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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8169483 | System and method for synchronizing waveform data with an associated video A subject is connected to a monitoring system and videoed while being monitored. The monitoring system receives raw data from the subject and processes the raw data into waveform data, and transmits the waveform data to a marking device. The marking device simultane... | 05/01/2012 |
| 7746379 | Sensing cargo using an imaging device A camera is used to sense cargo in a cargo space. An image of at least a portion of a cargo space is captured using the camera, and a digital signal processor classifies the image as representing an empty cargo space or a non-empty cargo space. Additionally, a type ... | 06/29/2010 |
| 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 |
| 7362359 | Electronic device with an imaging function, image data output system, and image data output method A mobile telephone is connected to a camera, and their respective power supplies are turned on. A telephone number of the local station is read out and recorded in a flash ROM as registration number data. Moreover, the registration number data is input with image da... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7339495 | System and method for reading license plates A method for reading a license plate disposed on a vehicle includes determining whether a license plate image is required, automatically processing the license plate image in response to determining that the license plate image is required, providing at least one ve... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7324133 | Method and apparatus for controlled camera useability A programmable digital camera requiring a programming password to be entered to access the camera's programmability. The camera further includes programming so as to allow the camera to be operated only for a specified time interval, after which the camera becomes i... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7304662 | Video surveillance system and method A video surveillance system includes clients coupled to servers using a network. The clients generate data, video, and optionally audio. Using the network, clients communicate in real-time the data, video, and optionally audio to the servers for monitoring, analyzin... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7272788 | Client-server system for merging of metadata with images A method and system for merging metadata with digital images is disclosed, where the digital images are stored as image files having metadata fields associated therewith. The method and system include receiving data uploaded from a remote location, providing a web a... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7263211 | Information processing apparatus and method, computer-readable memory, and program An information processing apparatus detects the sampling rate of a coordinate input device, and standardizes the writing data which is input from the coordinate input device based on the detected sampling rate. The standardized writing data is further used for signa... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7240208 | Encrypting digital camera with automatic encryption key deletion A digital video camera includes an image sensor capable of producing a frame of video data representing an image viewed by the sensor, an image memory for storing video data such as previously recorded frame data in a video frame location of the image memory, a read... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7215793 | Electronic image-capturing apparatus having function for verifying user An electronic image-capturing apparatus includes: an image-capturing element that captures an image of a subject and generates electronic image information; a recording device that records the electronic image information that has been generated in a recording mediu... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7206436 | Computer readable medium recording handwritten signature authentication program, and handwritten signature authentication method apparatus When a signature is registered, a signature in Japanese characters, for example, ‘’ (‘Fujitsu’), or a signature in English characters, for example, ‘Fujitsu’ is input n times through an input device of an input equipment of a signature authent... | 04/17/2007 |
| 7203337 | Adjusted filters A method in image processing for detection of a change in the scene in an area. The method comprises the steps of recording a digital image of the area using a sensor and transforming the recorded image by an operator. The operator is based on a previous modeling of... | 04/10/2007 |
| 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 |
| 7184079 | White balance adjustment method, image processing apparatus and electronic camera An image-capturing device captures a subject image through an exchangeable lens. A white balance sensor that is set at a position conjugate with the position of the image-capturing device relative to the exchangeable lens to receive the light from the subject image ... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7162060 | Method, system, and computer program product for control of platen movement during a live scan A method, system, and computer program product is provided that controls platen movement during a live scan. The platen moves in response to finger movement. The present invention then applies a counter force that counters the platen movement. In one embodiment, the... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7158978 | Network method system and apparatus for recording and maintaining records A computerized record keeping system and method using a network to keep records that cannot be erased by a user thereby guaranteeing the accuracy of records kept with the system. A client computer system contacts, through a computer network, a server system which st... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7154536 | Digital camera with a personal identification A digital camera with a personal identification which is provided with a fingerprint comparator for comparing fingerprint data inputted and sensed by a fingerprint sensor with those already registered with a fingerprint register. An identifier of one of the register... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7155029 | Method and apparatus of detecting fire by flame imaging An apparatus and method for performing first and second imaging processes contemporaneously, in particular where one of the processes is detecting fires based on images of the flames. The apparatus includes an image sensor for producing a video image, a frame grabbe... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7126629 | Recyclable, digital one time use camera A digital camera having a limiting-use component to limit use of the digital camera to a single use-cycle. ... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7114079 | Security access based on facial features A card based security system determines security access by comparing the facial features of the card owner with the facial features of an applicant that is requesting access to a secure item. The facial features of an authorized card owner are stored in a medium of ... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7113621 | Fingerprint verifying apparatus of small size and method of operating the same A fingerprint verifying apparatus includes first and second light emitting devices, an imaging unit, a fingerprint verifying circuit and a drive switch. The first light emitting device emits first light of a first color, and the second light emitting device emits se... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7095880 | Method and apparatus for rolled fingerprint capture A method and apparatus for rolled fingerprint capture is described. The start of a fingerprint roll is detected. A plurality of fingerprint image frames are captured. A centroid window corresponding to each of the plurality of captured fingerprint image frames is de... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7092010 | Image photographing system The present invention provides an image photographing system, which permits a user to easily photograph images and place, orders for printing. A digital still camera is rented to the user with a prepaid card affixed thereto, the prepaid card serving to write the num... | 08/15/2006 |
| 7068822 | System and method for sending a packet with position address and line scan data over an interface cable A system and method for sending a packet with a position address and line scan data from a first device over a 1394 interface to a second device. The present invention loads a camera, an illuminator, and a microprocessor with set-up instructions and a start pulse. T... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7047418 | Imaging method and device using biometric information for operator authentication Essentially coincident with the capture of an image by the imaging device, biometric information indicating the identity of the operator of the device is obtained from at least one biometric sensor. The biometric information and captured image are then stored in a m... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7046143 | Image data analysis security camera An image data analysis security camera having internal logic circuits and remote user controls. The image data analysis security camera samples an initial image and compares subsequent images thereto, if a deviation between the two images is detected the image data ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7042505 | Red-eye filter method and apparatus A digital camera has an integral flash and a means for storing and displaying a digital image. Under certain conditions, a flash photograph taken with the camera may result in a red-eye phenomenon due to a reflection within an eye of a subject of the photograph. The... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7035430 | Intruding object detection method and intruding object monitor apparatus which automatically set a threshold for object detection A monitoring method and apparatus for detecting an intruding object within a monitoring field of view by applying a subtraction method to an image obtained from an imaging device. A differential image of luminance values between an input image from the imaging devic... | 04/25/2006 |
| 7027623 | Apparatus for capturing an image A method and system for providing owners, potential buyers and other users of autographed items such as sports and other entertainment memorabilia visual evidence for verifying the authenticity of the autograph are described. A method of the present invention involv... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7015945 | Video surveillance system and method A video surveillance system (10) includes clients (12) coupled to servers (20) using a network (24). The clients (12) generate digital files (14) that may include data (82), video (72), and audio (74). U... | 03/21/2006 |
| 7010148 | Calibration and correction in a fingerprint scanner A calibration and correction procedure for a fingerprint scanner. The calibration and correction procedure performs an automatic calibration procedure and gray level linearity procedure. The automatic calibration procedure includes a brightness function to correct f... | 03/07/2006 |
| 6999117 | Image pickup device and method for automatically inputting predefined information and processing images thereof When using a digital still camera to sense and capture an image of a medium with a bar code being recorded thereon for indication of information to be input to the digital still camera (such as information indicative of photographing conditions and/or information re... | 02/14/2006 |
| 6996543 | System for protection of goods against counterfeiting In order to verify the authenticity of manufactured goods, a smart tag is attached to the goods containing encrypted authentication information, such as a serial number, a description of the good's physical appearance or chemical decomposition, its color, or digital... | 02/07/2006 |
| 6987528 | Image collection apparatus and method In an image collection apparatus an image acquisition unit acquires an image, an event detection unit detects an event, an event data creation unit creates event data indicative of at least a generation time and contents of the event detected by the event detection ... | 01/17/2006 |
| 6985610 | Signature recognition system and method A method of authenticating a signature including the steps of sampling a signature and storing data representative of the signature, converting the data to high dimensions vectors, feeding the high dimension vectors to an unsupervised neural network, performing a hi... | 01/10/2006 |
| 6975346 | Method for suspect identification using scanning of surveillance media A method, program and apparatus for criminal suspect identification are provided. Monitoring and video recording are used to collect information at a given location. In response to specific events, such as a criminal act, the system uses real time analysis of the vi... | 12/13/2005 |
| 6970581 | Information processing apparatus and method, computer-readable memory, and program An information processing apparatus detects the sampling rate of a coordinate input device, and standardizes the writing data which is input from the coordinate input device based on the detected sampling rate. The standardized writing data is further used for signa... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6963357 | Communication monitoring system and method An anti-terrorist communication monitoring device and method for providing a user with a data regarding a content of a communication system is provided. The device includes a sensor to provide the data regarding the content of the communication system, a wireless tr... | 11/08/2005 |
| 6963660 | Fingerprint collating device and fingerprint collating method A fingerprint collating device and a fingerprint collating method which can prevent an illicit use of fingerprint. The fingerprint collating device includes fingerprint reader for reading a user's fingerprint to create read fingerprint information, and to create rea... | 11/08/2005 |
