Abstract: Methods and systems are provided for an AdHoc enrollment process. A user may be able to enroll and be verified by a system for a variety of actions or authentications without being forced to turn over personally identifiable information and without having to formally enroll. The system may compare captured biometric information with existing biometric information and may identify the user without the use of personally identifiable information.

Abstract: Methods and systems for of generating reporting data in an automated, efficient, and risk-free fashion relating to an identification match relating to a probe image are disclosed. Methods include automatically capturing a comparison area in the probe image and a comparison area of a candidate image based on examiner input; facilitating a determination of whether a similarity or a dissimilarity exists between the comparison area in the probe image and the comparison area of the candidate image; automatically recording metadata based on the determination of whether the similarity or the dissimilarity exists between the comparison area in the probe image and the comparison area of the candidate image and updating an audit log; and generating a report comprising the metadata.

Abstract: A first user device includes a camera. The first user device receives a challenge-response message following a request for access to a secure server. The first user device captures a first image of the first user. The first image includes an image of at least a portion of a face of the first user. An authentication result from facial recognition scan of the second user is received. Facial recognition is used to determine that the face of the first user is a face of an authorized user of the secure server. The first user device generates and sends a response to the challenge-response message based on results of facial recognition and the received authentication results.

Abstract: A minutia features generation apparatus comprises: an input part to input an image formed as a curved stripe pattern by a ridge line(s); a generation part to generate a skeleton image formed by extracting a skeleton(s) from the image; an extraction part to extract a plurality of minutiae from the skeleton image; and a calculation part configured to calculate a relation minutia feature(s) representing relationship between a first minutia and a second minutia among the plurality of minutiae, wherein the calculation part calculates as one of the relation minutia features defined by a crossing count of the skeleton(s) and a straight line connecting from the second minutia to a nearest neighbor point which is a point on a trace line traced by tracing starting from the first minutia, which point is located at a shortest line distance from the second minutia.

Abstract: Provided is an electronic device measuring user's biometric information. The electronic device includes a display module including a display panel, in which a signal transmission region, a peripheral display region adjacent to the signal transmission region, and a main display region spaced apart from the signal transmission region are provided, and a camera module overlapped with the signal transmission region. The display panel includes a plurality of first pixels, which are disposed in a unit region of the main display region, and a plurality of second pixels, which are disposed in a unit region of the peripheral display region. An emission area of green light in the unit region of the first pixels is different from an emission area of green light in the unit region of the second pixels.

Abstract: This disclosure describes techniques to count objects in an area. The techniques include operations comprising: receiving, from a first sensor, data that identifies a location of a first object in an area at a given point in time; receiving, from a second sensor, data that identifies a location of a second object in the area at the given point in time; and aggregating the data from the first sensor and the data from the second sensor to compute a count value indicating how many objects are present in the area at the given point in time.

Abstract: Apparatus and methods are provided that employ one or more of a variety of techniques for reducing the time required to display high resolution images on a high dynamic range display having a light source layer and a display layer. In one technique, the image resolution is reduced, an effective luminance pattern is determined for the reduced resolution image, and the resolution of the effective luminance pattern is then increased to the resolution of the display layer. In another technique, the light source layer's point spread function is decomposed into a plurality of components, and an effective luminance pattern is determined for each component. The effective luminance patterns are then combined to produce a total effective luminance pattern. Additional image display time reduction techniques are provided.

Abstract: System and methods for processing audio signals are disclosed. In one implementation, a system may include a wearable apparatus including an image sensor to capture images from an environment of a user; an audio sensor to capture an audio signal from the environment of the user; and at least one processor. The processor may be programmed to receive the audio signal captured by the audio sensor; identify at least one segment including speech in the audio signal; receive an image including a representation of a code; analyze the code to determine whether the code is associated with the user and/or the wearable apparatus; and after determining that the code is associated with the user and/or the wearable apparatus, transmit at least one segment of the audio signal, at least one image of the plurality of images, and/or other information to a computing platform.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensor includes a substrate, a light blocking layer that is on a first surface of the substrate and includes openings in a light blocking mask, and a sensor layer that is on a second surface of the substrate and includes photo sensors. A fingerprint sensing method of the fingerprint sensor includes: storing a calibration image; generating an original image, based on sensing signals from the photo sensors; performing calibration on the original image by utilizing the calibration image; and detecting a fingerprint, based on the calibrated image. The calibration image is generated by synthetizing valid regions extracted from an original calibration image corresponding to the original image.

Abstract: The present disclosure teaches a method of utilizing image “match points” to measure and detect changes in a physical object. In some cases “degradation” or “wear and tear” of the physical object is assessed, while in other applications this disclosure is applicable to measuring intentional changes, such as changes made by additive or subtractive manufacturing processes, which may, for example, involve adding a layer or removing a layer by machining. A system may include a scanner, and a digital fingerprinting process, coupled to an object change computer server. The server is coupled to a datastore that stores class digital fingerprints, selected object digital fingerprints collected over time, match measurements, and deterioration metrics.

Abstract: An optical fingerprint sensor with spoof detection using polarization includes a plurality of lenses; an image sensor including a pixel array that includes a plurality of first photodiodes; a line between a center of a light-sensitive surface of each first photodiode and an optical center of each lens forms an optical axis of a plurality of optical axes; at least one apertured baffle-layer positioned between the image sensor and the plurality of lenses and each having a respective plurality of aperture stops, each aperture stop being center-aligned with the optical axis; a plurality of second photodiodes intercalated with the plurality of first photodiodes, wherein each second photodiode is configured to detect light having passed through lens and at least one aperture stop not aligned along optical axis; and at least one polarizing element positioned to polarize electromagnetic energy impinging the plurality of second photodiodes.

Abstract: A gaze tracking method includes the following steps. Firstly, a to-be-analyzed facial image is captured. Then, whether the to-be-analyzed facial image conforms to a customized 3D face model is determined If not, a customized 3D face model of the to-be-analyzed facial image is created. If yes, an eye area image of the to-be-analyzed facial image is obtained. Then, according to the customized 3D face model and the to-be-analyzed facial image, head posture information is obtained. Then, an eye camera coordinate value referenced to a camera coordinate system is obtained. Then, the eye camera coordinate value is converted into an eye frame coordinate value referenced to a display frame coordinate system. Then, according to the eye frame coordinate value, the head posture information and an eyeball radius, an eyeball center point coordinate value is obtained, and accordingly a gaze coordinate value is obtained.

Abstract: This disclosure provides a fingerprint recognition method and a mobile terminal. The mobile terminal includes: a plurality of fingerprint recognition electrodes in a predetermined fingerprint detection region. The mobile terminal further includes a plurality of fingerprint signal transmit lines, and a plurality of fingerprint signal receive lines, each of the fingerprint recognition electrodes being connected to one of the fingerprint signal transmit lines and one of the fingerprint signal receive lines. The predetermined fingerprint detection region includes at least two partition regions, and each of them is provided with a first quantity of fingerprint signal transmit lines and a second quantity of fingerprint signal receive lines.

Abstract: A method for fingerprint recognition and a fingerprint recognition device are provided. The method includes the following steps. A touch position of a touch panel is obtained as a fingerprint position. A fingerprint recognition operation is performed according to the fingerprint position. Whether the fingerprint recognition operation is successful is determined. In response to determining that the fingerprint recognition operation is not successful, at least one first position of the touch panel as an updated fingerprint position is generated according to the touch position of the touch panel, and the fingerprint recognition operation is performed according to the updated fingerprint position.

Abstract: An organic light emitting display device includes a plurality of pixels. Each of the pixels includes an organic light emitting diode, first to third transistors, a storage capacitor, and a first capacitor. The second transistor includes a gate electrode receiving a first scan signal, a first electrode receiving a data signal, and a second electrode connected to a first electrode of the first transistor. The third transistor includes a gate electrode receiving a second scan signal, a first electrode connected to a second electrode of the first transistor, and a second electrode connected to a gate electrode of the first transistor. The storage capacitor includes a first electrode receiving a power voltage and a second electrode connected to the gate electrode of the first transistor. The first capacitor includes a first electrode connected to the gate electrode of the third transistor and a second electrode receiving the power voltage.

Abstract: A method may include enabling operation of a time of flight (TOF) proximity sensor at an information handling system and initializing execution of a software service. The method may further include receiving, at the software service, an alert signal from the TOF proximity sensor indicating movement proximate to the information handling system. In response to receiving the alert signal, a camera at the information handling system may be configured to capture an image. The image may be analyzed by a vision system coupled to the camera to determine a gaze direction of a user at the information handling system. Operation of the information handling system may be configured based on the gaze direction.

Abstract: A fingerprint sensor includes four transistors and a photodetector. The first transistor connects a second node with a third node based on a voltage of a first node, where the first node corresponding to a first electrode of the photodetector. The second transistor connects the second node with a read-out line based on a scan signal. The third transistor supplies a reset voltage to the first node based on a first reset signal. The fourth transistor connects the first node with the second node based on a second reset signal.

Abstract: A control method of a display unit in a medical system, the control method including: acquiring an environmental image of the display unit; acquiring, according to the environmental image, feature information of at least one user therein; and determining a specific user of the at least one user according to the feature information so as to generate a control signal, the control signal being used to drive the display unit to rotate such that the specific user watches the display unit easily. The present invention also provides a control apparatus of a display unit in a medical system to implement the method.

Abstract: A method for fingerprint acquisition includes: monitoring a fingerprint acquisition triggering event continuously; and starting fingerprint scanning in a partial or whole of a region of a touchpad in response to the fingerprint acquisition triggering event.

Abstract: The disclosure provides an optical lens, an imaging device, a fingerprint recognition module and a mobile terminal, along an optical axis from an object side to an image side, the optical lens sequentially including: a flat glass, a first lens, a stop, a second lens, a third lens, and an infrared filter. The optical lens satisfy a high-quality resolution, also have the advantages of small size, small distortion, and high relative illumination, they can effectively improve the rate of the fingerprint recognition, and more suitable for the design requirements of the full screen of the mobile phones. Meanwhile, the three lenses of the optical lens of the present disclosure all use low refractive index materials, which greatly reduces the production cost, and is more in line with the low-cost and high-performance development trend of the full screen of the mobile phone.