Patents Assigned to SILK ID SYSTEMS, INC.
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD OF BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION OF A SUBJECT
    Publication number: 20220300593
    Abstract: Systems and methods of biometric identification of a subject have steps of providing a light source and an imager, positioning a subject hand palm facing the light source and imager, illuminating the palm with the light source, capturing an image of the palm, and determining characteristics of capillary beds in the image. The present invention may include the step of identifying the subject based on the characteristics of the capillary beds. The step of determining characteristics of capillary beds in the image may include determining locations of the capillary beds. The present invention may include the step of processing the image to filter image features of the palm other than the capillary beds. Processing the image to filter image features of the palm other than the capillary beds may include removing surface ridge pattern features and spatially filtering to remove detail with a frequency of less than a selected threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 8, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: Silk ID Systems Inc.
    Inventor: Kenneth Brownlee
  • System and method for detecting an organic body for authentication
    Patent number: 9727774
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and programming for user identification and authentication are presented. In one example, an apparatus for user authentication is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a surface on which an object is placed; a light source configured for providing light illuminating a first portion of the surface; a brightness measuring unit configured for measuring brightness distribution in a second portion of the surface, wherein the brightness distribution is caused by the object that spreads the light from the first portion to the second portion; and a determiner configured for determining whether the object is an organic body part based on the brightness distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 25, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2017
    Assignee: SILK ID SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth Brownlee
  • System and method for detecting an organic body for authentication
    Patent number: 9400916
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and programming for user identification and authentication are presented. In one example, an apparatus for user authentication is disclosed. The apparatus comprises: a surface on which an object is placed; a light source configured for providing light illuminating a first portion of the surface; a brightness measuring unit configured for measuring brightness distribution in a second portion of the surface, wherein the brightness distribution is caused by the object that spreads the light from the first portion to the second portion; and a determiner configured for determining whether the object is an organic body part based on the brightness distribution.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2015
    Date of Patent: July 26, 2016
    Assignee: SILK ID SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventor: Kenneth Brownlee