Patents by Inventor Francis Frazier

Francis Frazier has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Systems and methods for recognition of individuals using multiple biometric searches
    Patent number: 7962467
    Abstract: The search results of a first iteration of a biometric search are used to form a probe for subsequent iterations searches in a biometric database. his enables the search methodology to “drill down” into the database to find matching biometric templates. In addition, the results of a search using a template of first biometric type are used to limit the search applied using a template of a second biometric type to improve the effectiveness of a one to many search for matching data in a biometric database. These search methods are used in various combinations with different types of biometric templates and demographic information of an individual who is subject of the one to many search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2011
    Assignee: L-1 Secure Credentialing, Inc.
    Inventors: James V. Howard, Francis Frazier
  • Systems and methods for managing and detecting fraud in image databases used with identification documents
    Patent number: 7804982
    Abstract: We provide a system for issuing identification documents to a plurality of individuals, comprising a first database, a first server, and a workstation. The first database stores a plurality of digitized images, each digitized image comprising a biometric image of an individual seeking an identification document.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 28, 2010
    Assignee: L-1 Secure Credentialing, Inc.
    Inventors: James V. Howard, Francis Frazier, Parviz Siamak
  • Systems and methods for recognition of individuals using multiple biometric searches
    Patent number: 7277891
    Abstract: The invention provides a computer-implemented method for determining whether a database contains any images that substantially match at least one image provided of an individual. A probe data set is received, the comprising first and second biometric templates associated with the individual, the first biometric template associated with a different type of biometric than the second type of biometric template. A database of biometric templates is searched using the first biometric template to retrieve a first results set. A first predetermined portion of the first results set is selected. The first predetermined portion of the first results set is searched using the second biometric template to retrieve a second results set. A second predetermined portion of the second results set is selected. The second predetermined portion of the second results is provided for comparison with the image provided of the individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Date of Patent: October 2, 2007
    Assignee: Digimarc Corporation
    Inventors: James V. Howard, Francis Frazier
  • Systems and methods for managing and detecting fraud in image databases used with identification documents
    Publication number: 20040213437
    Abstract: We provide a system for issuing identification documents to a plurality of individuals, comprising a first database, a first server, and a workstation. The first database stores a plurality of digitized images, each digitized image comprising a biometric image of an individual seeking an identification document.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2003
    Publication date: October 28, 2004
    Inventors: James V. Howard, Francis Frazier, Parviz Siamak
  • Systems and methods for recognition of individuals using multiple biometric searches
    Publication number: 20040133582
    Abstract: The invention provides a computer-implemented method for determining whether a database contains any images that substantially match at least one image provided of an individual. A probe data set is received, the comprising first and second biometric templates associated with the individual, the first biometric template associated with a different type of biometric than the second type of biometric template. A database of biometric templates is searched using the first biometric template to retrieve a first results set. A first predetermined portion of the first results set is selected. The first predetermined portion of the first results set is searched using the second biometric template to retrieve a second results set. A second predetermined portion of the second results set is selected. The second predetermined portion of the second results is provided for comparison with the image provided of the individual.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2003
    Publication date: July 8, 2004
    Inventors: James V. Howard, Francis Frazier