Patents Assigned to Suprema Inc.
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Patent number: 11386706Abstract: A method for adding biometric authentication training data into databases performed by a biometric authentication data classification device includes: extracting first biometric characteristic information from at least one candidate biometric training data for biometric authentication using an artificial neural network model; calculating an overall similarity between the first biometric characteristic information and second biometric characteristic information extracted from a performance test database of which a biometric authentication performance is lower than a threshold level, the performance test database being selected among performance test databases for the biometric authentication; and adding the at least one candidate biometric training data into one of the biometric authentication training database and the performance test database based on the calculated overall similarity.Type: GrantFiled: November 30, 2021Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: Suprema Inc.Inventors: Hyogi Lee, Kideok Lee, Bong Seop Song
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Patent number: 11386733Abstract: Disclosed herein are an access control system and an access control method using the same. The access control method in which a door operating device determines whether to open a door on the basis of an authentication token acquired from a user terminal without intervention of an authentication server includes obtaining the authentication token from the user terminal; determining whether the user have authorization for accessing the door based on a authentication information included in the authentication token; controlling the door to be opened in case of determined that the user have authorization for accessing the door.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2020Date of Patent: July 12, 2022Assignee: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Seong Jik Lee, Dong Mok Shin, Seong Bin Choi, Jae Won Lee
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Patent number: 11373468Abstract: A method and system allow management of access to a door using a beacon signal. A user access authority determination unit controls access of a user to a target door based beacon data from beacons installed near a door. The user carries a terminal that obtains the beacon data based on a proximity to the beacons. The method includes identifying the target door based on identification information of the beacons extracted from the beacon data. A type of user movement is determined. The type of user movement includes an entering movement that the user enters into an inner side from an outer side through the target door and an exiting movement that the user exits the inner side to the outer side through the target door. An access authentication process to be performed to unlock the target door is determined according to the determined type of user movement.Type: GrantFiled: July 15, 2020Date of Patent: June 28, 2022Assignee: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Dong Mok Shin, Seong Bin Choi, Jae Won Lee
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Patent number: 11363727Abstract: A terminal apparatus includes: a case configured to be selectively engaged with a bracket installed on a wall; and a locker unit configured to move with respect to the bracket to prevent the case from coming out of the engagement or to allow the case to come out of the engagement. The locker unit includes a first locker configured to move in a first direction by an external force applied by a user, and a second locker configured to move in a second direction different from the first direction by the movement of the first locker.Type: GrantFiled: November 18, 2021Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: Suprema Inc.Inventors: Junsun Yeom, Taehoon Lee
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Publication number: 20220164563Abstract: A method for acquiring a fingerprint image through a fingerprint image acquisition apparatus is provided. The method includes recognizing a finger of an user through a sensor included in the apparatus to generate an initial input fingerprint image when the finger contacts with a biometric recognition area of the display unit, acquiring a converted fingerprint image by converting the initial input fingerprint image in a pre-determined manner to reveal a characteristic of a pattern, included within the initial input fingerprint image, corresponding to a pattern signal reflected from at least a part of the display unit. The method further includes selecting a pattern removal fingerprint image, if a learned pattern image is stored in a memory, from the learned pattern image based on similarity. The similarity is calculated between the converted fingerprint image and a converted reference image.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 8, 2021Publication date: May 26, 2022Applicant: Suprema Inc.Inventors: Daehong LEE, Hochul SHIN, Bong Seop SONG
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Patent number: 11250113Abstract: A fingerprint image acquisition method for user authentication is provided. The method comprises determining whether a sensed pressure, which is applied to a fingerprint input window by a finger of a user touching the fingerprint input window, exceeds a predetermined startup pressure, acquiring a comparison image by imaging a fingerprint of the finger when the sensed pressure exceeds the startup pressure, measuring a quality of the comparison image, determining a value of a threshold pressure based on the quality of the comparison image and acquiring an authentication image for the user by capturing an image of the fingerprint of the finger when the sensed pressure exceeds the threshold pressure.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: February 15, 2022Assignee: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Kideok Lee, Hochul Shin, Jong Man Lee, Bong Seop Song, Jae Won Lee
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Publication number: 20210361788Abstract: An apparatus for sterilizing a fingerprint recognition area, the apparatus includes at least one finger contact unit for obtaining a fingerprint image on which a body of a user is contacted, a sterilizing light emitting unit configured to emit the sterilizing light onto the at least one finger contact unit for obtaining the fingerprint image, at least one optical sensing unit configured to sense the sterilizing light emitted onto the at least one finger contact unit for obtaining the fingerprint image and a control unit configured to determine an ON timing of the sterilizing light emitting unit after performing user authentication for the user, and determine an OFF timing of the sterilizing light emitting unit based on a result of comparing an accumulated value of the calculated energy of the sterilizing light with a predetermined reference energy.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 27, 2020Publication date: November 25, 2021Applicant: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Dong-mok SHIN, Myung-chul LEE, Eun-young JEE
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Publication number: 20210337680Abstract: An apparatus has a device installed on an entrance wall bracket. The apparatus includes a fixing member configured to fix the device to the entrance wall bracket, a detection switch selectively pushed by the fixing member to detect whether the fixing member is released, and a tamper unit operating a tamper function when the release of the fixing member is detected through the detection switch.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 22, 2021Publication date: October 28, 2021Applicant: Suprema Inc.Inventors: Junsun YEOM, Taehoon LEE
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Publication number: 20210328994Abstract: According to one embodiment of the present application, provided is an access management method of an access control device, comprising the steps of: receiving, from a user terminal, a first advertising packet including open authentication information; generating a key on the basis of at least a first random key; confirming the open authentication information on the basis of the generated key; and determining the opening of a door on the basis of the open authentication information.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 1, 2021Publication date: October 21, 2021Applicant: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Seong Bin CHOI, Young Soo MOON
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Patent number: 11087117Abstract: An apparatus for identifying a fake fingerprint includes a housing, a prism, a first light source unit, a second light source unit, a sensor unit and a control unit. The prism is disposed in the internal space of the housing. The first light source unit irradiates light in the internal space to allow the light to pass through the prism. The second light source unit irradiates light to allow the light not to pass the prism. The sensor unit acquires a first image through the first light source unit and a second image through the second light source unit. The control unit identifies a fake fingerprint on the basis of a result acquired by comparing the first image and the second image. The housing includes a light irradiating unit that fixes and supports the second light source unit to form a predetermined angle with the fingerprint contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: March 4, 2020Date of Patent: August 10, 2021Assignee: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Youngmin Kim, Jong Woo Lee, Daejin Kwon, Bong Seop Song, Jae Won Lee
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Publication number: 20210012601Abstract: Disclosed herein are an access control system and an access control method using the same. The access control method in which a door operating device determines whether to open a door on the basis of an authentication token acquired from a user terminal without intervention of an authentication server includes obtaining the authentication token from the user terminal; determining whether the user have authorization for accessing the door based on a authentication information included in the authentication token; controlling the door to be opened in case of determined that the user have authorization for accessing the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2020Publication date: January 14, 2021Applicant: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Seong Jik LEE, Dong Mok SHIN, Seong Bin CHOI, Jae Won LEE
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Publication number: 20200388093Abstract: A method and system allow management of access to a door using a beacon signal. A user access authority determination unit controls access of a user to a target door based beacon data from beacons installed near a door. The user carries a terminal that obtains the beacon data based on a proximity to the beacons. The method includes identifying the target door based on identification information of the beacons extracted from the beacon data. A type of user movement is determined. The type of user movement includes an entering movement that the user enters into an inner side from an outer side through the target door and an exiting movement that the user exits the inner side to the outer side through the target door. An access authentication process to be performed to unlock the target door is determined according to the determined type of user movement.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 15, 2020Publication date: December 10, 2020Applicant: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Dong Mok SHIN, Seong Bin CHOI, Jae Won LEE
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Patent number: 10755503Abstract: A method and system allow management of access to a door using a beacon signal. A user access authority determination unit controls access of a user to a target door based beacon data from beacons installed near a door. The user carries a terminal that obtains the beacon data based on a proximity to the beacons. The method includes identifying the target door based on identification information of the beacons extracted from the beacon data. A type of user movement is determined. The type of user movement includes an entering movement that the user enters into an inner side from an outer side through the target door and an exiting movement that the user exits the inner side to the outer side through the target door. An access authentication process to be performed to unlock the target door is determined according to the determined type of user movement.Type: GrantFiled: November 27, 2018Date of Patent: August 25, 2020Assignee: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Dong Mok Shin, Seong Bin Choi, Jae Won Lee
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Patent number: 10733274Abstract: There is provided a biometric authentication method using a portable electronic device. The method includes identifying a gesture of a user to be authenticated through a gesture recognition unit of the portable electronic device and acquiring biometric information of the user through an information input unit of the portable electronic device. The method further includes comparing the identified gesture and the acquired biometric information with an authentication information stored in an information storage unit to perform the biometric authentication of the user, and outputting a result of the biometric authentication.Type: GrantFiled: July 13, 2016Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Hochul Shin, Kideok Lee, Hyeonchang Lee, Jong Man Lee, Bong Seop Song, Jae Won Lee
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Patent number: 10733407Abstract: There is provided a method for obtaining a user authentication image using pressure sensing. The method includes dividing a pressure sensing area corresponding to a fingerprint input window, with which a biometric feature of a user is brought into contact, into a plurality of partial areas, acquiring a plurality of image frames captured through the fingerprint input window and obtaining, for the partial areas, respective pressure sensing values synchronized with a capturing time of each of the image frames. The method further includes generating the user authentication image from the image frames based on comparison results between the pressure sensing values respectively obtained for the partial areas and one or more predetermined thresholds.Type: GrantFiled: August 31, 2018Date of Patent: August 4, 2020Assignee: SUPREMA INCInventors: Jong Man Lee, Kideok Lee, Hochul Shin, Bong Seop Song, Jae Won Lee
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Publication number: 20200202106Abstract: An apparatus for identifying a fake fingerprint includes a housing, a prism, a first light source unit, a second light source unit, a sensor unit and a control unit. The prism is disposed in the internal space of the housing. The first light source unit irradiates light in the internal space to allow the light to pass through the prism. The second light source unit irradiates light to allow the light not to pass the prism. The sensor unit acquires a first image through the first light source unit and a second image through the second light source unit. The control unit identifies a fake fingerprint on the basis of a result acquired by comparing the first image and the second image. The housing includes a light irradiating unit that fixes and supports the second light source unit to form a predetermined angle with the fingerprint contact surface.Type: ApplicationFiled: March 4, 2020Publication date: June 25, 2020Applicant: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Youngmin KIM, Jong Woo LEE, Daejin KWON, Bong Seop SONG, Jae Won LEE
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Patent number: 10621409Abstract: An apparatus for identifying a fake fingerprint includes a housing, a prism, a first light source unit, a second light source unit, a sensor unit and a control unit. The prism is disposed in the internal space of the housing. The first light source unit irradiates light in the internal space to allow the light to pass through the prism. The second light source unit irradiates light to allow the light not to pass the prism. The sensor unit acquires a first image through the first light source unit and a second image through the second light source unit. The control unit identifies a fake fingerprint on the basis of a result acquired by comparing the first image and the second image. The housing includes a light irradiating unit that fixes and supports the second light source unit to form a predetermined angle with the fingerprint contact surface.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2017Date of Patent: April 14, 2020Assignee: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Youngmin Kim, Jong Woo Lee, Daejin Kwon, Bong Seop Song, Jae Won Lee
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Patent number: 10586030Abstract: There is provided a fingerprint authentication method. The method includes a first step of acquiring measurement data for a part of a fingerprint, a second step of calculating a matching rate by comparing the measurement data with at least one of a plurality of registration data, a third step of determining whether the matching rate is equal to or greater than a threshold and whether the measurement data has been previously processed for an authentication, a fourth step of calculating a security level accumulation value based on a result of the third step, and a fifth step of determining whether the security level accumulation value is equal to or greater than a threshold. If NO in the fifth step, processes of the first to fifth steps are repeated. If YES in the fifth step, a success of the authentication is determined and outputted.Type: GrantFiled: June 26, 2017Date of Patent: March 10, 2020Assignee: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Kideok Lee, Hochul Shin, Hyeonchang Lee, Jong Man Lee, Bong Seop Song, Jae Won Lee
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Publication number: 20190266818Abstract: Disclosed herein are an access control system and an access control method using the same. The access control method in which a door operating device determines whether to open a door on the basis of an authentication token acquired from a user terminal without intervention of an authentication server includes obtaining the authentication token from the user terminal; determining whether the user have authorization for accessing the door based on a authentication information included in the authentication token; controlling the door to be opened in case of determined that the user have authorization for accessing the door.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 7, 2019Publication date: August 29, 2019Applicant: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Seong Jik LEE, Dong Mok SHIN, Seong Bin CHOI, Jae Won LEE
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Patent number: 10332325Abstract: Disclosed herein are an access control system and an access control method using the same. The access control method in which a door operating device determines whether to open a door on the basis of an authentication token acquired from a user terminal without intervention of an authentication server includes obtaining the authentication token from the user terminal; determining whether the user have authorization for accessing the door based on a authentication information included in the authentication token; controlling the door to be opened in case of determined that the user have authorization for accessing the door.Type: GrantFiled: December 18, 2017Date of Patent: June 25, 2019Assignee: SUPREMA INC.Inventors: Seong Jik Lee, Dong Mok Shin, Seong Bin Choi, Jae Won Lee