Patents by Inventor Tomoomi Iwata

Tomoomi Iwata 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).

  • Biometric authentication apparatus and biometric authentication method
    Patent number: 9323971
    Abstract: A biometric authentication apparatus of the present invention comprises: a finger-tip placing detecting means for detecting placing of a finger-tip onto a finger-tip placing section; a finger-base-part placing detecting means for detecting placing of a finger-base part onto a finger-base-part placing section; and a guidance means for conducting guidance of whether or not the finger-tip or the finger-base part has been placed, on the basis of the results of the detections conducted by the finger-tip placing detecting means and the finger-base-part placing detecting means.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Date of Patent: April 26, 2016
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoomi Iwata, Teruyuki Higuchi, Takeo Tamura, Toshio Kamei
  • AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS, PRISM MEMBER FOR AUTHENTICATION AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20150054932
    Abstract: An authentication apparatus includes a prism, an imaging unit, and a visible light source configured to radiate a visible light to a living body. The prism comprises: a contact surface configured to be in contact with the living body; a reflection surface configured to be in contact with the contact surface, and totally reflect light from a concave portion of the living body and light from a convex portion of the living body; and an imaging surface configured to be opposed to the contact surface, in contact with the reflection surface, and provided at an angle such that the light from the concave portion of the living body cannot be reached, and the light totally reflected by the reflection surface and the light from the convex portion of the living body can be transmitted. The imaging unit images the light which is transmitted through the imaging surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 26, 2013
    Publication date: February 26, 2015
    Inventors: Teruyuki Higuchi, Tomoomi Iwata
  • BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS AND BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION METHOD
    Publication number: 20130182921
    Abstract: A biometric authentication apparatus of the present invention comprises: a finger-tip placing detecting means for detecting placing of a finger-tip onto a finger-tip placing section; a finger-base-part placing detecting means for detecting placing of a finger-base part onto a finger-base-part placing section; and a guidance means for conducting guidance of whether or not the finger-tip or the finger-base part has been placed, on the basis of the results of the detections conducted by the finger-tip placing detecting means and the finger-base-part placing detecting means.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 7, 2011
    Publication date: July 18, 2013
    Applicant: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Tomoomi Iwata, Teruyuki Higuchi, Takeo Tamura, Toshio Kamei