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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6924729 | Remote control device for motor vehicles A remote control device for motor vehicles having a transmitter for wireless transmission activated only when the user has been recognized as the authorized user. An identification device recognizes the authorization and is assembled with the transmitter in a single... | 08/02/2005 |
| 6919808 | Device for monitoring at least one pilot in a cockpit of an aircraft The device (1) comprises a means (2) comprising at least one means of sensory recognition (3, 4), for pre-flight automatic characterization of the pilot who is located at a control station in the cockpit by establishing a reference profile, a me... | 07/19/2005 |
| 6914517 | Fingerprint sensor with feature authentication An apparatus and method for providing user access to a secured application. In one exemplary embodiment, a detector apparatus comprises a fingerprint sensor having a receiving portion that is configured to accept an authentication article. The fingerprint sensor det... | 07/05/2005 |
| 6911907 | System and method of providing security for a site A system and method capture a comprehensive biometric profile, (e.g., height, build, and appearance) through non-intrusive identification and tracking throughout a site. ... | 06/28/2005 |
| 6902108 | Method and apparatus for providing identification A method of providing identification of an individual including: maintaining a database of identification data specific to the appearance and/or condition of individuals; providing a unique description for each ind... | 06/07/2005 |
| 6898299 | Method and system for biometric recognition based on electric and/or magnetic characteristics A method and apparatus for authenticating an individual living organism by recognizing a unique internal electric and/or magnetic and/or acoustic characteristic, which comprises a biometric signature, involve presenting a body part to a sensing device that senses th... | 05/24/2005 |
| 6892938 | Gaming system and method for completing a transaction associated with a gaming machine A system and method are used to complete a transaction associated with a gaming machine. The system and method assign the transaction to an employee of the casino and sense a biometric characteristic of the employee at a jackpot fill station. The sensed biometric ch... | 05/17/2005 |
| 6891467 | Multistage vehicle security system A multistage vehicle security system includes a transceiver that receives a first signal sent from a transponder and a controller that processes the first signal. The controller activates low level operational features of the vehicle if the signal is associated with... | 05/10/2005 |
| 6870478 | Information providing system and information providing method An information providing system which provides desired information to a driver who drives a vehicle, is provided with: a biomedical information acquisition device which acquires biomedical information of the driver; an on-road driving strain calculating device which... | 03/22/2005 |
| 6867683 | High security identification system for entry to multiple zones Control over access by individuals to a group of high security facilities and zones within such facilities is accomplished with use of biometric readers at each access door as well as a quick ID reading device that is not required to contain biometric information. E... | 03/15/2005 |
| 6850147 | Personal biometric key A personal biometric key system uses a personal identity code transmitted to a universal biometric electronic lock via a communication system and using a clock or GPS chip and allows a person to select one or more personal biometric methods and to be personally resp... | 02/01/2005 |
| 6844506 | Measuring apparatus with user profile A measuring apparatus, for instance an analytical balance, can set parameter values for performing specific measuring tasks and/or for effecting communication with an operating person. Sets of such parameter values are stored as profiles. The measuring apparatus is ... | 01/18/2005 |
| 6822552 | Key and lock device A key and lock device comprises a key and a standalone lock. The key has an electronic circuitry with a first memory and a contact. The lock has electronic circuitry with a memory, and a contact arranged to co-operate with the key's first contact. A blocking mechani... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6819219 | Method for biometric-based authentication in wireless communication for access control Smart cards systems that are utilized in biometric authentication are slow in processing and have the cards themselves have the added disadvantage of being misplaced or lost. Moreover, storing biometric data (on a database) over a network poses security issues that ... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6806807 | Intelligent locking system An electronic locking system has a plurality of lockable storage enclosures, and a controller for controlling locking and unlocking of the storage enclosures. The system also includes a biometric sensor in communication with the controller for sensing one or more id... | 10/19/2004 |
| 6804412 | Optical correlator A method is described of optically performing a joint transform correlation starting from images displayed side-by-side on a spatial light modulator illuminated by a collimated light source. The image is focused by a lens onto a camera, the image is recorded by a fr... | 10/12/2004 |
| 6799726 | Authorization control device including a wristwatch having a biometric sensor A data carrier intended to be worn by an individual for regulating the authorization of the individual into an access controlled location. The data carrier includes a sensor for monitoring a biometric feature of the individual. Internal to the data carrier is a chip... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6798334 | Method and device for verifying a biometric characteristic A method and an apparatus for testing a biometric feature wherein a set value of the biometric feature is stored in a data carrier in the form of one or more data records. For testing the biometric feature, measured values representing an instantaneous value of the ... | 09/28/2004 |
| 6765470 | Mobile electronic apparatus having function of verifying a user by biometrics information A mobile electronic apparatus in which biometrics information, free from being stolen or faked by a unauthorized person, is used for user verification, virtually perfectly protecting an authorized user's personal data stored in a storing section of the apparatus. A ... | 07/20/2004 |
| 6747564 | Security guarantee method and system A security system wherein, when a staff enters a building, a smart card carried by the staff is verified, and staff information inclusive of a staff number and fingerprint information is read from the smart card and is stored temporarily in a temporary storage file.... | 06/08/2004 |
| 6734783 | Gate management system A gate management system for controlling an operation of a gate of a vault including a biometrics information management device having a first memory, storing biometrics information of at least a first and second persons, the first person being required to be accomp... | 05/11/2004 |
| 6724919 | Method of personal verification for computer system, computer system, and recording medium According to present invention, there is provide a method of verification for a computer system, the method comprising the steps of acquiring a face image of a user at any time of a user operation, verifying whether the acquired face image coincides with any one of ... | 04/20/2004 |
| 6714118 | Modular electronic door security system A modular electronic door security system includes an input device, a control module and an electro-mechanical lockset mounted to a door configured to facilitate electrical interconnections interiorly of the door. The input device and/or control module may be mounte... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6714666 | Surface shape recognition apparatus A surface shape recognition apparatus includes a plurality of sensor electrodes, passivation film, capacitance detection circuit, and ground electrode. The sensor electrodes are formed on an interlevel insulator on a substrate and insulated from each other. The pass... | 03/30/2004 |
| 6710700 | Vehicle key system A vehicle key system comprises a transmitter including a fingerprint information capturing unit for capturing fingerprint information from a user's fingerprint, and a transmit unit for transmitting the fingerprint information captured by the fingerprint information ... | 03/23/2004 |
| 6703918 | Portable information equipment, authentication device, authentication system and authentication method Portable information equipment has a device attachment detection section which detects whether or not a device is attached to a human body, an authentication data input section which inputs authentication data while the device is attached to the human bod... | 03/09/2004 |
| 6636144 | Data transmission apparatus having a fingerprint reader and method thereof A storage unit contains previously stored control data for controlling an electrical device and a fingerprint feature of a user's finger in association with each other. The fingerprint feature of the user's finger is acquired by a fingerprint image input ... | 10/21/2003 |
| 6628809 | 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 r... | 09/30/2003 |
| 6624739 | Access control system An access control system is described. The access control system comprises at least one mobile transponder to be carried by a person, which has an authorization code, and at least one local control station having a reader, by means of which the authorizat... | 09/23/2003 |
| 6611195 | Identifying process and an automatically operated booth equipped with interblocking doors An identifying process and a booth provided with interblocking doors operated in accordance with the process. The booth is provided with a weighing mechanism and a biometric reader placed inside of the booth, which operates in conjunction with a programme... | 08/26/2003 |
| 6580814 | System and method for compressing biometric models A system and method for building compressed biometric models and performing biometric identification using such models. The use of the compressed biometric models results in a significant decrease in the storage requirements for biometric models in conven... | 06/17/2003 |
| 6563939 | Electronic signature verification method and system In an electronic signature verification method, in order to perform optimum verification while coping with variations in signatures of an individual, data of a handwritten character string of a signer are fetched and compared with registration signature d... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6560352 | Apparatus and method of biometric identification or verification of individuals using optical spectroscopy Methods and apparatus for performing biometric identification or verification of identities using optical spectroscopy of tissue. Tissue optical spectra can be obtained by projecting optical radiation into skin and capturing the light transmitted or refle... | 05/06/2003 |
| 6556127 | Speaker verification method A method to enable a user of a system to obtain access to one or more services, for example, to enable a caller to access some information on a remote server. The system first prompts the caller to identify himself by entering a subscriber code. A speaker... | 04/29/2003 |
| 6549118 | Security apparatus and method In a method of using iris recognition to determine whether a person is authorised to pass a security check, the person is first identified by comparing a captured and digitised iris code with iris codes stored in a database of iris codes for authorised pe... | 04/15/2003 |
| 6507662 | Method and system for biometric recognition based on electric and/or magnetic properties A method and apparatus for biometric recognition of an individual living organism uses electric and/or magnetic or acoustic energy. A biometric recognition system measures at least one bio-electrical and/or biomagnetic property to recognize of an individu... | 01/14/2003 |
| 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 |
| 6373967 | Biometric combination lock An identification system using biometric information of human body parts and a secret sequence code. In particular, biometric information of human body parts is used to form the secret sequence code. Specifically, a combination entry device recognizes use... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6311042 | Apparatus and methods for imaging written information with a mobile telephone set The systems and methods described herein provide communication systems that allow for the transmission of voice and data over a wireless network. To that end, the systems described herein include a mobile wireless communication system, such as a GSM telep... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6256402 | Password input apparatus based on fingerprint recognition of a registered user of a system The password input apparatus of the present invention comprises: a database for storing feature data of a previously registered master fingerprint and a password of an authorized user in a related manner; a camera for obtaining a fingerprint being inputte... | 07/03/2001 |
