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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7310734 | Method and system for securing a computer network and personal identification device used therein for controlling access to network components An improved computer network security system and a personal identifier device used for controlling network with real time authentication of both a person's identity and presence at a computer workstation is provided. A new user is registered to a portable personal d... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7310732 | Content distribution system authenticating a user based on an identification certificate identified in a secure container A content distribution system allowing user authentication to be performed to identify a user in content transaction, thereby permitting the content to be used. The content is distributed with a secure container. The secure container includes the content enciphered ... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7305563 | Biometric security assembly A biometric key (10) having a body or housing (11) incorporating a biometric sensor (17) uses a plurality of contacts (19, 20, 21) enabling the key to gain access to a facility. There is also provided a receptor (25) for receiving ... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7303120 | System for biometric security using a FOB The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using biometrics in a transponder-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifying biometric samples. I... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7298931 | Image retrieval method and apparatus using iterative matching An image retrieval method and apparatus using iterative matching are provided. The method comprises: (a) extracting K similar images in order of matching rank by retrieving N reference images stored in an image database through comparison between a query image selec... | 11/20/2007 |
| 7290288 | Method and system for controlling access, by an authentication server, to protected computer resources provided via an internet protocol network A method and system for controlling access, by an authentication server, to protected computer resources provided via an Internet Protocol network that includes storing (i) a digital identification associated with at least one client computer device, and (ii) data a... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283050 | Certifying system, radio tag, certifying method and certifying program A certifying system for checking validity of a radio tag passing through a predetermined route includes a route information writing section that writes information relating to a route passed by the radio tag on the radio tag, a route information acquisition section ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7272415 | Telephone system enabling operation of a telephone set by way of a portable terminal In a telephone system which includes a main device and a telephone set connected to the main device and which further includes a portable terminal having a display unit, the portable terminal further has an interface portion for interfacing the display unit with the... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7257714 | Electronic data storage medium with fingerprint verification capability In an electronic data storage medium accessed by a data terminal, a fingerprint sensor scans a fingerprint of a user of the electronic data storage medium and generals fingerprint scan data. A processing unit is operable operable selectively in a programming mode, w... | 08/14/2007 |
| 7254711 | Network authentication system, method, and program, service providing apparatus, certificate authority, and user terminal A certificate authority for certifying the validity of the collation result from a user terminal is placed on a communication network. The user terminal identifies a user himself or herself by collation by using biometrical information of the user. In response to no... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7251731 | Call set-up from a mobile radio telephone terminal with biometric authentication To set up a call coming from a user's mobile radio telephone terminal to a receiver terminal for example a home automation terminal, the result of a biometric authentication of the user in the mobile terminal and of a predetermined result are applied to algorithms f... | 07/31/2007 |
| 7248720 | Method and system for generating a combined retina/iris pattern biometric A method and system generates correlated biometric information by capturing an image of a retinal vessel pattern and simultaneously capturing an image of an iris minutia pattern. Retinal biometric data and iris biometric data are generated from the images. The retin... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7246375 | Method for managing a secure terminal The invention concerns a method solving security problems resulting from the addition of a security circuit to a smart card reading terminal by providing said security circuit with means for counting the number of times the security circuit is activated for certain ... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7245218 | Input device to continuously detect biometrics A method and system for correlating control surface finger pressures to identifying biometric characteristics of a user from a computer input device, such as a mouse. Pressure sensors attached to a computer mouse sense the biometric characteristics, which are correl... | 07/17/2007 |
| 7239227 | Command interface using fingerprint sensor input system A substrate having a fingerprint sensing system usable as a command interface using finger movements. A user's fingerprint pattern is recognized and compared to previously stored reference patterns. If the fingerprint pattern matches a previously stored pattern, the... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7239724 | Security identification system and method An identification system (10) of the present invention is used at airport terminals, bus stations, government buildings, and the like. The identification system (10) includes a controller (26), a pair of spaced stations or checkpoints (12, 14... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7240363 | System and method for thwarting identity theft and other identity misrepresentations Registered users including businesses attach a one-time-use identity verifier to as many financial and other transactions as they choose to protect themselves from identity thieves. They may also attach a security message to any identity verifier to ensure that a th... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7237115 | Authenticating concealed private data while maintaining concealment A method of and system for authenticating concealed and statistically varying multi-dimensional data comprising: acquiring an initial measurement of an item, wherein the initial measurement is subject to measurement error; applying a transformation to the initial me... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7236614 | Device, system, and method for identifying living bodies and renewing registration data There are provided a living body collating device, a living body collating system and a living body collating method, which is equipped with optimization candidate data extracting means 35 for extracting optimization candidate data for data renewal from past ... | 06/26/2007 |
| 7230519 | RFID tag and method of user verification An identification tag (100) facilitates use of a secure computer system (300). The tag (100) is adapted to be worn on a user's wrist and includes an identification and registration circuit (102) that includes an identification component (... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7231068 | Electronic transaction verification system An electronic transaction verification system for use with transaction tokens that gathers and transmits information about the transaction token and biometric data. The electronic transaction verification system preferably digitizes various indicia of the token and ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7222241 | Building security and access protection system A building security system which allows clients of building tenants to set up their own appointments, allows the building tenants to control and analyze such appointment scheduling, and enables building security personnel to analyze and control the number of visitor... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7218202 | Biometric key A biometric key having a key body incorporating a biometric sensor. There is also provided a receptor body for engagement with the biometric key, wherein the reader has a slot for retention of the key. When the key engages with the receptor body, a signal representi... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212655 | Fingerprint verification system A biometric verification system for controlling access is provided that does not rely on a non-biometric discriminator, such as a PIN or magnetic card, to convert a one-to-many verification task to a one-to-one verification task. The system enrolls authorized users ... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7209880 | Systems and methods for dynamic re-configurable speech recognition Speech recognition models are dynamically re-configurable based on user information, application information, background information such as background noise and transducer information such as transducer response characteristics to provide users with alternate input... | 04/24/2007 |
| 7206938 | Key sequence rhythm recognition system and method A user recognition and identification system and method is presented in which text entered by a user at a keyboard is evaluated against previously recorded keystrokes by the user for the presence of repeatable patterns that are unique to an individual. ... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203344 | Biometric imaging system and method A method and system of obtaining a ten-print plain impression fingerprint includes scanning a print image, processing the scanned image, separating the processed image into individual fingerprint images, and determining how many print images have been scanned. The m... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203345 | Apparatus and method for identification of individuals by near-infrared spectrum Methods and apparatus for non-invasively verifying human identities using near-infrared spectroscopy. Near-infrared tissue spectra can be obtained by projecting near-infrared radiation into skin on the underside of human forearms and capturing the light reflected ba... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7203840 | Access control for interactive learning system A technique to control access to computer network resources at a computer facility permits a user to interact with the computer facility through a computer node of a network, wherein the user interaction comprises language learning responses submitted to the compute... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7202775 | Key fob with remote control functions A remote control system for a vehicle. The system has a fob with a microphone for receiving audible commands and a radio frequency transmitter for transmitting the commands at a radio frequency via a fob antenna. A receiver for positioning in the vehicle has an ante... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7200215 | Time based regulation of access to callees A method, system, and program for time based regulation of access to callees are provided. An authenticated identity of a caller placing a call is preferably detected. Then, a communication link from the caller to a callee is only attempted if the authenticated iden... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7193532 | Means and method of providing information to a law enforcement officer regarding a stopped vehicle A law enforcement officer involved in a traffic stop is provided with a compact disc containing data and a software program which permits the officer to obtain information regarding possible hiding places in a vehicle that has been stopped. The information involves ... | 03/20/2007 |
| 7190254 | Emigrant reception system, emigrant gate system, emigrant control system, emigrant control method, passport applicant information management method, layout of emigrant gate, immigrant reception system, immigrant gate system, immigrant control system, immigrant control method, layout of immigrant gate system, and passport In an emigration control method, information on a passport-issue-allowed person and image data for specifying the person are stored in a storage. Image data for specifying a person who owns the passport to be inspected by an emigration inspection and information for... | 03/13/2007 |
| 7183895 | System and method for dynamic stand-off biometric verification A system for providing stand-off biometric verification of a driver of a vehicle at a control gate while the vehicle is moving, including an RFID vehicle tag reader, an RFID personal tag reader and a facial detection and recognition (verification) system. The RFID v... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7180401 | Personal identification apparatus using measured tactile pressure A personal identification system employs a matrix of pressure sensors mounted to a plate having a template of a human hand. When a person's hand is placed on the plate and overlying the template a pressure profile of the person's hand is provided. This profile is co... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7175528 | Passive biometric customer identification and tracking system A computer-based customer tracking system passively identifies customers. Acquired biometric identification information is sent to a computer processor, which searches files in a library for matching biometric data. If no match is found, the processor opens a new fi... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7173532 | Intelligent controlled entry-exit system The present invention is to an integrated end-to-end system and process composed of numerous application systems and subsystems (applicable in total or in subparts) which enables parties (such as businesses, buildings, prisons, governments, etc.) to acquire informat... | 02/06/2007 |
| 7172113 | System and method for creating a display card A system and method enables a user such as a visitor to a facility to create a photographic identification card for himself. The user terminal prompts a user to enter identifying information including his name, and takes a photograph of the user. An identification b... | 02/06/2007 |
