Patents by Inventor Arun Vemury

Arun Vemury has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20220383438
    Abstract: Embodiments are described in which information from multiple devices is merged through the exchange of linking information. For example, a two dimensional barcode is used associate information originating from different devices. In embodiments, information is associated with various levels of trust based on a variety of factors to quantify whether or not and to what extent collected information can be relied upon to be accurate. In embodiments, information from multiple sources is merged into a common transaction record that can be accessed through use of the linking information so the information can be efficiently retrieved even though it originated, or was captured, by different devices.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 3, 2022
    Publication date: December 1, 2022
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Publication number: 20220301088
    Abstract: A system and method for processing information from a mobile device. Some configurations may comprise electronically associating biographic or biometric information with an individual having an identity and requiring the individual to be present in a predetermined location during screening. The system and method may include providing a local environment including a front end system and an untrusted mobile device and communicatively coupling a central resource to the front end system. In some configurations the front end system establishes a location of the individual by obtaining information via the mobile device and identifies the mobile device through geo-location to be within the predetermined location. The system and method may provide for collecting biographic or biometric information with the untrusted mobile device; and the front end system may implement a constraint to restrict data input, transmission, receipt, time stamping, etc. from the untrusted mobile device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 2, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Patent number: 11392951
    Abstract: Systems and methods and an example method including storing, in an access control memory of an access control computer system a set of access control identity records, receiving from an individual a proffered biographic information, and comparing the proffered biographic information to the access control identity records. In response to the comparing indicating a subset of than one access control identity records having biographic information having similarity to the proffered biographic information exceeding a threshold, generating and sending to a central resource computer system a biometric comparison request. The request includes the proffered biographic information of the persons, an indication of the biometric information of the person, and indication of biographic information in the identity records in the subset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 19, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: Daniel Boyd, Arun Vemury
  • Publication number: 20220159176
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed and an example system includes a digital image receiver for receiving a digital image, and an automatic obscuration processor coupled to the image receiver and configured to determine whether the digital image includes a region that classifies as an image of a category of object and, upon a positive determination, to obscure the region and output a corresponding obscured-region digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Publication number: 20220159175
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed and an example system includes a digital image receiver for receiving a digital image, and an automatic obscuration processor coupled to the image receiver and configured to determine whether the digital image includes a region that classifies as an image of a category of object and, upon a positive determination, to obscure the region and output a corresponding obscured-region digital image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2022
    Publication date: May 19, 2022
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Patent number: 11277557
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed and an example system includes a digital image receiver for receiving a digital image, and an automatic obscuration processor coupled to the image receiver, and configured to determine whether the digital image includes a region that classifies as an image of a category of object and, upon a positive determination, to obscure the region and output a corresponding obscured-region digital image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 15, 2022
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Publication number: 20220005049
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described, and an example method includes storing, in an access control memory of an access control computer system a set of access control identity records, receiving from an individual a proffered biographic information, and comparing the proffered biographic information to the access control identity records, In response to the comparing indicating a subset of than one access control identity records having biographic information having similarity to the proffered biographic information exceeding a threshold, generating and sending to a central resource computer system a biometric comparison request.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 17, 2021
    Publication date: January 6, 2022
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: Daniel Boyd, Arun Vemury
  • Publication number: 20210373150
    Abstract: In an example, information related to a user of a mobile device and to an item associated with the user is received from a network. Based on the information a screening threshold is determined. The screening threshold is communicated to an electronic physical screening device and a direction instruction, indicating a location of a physical screening area corresponding to the electronic physical screening device, is communicated to the mobile device. The direction instruction causes the mobile device to display a direction information, directing the user to the physical screening area, for a physical screening in accordance with the threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2021
    Publication date: December 2, 2021
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Publication number: 20210319642
    Abstract: In an example, a method includes receiving, by an election office system from a voter device, a request for a voting ballot for an election, part or all of voter ID information associated with a first mobile identification credential which the voter device received from a first authorizing party system (APS), and consented data indication which indicates the part or all of voter ID information that is authorized by the voter device for release by the first APS to the election office system, the part or all of voter ID information to be verified to the election office system by the first APS; and using the verified part or all of voter ID information to verify or not verify an identity of the voter. The identity of the voter is to be verified before the election office system grants the request to provide the voting ballot to the voter.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 12, 2021
    Publication date: October 14, 2021
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: Daniel A. Boyd, Kelli L. Biegger, Chang Ellison, Brandon P. Gutierrez, Jason Lim, William Washington, Arun Vemury, Nathan Grebasch
  • Patent number: 11144773
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described, and an example system creates a transaction between a biometric station and a user in a group of users. Transaction includes establishing for the user, a ground-truth identity, capturing an image of the user in the biometric station, making a first determination of whether the image is sufficient for identification of the user. When the image is sufficient, the transaction derives biometric information from the image, converts the biometric information into a generic-form biometric information, agnostic of how the biometric information was obtained, and generated hashed user data by applying a hash function to the generic-form biometric information. The transaction makes a second determination, based on the hashed user data, of whether the user is represented in a gallery of sample images. The transactions are repeated for other users in the group.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: October 12, 2021
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Patent number: 11127013
    Abstract: An improvement to the function of computer systems, including those that verify the identity of subjects arriving at checkpoints, is realized by (a) relying on a central resource, instead of checkpoints, to perform biometric comparisons, (b) using lists of expected subjects at the checkpoints, (c) providing rolling updates to the list of expected subjects as warranted by changes, and (d) locking the records of subjects once their identity is verified. The improvement resides in specialized logic that is specifically tailored to the checkpoint environment and, as such, leads to reduced computing resource consumption for the processing system, the memory, the network, and the components that interface with the network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: September 21, 2021
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: Daniel Boyd, Arun Vemury
  • Patent number: 11119207
    Abstract: Customization of screening procedures based on identity information is described. In embodiments, individuals and items associated with individuals are routed based on, among other factors, identity, categorization, and threshold, such as security threshold. Wayfinding is also described for use in identity verification and physical screening of individuals and associated items. The systems, devices, techniques and approaches described herein can be used in a variety of screening situations including, but not limited to, mass transit, border security, correctional facilities, department of motor vehicles, sporting events, testing centers, and so on as understood by one of skill in the art.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 14, 2021
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Publication number: 20210081692
    Abstract: Systems and methods are described, and an example system creates a transaction between a biometric station and a user in a group of users. Transaction includes establishing for the user, a ground-truth identity, capturing an image of the user in the biometric station, making a first determination of whether the image is sufficient for identification of the user. When the image is sufficient, the transaction derives biometric information from the image, converts the biometric information into a generic-form biometric information, agnostic of how the biometric information was obtained, and generated hashed user data by applying a hash function to the generic-form biometric information. The transaction makes a second determination, based on the hashed user data, of whether the user is represented in a gallery of sample images. The transactions are repeated for other users in the group.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 10, 2020
    Publication date: March 18, 2021
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Publication number: 20210063564
    Abstract: Customization of screening procedures based on identity information is described. In embodiments, individuals and items associated with individuals are routed based on, among other factors, identity, categorization, and threshold, such as security threshold. Wayfinding is also described for use in identity verification and physical screening of individuals and associated items. The systems, devices, techniques and approaches described herein can be used in a variety of screening situations including, but not limited to, mass transit, border security, correctional facilities, department of motor vehicles, sporting events, testing centers, and so on as understood by one of skill in the art.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 20, 2020
    Publication date: March 4, 2021
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Patent number: 10885364
    Abstract: Various example implementations of the present invention are directed towards systems and methods to quantify biometric acquisition and identification. A test facility evaluates the acquisition by a biometric station of biometric information. Evaluations can relate to biometric information acquisition speed, rates of acquisition failure, rates of biometric information extraction failure, rates of biometric match failure, calculating a true identification rate, and/or calculating other metrics related to quantifying biometric acquisition and identification. The test facility can calculate an efficiency metric and an effectiveness metric of the quantification determinations, and output such results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Date of Patent: January 5, 2021
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of the Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Patent number: 10817738
    Abstract: Various example implementations of the present invention are directed towards systems and methods to quantify biometric acquisition and identification. A test facility evaluates the acquisition by a biometric station of biometric information. Evaluations can relate to biometric information acquisition speed, rates of acquisition failure, rates of biometric information extraction failure, rates of biometric match failure, calculating a true identification rate, and/or calculating other metrics related to quantifying biometric acquisition and identification. The test facility can calculate an efficiency metric and an effectiveness metric of the quantification determinations, and output such results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Date of Patent: October 27, 2020
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Publication number: 20200110954
    Abstract: Various example implementations of the present invention are directed towards systems and methods to quantify biometric acquisition and identification. A test facility evaluates the acquisition by a biometric station of biometric information. Evaluations can relate to biometric information acquisition speed, rates of acquisition failure, rates of biometric information extraction failure, rates of biometric match failure, calculating a true identification rate, and/or calculating other metrics related to quantifying biometric acquisition and identification. The test facility can calculate an efficiency metric and an effectiveness metric of the quantification determinations, and output such results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Publication number: 20200110953
    Abstract: Various example implementations of the present invention are directed towards systems and methods to quantify biometric acquisition and identification. A test facility evaluates the acquisition by a biometric station of biometric information. Evaluations can relate to biometric information acquisition speed, rates of acquisition failure, rates of biometric information extraction failure, rates of biometric match failure, calculating a true identification rate, and/or calculating other metrics related to quantifying biometric acquisition and identification. The test facility can calculate an efficiency metric and an effectiveness metric of the quantification determinations, and output such results.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 3, 2018
    Publication date: April 9, 2020
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Securit
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Publication number: 20190220944
    Abstract: Collection, validation, accuracy checking, and matching of information for individuals, e.g., in-scope people entering/exiting a country is described. The systems, techniques, devices, methods, and approaches described herein can be used to collect biographic, biometric, and travel information for persons who enter a country with the expectation that the person will eventually exit. The system and method described herein include structures and procedures for determining whether the individual, based on his/her information, meets a predefined criterion that is associated with predefined procedures, e.g., special precautions are to be implemented. This document also describes how information for an individual can be matched with an existing record in order to ensure accurate recordkeeping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 27, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventor: Arun Vemury
  • Publication number: 20190220943
    Abstract: Collection, validation, accuracy checking, and matching of information for individuals, e.g., in-scope people entering/exiting a country is described. The systems, techniques, devices, methods, and approaches described herein can be used to collect biographic, biometric, and travel information for persons who enter a country with the expectation that the person will eventually exit. The system and method described herein include structures and procedures for determining whether the individual, based on his/her information, meets a predefined criterion that is associated with predefined procedures, e.g., special precautions are to be implemented. This document also describes how information for an individual can be matched with an existing record in order to ensure accurate recordkeeping.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Publication date: July 18, 2019
    Applicant: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Securit
    Inventor: Arun Vemury