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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7894644 | Fingerprinting device Described is a fingerprinting device with a translucent top layer (8) which forms a finger rest and between which and a light-emitting layer (9) a layer (1) of light-sensitive elements is provided in a matrix arrangement, and with an evaluation ... | 02/22/2011 |
| 7885436 | System for and method of assigning confidence values to fingerprint minutiae points A method in accordance with the present invention is used to organize minutiae and other identifying characteristics of a patterned object to verify a user. In one embodiment, the method includes matching minutiae points of the patterned object in one more sets with... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7881507 | Apparatus and method of input and finger print recognition on a handheld electronic device An apparatus for input and fingerprint recognition comprises a touch surface, a processor coupled to the touch surface, and instructions stored on the apparatus. The touch surface comprises a first region and a second region. The first region has a first sensor reso... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7881506 | Finger identification method and apparatus An image pickup scheme capable of always providing an optimum quality of a blood vessel pattern, in image pickup of a blood vessel pattern of a finger using transmitted light, without being affected by a difference, if any, in an external environment. A personal ide... | 02/01/2011 |
| 7876933 | Methods and apparatus for estimating orientation in an image Methods and apparatus for estimating an orientation are disclosed. Methods of estimating an orientation include: dividing a fingerprint image into first partial regions, measuring the gradient of each pixel of the fingerprint image, and estimating a representative o... | 01/25/2011 |
| 7873191 | Capacitive array A capacitive array comprising at least two capacitive entities, comprising a substrate layer. The substrate layer comprises a comb comprising at least four substantially identical teeth, and, for each capacitive entity, a set of fingers comprising one or more interl... | 01/18/2011 |
| 7869635 | Fingerprint scar recognition method and apparatus A method of recognizing an injury pattern on a fingerprint is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing biometric information to a contact imager; imaging and characterizing the biometric information; comparing an image of the biometric information agai... | 01/11/2011 |
| 7864992 | Fingerprint sensor element The present invention relates to a fingerprint sensor element, comprising a sensor electrode formed in an upper conducting layer, a lower electrode formed in a lower conducting layer and at least one insulating layer between the upper conducting layer and the lower ... | 01/04/2011 |
| 7856127 | Ridge direction extraction device, ridge direction extraction method, ridge direction extraction program A ridge direction extraction device capable of extracting ridge directions accurately even in direction unstable areas is provided. In the ridge direction extraction device, a zone direction extractor calculates ridge directions and direction confidence of each zone... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7856128 | Method of compensating for distortion caused by fingerprint input sensors of heterogeneous fingerprint recognition systems A method of correcting distortion caused by fingerprint input sensors of heterogeneous fingerprint recognition systems. The method includes a first step of fabricating a measurement pattern for measuring resolutions of a fingerprint input sensor, a second step of me... | 12/21/2010 |
| 7853054 | Fingerprint template generation, verification and identification system A system to generate a template of a fingerprint input image is described. The system provides for smoothing the input image, forming a binary image from it, and further processing the binary image to extract the minutia of the fingerprint. The minutiae are stored i... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7853055 | Fingerprint verification device A fingerprint verification device includes a fingerprint sensor including an imaging surface. The fingerprint sensor is configured to capture images of a user's finger when the finger is swiped against the imaging surface. A memory stores fingerprint data. A control... | 12/14/2010 |
| 7848550 | Sensor unit, especially for fingerprint sensors The invention relates to a sensor chip, especially for measuring structures in a finger surface, comprising an electronic chip of a per se known type being provided with a number of sensor electrodes for capacitance measurements, the chip being positioned on a subst... | 12/07/2010 |
| 7840038 | Defect correction based on “virtual” lenslets A system constructs an image using virtual lenslets. ... | 11/23/2010 |
| 7835553 | Identity authentication device and fingerprint sensor An identity authentication device including a case member, a fingerprint sensor member being detachable from the case member, a first metal terminal formed in the finger print sensor member and a second metal terminal formed in the case member and electrically conne... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7835554 | Multispectral imaging biometrics Methods and systems are provided for performing a biometric measurement on an individual. A purported skin site of the individual is illuminated under a plurality of distinct optical conditions during a single illumination session. Light scattered beneath a surface ... | 11/16/2010 |
| 7831071 | Image processing system In order to start a frequency analysis process before completion of acquisition of an image so as to shorten a processing time, a first frequency analysis unit performs one-dimensional frequency analysis on each pixel line. A second frequency analysis unit collects ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7831070 | Dynamic finger detection mechanism for a fingerprint sensor The present invention discloses an apparatus for determining the presence of a patterned object on the surface of a sensor. The apparatus comprises a sensor system coupled to a means for generating a control signal. The sensor system is configured to sense an image ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7831072 | Multispectral imaging biometrics Methods and systems are provided for performing a biometric measurement on an individual. A purported skin site of the individual is illuminated under a plurality of distinct optical conditions during a single illumination session. Light scattered beneath a surface ... | 11/09/2010 |
| 7826645 | Wireless fingerprint attendance system A wireless fingerprint attendance system comprises at least one fingerprint scanner and a computer server. First templates of fingerprint related data are stored on the server, and similar templates are stored on the scanner. When a fingerprint is scanned, the finge... | 11/02/2010 |
| 7822239 | Fingerprint sensing device having flexible printed circuit board serving as signal transmission structure and the method of manufacturing the same A fingerprint sensing device includes a chip substrate, first connecting pads and a flexible printed circuit board. The substrate has fingerprint sensing cells. The first connecting pads are respectively disposed on the fingerprint sensing cells and exposed from a t... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7822236 | Low power fingerprint capture system, apparatus, and method The present invention provides a large format fingerprint capture apparatus, system and method that is low power, compact, and lightweight and has a platen area greater than 3.0 square inches. The present system is typically powered, controlled, and exchanges data o... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7822237 | Image matching apparatus, image matching method, and image matching program When two images are matched, a partial image S is registered in advance, mutual relative position is obtained when the partial image S and an image I indicate the largest overlap. Based on the relative position, the relative position between the image T and the imag... | 10/26/2010 |
| 7822238 | Method, system, and program product for transforming a biometric image The invention provides a method, system, and program product for transforming a multi-dimensional biometric feature point set. More particularly, the invention provides a method for transforming a biometric image using surface folding of the image. In one embodiment... | 10/26/2010 |
| RE41839 | Image distortion compensation technique and apparatus A method of compensating for distortion within a composite image is disclosed. A biometric surface is sensed with a swipe imager. The images so provided are assembled into a composite image of the biometric surface. The composite image is then adjusted by insertion ... | 10/19/2010 |
| 7813534 | Sensing arrangement The invention relates to an arrangement for sensing ambient conditions in electric equipment. These conditions may include verification of the user, the location of the equipment and various properties of the environment. The invention is preferably applied in mobil... | 10/12/2010 |
| 7804984 | Spatial-spectral fingerprint spoof detection Methods and apparatus are provided of deriving a discrimination feature set for use in identifying biometric spoofs. True skin sites are illuminated under distinct optical conditions and light reflected from each of the true skin sites is received. True-skin feature... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7801338 | Multispectral biometric sensors A biometric measurement system has a platen, an illumination source, a light detector, and a controller. The controller is interfaced with the illumination source and the light detector. The controller has instructions to illuminate a purported skin site of an indiv... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7801339 | Biometrics with spatiospectral spoof detection Methods and apparatus are described for performing a biometric function on a purported skin site. The site is illuminated under distinct optical conditions and light reflected from the site is received. A feature value for several features is derived from the receiv... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7801340 | Biometric information obtaining apparatus The apparatus enables a user to recognize the way he is moving his finger with respect to, for example, a sweep-type fingerprint sensor so that the user can easily and surely learn an appropriate way the finger (body part) should be moved. A velocity detecting means... | 09/21/2010 |
| 7796788 | Device and method to inhibit residue on platen glass while scanning In an electrophotographic marking system a guard is provided to prevent fingerprint smears or markings on a platen glass. When fingerprint images are made, oil and other debris from the fingers mark the platen and cause subsequent images to reproduce these markings.... | 09/14/2010 |
| 7787668 | Method for capturing and mapping fingerprint images and the apparatus for the same The present invention relates to a fingerprint image capture process control method and the apparatus thereof particularly to a method for capturing and mapping fingerprint images and the apparatus for the same. The present invention determines the proper direction ... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7787666 | Sensing data input A user input device includes a sensor capable of sensing surface relief of human skin, a movement detector responsive to variation of the output of the sensor for detecting movement of skin across the sensor, and a user interface apparatus responsive to the movement... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7787667 | Spot-based finger biometric processing method and associated sensor A method for finger biometric processing may include selecting at least one enrollment spot from finger biometric enrollment data comprising a plurality of pixels, and selecting at least one verification spot from finger biometric verification data comprising a plur... | 08/31/2010 |
| 7783088 | Fingerprint authenticating apparatus, live-finger determining apparatus, and live-finger determining method A fingerprint sensor acquires fingerprint information of an object being in contact. A light source irradiates a light to the object from a lateral side of the fingerprint sensor. A measuring unit measures a diffusion pattern of the light passing through the object.... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7783087 | Communication terminal and method of inserting symbols thereof A mobile communication terminal and method of inserting symbols thereof are disclosed, by which a convenient symbol input system is provided and by which a user is facilitated to input a symbol using a fingerprint pattern of the user. The present invention includes ... | 08/24/2010 |
| 7778449 | Biometric information verifying apparatus The apparatus greatly reduces the registered data amount and the verification computation amount required for user verification, in comparison with the verification using image information itself, and also decreases the false verification rate. The apparatus divides... | 08/17/2010 |
| 7773784 | Revocable biometrics with robust distance metrics Techniques, systems and methods relating to cryptographically secure revocable biometric signatures and identification computed with robust distance metrics are described. Various biometric cryptographically secure revocable transformation approaches are described t... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7769212 | Statistical quality assessment of fingerprints The present invention relates generally to human fingerprints. More specifically the present invention relates to assessing the quality of a fingerprint image. An assessment is made by analyzing characteristics of image sub-regions. For example, the characteristics ... | 08/03/2010 |
| 7764812 | Apparatus, methods and computer program products for biometric confirmation of location-based tracking Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus, methods and/or systems for providing location based tracking with biometric confirmation. Some embodiments can include, a location identifier configured to determine the geographical location of the device and ... | 07/27/2010 |
