Patents by Inventor Denis Dumont
Denis Dumont 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).
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Patent number: 11854295Abstract: A fingerprint acquisition device comprising, a space for receiving a finger of a user, a light source configured to emit a illumination light illuminating the space, a camera configured to acquire an image of a fingerprint of the finger, when the finger is received in the space, and, a polarization system configured to polarize the illumination light before the illumination light reaches the space and after the illumination light has passed through the space, and to polarize an ambient light emanating from outside the device and propagating towards the camera, before the ambient light reaches the space, and to polarize the ambient light after the ambient light has passed through the space.Type: GrantFiled: April 29, 2022Date of Patent: December 26, 2023Assignee: IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY FRANCEInventors: Denis Dumont, Sylvain Emile Henri Maillard
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Patent number: 11670105Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal comprising a main body having an upper surface that is substantially horizontal; a tower extending substantially vertically from said main body, so as to define an acquisition volume delimited by said upper surface and the tower; optical acquisition means arranged within the main body so as to be able to acquire an image of a biometric print placed within the acquisition volume facing the upper surface; a user interface arranged within the tower; wherein the tower has a cavity, and the user interface comprises a screen arranged at the bottom of the cavity and a semi-reflective plate closing the cavity so as to provide the optical illusion that said screen is floating within the acquisition volume. The present invention further relates to a method for acquiring an image of a biometric print by means of the terminal.Type: GrantFiled: July 26, 2021Date of Patent: June 6, 2023Assignee: IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY FRANCEInventors: Sylvain Emile Henri Maillard, Jean-Rémi Sandraz, Denis Dumont
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Patent number: 11574498Abstract: A biometric capture device having an optical block integrating an acquisition surface, an optical acquisition system arranged so that a first light ray propagating, outside the optical block, along an optical axis of the said optical acquisition system forms at the level of the acquisition surface, an angle with respect to a normal to the acquisition surface of a value greater than a critical angle depending on the refractive indices of the optical block and of the air, the optical system also being arranged so that the optical axis forms an angle with respect to a normal to the exit face less than said critical angle, an illumination system configured to provide illumination of the acquisition surface, the illumination system generating a light beam defined by an illumination axis, a second light ray propagating along the illumination axis out of the optical block.Type: GrantFiled: June 13, 2022Date of Patent: February 7, 2023Assignee: IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY FRANCEInventors: Sylvain Maillard, Denis Dumont, Olivier Poitelon
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Publication number: 20220406089Abstract: A biometric capture device having an optical block integrating an acquisition surface, an optical acquisition system arranged so that a first light ray propagating, outside the optical block, along an optical axis of the said optical acquisition system forms at the level of the acquisition surface, an angle with respect to a normal to the acquisition surface of a value greater than a critical angle depending on the refractive indices of the optical block and of the air, the optical system also being arranged so that the optical axis forms an angle with respect to a normal to the exit face less than said critical angle, an illumination system configured to provide illumination of the acquisition surface, the illumination system generating a light beam defined by an illumination axis, a second light ray propagating along the illumination axis out of the optical block.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 13, 2022Publication date: December 22, 2022Inventors: Sylvain MAILLARD, Denis DUMONT, Olivier POITELON
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Publication number: 20220351536Abstract: A fingerprint acquisition device comprising, a space for receiving a finger of a user, a light source configured to emit a illumination light illuminating the space, a camera configured to acquire an image of a fingerprint of the finger, when the finger is received in the space, and, a polarization system configured to polarize the illumination light before the illumination light reaches the space and after the illumination light has passed through the space, and to polarize an ambient light emanating from outside the device and propagating towards the camera, before the ambient light reaches the space, and to polarize the ambient light after the ambient light has passed through the space.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 29, 2022Publication date: November 3, 2022Inventors: Denis DUMONT, Sylvain Emile Henri MAILLARD
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Patent number: 11361061Abstract: A biometric inspection device including a housing provided with an acquisition interface, the device including an optical sensor for acquiring at least one image of a portion of the body of a candidate for inspection appearing before the acquisition interface. The optical sensor is configured so that the image also covers an internal zone of the housing situated outside the acquisition interface.Type: GrantFiled: December 1, 2020Date of Patent: June 14, 2022Assignee: IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY FRANCEInventors: Denis Dumont, Olivier Poitelon
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Publication number: 20220036034Abstract: The present invention relates to a terminal comprising a main body having an upper surface that is substantially horizontal; a tower extending substantially vertically from said main body, so as to define an acquisition volume delimited by said upper surface and the tower; optical acquisition means arranged within the main body so as to be able to acquire an image of a biometric print placed within the acquisition volume facing the upper surface; a user interface arranged within the tower; wherein the tower has a cavity, and the user interface comprises a screen arranged at the bottom of the cavity and a semi-reflective plate closing the cavity so as to provide the optical illusion that said screen is floating within the acquisition volume. The present invention further relates to a method for acquiring an image of a biometric print by means of the terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 26, 2021Publication date: February 3, 2022Inventors: Sylvain Emile Henri MAILLARD, Jean-Rémi SANDRAZ, Denis DUMONT
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Publication number: 20210165864Abstract: A biometric inspection device including a housing provided with an acquisition interface, the device including an optical sensor for acquiring at least one image of a portion of the body of a candidate for inspection appearing before the acquisition interface. The optical sensor is configured so that the image also covers an internal zone of the housing situated outside the acquisition interface.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 1, 2020Publication date: June 3, 2021Inventors: Denis DUMONT, Olivier POITELON
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Patent number: 10963672Abstract: Method for detecting the presence of a body part carrying an imprint on an imprint sensor comprising a transparent face on which a body part must be placed, an image sensor, situated opposite the transparent face, able to acquire an image of an imprint, a light source for illuminating a body part placed on the transparent face. The method comprises: switching on the light source; acquiring a multicomponent image with the image sensor, each color component of the multicomponent sensor corresponding to a predefined wavelength range; obtaining, for each color component of said multicomponent image, information representing a signal generated by said image sensor for said color component; comparing said representative items of information with each other and detecting the presence of a body part according to the result of the comparison.Type: GrantFiled: October 10, 2018Date of Patent: March 30, 2021Assignee: IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY FRANCEInventor: Denis Dumont
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Publication number: 20190108382Abstract: Method for detecting the presence of a body part carrying an imprint on an imprint sensor comprising a transparent face on which a body part must be placed, an image sensor, situated opposite the transparent face, able to acquire an image of an imprint, a light source for illuminating a body part placed on the transparent face. The method comprises: switching on the light source; acquiring a multicomponent image with the image sensor, each color component of the multicomponent sensor corresponding to a predefined wavelength range; obtaining, for each color component of said multicomponent image, information representing a signal generated by said image sensor for said color component; comparing said representative items of information with each other and detecting the presence of a body part according to the result of the comparison.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 10, 2018Publication date: April 11, 2019Applicant: IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY FRANCEInventor: Denis DUMONT
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Patent number: 9898646Abstract: Disclosed is a method intended to validate that an element is covered with a true skin and implemented by a validation device including a light source at at least one wavelength, a sensor, an analysis module and a decision-taking module. The method may include: placing a surface of the element in front of the light source and the sensor; illuminating, by the light source, the surface of the element; capturing, by the sensor, for each wavelength, an image of the positioned element that encompasses an illuminated zone of the element directly illuminated by the light beam and a peripheral zone (“the diffusion zone of the element,” which is peripheral to the illuminated zone); analyzing the illuminated zone and the diffusion zone of the captured image; and deciding, by the decision-taking module, whether the element is covered with a true skin according to the results of the analysis.Type: GrantFiled: December 17, 2014Date of Patent: February 20, 2018Assignee: MORPHOInventors: Adrien Besson, Alain Thiebot, Denis Dumont, Jérôme Lorenzi
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Publication number: 20160275335Abstract: Disclosed is a method intended to validate that an element is covered with a true skin and implemented by a validation device including a light source at at least one wavelength, a sensor, an analysis module and a decision-taking module. The method may include: placing a surface of the element in front of the light source and the sensor; illuminating, by the light source, the surface of the element; capturing, by the sensor, for each wavelength, an image of the positioned element that encompasses an illuminated zone of the element directly illuminated by the light beam and a peripheral zone (“the diffusion zone of the element,” which is peripheral to the illuminated zone); analyzing the illuminated zone and the diffusion zone of the captured image; and deciding, by the decision-taking module, whether the element is covered with a true skin according to the results of the analysis.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 17, 2014Publication date: September 22, 2016Applicant: MORPHOInventors: Adrien BESSON, Alain THIEBOT, Denis DUMONT, Jérôme LORENZI
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Patent number: 9411460Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and device for detecting the orientation of an area (DO) of the body of an individual placed on an apposition area (AP) of a biometric sensor mounting (P) designed to form a first image (I1) of the area (DO) of the body by total reflection of radiation on the apposition area (AP), and a second image (I2) of the area (DO) of the body from radiation able to pass through the tissues of the body and to be reflected on haemoglobin. The method is characterized in that it comprises a step of determining in a reference frame firstly the longitudinal axis (A) of the area of the body depicted in the first image and secondly two longitudinal edges (B1, B2) of the area of the body depicted in the second image, and a step of determining the orientation of the area of the body with respect to the mounting from the measurement of the relative positions of the two edges (B1, B2) and the axis (A) thus determined in the reference frame.Type: GrantFiled: February 15, 2011Date of Patent: August 9, 2016Assignee: MORPHOInventors: Denis Dumont, Edouard Da Silva
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Patent number: 9323973Abstract: A device for capturing an image representing a print of a part of the body of a person, the capture device may include: a base layer; a reference electrode covering the base layer; electronic capsules fixed in the form of a matrix on the reference electrode, each electronic capsule consisting of a microcapsule filled with a liquid medium and particles with two different colors and opposite electrical charges; a support plate covering the electronic capsules and serving as a support for said part; a camera intended to take an image of the electronic capsules; and an active electrode intended to come into contact with said part and electrically connected to a voltage source delivering a non-zero electrical voltage.Type: GrantFiled: June 5, 2014Date of Patent: April 26, 2016Assignee: MORPHOInventors: Denis Dumont, François Rieul, Michel Cruchaga, Sylvaine Picard
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Publication number: 20150288879Abstract: A device for capturing an image representing a print of a part of the body of a person, the capture device may include: a base layer; a reference electrode covering the base layer; electronic capsules fixed in the form of a matrix on the reference electrode, each electronic capsule consisting of a microcapsule filled with a liquid medium and particles with two different colours and opposite electrical charges; a support plate covering the electronic capsules and serving as a support for said part; a camera intended to take an image of the electronic capsules; and an active electrode intended to come into contact with said part and electrically connected to a voltage source delivering a non-zero electrical voltage.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 5, 2014Publication date: October 8, 2015Inventors: Denis Dumont, François Rieul, Michel Cruchaga, Sylvaine Picard
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Patent number: 8811690Abstract: An imaging device includes a transparent prismatic element having two contiguous inlet surfaces separated by a ridge. A lens and an image sensor make it possible to acquire images, each including a reproduction of a first pattern located against one of the inlet surfaces, and a reproduction of a second imaged pattern through the other inlet surface. Such a device can be used in a biometric detection apparatus for detecting both a skin print and the vein distribution of a user. The device can also be used in a reading terminal capable of detecting a skin print and a machine-readable tape.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2010Date of Patent: August 19, 2014Assignee: MorphoInventors: Denis Dumont, Johnatan Monne
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Publication number: 20130147726Abstract: The present invention concerns a method and device for detecting the orientation of an area (DO) of the body of an individual placed on an apposition area (AP) of a biometric sensor mounting (P) designed to form a first image (I1) of the area (DO) of the body by total reflection of radiation on the apposition area (AP), and a second image (I2) of the area (DO) of the body from radiation able to pass through the tissues of the body and to be reflected on haemoglobin. The method is characterised in that it comprises a step of determining in a reference frame firstly the longitudinal axis (A) of the area of the body depicted in the first image and secondly two longitudinal edges (B1, B2) of the area of the body depicted in the second image, and a step of determining the orientation of the area of the body with respect to the mounting from the measurement of the relative positions of the two edges (B1, B2) and the axis (A) thus determined in the reference frame.Type: ApplicationFiled: February 15, 2011Publication date: June 13, 2013Inventors: Denis Dumont, Edouard Da Silva
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Publication number: 20120087555Abstract: An imaging device includes a transparent prismatic element having two contiguous inlet surfaces separated by a ridge. A lens and an image sensor make it possible to acquire images, each including a reproduction of a first pattern located against one of the inlet surfaces, and a reproduction of a second imaged pattern through the other inlet surface. Such a device can be used in a biometric detection apparatus for detecting both a skin print and the vein distribution of a user. The device can also be used in a reading terminal capable of detecting a skin print and a machine-readable tape.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 11, 2010Publication date: April 12, 2012Applicant: MORPHOInventors: Denis Dumont, Johnatan Monne
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Publication number: 20100031336Abstract: A peripheral security device is capable of being physically connected to a host terminal, on which is installed at least one software drive that is capable of permitting communication between said host terminal and a peripheral device with a human interface. This peripheral security device comprises a microprocessor capable of sending security data to the terminal during communication with the terminal. It is characterized in that the communication between the peripheral security device and the host terminal is managed at the level of the terminal via the software driver and simulates a communication between the peripheral device with a human interface and the host terminal.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 14, 2007Publication date: February 4, 2010Inventors: Denis Dumont, Nicolas Fougeroux