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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5199081 | System for recording an image having a facial image and ID information A system comprises a form of a predetermined format having an area for the facial image, an area for a monochrome image constituting a part of the ID information and an area for a character image constituting the other part of the ID information, image re... | 03/30/1993 |
| 5103486 | Fingerprint/signature synthesis Signature verification systems are disclosed utilizing a hand held writing implement (10) used to combine a user's fingerprint pattern and their hand written signature. A prism detector (14) is scanned by a laser diode (16) and the resultant image is opti... | 04/07/1992 |
| 4996714 | Computerized filing and retrieval system for signature and pictorial documentation A camera is in communication with a microcomputer, having a memory. A plurality of communication controllers are in communication with the microcomputer, and each communication controller is in control of up to two monitors. Pictorial data from the camera... | 02/26/1991 |
| 4993068 | Unforgeable personal identification system An unforgeable personal identification system for identifying users at remote access control sites. The unforgeable personal identification system generates one-way encrypted versions of physically immutable identification credentials (facial photo, retin... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4975969 | Method and apparatus for uniquely identifying individuals by particular physical characteristics and security system utilizing the same Method, apparatus and security system for uniquely identifying individual by their particular physical characteristics are provided. In particular, facial parameters which are defined as being the distances between identifiable points on the human face, a... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4821118 | Video image system for personal identification A video image system for rapidly (in a few seconds) recording a person and his identification (ID) card makes video images of the person's hand palm and face along with the ID card presented by the person that may be a badge, card, drivers license, passpo... | 04/11/1989 |
| 4783823 | Card identifying method and apparatus A card and a card identifying apparatus. The card is imparted with a predetermined characteristic information in the form of an embossment pattern, a character pattern, a fingerprint pattern, a colored pattern or a combination of selected ones of these pa... | 11/08/1988 |
| 4729128 | Personal identification card system A method and apparatus for a personal identification card system includes a card having a plurality of lamina joined permanently together, with identification information written on the inner surfaces of the lamina. The information is not visible from the... | 03/01/1988 |
| 4690554 | Fingerprint identification device A device employing the optical autocorrelation method for automatically comparing the fingerprint of an individual with a previously identified exemplar utilizes a pair of multifaceted mirrors rotating about mutually perpendicular axes to sweep an image o... | 09/01/1987 |
| 4532508 | Personal authentication system A method and apparatus for storing, in scrambled form, information relating to the personal features of a person. This information can be stored on a portable storage medium which can be carried by the person and used to gain access to a secured area by o... | 07/30/1985 |
