Patents Assigned to Fingerprint Cards Anacatum IP AB
  • Publication number: 20240129128
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of an access point of enrolling biometric data of an individual and an access point performing the method. In an aspect, a method of an access point is provided of enrolling biometric data of an individual. The method comprises establishing a trusted communication channel with a user device of the individual, the trust being ensured by a trusted 3rd party and capturing the biometric data of the individual, wherein the biometric data is enrolled with the access point.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 18, 2024
    Applicant: FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
    Inventor: Mats TUNELD
  • Patent number: 11960614
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a fingerprint sensing system and a method performed by the fingerprint sensing system of verifying that setting data of a fingerprint sensor of the fingerprint sensing system has not been modified. In aspect, a method performed by a fingerprint sensing system of verifying that setting data of a fingerprint sensor of the fingerprint sensing system has not been modified is provided. The method comprises blocking access to the fingerprint sensor setting data held in a storage of the fingerprint sensing system, acquiring from the fingerprint sensor a representation of the fingerprint sensor setting data to be utilized upon capturing a fingerprint image, and verifying from the acquired representation if the fingerprint sensor setting data corresponds to fingerprint sensor setting data that previously was written to the storage.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 31, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Fingerprint Cards Anacatum IP AB
    Inventors: David Carling, Joachim Strömbergson
  • Patent number: 11941909
    Abstract: A display arrangement comprising an optical biometric imaging device for imaging a biometric object comprising: an image sensor comprising a plurality of photodetector pixels; a lens arrangement comprising at least one lens configured to focus light reflected by a biometric object onto the image sensor; an aperture layer arranged between the object to be imaged and the image sensor, wherein the aperture layer comprises an aperture configured to limit the amount of light reaching the image sensor; and a filter element arranged in the aperture and configured to block light within a first wavelength range, wherein an area of the filter element is smaller than an area of the aperture so that a portion of light within the first wavelength range reaching the aperture layer pass through the aperture.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 26, 2024
    Assignee: FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
    Inventors: Arvid Hammar, Hans Martinsson
  • Patent number: 11935319
    Abstract: A method of evaluating a dielectric structure, comprising the steps of a) changing a potential difference between each sensing structure in a first set of sensing structures and each sensing structure in a second set of sensing structures, and to providing, for each sensing structure in the first set of sensing structures, a sensing signal indicative of a strength of a capacitive coupling between each sensing structure in the second set of sensing structures and the sensing structure in the first set of sensing structures; b) assign other sensing structures to the first set of sensing structures and the second set of sensing structures; c) performing step a) and step b) until a respective sensing signal has been provided for each sensing structure in the plurality of sensing structures; and d) providing an evaluation result based on the respective sensing signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 19, 2024
    Assignee: FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
    Inventors: Frank Riedijk, Wouter Brevet, Hans Thörnblom, Anton Landberg
  • Patent number: 11922716
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a passive terahertz biometric imaging device configured to be arranged under an at least partially transparent display panel and configured to capture a terahertz image of an object located on an opposite side of the transparent display panel, the terahertz biometric imaging device comprising: an image sensor comprising an antenna pixel array arranged to detect terahertz radiation produced by the object, for capturing a terahertz image of the object.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Fingerprint Cards Anacatum IP AB
    Inventor: Johan Hammersberg
  • Patent number: 11915079
    Abstract: A biometric sensor module for detecting a biometric feature of a user comprises: a biometric sensor comprising an array of sensing elements for acquiring sensing signals indicative of a biometric feature of a user, the array of sensing elements arranged facing towards a front side of the biometric sensor. Further, the biometric sensor module comprises a bottom flexible film attached to a back side, opposite the front side, of the biometric sensor. The bottom flexible film can carry at least one electrically conductive line electrically connectable to the biometric sensor and electrically connectable to an external electrical circuit. The biometric sensor module further comprises a top film attached to the biometric sensor closer to the front side of the biometric sensor than the bottom flexible film. The flexible film includes a bent portion such that the flexible film is bent towards the top film.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: Fingerprint Cards Anacatum IP AB
    Inventors: Zhimin Mo, Zhecheng Shao
  • Patent number: 11900715
    Abstract: The present invention relates biometric authentication using an optical biometric arrangement comprising an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array configured to capture an image of an object, the image sensor being arranged under a controllable light source comprising light source units, the method comprising: providing a light pattern comprising portions of different light intensity for illuminating the object; acquiring an image of the object, the image comprising image portions corresponding to the portions of different light intensity of the light pattern illuminating the object, at least one image portion being captured by pixels in he photodetector pixel array arranged directly under a light source unit being active during image acquisition, and at least one image portion being captured by pixels in the photodetector pixel array arranged under an at least partly in-active illumination area of the controllable light source during image acquisition, performing biometric authentication at leas
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 13, 2024
    Assignee: Fingerprint Cards Anacatum IP AB
    Inventors: Johan Hammersberg, Eric Setterberg, Mattias Carlén, Su Liu
  • Patent number: 11893100
    Abstract: The present invention relates biometric authentication using an optical biometric arrangement comprising an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array configured to capture an image of an object, the image sensor being arranged under a color controllable light source comprising light source units, the method comprising: providing a light pattern comprising portions of different light intensity for illuminating the object; acquiring an image of the object, the image comprising image portions corresponding to the portions of different light intensity of the light pattern illuminating the object, at least one image portion being captured by pixels in the photodetector pixel array arranged directly under a light source being active during image acquisition, and at least one image portion being captured by pixels in the photodetector pixel array arranged under an at least partly in-active illumination area of the color controllable light source during image acquisition, and performing biometric authentica
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: Fingerprint Cards Anacatum IP AB
    Inventors: Johan Hammersberg, Eric Setterberg, Mattias Carlén
  • Publication number: 20240005702
    Abstract: A biometric imaging arrangement comprises an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array for capturing an image of an object. An infrared cut-off filter is arranged to at least partly cover the photodetector pixel array. The infrared cut-off filter comprises a first filter area having a first transmission wavelength band including wavelengths in the visible range of wavelengths, and at least two additional filter areas having transmission wavelength bands including wavelengths in the visible range of wavelengths. The transmission wavelength bands of the additional filter areas being different from the first transmission wavelength band, wherein at least two of the additional filter areas are spatially separated by the first filter area.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2021
    Publication date: January 4, 2024
    Applicant: Fingerprint Cards Anacatum IP AB
    Inventors: Arvid HAMMAR, Hans MARTINSSON, Su LIU
  • Patent number: 11854296
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing system comprising a plurality of conductive selection lines; a plurality of conductive read-out lines crossing the selection lines; selection circuitry controllable to provide a selection signal on at least one selected selection line in the plurality of selection lines; a plurality of pixel elements formed at intersections between the selection lines and the read-out lines; read-circuitry coupled to each read-out line in the plurality of read-out lines, the read-out circuitry being configured to acquire a read-out signal via a read-out line connected to a selected pixel element, and calibration circuitry having an input for receiving a calibration input signal and an output for providing a calibration output signal, the calibration output signal being formed through interaction between the calibration input signal and the calibration circuitry.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
    Inventors: Andreas Larsson, David Carling
  • Patent number: 11847854
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing system for sensing a finger surface of a finger, comprising: a plurality of pixel elements, each pixel element in the plurality of pixel elements comprising: a photo-sensitive element configured to provide a current including a fingerprint signal current component and a common-mode signal current component; and an integrating capacitor including a first electrode coupled to the photo-sensitive element for receiving the current provided by the photo-sensitive element, and a second electrode; and a current source arrangement coupled to the first electrode of the integrating capacitor of each pixel element in the plurality of pixel elements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
    Inventors: Andreas Larsson, Frank Riedijk
  • Patent number: 11847855
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of configuring an optical biometric imaging device comprising a photodetector pixel array, the method comprising: acquiring a biometric image of a biometric object using a first binning setting for binning of detection signals from subarrays of the photodetector pixels into a single pixel value; determining a measure indicative of the feature resolution of the biometric image; and determining, when the measure indicates that the feature resolution is below a feature resolution threshold, a second binning setting adapted to provide a higher feature resolution compared to the feature resolution of the biometric image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 19, 2023
    Assignee: FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
    Inventor: Hans Martinsson
  • Publication number: 20230385587
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method for progressively enrolling a user of a smart card to thereafter enable fingerprint authentication for the smart card. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding smart card and to a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 26, 2021
    Publication date: November 30, 2023
    Applicant: Fingerprint Cards Anacatum IP AB
    Inventors: Haran ZUCKERMAN, Anders Ø. NIELSEN, Peter BJØRN-JØRGENSEN
  • Patent number: 11830276
    Abstract: The invention relates to an ultrasonic biometric imaging system comprising: a cover structure having a touch surface; a plurality of ultrasonic transducers arranged at a periphery of the touch surface; a plurality of mixed-signal integrated circuits configured to: AD-convert a received analog echo-signal to form a digital echo signal for each active ultrasonic transducer in the subset of ultrasonic transducers; perform local beamforming by introducing a first controllable delay to each digital echo signal to form a plurality of delayed echo signals; and sum the delayed echo signals to form an intermediate signal. The biometric imaging system further comprises a host processor connected to each of the plurality of mixed-signal integrated-circuits and configured to: receive intermediate signals from the of mixed-signal integrated-circuits; perform global beamforming by introducing a second controllable delay to each intermediate signal; and sum the delayed intermediate signals to form a final echo signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
    Inventor: Hamed Bouzari
  • Publication number: 20230377366
    Abstract: A biometric imaging arrangement configured to acquire an image of an object comprising: an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array configured to detect light transmitted from the object for capturing an image, an optical filter assembly comprising at least an optical interference filter, the optical filter assembly being arranged to cover the photodetector pixel array, and the optical filter assembly having an infrared cut-off wavelength to at least partly block infrared light from reaching the photodetector pixel array, the optical filter assembly further having at least a first cut-off wavelength in the visible range of wavelengths, wherein the first cut-off wavelength depends on the angle of incidence of the received light on the optical filter assembly.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 14, 2021
    Publication date: November 23, 2023
    Applicant: FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
    Inventor: Petter Östlund
  • Patent number: 11823487
    Abstract: Method for forming an enrolled fingerprint template for a user of a fingerprint touch sensor. The method comprising: during a touch event in which a finger of the user is placed on the fingerprint sensor, capturing a plurality of images of the finger and comparing two of the images to determine if there is a valid transformation. If there is no valid transformation, images are compared against image quality and coverage thresholds to determine if any of the captured images are to be used for enrollment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
    Inventors: Troels Bjerre, Peter Bjørn-Jørgensen
  • Publication number: 20230342444
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biometric imaging arrangement configured to be arranged under an at least partly transparent display panel and to acquire an infrared image of an object located on the opposite side of the least partly transparent display panel, the biometric imaging arrangement comprising: an image sensor comprising a detector pixel array configured to detect infrared light transmitted from the object for capturing an image, an at least partly transparent substrate comprising an array of microlenses, wherein each microlens is configured to redirect light through the least partly transparent substrate and onto the detector pixel array, wherein the at least partly transparent substrate further comprises optical decoupling areas configured to orthogonally redirect infrared light received from a side of the at least partly transparent substrate towards the object when being placed for imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 26, 2023
    Applicant: Fingerprint Cards Anacatum IP AB
    Inventors: Johan HAMMERSBERG, Pontus JÄGEMALM
  • Publication number: 20230334896
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a biometric imaging arrangement comprising: an image sensor comprising a detector pixel array configured to detect infrared radiation transmitted from an object for capturing an image, a waveguide structure arranged on the image sensor to cover the detector pixel array, the waveguide structure comprising optical decoupling areas configured to orthogonally redirect infrared light received from a side of the waveguide structure towards the object when being placed for imaging.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 29, 2021
    Publication date: October 19, 2023
    Applicant: Fingerprint Cards Anacatum IP AB
    Inventors: Johan HAMMERSBERG, Pontus JÄGEMALM
  • Patent number: 11776305
    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.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
    Inventor: Petter Östlund
  • Patent number: 11750655
    Abstract: Mechanisms for requesting, by a client device, registration of identified data at a sensor reader. A request command is sent from the client device and to the sensor reader pertaining to a registration operation to be performed on identified data at the sensor reader. A security policy is assigned to the identified data by the sensor reader. A first security protected object and a second security protected object of the identified data are created by the sensor reader and based on the request command and the security policy. The second security protected object is sent, by the sensor reader, to the client device. The first security protected object is sent, by the sensor reader, towards the trusted server. The trusted server, upon reception of the first security protected object, verifies that the sensor reader that created the first security protected object has a security trusted relationship with the trusted server.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 11, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2023
    Assignee: FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
    Inventor: Christian Gehrmann