplemented based on the i... | 05/07/2009 |
| 20090046902 | METHOD OF BORESIGHT CORRELATION OF IMAGER VIDEO TO REFERENCE VIDEO The present invention provides for simple and streamlined boresight correlation of FLIR-to-missile video. Boresight correlation is performed with un-NUCed missile video, which allows boresight correlation and NUC to be performed simultaneously thereby reducing the time ... | 02/19/2009 |
| 20090022374 | Revocable biometrics with robust distance metrics Techniques, systems and methods relating to cryptographically secure revocable biometric signatures and identification computed with robust distance metrics are described. Various biometric cryptographically secure revocable transformation approaches are described that ... | 01/22/2009 |
| 20090003663 | Threshold Score Validation A method is provided whereby confidence in a validation parameter set is achieved by comparison with a known sample of a parameter in terms of the expected template comparison score as well as mean values and deviation from that score. Thus, with respect to user individ... | 01/01/2009 |
| 20080304719 | Bi-directional handwriting insertion and correction Various technologies and techniques are disclosed for providing bi-handwriting directional handwriting recognition and correction. A combined handwriting recognizer is provided that supports left-to-right and right-to-left language recognition by using a combined dictio... | 12/11/2008 |
| 20080219519 | Method and Apparatus for Rolling Enrollment for Signature Verification Improved techniques are disclosed for adapting signature verification systems to natural signature variations. For example, a technique for adapting a signature verification system to variations in a signature of a user includes the following steps/operations. One or mo... | 09/11/2008 |
| 20080175445 | Apparatus and Methods For Verifying Identity Using Biometric Information Collected During A Pre-Enrollment Phase Apparatus and methods are disclosed for verifying identity using a plurality of biometric samples collected during a pre-enrollment phase, where the plurality of biometric samples concern one or more biometric measures. In one embodiment, the biometric measure comprises... | 07/24/2008 |
| 20080095443 | MECHANISM FOR STORING AUTHENTICITY INFORMATION ABOUT A WRITTEN OR PRINTED DOCUMENT A mechanism for storing authenticity information about a written or printed document. This authenticity information may be stored in a publicly-accessible database. When a document patterned with electronic ink is to be verified, the verifier examines the electronic ink... | 04/24/2008 |
| 20080049986 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, SIGNATURE REGISTRATION PROGRAM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM Signature data of a handwritten signature input to a signature authentication device is analyzed to determine whether to register the signature based on the characteristics of the stroke shape of the signature. If the signature registration is denied, a response message... | 02/28/2008 |
| 20080044065 | Signature Capture Aesthetic/Temporal Qualification Failure Detection A method and system for detecting that a signature capture device is not performing optimally by analyzing captured signatures for either aesthetic quality or expected form, wherein the signature capture device performs the aesthetic quality or expected form analysis an... | 02/21/2008 |
| 20080037842 | Smart Card That Stores Invisible Signatures A transaction card 10 for use in a transaction includes a memory 15 and pressure sensors 20. The authorized user provides biometric data, such as a signature, by signing on the pressure sensors (20) using a pointer for storage in the memory (... | 02/14/2008 |
| 20080008363 | METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR KEYSTROKE SCAN RECOGNITION BIOMETRICS ON A SMARTCARD The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using keystroke scan biometrics in a smartcard-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a keystroke scan sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifying biomet... | 01/10/2008 |
| 20070292002 | Systems and Method for Signature Verification The signature verification methods and devices disclosed herein can be used to verify signatures signed on electronic key pads and other input devices, such as signature pens. Many different aspects of a dynamic signature can be measured in an attempt to verify the sign... | 12/20/2007 |
| 20070280511 | Method for applying a signature simplicity analysis for improving the accuracy of signature validation The present invention provides a method for applying a signature simplicity analysis for improving the accuracy of signature validation, the method including the steps of generating a plurality of synthetic fraudulent signatures for a person, encoding authentic signatur... | 12/06/2007 |
| 20070274574 | Biometric signatures and identification through the use of projective invariants Techniques, systems and methods for obtaining biometric signatures and identification are described. Broadly stated, embodiments of the present invention utilize specified geometric principles t provide means for accurate biometric identification using projective invari... | 11/29/2007 |
| 20070269083 | Method and Device for Registering a Handwritten Personal Signature and for Recognizing the Authenticity of the Signature A method and device for registering a handwritten personal signature and for judging its authenticity by comparison with previously registered measured values and data derived therefrom. Signature data is acquired by registering a signature handwritten on a surface by a... | 11/22/2007 |
| 20070263910 | Lossless Varibable-Bit Signature Compression Apparatus and methods for compressing data points. The invention compresses the representation of a sequence of points in a space by, for example, dividing the sequence of points into segments of successive points and then compressing each of the segments irrespective o... | 11/15/2007 |
| 20070248248 | Integrated vote by mail processing system A modular integrated software and hardware suite can accept data exported from a voter registration database corresponding to requests for mail ballots, sort the data as necessary for ballot preparation, create a road map for ballot mailing preparation, provide for mail... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070248247 | Method for Authenticating an Electronic Signature A method for determining whether a disputed electronic signature is that of a purported signator includes the steps of (a) creating in a single step an ink on paper signature and an identical electronic signature of the purported signator; (b) verifying that the ink on ... | 10/25/2007 |
| 20070217661 | Authentication system and method An exemplary embodiment providing one or more improvements includes an authentication system which allows an article to be authenticated using an article serial number connected with the article and a self-authenticating document having a serial number that is associate... | 09/20/2007 |
| 20070188793 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD AND PROGRAM OF CONTROLLING AN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS An information processing apparatus includes a scanning unit adapted to scan a document on which a signature is handwritten, a handwritten signature extraction unit adapted to extract the handwritten signature from the scanning unit, a handwritten signature authenticati... | 08/16/2007 |
| 20070177773 | Method and apparatus for rolling enrollment for signature verification Improved techniques are disclosed for adapting signature verification systems to natural signature variations. For example, a technique for adapting a signature verification system to variations in a signature of a user includes the following steps/operations. One or mo... | 08/02/2007 |
| 20070176734 | Input unit for a field device An input unit for a field device, has a registering unit for an electronic identifier of a user, which enables a definite identification of the user. ... | 08/02/2007 |
