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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7289649 | Fingerprint imager A method and system of imaging an object. First, movement information of the object is determined by using a navigation sensor array and a navigation engine. Based on the movement information, an imaging sensor strobe signal is selectively asserted to control an ima... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7283650 | Method and system for printing of automatically captured facial images augmented with promotional content The present invention is a system and method for printing facial images of people, captured automatically from a sequence of images, onto coupons or any promotional printed material, such as postcards, stamps, promotional brochures, or tickets for movies or shows. T... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7283651 | Measuring instrument and method for optical measurement of velocity and direction of particles Sensor chip, especially for measuring of structures in a finger surface, characterized in that it comprises an electronic ship being in a per se known way provided with a number of sensor electrodes for capacitance measurements, the chip being provided with a first ... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7284266 | System and method for secure biometric identification A system and method for secure biometric identification. The inventive system includes a mobile unit and a server. The mobile unit is adapted to receive biometric input and provide a first signal in response thereto. In the illustrative implementation, the mobile un... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7281244 | Using a digital fingerprint to commit loaded data in a device Committing data loaded on a device includes computing a program unit storage commitment fingerprint over a program unit if the program unit is finally loaded in a non-volatile memory on the device, associating the program unit storage commitment fingerprint with the... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278581 | Electronic credit card-ecc Electronic Credit Card (ECC) is an electronic device that enables transmission/reception of data and/or digital information to/from a host computer via a Terminal Station (TS). TS includes Teller Machines in supermarkets/shopping complex, Automatic Teller Machines (... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278583 | Composite compact flash card A composite Compact Flash card includes a storage unit, a slot, a mechanical switch, a switch detecting circuit and a control unit. The slot is used for plugging an external small-sized memory card therein. The mechanical switch is electrically connected to the slot... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280238 | Image forming apparatus, user restriction method and use history generation method An image forming apparatus is provided, in which the image forming apparatus includes: a user database in which user identification information for identifying an user of the image forming apparatus is registered; an operation panel for receiving a key operation inp... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280677 | Electronic device including fingerprint sensor and display having selectable menu items and associated methods An electronic device includes a housing, a display carried by the housing, and a fingerprint sensor also carried by the housing. The electronic device may also include a processor for generating a plurality of menu items on the display, and for scrolling an indicato... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7280679 | System for and method of determining pressure on a finger sensor The present invention discloses a system for and method of calculating pressure differences using a finger sensor. A finger sensor system in accordance with the present invention comprises a finger sensor for capturing first and second of sets of image data by conta... | 10/09/2007 |
| 7278018 | Optical sensing device for reading coded data on a surface and registration network for same A network including an optical sensing device and a registration server: wherein a secret key and a public unique identifier are installed in a non-volatile memory of the optical sensing device and in a database of the registration server, before the optical sensing... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277563 | Capacitive micro pressure sensing member and fingerprint sensor using the same A capacitive micro pressure sensing member and a fingerprint sensor using the same. The sensing member includes a substrate, a first suspended structure, a first protrusion structure, and a second suspended structure. The first suspended structure is located above t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277562 | Biometric imaging capture system and method A method of reliably capturing biometric print images includes determining the print quality of a scanned image, detecting prints in the scanned image, and determining whether the scanned image is ready for capture. The method includes filtering the scanned image, b... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277120 | Stereo imaging system and method for use in telerobotic systems This invention relates to a stereo imaging system for use in telerobotic systems. A method of imaging a target site in a stereo imaging system is provided. The method typically includes capturing a right and a left optical image of the target site and transforming t... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7277223 | Apparatus and methods for focusing and collimating telescopes A telescope capable of motorized focus and/or collimation. The telescope includes control electronics capable of correcting the focus and/or collimation based on identified information, such as, for example, information about optical or other elements of the telesco... | 10/02/2007 |
| 7274357 | Touch pad module including separate touch pad and control circuit units A touch pad module includes a touch pad unit for generating contact signals in response to operation thereof, a control circuit unit separate from the touch pad unit, and an electrical coupling unit having a first end coupled to the touch pad unit and a second end c... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274808 | Imaging system and apparatus for combining finger recognition and finger navigation An imaging system for imaging a fingerprint operates in at least two different modes to provide both finger recognition and finger navigation applications. A light source illuminates a swipe interface having an elongated sensing area upon which a user swipes a finge... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274836 | Optical module using a linear sensor for identifying images An optical module using a linear sensor for identifying images includes a circuit board, a linear sensor installed on the circuit board, a light source set installed on the circuit board, and an optical element. The optical element includes a first plane, a second p... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7274807 | Method and apparatus for supporting a biometric registration performed on a card A method for matching biometric data on a smart card is disclosed. A smart card is provided having biometric template data stored thereon. A host processor in communication with the smart card is also provided. A sensed biometric image is provided to the host proces... | 09/25/2007 |
| 7272247 | Method and system for fingerprint authentication An improved method and system for reading and analyzing fingerprints is disclosed. According to the present invention, fingerprints are scanned and then analyzed to determine a value in dependence upon a predetermined acquisition parameter, such as for instance one ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272830 | Ordering program data for loading on a device Optimized loading of program data on a device comprises receiving a program including multiple program units, at least one of which is a main program unit. A use graph of the program is obtained, where the root node of the use graph represents the joining of the roo... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272249 | Fingerprint authentication method, program and device capable of judging inexpensively whether input image is proper or not A fingerprint authentication device comprises input finger characteristic judging portion 13. The input finger characteristic judging portion 13 judges whether the input data is proper or not on the basis of spatial distribution of brightness in an fin... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7272248 | Biometric imaging device compensating for non-biometric parameters Provided is a biometric imaging device for imaging a biological feature, which includes a sensor for detecting an environmental parameter other than relating to surface topology of said biological feature. The detected environmental parameters like temperature and h... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7271881 | Systems and methods for illuminating a platen in a print scanner Systems and methods for illuminating a platen are provided. A hybrid illumination system uses both diffusion and collimation to efficiently provide a flat, uniform illumination at a platen. One or more diffusers are disposed between the illumination source array and... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7268899 | Secure system for delivery of a fax to a remote user A system for the remote retrieval of at least one document sent by facsimile transmission using a repository server for storing at least one document for a recipient at a location using a remote system connected to the system. Security apparatus for the system inclu... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269275 | Physical objects and validation of physical objects The present invention relates generally to validating and providing physical objects. In one implementation, a physical object includes a first digital watermark carried thereon. The first digital watermark includes a first plural-bit message representing at least a... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269737 | System and method for biometric authorization for financial transactions The present invention is a system and method of biometric-based identity verification for authorizing financial transactions between a consumer and a merchant, said system comprising distributed processing to facilitate biometric matching and various types of financ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269689 | System and method for sharing storage resources between multiple files An improved sliding window chunking apparatus and method comprising comparing a fingerprint value of each position in a data set to a second set of criteria, at least in instances when it doesn't satisfy a first set of criteria, and, if the value satisfies the secon... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269292 | Digital image adjustable compression and resolution using face detection information A method of adjustable spatial and/or temporal compression of an image including a face includes identifying a group of pixels that correspond to a face within a digitally-acquired image. A first compression portion of the image including the group of pixels is dete... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269852 | Authenticity output method and its apparatus, and processing program Authenticity output method and apparatus for outputting a verification result of authenticity based on digital data. An authenticity output method constructed by the steps of: registering information which is outputted together with the verification result of the au... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7267636 | Structure of rocker arms with optical sensing control for an exercise apparatus The invention relates to a structure of rocker arms with optical sensing control for an exercise apparatus. The rocker arm of an exercise apparatus includes a handgrip. At least an optical sensor in accordance with the invention is positioned within a finger groove ... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7269277 | Perfectly secure authorization and passive identification with an error tolerant biometric system A passive biometric identification and authentication system. An index generation routine is performed which generates one or more indices. During enrollment indices are created and linked to the user's record and/or identity. Indices are generated so that in future... | 09/11/2007 |
| 7266226 | Fingerprint recognition apparatus with automatic finger contact sensing function A fingerprint recognition apparatus is provided. A user's finger brings into contact with both a fingerprint recognition module and a touch switch conductor by installing the touch switch conductor on the front surface of the fingerprint recognition module. By signa... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7265370 | Sensing light A method and apparatus senses light reflected off of a surface of an object at angles with respect to incident light. ... | 09/04/2007 |
| 7263213 | Methods and systems for estimation of personal characteristics from biometric measurements Methods and apparatus are provided for estimating a personal characteristic of an individual. A biometric data measurement is collected from the individual. The personal characteristic is determined by applying an algorithmic relationship between biometric data meas... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7263212 | Generation of reconstructed image data based on moved distance and tilt of slice data An image processing apparatus is capable of generating distortion-free accurate image data. The image processing apparatus has an image entering unit, an image processor, and a memory. Slice data read by the image entering unit is stored in the memory. The image pro... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7260247 | Card type device capable of reading fingerprint and fingerprint identification system A card type device is mounted on a card slot of an electronic appliance. A transparent cylindrical-shaped roller is provided at an edge portion of a housing such that an outer peripheral plane of the roller is projected from the edge portion. A one-dimensional image... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7260246 | Pattern-center determination apparatus and method as well as medium on which pattern-center determination program is recorded, and pattern-orientation determination apparatus and method as well as medium on which pattern-orientation determination program is recorded, as well as pattern alignment apparatus and pattern verification apparatus The invention provides an apparatus for determining a reference orientation (pattern orientation) to a fingerprint-like pattern, formed with a number of curves, accurately in a short time. The apparatus includes a pattern-center determination section for determining... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7258279 | Biometric security system and method The invention includes biometric security systems and related methods. In a device according to the invention there is an interface plate, a housing and a biometric receiver. The housing and biometric receiver may be mounted to the interface plate, and the interface... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7259573 | Surface capacitance sensor system using buried stimulus electrode A surface capacitance sensor system is implemented as an array of sensor electrodes near the surface of the integrated circuit and an array of stimulus electrodes below the sensor electrodes. Rows of stimulus electrodes are driven by sources while the voltages at th... | 08/21/2007 |
