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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7059516 | Person authentication system, person authentication method, information processing apparatus, and program providing medium A person authentication system, a person authentication method, an information processing apparatus, and a program providing medium authenticate a person who uses an information apparatus in data communication. A person authentication certificate storing a template ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 7048629 | Automated system for playing casino games having changeable displays and play monitoring security features Systems and methods for playing live casino games. The systems have changeable displays which portray virtual playing cards or symbols to live participants. Shuffling, cutting, dealing and return of playing cards are accomplished using data processing functions with... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7048183 | RFID rag 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 (... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7039813 | System and method for biometric verification in a delivery process Described is a method and system for providing a verified delivery of a package. First, registration information is obtained from a recipient; the registration information includes a biometric identification of the recipient. A delivery service obtains the package f... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7034802 | Implementation of electronic muscles in a portable computer as user input/output devices A portable computer system contained within a housing that comprises an electronic muscle material for performing a plurality of functions. The electronic muscle can be used to replace buttons or keys used in many PDAs. The movement of the electronic muscle material... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7031502 | Adjustable guide for viewing biometric surface patterns A guide can provide proper registration of an object such as a hand above a scanner device for imaging. The guide can include windows or slits so that the scanner device can produce an image such as a finger or palm in a natural state rather than being pressed again... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7027986 | Method and device for providing speech-to-text encoding and telephony service A method and an apparatus for providing automated speech-to-text encoding and decoding for hearing-impaired persons. A broadband subscriber terminal interfaces to: (a) a network to convey speech packets thereover, (b) a telephone to convey speech information, and (c... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7023320 | System and method for preventing unauthorized use of a device A system (100) and method (200) for preventing unauthorized use of a device (114). The system (100) includes a biometric reader (110) and an authentication unit (112). The biometric reader (110) measures a biometric c... | 04/04/2006 |
| 7016813 | Method and process for configuring a premises for monitoring A system and method for configuring an integrated information system through a common user interface are provided. A user accesses a graphical user interface and selects client, premises, location, monitoring device, and processing rule information. The graphical us... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7009492 | Individual quantitative identification by means of human dynamic rhythmic electric activity spectra A system and method for individual quantitative identification by means of human dynamic rhythmic electric activity spectra is provided. The method for distinguishing an individual, comprising; contacting the individual with an electrical probe; measuring, with the ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7009488 | Selective equipment lockout A method and an apparatus are presented for selectively locking controls from operators operating equipment. The invention actively detects when an operator accesses a control for which lockout is desired. After detection, the invention locks the control to prevent ... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7007298 | Apparatus and method for authenticating user according to biometric information An apparatus and a method authenticates a user according to biometric information such as a fingerprint, voice, etc. A biometric information input unit inputs biometric information. An extraction unit extracts biometric information extracts biometric feature informa... | 02/28/2006 |
| 6992562 | Biometric keyless entry system A system and method employ a wireless remote keyless entry device to provide entry to a remote system via the wireless device. The system provides a level of authorization and eliminates a complex integration with the remote system to which entry is sought. The remo... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6993659 | Independent biometric identification system An independent biometric identification system has an independent biometric identification server, a biometric administrator agent application, a biometric capture agent application, a biometric enrolling agent application, and a biometric database. The independent ... | 01/31/2006 |
| 6987442 | Motor-kinetic identification apparatus and method A motor-kinetic identification apparatus includes a pliant material, a source of a magnetic field embedded in the pliant material and a magneto metric element embedded in the material. The pliant is adapted to be gripped by a user. The pliant material has a normally... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6987869 | Authentication device using anatomical information and method thereof Collation information comprises anatomical information, such as finger print feature information, etc., and identification information. For the identification information, the serial number or equipment description of a device by which the anatomical information is ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6985070 | Biometric authentication of hospitality-site customers A method and system for checking a guest into a hospitality site is provided. A biometric sample is captured from a guest using a biometric-sample-capture device to create a portable biometric profile. The biometric sample is compared to a biometric sample previousl... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6979264 | Method and system for verifying entitlement to play a game using biometric identifier A player is permitted to participate in an interactive gaming event from a remote location, such as a hotel room or home computer, once the player's entitlement to participate has been confirmed using a biometric identifier. One method of the invention includes firs... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6981154 | Account authority digital signature (AADS) accounts A method of managing accounts by an account authority for the same account holder includes associating identity information for each account with the same public key. A method for establishing a new account for the same account holder with each one of a plurality of... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6975202 | Electronic key system, apparatus and method A system, apparatus and method for using an electronic key to open electronic locking devices is provided. With the system, apparatus and method, a key code is sent to a user's wireless communication device and is later used to open a corresponding locking device. T... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6972660 | System and method for using biometric data for providing identification, security, access and access records Disclosed are systems and methods which determine, to a desired level of certainty, the identities of each individual granted access to an area, room, container, and/or good or service using biometric data. A plurality of access points may be networked to provide ac... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6972680 | Electronic device controlling apparatus and electronic device controlling method At a time of a movement made by a user viewing a television broadcast program, which is recorded on a hard disk device and read from the hard disk device to enable time shift viewing, and is reproduced at a TV set, the movement of the user is detected via a transmit... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6972694 | Cabin awareness and warning system A method for monitoring the security state of an aircraft cabin. The method includes surveiling the main cabin of an aircraft, monitoring radio frequencies predesignated for handheld radio devices for signals, recording the generated images and monitored sounds on n... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6973449 | System, method of portable USB key interfaced to computer system for facilitating the recovery and/or identification of a missing person having person's unique identification, biological information A system, method, and software for facilitating the identification and recovery of missing persons. In one aspect, the invention is a system comprising a portable device comprising a computer memory medium and means for interfacing with a computer system having a di... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6971582 | Memory card, digital device, and method of data interfacing between memory card and digital device A memory card includes improved data transmission speed. A digital device is capable of data interfacing with memory card for a high speed, and a method for a high-speed data interface between the memory card and the digital device. The memory card includes a memory... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970105 | Passenger control system during a plane flying A passenger control system during a plane flying is disclosed, which is adapted to keep under checking all the passengers, so as to prevent and in case avoid any action such as hijackments, attempts etc. The system includes a plurality of interactive communicating u... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6968453 | Secure integrated device with secure, dynamically-selectable capabilities A method, system, computer program product, and method of doing business by providing a secure integrated device (such as a pervasive computing device) for which operating capabilities can be dynamically yet securely selected (including, but not limited to, pluggabl... | 11/22/2005 |
| 6963659 | Fingerprint verification system utilizing a facial image-based heuristic search method 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 ... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6961668 | Evaluating test actions Exemplary embodiments of the present invention include methods for evaluating a test action for a user. Such methods include creating, within a network, a user metric vector in dependence upon a plurality of disparate user metrics, selecting a test action in depende... | 11/01/2005 |
| 6958676 | Vehicle passenger authorization system A system for authorizing vehicle and passenger entry into a secure area while the vehicle is moving is disclosed. The vehicle passenger authorization system verifies the identity of the vehicle and its occupants while the vehicle is moving, thereby eliminating the n... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6959105 | Fingerprint identification device equipped with a user recording unit A fingerprint identification device to identify fingerprints is equipped with a fingerprint reader unit to input a fingerprint to be detected and a database unit to record a fingerprint database which is provided in advance. A fingerprint comparing unit identifies t... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6952155 | Voice-controlled security system with proximity detector A control system for permitting voice control of at least one device by at least one user includes a transponder which outputs an electronic signal which includes an identification code; an electronic receiver for receiving electronic signal and downconverting the r... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6952775 | Method and system for electronic authentification An electronic authentication method for identifying a user who is going to use a recording medium into which the information for making use of any kind of computerized service has been stored, comprising a step to carry out authentication by comparing the authentica... | 10/04/2005 |
| 6945870 | Modular entertainment and gaming system configured for processing raw biometric data and multimedia response by a remote server A secure and modular architecture for monitoring and controlling clusters of pay entertainment and gaming devices. The architecture allows flexible and secure use of state-of-the-art multimedia and Internet technologies to attract the younger player generation used ... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6947578 | Integrated identification data capture system A system (10) for capturing identification data pertaining to a subject is provided. The system (10) generally comprises a main support assembly (200) spaced a predetermined distance from the subject; a plurality of image capture devices (300... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6943665 | Human machine interface A human machine interface (10) for use in situations requiring authorized access. The human machine interface (10) includes a validator controller (12) and a data transmitter (14). The validator controller (12) includes a validator... | 09/13/2005 |
| 6938159 | Continuous verification system A method and apparatus for authenticating a user's identity are disclosed. In one embodiment, a data collector continuously receives and collects a stream of biometric data from a user. After the data collector passes on the biometric data to a data matcher, ... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6937135 | Face and environment sensing watch A face and environment sensing portable device. In a preferred embodiment, the device is wrist-worn by a person, similarly to a wristwatch. The portable device includes one or more sensing elements, such as an image-capturing device, a microphone or other environmen... | 08/30/2005 |
| 6927671 | Biometric shifter lock control A biometric anti-theft gear shifter lock control for vehicles, equipment, and machinery, and other transmission actuation devices on land, water, and air, using a gear shifter. A biometric sensor scans in biometric information from a user to a central processing uni... | 08/09/2005 |
| 6927668 | Print access security system A fingerprint enrollment and verification module is connected to the electrical circuit of a vehicle to prevent operation of the vehicle by unauthorized users. The module has a sensor that creates a template of a fingerprint when a finger is placed on the module. Th... | 08/09/2005 |
