Abstract: A sensor module includes a sensor that includes a first sensor layer of a capacitance type including a plurality of first detection units arranged two-dimensionally and a second sensor layer of a capacitance type including a plurality of second detection units arranged two-dimensionally, the first sensor layer being provided on the second sensor layer, and a control unit that scans the plurality of first detection units and the plurality of second detection units.

Abstract: A vehicle includes a memory and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor is configured to determine whether or not a communication interface is malfunctioning, the communication interface being configured to perform communication for confirming that a device, which holds a digital key for activation, is inside a vehicle cabin, and in a case in which it is determined that the communication interface is malfunctioning, perform processing that enables activation based on a result of authentication of the device.

Abstract: Fingerprint authentication is realized during a swipe operation of a display. An electronic device includes a display, an optical fingerprint sensor, and an information processing unit. The display includes a display surface having light emitting pixels in an array in a first direction and a second direction intersecting the first direction. The optical fingerprint sensor includes an imaging element having light receiving elements in an array in a first direction and a second direction on a side opposite to the display surface of the display in a third direction intersecting the first direction and the second direction, and acquires fingerprint information of fingerprint moving in contact with the display. The information processing unit acquires corrected fingerprint information from the fingerprint information acquired by the optical fingerprint sensor.

Abstract: A processor-implemented anti-spoofing method includes: extracting an input embedding vector from input biometric information; obtaining a fake embedding vector of a predetermined fake model based on fake biometric information; obtaining either one or both of a real embedding vector of a predetermined real model and an enrolled embedding vector of an enrollment model the enrollment model being generated based on biometric information of an enrolled user; determining a confidence value of the input embedding vector based on the fake embedding vector and either one or both of the real embedding vector and the enrolled embedding vector; and determining whether the input biometric information is forged, based on the confidence value.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enhanced hash transforms are disclosed. In particular embodiments, biometric data is concatenated with non-biometric data for generating a fixed-sized vector, and furthermore performing various permutations and projections on the vector. The resulting vector may be stored in a registry, and a corresponding key may be generated and provided to the user associated with the biometric data. The hash transformation may be a lossy process, such that the resulting hash includes less bytes than the initial biometric data, and a hash reversal fails to generate an exact copy of the original biometric data.

Abstract: An electronic circuit for operating with a display panel including touch sensors and fingerprint sensors is provided. The electronic circuit includes a first circuit, a second circuit, a third circuit, a first switch circuit and a control circuit. The first circuit generates display driving signals for driving the display panel. The second circuit receives fingerprint sensing signals from the fingerprint sensors. The third circuit determines a touch information according to touch sensing signals from the touch sensors. The first switch circuit includes a plurality of first switch units, each of the first switch units includes a first switch element and a second switch element. The control circuit controls the first switch circuit to transmit the display driving signals in a first time interval, controls the first switch circuit to transmit the fingerprint sensing signals in a second time interval, and controls the third circuit to receive the fingerprint sensing signals in a third time interval.

Abstract: A device for capturing a biometric print of a user, the user compartment including a frontal opening designed for the passage of part of a hand into said user compartment and a lateral opening allowing the passage of the thumb of the user's hand, the lateral opening extending as far as the frontal opening to form a continuous open space, the lateral opening being delimited in a direction of insertion of the user's hand into the user compartment by a user hand positioning stop.

Abstract: A method of operating a video camera includes capturing a scene of imaging data using a focal plane array (FPA) module of the video camera. The scene of imaging data is characterized by a first bit depth. The method also includes processing, using an image processing module coupled to the FPA module, the scene of imaging data to provide display data characterized by a second bit depth less than the first bit depth. The method further includes forming a super frame including the display data and the scene of imaging data and outputting the super frame.

Abstract: An in-cell optical sensing display panel includes a pixel array, a plurality of first optical sensors and a plurality of second optical sensors. The pixel array is disposed in an active area of the in-cell optical sensing display panel, and the active area includes a first region and a second region which surrounds the first region. The sensor array is disposed in the first region of the active area and is configured to sense a fingerprint of a finger touching a surface of the in-cell optical sensing display panel. The second optical sensors are disposed in the second region of the active area and are configured to sense ambient light, and the second optical sensors are not to be used for fingerprint sensing.

Abstract: An apparatus for estimating bio-information is provided. The apparatus for estimating bio-information according to an embodiment includes: an ultrasonic sensor configured to acquire a bio-signal from an object; and a processor configured to detect peaks from the bio-signal, and to determine false detection of a peak, among the detected peaks, by using at least one of a time interval between a current peak and an immediately preceding peak, amplitudes of the current peak and the immediately preceding peak, a shape of a waveform on a left region and a right region of the peak, and an occurrence position of the peak.

Abstract: An electronic device, and a method for performing fingerprint sensing control on a display panel are provided. A sensing region of the display panel is divided into a plurality of fingerprint zones. The electronic device determines at least one target fingerprint zone from the fingerprint zones according to a touch location, wherein the fingerprint zones are coupled to a plurality of scanning groups, each of the scanning groups comprises one or more scanning lines, the at least one target fingerprint zone is coupled to a first scanning group and a second scanning group other than the first scanning group among the plurality of scanning groups. The electronic device scans the first scanning group with a first speed, and scans the second scanning group with a second speed higher than the first speed or skips scanning the second scanning group.

Abstract: An example of a pixel module comprises a module substrate having light emitters disposed on a light-emitter surface and a controller disposed on a controller surface opposed to the light-emitter surface. At least one module electrode is electrically connected to the controller and at least one module electrode is electrically connected to each light emitter. An example of a pixel-module wafer comprises a module source wafer comprising sacrificial portions and module anchors, each sacrificial portion laterally separated from an adjacent sacrificial portion by a module anchor and a pixel module disposed entirely over each sacrificial portion. At least one module tether physically connects each of the pixel modules to at least one of the module anchors. An example of a pixel-module display comprises a display substrate, pixel modules disposed on the display substrate and display electrodes disposed on the display substrate, each display electrode electrically connected to a module electrode.

Abstract: A method of detecting a biometric feature with an electronic device and the method includes the following steps. Firstly, a detection region of the electronic device is provided, and the electronic device includes a plurality of first color pixels, a plurality of second color pixels, and a sensor module. Then, a first color light and a second color light are respectively generated by turning on at least a portion of the first color pixels and at least a portion of the plurality of second color pixels in the detection region. Next, a first area and a second area are simultaneously generated by the first color and the second color light, wherein the first area and the second area are overlapped with the detection region, and the sensor module is overlapped with the detection region. Finally, a biometric feature is determined.

Abstract: A display panel and a display device are provided, the display panel has a texture touch surface, and includes a driving circuit layer, a light source array, an image sensor array, and a black matrix layer. The light source array includes a plurality of light sources, the image sensor array includes a plurality of image sensors, the black matrix layer includes a plurality of first light-transmitting openings and a plurality of second light-transmitting openings. The driving circuit layer includes a plurality of light-transmitting portions, and each of the plurality of first light-transmitting openings is arranged corresponding to at least one of the plurality of light-transmitting portions, and in a first light-transmitting opening and a light-transmitting portion that are arranged correspondingly, a plane size of the first light-transmitting opening in a direction parallel to the surface of the display panel is smaller than a plane size of the light-transmitting portion.

Abstract: A person may attempt to gain access to a facility via transaction data, such as images of a hand of the person or other identifying information as acquired by an input device. Possible fraud may be detected by comparing the transaction data with previously stored exclusion data. The exclusion data may include known bad data or synthetic trained data for detecting possible fraud. If the biometric input matches or is similar to the exclusion data, possible fraud is detected and the person is prompted for additional data. The reply data acquired from the person is compared with the exclusion data to determine if possible fraud is still detected. If so, additional prompts are presented to the person until the reply data provides enough confidence of no fraud or until the transaction is terminated.

Abstract: An optical fingerprint identification circuit and a display panel are provided. The optical fingerprint identification circuit adds a reset unit at the gate of the driving transistor. The anode of the photodiode is electrically connected to the scan line. The optical fingerprint identification circuit could effectively avoid the reverse breakdown risk of the photodiode while realizing the fingerprint identification. It could reduce the requirement for the reverse breakdown voltage of the photodiode and requirement for the performance of the sensor. Furthermore, the circuit structure is simpler and the number of the TFTs is reduced. This improves the integration of the circuit.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display panel, an image lens positioned under the display panel to form a fingerprint image by using light reflected from user fingerprints, an image sensor configured to convert an image into an electrical signal, a first aperture positioned on a first surface between the image lens and the image sensor to block a light component scattered on the display panel, a relay lens positioned between the first surface and the image sensor to collect light having passed through the first aperture to the image sensor, and a second aperture positioned on a second surface between the relay lens and the image sensor to block a light component scattered on the display panel.

Abstract: An electronic device is provided. The electronic device includes a display, a fingerprint sensor disposed on one surface of the display, a memory storing a plurality of fingerprint images mapped to information indicative of a plurality of guide lines, and a processor operatively connected to the display, the fingerprint sensor, and the memory.

Abstract: According to an embodiment, a portable electronic device that executes a command from a host device includes a sensor and a processor. The sensor acquires biometric information. The processor causes the sensor to acquire first biometric information for generating a template used for authentication, and after the first biometric information is acquired, causes the sensor to acquire second biometric information used for generating the template. Where the similarity between the first biometric information and the second biometric information exceeds a first threshold value, the processor outputs a signal indicating that the second biometric information is inappropriate for use as biometric information for generating the template.

Abstract: An interactive wearable device includes a ring body and a detector. The ring body includes a top insulating layer, a bottom insulating layer, and an intermediate insulating layer disposed in between the top and the bottom insulating layers. The detector includes a receiving electrode layer disposed in between the top and the intermediate insulating layers, a transmitting electrode layer disposed in between the intermediate and the bottom insulating layers, and a ground electrode layer embedding in the bottom insulating layer and electrically coupled to an electrical ground. The receiving electrode layer has a plurality of receiving electrode portions separated from each other and arranged in a matrix and along a curve path. The interactive wearable device is configured to analyze the movement event at least according to a variation of a data set in response to the movement event, measured by receiving electrode portions.

Abstract: A silicon sensor device includes: a plurality of metal layers; and a plurality of dielectric layers. Each of the plurality of metal layers is disposed on a respective dielectric layer, and wherein each of the plurality of metal layers is separated from an adjacent metal layer by a respective dielectric layer. The plurality of metal layers include: a first metal layer comprising a plurality of transmitter electrodes and a plurality of receiver electrodes; a second metal layer disposed beneath the first metal layer, wherein the second metal layer comprises a plurality of routing traces for the plurality of transmitter electrodes and a plurality of shielding blocks; and one or more circuit layers disposed beneath the second metal layer. A respective shielding block of the plurality of shielding blocks is configured to shield a respective portion of a respective receiver electrode of the plurality of receiver electrodes.

Abstract: A fingerprint authentication device includes a biometric sensor configured to generate a sensing signal by sensing biometric information, an image processor configured to generate a fingerprint image based on the sensing signal, a singular point determiner circuit configured to select at least one fingerprint piece based on the fingerprint image or the sensing signal, and determine a singular point of the fingerprint image by analyzing the selected at least one fingerprint piece, and an authenticator circuit. The image processor is further configured to extract an interest region including the singular point from the fingerprint image based on a coordinate of the singular point, and the authenticator circuit is configured to perform fingerprint authentication by comparing the interest region with registered fingerprint information.

Abstract: Devices and optical sensor modules are provided for on-screen optical sensing of fingerprints or other patterns by interleaving optical sensors with display pixels across a display panel for using a top surface above the display panel over the entire display surface as an optical sensing surface.

Abstract: An acoustic biometric touch scanner device and method is disclosed. In one aspect, an acoustic fingerprint sensing device includes an array of ultrasonic transducers configured to transmit an ultrasound signal having a frequency in a range from 50 megahertz (MHz) to 500 MHz. The acoustic fingerprint ultrasonic transducers include a piezoelectric film. The acoustic fingerprint sensing device further includes a receiving surface configured to receive a finger. The acoustic fingerprint sensing device further includes a processor configured to generate an image of at least a portion of a fingerprint of the finger based on a reflection of the ultrasound signal from the finger.

Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses described herein relate to a method for delivering cash by an unmanned vehicle to a plurality of customers at different locations. The method includes receiving cash delivery requests from user devices of the plurality of customers via a communications network. The method includes determining a path for the unmanned vehicle from a current location of the unmanned vehicle to Global Position System (GPS) locations of the user devices of the plurality of customers. The method also includes instructing each of the plurality of compartments of a cash container of the unmanned vehicle to open in response to authenticating a corresponding customer of the plurality of customers or a corresponding user device of the user devices that generated a corresponding cash delivery request for which each of the plurality of compartments is storing cash.

Abstract: A method, computer readable medium, and system are disclosed for overlaying a cell onto a polygon meshlet. The polygon meshlet may include a grouping of multiple geometric shapes such as triangles, and the cell may include a square-shaped boundary. Additionally, every polygon (e.g., a triangle or other geometric shape) within the polygon meshlet that has at least one edge fully inside the cell is removed to create an intermediate meshlet. A selected vertex is determined from all vertices (e.g., line intersections) of the intermediate meshlet that are located within the cell, based on one or more criteria, and all the vertices of the intermediate meshlet that are located within the cell are replaced with the selected vertex to create a modified meshlet. The modified meshlet is then rendered (e.g., as part of a process to generate a scene to be viewed).

Abstract: A fingerprint identification apparatus and an electronic device are provided, which can improve the fingerprint imaging quality while achieving the lightness and thinness of the fingerprint identification apparatus. The fingerprint identification apparatus is applicable to be under a display screen, including a plurality of fingerprint identification units arranged in an array, where each fingerprint identification unit includes: a micro-lens; at least one light shielding layer, where each light shielding layer is provided with a light passing hole, a bottom light shielding layer is provided with N light passing hole, and a largest aperture D1 of each light passing hole and a largest aperture CA of the micro-lens satisfy 0.02D1/CA0.4, to form N light guiding passages in different directions; N pixel units, disposed under the at least one light shielding layer, and disposed in one-to-one correspondence with bottoms of N light guiding passages.

Abstract: A biometric imaging arrangement comprising: a photodetector pixel array including at least a first portion of pixels arranged to receive light transmitted from a spectral filter with a spectral transmission band and at least a second portion of pixels arranged to receive light not transmitted from the spectral filter, wherein the biometric imaging arrangement is configured to acquire an image of an object and perform user authentication at least partly based on, in the acquired image, a relationship between the intensity of light received by the first portion of pixels and the intensity of light received by the second portion of pixels.

Abstract: An object container apparatus includes a housing, a sensor sheet, and one or more computer processors coupled to the sensor sheet. The housing comprises one or more interior surfaces forming a cavity. The sensor sheet is positioned within the cavity and comprises one or more arrays of capacitive touch pads. The one or more arrays of capacitive touch pads are arranged substantially parallel to each other in order to form a space within the cavity where an object can be inserted. The one or more computer processors are coupled to the one or more arrays of capacitive touch pads and configured to process capacitance measurements derived from the one or more arrays of capacitive touch pads. The object container apparatus functions to detect an object in the space via processing of capacitance measurements by the one or more computer processors.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint sensor, a fingerprint module, and a terminal device. The fingerprint sensor has a sensing array, the sensing array includes a plurality of pixel sets, each pixel set includes at least one pixel unit, two adjacent pixel sets in each row of the plurality of pixel sets are electrically connected to each other via a first control line, two adjacent pixel sets in each column of the plurality of pixel sets are electrically connected to each other via a second control line, the plurality of pixel sets include at least one first pixel set, the first pixel set includes at least two pixel units, and the at least two pixel units are electrically connected to each other.

Abstract: Provided are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium capable of acquiring feature information relating to sweat gland pores that can realize highly accurate identification of an individual. The information processing apparatus includes: a sweat gland pore extraction unit that extracts sweat gland pores from an image including a skin marking; and an information acquisition unit that acquires sweat gland pore information including position information about the sweat gland pore and directional information about the sweat gland pore for each of the sweat gland pores.

Abstract: A safe for the storage of a valuable, such as a firearm. The safe has an imaging system that is used to scan a portion of a human in the near infrared spectrum to image blood vessels and determine if the image matches a stored image and thereafter effect unlocking of the safe. A manual override lock system is provided to manually effect unlocking of the safe.

Abstract: A touch display device includes a plurality of photo sensors, a plurality of display pixels, and a touch sensing layer. The touch sensing layer disposed over the plurality of photo sensors and including a plurality of collimating openings corresponding to the plurality of photo sensors respectively to collimate light from different locations to the plurality of optical sensors.

Abstract: A method to authenticate a user by means of a fingerprint sensor, which is capable of simultaneously acquiring the fingerprints of a hand, the method comprising: an enrollment process (100), during which the features of first fingerprints (Ei) of the fingers of the hand are acquired (101-103), a variation model (Gij) indicating a plausible mutual position variation for each pair of first fingerprints (Ei, Ej) is determined (104) based on the respective features and stored (105); and a comparison process (200), during which features of successive fingerprints (Ei, Ej) of the fingers of the hand are acquired (201-203), a degree of similarity between each one of the first fingerprints (Ei) and each one of the successive fingerprints (Ck) is determined (204) based on a comparison of the respective features, a degree of plausibility of mutual position of pairs of fingerprints (<Ei,Cki>, <Ej,Ckj>) of a set (P) of pairs of fingerprints, each comprising one of the first fingerprints (Ei) and that of the s

Abstract: A fingerprinting solution that uses neural network (NN) based trained Machine Learning (ML) modules in combination with traditional image processing for contactless fingerprint capture, liveness detection to rule out fake fingers, and fingerprint matching using a portable handheld device with integrated camera, thereby eliminating the need for a special device dedicated for fingerprinting. The trained NN modules detect the size and direction of fingers in the captured image, check if fingers are reversed in the image (thereby making nails visible), check if the thumb of the correct hand is captured, and generate fixed-length fingerprint templates for subsequent matching of fingerprints. Three dimensional (3D) depth map of a finger is used to bring the fingerprint resolution to 500 dpi and eliminate distortion caused by the curvature of the finger shape to improve accuracy while scaling and flattening a fingerprint image.

Abstract: The disclosed exemplary embodiments include computer-implemented devices, apparatuses, and processes that, among other things, perform dynamic biometric authentication based on distributed ledger data. For example, a device may compute a first hash value based on first biometric data captured by a sensor unit, and may transmit a request to, and receive a response from, a computing system across a communications network via the communications unit. The request may cause the computing system to execute instructions maintained within the distributed ledger data, and to extract second biometric data maintained within an element of the distributed ledger data. The second biometric data may include a second hash, which the computing system may incorporate into the response. The device may authenticate an identity associated with the device when the first hash value corresponds to the second hash value incorporated within the response.

Abstract: Provided are a flexible body and a method for controlling the flexible body to deform. The flexible body comprises one or more flexible units, wherein each of the flexible units comprises: a first electrode, a second electrode, an electroactive polymer layer, and a thin film transistor, wherein a source electrode or a drain electrode of the thin film transistor is electrically connected to the second electrode. The first electrode and the second electrode are configured to provide an electric field acting on the electroactive polymer layer, and the electroactive polymer layer is configured to deform in response to the electric field provided by the first electrode and the second electrode.

Abstract: Some disclosed methods may involve receiving an indication of a digit touching a surface of an apparatus in an active fingerprint sensor area, obtaining current fingerprint image data from the digit and performing a first authentication process based, at least in part, on the current fingerprint image data. Responsive to determining that the first authentication process is an unsuccessful authentication process, some methods may involve obtaining non-digit image data after the digit has been removed from the surface, performing a second authentication process based, at least in part, on the non-digit image data and providing a notification regarding the outcome of the second authentication process. In some examples, the non-digit image data may be obtained and the second authentication process may be performed without providing a notification regarding the unsuccessful outcome of the first authentication process.

Abstract: A device includes a power button and a fingerprint sensor, where the power button is integrated with the fingerprint sensor. A method is applied to a process in which a user presses the power button to start up the device. The method includes obtaining fingerprint information acquired by the fingerprint sensor, and saving the fingerprint information. The method further includes obtaining a fingerprint authentication request. The method further includes providing the fingerprint information to perform fingerprint authentication to log in to an operating system of the device.

Abstract: A verification device provides an approach to identification and authorization by requiring an authorized biometric presence before permitting the input of a sequence of signals. Furthermore, the device may be configured to recognize incorrect inputs, and to respond by transmitting an alert code while providing limited functionality to convince an unauthorized user that access has been granted until a location of the device has been determined.

Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for receiving a re-initialization operation request for a storage array, the storage array including a plurality of self-encrypting drives. A reversion state may be determined for each self-encrypting drive of the plurality of self-encrypting drives. In response to determining that at least one self-encrypting drive is in an unreverted state, at least one predefined reversion key for reverting the at least one self-encrypting drive from a predefined area of the storage array may be accessed. Each self-encrypting drive of the plurality of self-encrypting drives in the unreverted state may be reverted to a reverted state using the at least one predefined reversion key.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint identification method and apparatus, a storage medium, and a terminal. The fingerprint identification method includes: collecting a to-be-identified fingerprint image of a to-be-identified fingerprint; identifying whether the to-be-identified fingerprint belongs to a first type of fingerprint; calculating an image correlation between the to-be-identified fingerprint image and a standard fingerprint image, when it's determined that the to-be-identified fingerprint belongs to the first type of fingerprint; calculating a feature point matching result between the to-be-identified fingerprint image and the standard fingerprint image when it's determined that the to-be-identified fingerprint does not belong to the first type of fingerprint; and determining whether the to-be-identified fingerprint is consistent with the standard fingerprint; wherein the standard fingerprint image is a fingerprint image collected from a standard fingerprint.

Abstract: A storage device is configured to be connected to a host device via a physical cable which includes a power line and a data line. The storage device includes a non-volatile memory, a data path controller configured to temporarily deactivate the data line while power is supplied from the host device via the power line, and a memory controller. The memory controller includes a biometric module configured to receive biometric data and perform user authentication based on the biometric data; a biometric processing circuit configured to change a state of the memory controller, based on a result of the user authentication; and a data processing circuit configured to encrypt and decrypt data. The data path controller is configured to temporarily deactivate the data line in response to the changed state of the memory controller.

Abstract: A method for classifying measuring points of a point cloud ascertained by at least one sensor, in particular, a point cloud ascertained from a LIDAR sensor, a radar sensor and/or a camera sensor, via a control unit. Local surface vectors to adjacent measuring points are ascertained for each measuring point of the point cloud. For each local surface vector, respectively one angle is calculated between the local surface vectors with respect to a gravity vector. A maximal surface vector having a maximal angle with respect to the gravity vector and a standardized surface vector are ascertained for each measuring point of the point cloud based on the calculated angles. Each measuring point of the point cloud includes a standardized surface vector and/or includes a maximal surface vector having an angle with respect to the gravity vector above a limiting value being classified as a non-ground point.

Abstract: Introduced here are computer programs and associated computer-implemented techniques for determining reflectance of an image on a per-pixel basis. More specifically, a characterization module can initially acquire a first data set generated by a multi-channel light source and a second data set generated by a multi-channel image sensor. The first data set may specify the illuminance of each channel of the multi-channel light source (which may be able to produce visible light and/or non-visible light), while the second data set may specify the response of each sensor channel of the multi-channel image sensor (which is configured to capture an image in conjunction with the light). Thus, the characterization module may determine reflectance based on illuminance and sensor response. The characterization module may also be configured to determine illuminance based on reflectance and sensor response, or determine sensor response based on illuminance and reflectance.

Abstract: A fingerprint unlocking method and a terminal are provided. The method may be applied to a terminal having an in-screen fingerprint detection function. When the terminal is in a screen-locked state, the terminal determines whether an operation of a user meets a preset condition. If the operation of the user meets the preset condition, a fingerprint recognition identifier is displayed on a touch display screen of the terminal. A display area of the fingerprint recognition identifier is an area in which fingerprint recognition can be performed. The method resolves a problem that the user cannot perform fingerprint unlocking because the user cannot see a position of a fingerprint detector.

Abstract: A computing system includes an interface configured to interface and communicate with an external media resource, a memory that stores operational instructions and a processing module operably coupled to the interface and to the memory, such that the processing module, when operable within the computing system based on the operational instructions, is configured to is configured to perform various operations. The computing system receives an audio fingerprint from the external medial resource, compares the received audio fingerprint with a stored audio fingerprint and in response to determining that a portion of a stored audio fingerprint substantially matches a portion of the received audio fingerprint, compares a first set of consecutive portions of of the received audio fingerprint to each of a plurality of consecutive portions of the stored audio fingerprint to generate corresponding match scores.

Abstract: Biometric input, such as images of a hand obtained by a biometric input device, may be used to identify a person. An attacker may attempt to gain access by presenting false biometric data with an artificial biometric model, such as a fake hand. During a suspected attack, the attacker is prompted for additional data. For example, email address, telephone number, payment information, and so forth. This provides additional information about the attack while prolonging the time spent by the attacker on the attack. Information explicitly indicating failure is delayed or not presented at all. Data associated with an attack is placed into an exclusion list and further analyzed to recognize and mitigate future attacks. A subsequent attempt that corresponds to exclusion data proceeds with presenting prompts, gathering further information and consuming more of the attacker's time and resources.

Abstract: A fingerprint verification method and apparatus is disclosed. The fingerprint verification method may include obtaining an input fingerprint image, determining a matching region between the input fingerprint image and a registered fingerprint image, determining a similarity corresponding to the matching region, representing a determined indication of similarities between the input fingerprint image and the registered fingerprint image, relating the determined similarity to the matching region as represented in a matching region-based similarity, determining a result of a verification of the input fingerprint image based on the matching region-based similarity, and indicating the result of the verification.

Abstract: A method may involve controlling, via a control system, the apparatus to provide a first prompt to place a digit on an outer surface of the apparatus in a fingerprint sensor system area. The method may involve determining, via the control system, a digit force or a digit pressure of the digit on the outer surface of the apparatus. The method may involve controlling, via the control system, the apparatus to provide a second prompt corresponding to the digit force or the digit pressure.