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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7809255 | Solid state imaging device The solid-state imaging device includes a semiconductor substrate and a light receiving portion. On the back surface of the semiconductor substrate a contact surface is provided. The solid-state imaging device photoelectrically converts, in the semiconductor substra... | 10/05/2010 |
| 7773870 | Image capture apparatus and biometric authentication apparatus A biometric authentication apparatus includes an illumination section, an imaging section, a photographic subject placing section, and an authentication section. The illumination section irradiates at least near infrared light onto a biological portion placed in con... | 08/10/2010 |
| 7599613 | Image capturing apparatus An image capturing apparatus includes a main body, a cover having a through hole, an image sensor and a first lens received in the main body, a second lens received in the through hole, and a light source embedded in the main body. The first lens has a bottom surfac... | 10/06/2009 |
| 7519281 | Electronic device with camera and fingerprint security function For performing a fingerprint security function in an electronic device having a camera unit, a focus of a lens in the camera unit is adjusted to a first focus level when a control signal set indicates a normal photograph mode. Alternatively, the focus of the lens in... | 04/14/2009 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7363023 | Information processing unit An information processing unit, such as a mobile phone, equipped with a fingerprint sensor and which reconciles size reduction with operability at a high level. A V-shaped groove is provided adjacent an operation panel, the V-shaped groove containing a first slope s... | 04/22/2008 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 7324807 | Information processing unit An information processing unit, such as a mobile phone, equipped with a fingerprint sensor and which reconciles size reduction with operability at a high level. Adjacent to an operation panel is located a V-shaped groove which contains a first slope stretching away ... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321756 | Information processing unit An information processing unit, such as a mobile phone, equipped with a fingerprint sensor and which reconciles size reduction with operability at a high level. Adjacent to an operation panel is located a V-shaped groove which contains a first slope stretching away ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321757 | Information processing unit An information processing unit, such as a mobile phone, equipped with a fingerprint sensor and which reconciles size reduction with operability at a high level. Adjacent to an operation panel is located a V-shaped groove which contains a first slope stretching away ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321758 | Information processing unit An information processing unit, such as a mobile phone, equipped with a fingerprint sensor and which reconciles size reduction with operability at a high level. Adjacent to an operation panel is located a V-shaped groove which contains a first slope stretching away ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321759 | Information processing unit An information processing unit, such as a mobile phone, equipped with a fingerprint sensor and which reconciles size reduction with operability at a high level. Adjacent to an operation panel, a V-shaped groove is provided which contains a first slope stretching awa... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7321760 | Information processing unit An information processing unit, such as a mobile phone, equipped with a fingerprint sensor and which reconciles size reduction with operability at a high level. Adjacent to an operation panel is located a V-shaped groove which contains a first slope stretching away ... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7259841 | Security reader for automatic detection of tampering and alteration A document (10) is covered by a laminate (13) comprising a layer of microspheres (16) over an adhesive layer (14) covering a source image (12) such as a photograph, printed matter, or a bar code arranged on a substrate (11).... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7221796 | Character input device, character input method and character input program A character input device for inputting a character by extracting and recognizing a character from an image of a document photographed by a photographing device includes the photographing device. The device stores a recognition result of the extracted and recognized ... | 05/22/2007 |
| 7215881 | Mobile communications equipment with built-in camera A portable communication apparatus having a camera module with a camera lens. The apparatus comprises a correction lens arranged to facilitate for said camera module to register a sharp image of an object which is in an immediate vicinity of said correction lens. Th... | 05/08/2007 |
| 7203344 | Biometric imaging system and method A method and system of obtaining a ten-print plain impression fingerprint includes scanning a print image, processing the scanned image, separating the processed image into individual fingerprint images, and determining how many print images have been scanned. The m... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7016520 | Electronic device with digital camera for general-purpose photography and fingerprint sensing An apparatus is configured for use with a digital camera to capture images of a fingerprint with the camera. The digital camera includes a primary lens for general photography purposes. The apparatus includes an accessory lens assembly including a first surface for ... | 03/21/2006 |
| 6996258 | Portable information terminal device with a rotating imaging element for capturing an image of a fingerprint A portable information terminal device comprising: an enclosure 180 of the portable information terminal device, an imaging element 143 provided within the enclosure 180, a first lens 141 provided within the enclosure 180 for the i... | 02/07/2006 |
| 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 |
| 6052475 | Fingerprint detector using ridge resistance sensing array A fingerprint detector that uses a skin resistance sensing array for producing a sample trajectory signal when a fingertip is moved across the sensing array surface. The sample trajectory signal represents the electrical conductance changes in the resista... | 04/18/2000 |
| 5289218 | Apparatus for assisting camera in photographing cylindrical objects A photograph assistance device for assisting a stationary camera in photographing a curved surface of cylindrical objects, such as a finger print wrapped around a bullet casing or soda can. The cylindrical object is moved at a constant speed into a photog... | 02/22/1994 |
| 4925300 | Optical fingerprint imaging device Apparatus suitable for imaging fingerprints directly from a finger in contact with a transparent surface of a lens is described. The conical nature of the contact surface affords the opportunity for a single such surface to accommodate a wide range of fin... | 05/15/1990 |
| 4792226 | Optical fingerprinting system An optical fingerprinting system includes an optics/processor unit, a video monitor, a data terminal, and a printer. The optics/processor unit includes a slap print prism for providing slap fingerprint images, and a plurality of individual finger prisms h... | 12/20/1988 |
| 4681435 | Contact pattern observation apparatus An object contact pattern observation apparatus includes a prism body having a detection portion and a light absorbing portion located in such positions that any light transmitted through the prism body when no object is in contact with the detection port... | 07/21/1987 |
| 4652116 | Fingerprint recording method and apparatus The disclosed apparatus is an electro-optical fingerprint copier. The apparatus uses a camera with one or more lenses to copy the impression made by the ridges on the tips of fingers and thumbs. These impressions are useful as a means for identification since ... | 03/24/1987 |
| 4568178 | Fingerprint photocopy system The disclosed apparatus is an electro-optical fingerprint photocopier to copy fingerprints of a person. This apparatus uses a camera with one or more lenses to photocopy the impression made by the ridges on the tips of the fingers and thumbs. These impres... | 02/04/1986 |
| 4537484 | Fingerprint imaging apparatus A fingerprint imaging apparatus for use in an identity verification system or the like. The imaging apparatus includes a carriage rotatably mounted on a frame, with the carriage being driven by a stepper motor. A transparent optical element having an arcu... | 08/27/1985 |
| 4152056 | Fingerprinting arrangement Skin ridge pattern recording apparatus for obtaining and recording skin ridge patterns. A cylindrical transparent element is provided with a central cylindrical bore which, reflects internally. The finger is placed in the bore for producing the skin ridge... | 05/01/1979 |
