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...that two musicians were responsible for the invention of color print film? Fascinated by photography, Leopold Godowsky and Leopold Mannes worked together to produce an easy-to-use, practical color film. They worked full time as music teachers and gave concerts while experimenting during their off hours in Mannes' kitchen. Their success earned them full-time, well-paying jobs at Kodak and their efforts resulted in Kodachrome film, which was introduced in 1935.
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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8090163 | Multi-resolutional texture analysis fingerprint liveness systems and methods Various systems, methods, and programs embodied in computer-readable mediums are provided for fingerprint liveness detection. In one embodiment, a method for determining fingerprint liveness is provided that comprises receiving a plurality of image analysis data of ... | 01/03/2012 |
| 8059871 | Image processing apparatus and image processing method, program, and storage medium Paper fingerprint information that represents a fiber pattern unique to a paper sheet is scanned, and the paper fingerprint information and its position information are embedded at two corners as the cater-cornered positions on a paper sheet. The paper fingerprint i... | 11/15/2011 |
| 8050468 | Fingerprint acquisition system An acquisition system for obtaining images of a fingerprint from a finger, or marks of another kind of target. The system may have two or more cameras positioned at different directions towards the target. Each camera may have a light source for illuminating the tar... | 11/01/2011 |
| 8041084 | System and method for collecting DNA and fingerprints A system and method is provided that simultaneously or consecutively collects DNA samples and ridge and valley signatures from the same subject during the same collection window that adds value to forensic data collection processes. The collection of the DNA samples... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8041085 | Minutiae mask A system and method of authenticating fingerprints. A method of authenticating a fingerprint includes comparing a geometric shape of a scanned fingerprint to a corresponding geometric shape of a stored fingerprint. The geometric shape and the corresponding geometric... | 10/18/2011 |
| 8009882 | System and method for collecting DNA and fingerprints A system and method is provided that simultaneously or consecutively collects DNA samples and ridge and valley signatures from the same subject during the same collection window that adds value to forensic data collection processes. The collection of the DNA samples... | 08/30/2011 |
| 8005277 | Secure fingerprint matching by hashing localized information A method and apparatus for obtaining, hashing, storing and using fingerprint data related to fingerprint minutia including the steps of: a) determining minutia points within a fingerprint, b) determining a plurality of sets of proximate determined minutia points, c)... | 08/23/2011 |
| 7970186 | System, method and computer program product for fingerprint verification A computer program product comprising a computer readable medium carrying program instructions for verifying a fingerprint when executed using a computing system, the executed program instructions executing a method, the method: producing a test image of a fingerpri... | 06/28/2011 |
| 7885437 | Fingerprint collation apparatus, fingerprint pattern area extracting apparatus and quality judging apparatus, and method and program of the same To enable extraction of a specific area (pattern area) that includes a characteristic part of the inherent pattern of individual fingerprint from an inputted fingerprint image of a human being or other creature. The pattern area is extracted as the minimum area that... | 02/08/2011 |
| 7729522 | Methods, computer program products and devices for check of identity A method for creating a representation of a fingerprint is disclosed. The method comprises creating unique pairs of minutiae points identified in the fingerprint, each pair of minutiae points being represented by a distance between the minutiae points and by angles ... | 06/01/2010 |
| 7706583 | Image processing apparatus and method There is disclosed an image processing apparatus which implements an image process suitable for an effect for compositing or switching images, and an image process that allows smooth high-speed playback of even an image in motion. The apparatus has band segmentation... | 04/27/2010 |
| 7672489 | Method and apparatus for offender supervision using digital encoding of images of skin-covered body parts Apparatus that includes a communication interface capable of communication with a management entity over a network; a biometric module adapted to acquire an image of a skin-covered body part submitted thereto; an output device; and a processing unit. The processing ... | 03/02/2010 |
| 7526110 | Biometric information authentication device, biometric information authentication method, and computer-readable recording medium with biometric information authentication program recorded thereon For personal authentication using biometric information, to allow for unfailing authentication without increasing verification time even for an authentication object that is not supported only by a minutia matching method, the present invention provides a biometric ... | 04/28/2009 |
| 7512257 | Coding system and method of a fingerprint image A binary coding method of a fingerprint image, the method comprises detecting a ridge range direction and a ridge curvature of the fingerprint image; and binary coding the fingerprint image using a binary coding filter selected in accordance with the ridge curvature... | 03/31/2009 |
| 7508964 | 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 the biological feature. The detected environmental parameters like temperature and hu... | 03/24/2009 |
| 7471812 | Fingerprint symmetry axis extraction method and fingerprint recognition method using fingerprint symmetry axis A fingerprint symmetry axis extraction method is provided. The method includes detecting a core point of a fingerprint, setting imaginary symmetry axes intersecting the core point, and extracting an actual fingerprint symmetry axis from the imaginary symmetry axes. ... | 12/30/2008 |
| 7433501 | Biometric identification method and device adapted to verification on chip cards A method and associated device for checking a biometric signature by a simple and secure calculation adapted to personal objects of the chip card type. The method is based on the storage within the object of an obscured biometric signature and an associated authenti... | 10/07/2008 |
| 7424618 | Biometric access control and time and attendance network including configurable system-on-chip (CSOC) processors with embedded programmable logic A biometric access control and time and attendance system comprises an integrated network including one or more remote access devices in electronic communication with a computer database. Each remote access device comprises a silicon chip based system and preferably... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7421099 | Use of papilla mapping to determine a friction-ridge surface A method of creating a friction-ridge image is disclosed. An energy transducer is aimed at a body part having skin. The transducer is used to obtain information about the papillae beneath an outer surface of the skin. The information about the papillae is used to ob... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7415139 | Living-tissue pattern detecting method, living-tissue pattern detecting device, biometric authentication method, and biometric authentication device The present invention enables permanent biometric authentication without the risk of forgery or the like. The present invention enables living-tissue discrimination as well as biometric authentication. The roughness distribution pattern of deep-layer tissue o... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7412083 | Fingerprint reading method and fingerprint reading system A memory region for fingerprint images acquired from a sweep type fingerprint sensor is saved. A fingerprint reading system including a sweep type fingerprint sensor and a memory to store a partial fingerprint image read by the sensor includes an image acquisition u... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7400751 | Imaging device and method having a pivotable transducer A finger imaging system having a linear actuator, a pivot arm mounted to the linear actuator and an energy transducer mounted to the pivot arm is disclosed. The system may include an arcuate platen positioned to receive energy from the transducer. A finger may be pl... | 07/15/2008 |
| 7382906 | Method of determining the region of interest in images of skin prints In a method of determining the region of interest in images of skin impressions, the skin having ridges and valleys and the images taking the form of image data, values within a first value range being assigned to the ridges and values within a second value range of... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379571 | Method of encoding lines In a method of encoding lines in a print from the skin and particularly a fingerprint, one line at a time is encoded by means of vertices, which include the starting point and the end point, that are situated on the line, in which case segments of connecting line be... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7372979 | Method and system for adaptively varying templates to accommodate changes in biometric information A method and apparatus for authenticating a user In dependence upon biometric Input information is disclosed. According to the method when a user is identified, their biometric information or data derived therefrom is automatically stored. The data is then used in s... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369700 | Identifier comparison A method of comparing a first representation of an identifier with a second representation of an identifier is provided. The method includes providing an expression of the first representation, such as a fingerprint, and considering the expression of the first repre... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369690 | Apparatus for recognizing an image In a fingerprint recognition apparatus, a first recognition section is formed on a center portion of a transparent substrate and a second recognition section is formed on the transparent substrate adjacent to the first recognition section. The first recognition sect... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7369688 | Method and device for computer-based processing a template minutia set of a fingerprint and a computer readable storage medium A template minutia set of a fingerprint comprising template minutiae and a template interest region is provided. Further, an input minutia set comprising input minutiae and an input interest region according to an input fingerprint is provided. The input minutia set... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366332 | Surface shape recognition sensor A detection element (1A) having a detection electrode (11A) connected to a surface shape detection unit (2) and a detection electrode (12A) connected to a common potential, and a detection element (1B) having a detection electrode ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7362888 | Living-body detecting apparatus and method, and authenticating apparatus having living-body detecting function The present invention provides an authenticating apparatus for employing a living-body such as, for example, a fingerprint and a palm print, thereby to make personal authentication, and for purpose of allowing a detection as to whether or not a subject is a living-b... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7361919 | Multi-biometric finger sensor having different selectivities and associated methods A multi-biometric finger sensor may sense different biometric characteristics that have different matching selectivities and that have at least a known spatial relationship. The sensor may include an integrated circuit substrate for receiving a user's finger adjacen... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7360689 | Method and system for proffering multiple biometrics for use with a FOB The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using multiple biometrics in a transponder-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a biometric sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifying biometric s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7363028 | System and method for controlling device location determination A controlling device location determination system and method. A controlling device such as a remote control has programming for transmitting a signal response to a plurality of control environments, each environment including a signaling device. Each signaling devi... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359553 | Image identification system Methods and procedures for improving the performance and reliability of image analysis within an image identification system include a series of image qualification functions designed to quickly process a fraction of available image data and to provide feedback to a... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358514 | Multi-biometric finger sensor apparatus and associated methods A multi-biometric finger sensor may include infrared sensing pixels on an integrated circuit substrate for sensing infrared radiation emitted from the user's finger, and at least one other finger biometric characteristic sensor on the integrated circuit substrate fo... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359930 | System and method for managing computer networks A system and method are provided for monitoring traffic in an enterprise network. Similar hosts may be grouped using flow information. Network policy may then be created at the group level based on the signatures of the hosts and groups of hosts in the enterprise. H... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7359532 | Fingerprint minutiae matching using scoring techniques Disclosed is a method and apparatus to provide for fingerprint minutiae matching using scoring techniques. A plurality of minutiae in a fingerprint image is defined. A score associated with each minutia corresponding to the validity of each minutia is estimated. The... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7358515 | Multi-biometric finger sensor including electric field sensing pixels and associated methods A multi-biometric finger sensor includes a plurality of electric field fingerprint sensing pixels on an integrated circuit substrate for sensing an image of the user's finger, and at least one other finger biometric characteristic sensor on the integrated circuit su... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7356170 | Fingerprint matching method and system A method of matching a query fingerprint to a plurality of file fingerprints. The method comprises the steps of determining a plurality of partial features of each of the file fingerprints. For each partial feature, derive a list of all file fingerprints which have ... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7356705 | Biometric authentication for remote initiation of actions and services In one aspect, the invention relates to generating a trusted communication channel with a client. An agent module is provided at the client along with a task set including one or more tasks. One or more client components needed to complete each of the tasks of the t... | 04/08/2008 |
