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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 6392636 | Touchpad providing screen cursor/pointer movement control A plurality N of capacitance sensing cells are arranged in a row/column array top to cooperate with a fingertip and produce an output signal that controls the movement of a cursor/pointer across a display screen. The output of each individual sensing cell... | 05/21/2002 |
| 6381367 | Method and apparatus for compression compatible video fingerprinting Fingerprinting and fingerprint detection, techniques are described which, unlike typical fingerprint systems used to conceal video signals, are compatible with all conceivable forms of signal compression systems while still allowing viewing of the video s... | 04/30/2002 |
| 6373969 | Corrective optical component An optical imaging device such as a fingerprint imager is disclosed that has an optical modification to reduce perspective distortion in a read image. The optical modification is a contoured lens, a contoured platen recess, a contoured output port, or a c... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6356649 | "Systems and methods with identity verification by streamlined comparison and interpretation of fingerprints and the like" Preferably a sensor receives a print image from an authorized person to form a template, and from a candidate to form test data. Power spectral density (PSD) data for the template and candidate are compared, to read out rotation & dilation; these are used... | 03/12/2002 |
| 6343140 | Method and apparatus for shooting using biometric recognition An apparatus for shooting. The apparatus includes a gun. The apparatus includes a controller connected to the gun which controls whether the gun can fire. The apparatus includes a mechanism for determining a present biometric signature of a shooter who de... | 01/29/2002 |
| 6341170 | Organism collation apparatus capable of randomly selecting type or organism information to be collated An organism collation apparatus capable of randomly selecting type of organism information to be collated is disclosed. A plurality of types of organism information owned by one human being like fingerprint patterns of the ten fingers are registered in ad... | 01/22/2002 |
| 6317544 | Distributed mobile biometric identification system with a centralized server and mobile workstations A distributed biometric identification system incorporates highly mobile workstations. The system generally includes a plurality of mobile workstations and a file server remotely located from the workstations. The workstations receive input biometric data... | 11/13/2001 |
| 6314196 | Fingerprint registering method and fingerprint checking device The present invention can achieve the reliability and simplicity in registering a fingerprint by indicating the quality of a fingerprint image by the number of pseudo minutiae, improve the security of an entrance/exit control system to register a fingerpr... | 11/06/2001 |
| 6310966 | Biometric certificates Biometric identification is combined with digital certificates for electronic authentication as biometric certificates. The biometric certificates are managed through the use of a biometric certificate management system. Biometric certificates may be used... | 10/30/2001 |
| 6289112 | System and method for determining block direction in fingerprint images A reliable estimate of image pixel (fingerprint ridge) orientations, and block orientations for a given block is determined by finding an optimal block size in an area of an image, e.g., a fingerprint image. An initial block size is chosen. Then a block d... | 09/11/2001 |
| 6282302 | Fingerprint image cutout processing device for tenprint card A fingerprint image cutout processing device for a tenprint card includes a tenprint card image input unit for inputting, on a card basis, image data of a tenprint card in which rolled fingerprints and plain fingerprints of ten fingers of each hand are pr... | 08/28/2001 |
| 6246751 | Apparatus and methods for user identification to deny access or service to unauthorized users Apparatus for preventing unauthorized use of a voice dialing system and, particularly, a call forwarding feature associated with the system whereby system users may forward a telephone number respectively associated therewith to a remote location in order... | 06/12/2001 |
| 6241288 | Fingerprint identification/verification system A fingerprint identification/verification system using bitmaps of a stored fingerprint to correlate with a bitmap of an input fingerprint, wherein an accurate reference point is located and selected two-dimensional areas in the vicinity of the reference p... | 06/05/2001 |
| 6229906 | Biometric sequence codes 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... | 05/08/2001 |
| 6219439 | Biometric authentication system A biometric authentication system is provided which includes a dual input reader, the inputs consisting of stored physiological data of a user on a chip disposed on a smart card, and a fingerprint scan for comparison against the stored data. The system is... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6219639 | Method and apparatus for recognizing identity of individuals employing synchronized biometrics A method for recognizing an individual based on attributes associated with the individual comprises the steps of: pre-storing at least two distinctive attributes of the individual during at least one enrollment session; contemporaneously extracting the at... | 04/17/2001 |
| 6208746 | Biometric watermarks A biometric watermark system and method generate a biometrically encoded bitstream from biometric data of a user and from electronic data to be transmitted to the user. The encoded bitstream has the biometric data acting as a biometric watermark. The enco... | 03/27/2001 |
| 6205233 | Personal identification system using multiple parameters having low cross-correlation A personal identification system for use in security and various other types of pattern matching applications provides accurate recognition of a known person. This system uses a large quantity of course but inexpensive sensors to create a profile of a per... | 03/20/2001 |
| 6192142 | Tokenless biometric electronic stored value transactions The invention provides a method and device for tokenless authorization of a stored value transaction between a payor and a payee using an electronic identicator and at least one payor bid biometric sample, said method comprising the steps of registering w... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6175641 | Detector for recognizing the living character of a finger in a fingerprint recognizing apparatus Detector for recognizing the living character of a finger which is arranged in a fingerprint recognizing apparatus and the detector is in contact with a print area (2) of the living finger constituting a print forming element (1) and the apparatus compris... | 01/16/2001 |
| 6160903 | Method of providing secure user access A method of providing secure user access for doorways and network computer systems is disclosed. An overall system security level is provided. A user provides biometric information that is compared against stored biometric information of each of a plurali... | 12/12/2000 |
| 6150665 | Fingerprint detecting device having a fluid layer sealed in a gap A fingerprint detecting device includes a flat transparent body, a light source, a thin surface film layer, a fluid layer, and an image detection unit. The transparent body on which a skin surface of a finger is pressed has a surface constituted by a scat... | 11/21/2000 |
| 6148091 | Apparatus for controlling the rental and sale of age-controlled merchandise and for controlling access to age-controlled services The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for controlling the distribution of age controlled merchandise or services based upon inputting personal information data encoded on an identification document, such as a driver's license, to determi... | 11/14/2000 |
| 6144293 | Procedure for operating a security system A security device (2) of a security system which a user can unlock by means of a transmitter unit (1) normally can also be unlocked by unauthorized users utilizing the transmitter unit (1). The new procedure acording to the invention is to allow only auth... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6144757 | System and method for identifying an organism An organism identification system that can identify whether or not a fingerprint image input object is a living body at a fingerprint collating time. A finger collator slides his finger at the time of inputting a fingerprint image. Meanwhile the finger is... | 11/07/2000 |
| 6128398 | System, method and application for the recognition, verification and similarity ranking of facial or other object patterns A system and method is disclosed for determining the likelihood that two object patterns arise from the same object source. It is able to do this without having previously been exposed to either of the object patterns. This system utilizes an adaptive pro... | 10/03/2000 |
| 6107935 | Systems and methods for access filtering employing relaxed recognition constraints A speaker recognition system for selectively permitting access by a requesting speaker to one of a service and facility include an acoustic front-end for computing at least one feature vector from a speech utterance provided by the requesting speaker; a s... | 08/22/2000 |
| 6091839 | Fingerprint characteristic extraction apparatus as well as fingerprint classification apparatus and fingerprint verification apparatus for use with fingerprint characteristic extraction apparatus The invention provides a fingerprint characteristic extraction apparatus wherein classification and preselection processing with an augmented degree of accuracy can be achieved without significantly increasing the processing time. The apparatus uses, in a... | 07/18/2000 |
| 6088471 | Fingerprint sensor including an anisotropic dielectric coating and associated methods A fingerprint sensor includes an integrated circuit die and a protective covering of a z-axis anisotropic dielectric material. The die includes a conductive layer defining an array of electric field sensing electrodes. The z-axis anisotropic dielectric la... | 07/11/2000 |
| 6072894 | Biometric face recognition for applicant screening Biometric facial comparison is deployed in a novel way to improve screening of applicants across multiple branch locations, preventing common forms of application fraud. The biometric facial comparison software is located at a computing location (20), rea... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6072891 | Method of gathering biometric information In the past, user authorization based on biometric information was conducted by correlating a single instance of biometric information against a template. By using this method, a percentage of the population is difficult to authenticate. Further, due to s... | 06/06/2000 |
| 6042150 | Playing cards security system A playing cards security system for detecting when additional playing cards are added to a deck of playing cards. The system includes a deck of playing cards where each playing card of the deck of playing cards has predetermined indicia provided thereon. ... | 03/28/2000 |
| 6038032 | Handy printing device that extracts single lines from print data containing plural lines A handy printing device comprises a printing unit that forms images on a print medium in consecutive scan lines resulting from scanning relative movement between the printing unit and the print medium: a movement amount detection unit that detects amount ... | 03/14/2000 |
| 6035406 | Plurality-factor security system The invention provides a method and system for simultaneously authenticating a user using two or more factors, such as both a password and a physical token or both a password and biometric information. The user presents a physical token including a storag... | 03/07/2000 |
| 6005963 | System and method for determining if a fingerprint image contains an image portion representing a partial fingerprint impression A fingerprint image is divided into blocks of pixels. The blocks are determined to be within the foreground or background of the image. Each of the foreground blocks are assigned a block direction. If an image consists of the complete impression of the fi... | 12/21/1999 |
| 6002807 | Rotationally invariant correlator A rotationally invariant correlator which correlates an arbitrarily rotated image with a large database of similar stored images. The correlator initially scans the image to produce a two-dimensional array of pixels representative thereof. A plurality of ... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6002786 | Device for imaging prints The device for imaging finger prints has a transparent electrically insulating substrate, a thin transparent electrode on the substrate and a sensitive layer on the electrode comprising electroluminescent dielectric material, arranged to receive hand tiss... | 12/14/1999 |
| 6002785 | Tenprint card selector with fingerprint pattern level processing used to select candidates for sub-pattern level processing A tenprint selector comprises a fingerprint pattern level feature difference calculating unit which receives and compares a set of candidates for pattern level feature types of fingerprint images shown on file cards and a set of candidates for pattern lev... | 12/14/1999 |
| 5995630 | Biometric input with encryption A fingerprint sensing system for providing data in dependence upon fingerprint information to a computer is disclosed. The system comprises an imaging device for capturing a fingerprint image. The fingerprint image is processed to provide associated data ... | 11/30/1999 |
| 5995643 | Image input system based on finger collation A read section reads an image. A feature extraction section extracts feature information of a finger, of a person to be authenticated, which is to be collated. The feature information of the finger of the person, which is to be collated, extracted by the ... | 11/30/1999 |
