Abstract: An enrolment assistance device comprises a carrier having a first surface portion for receiving a user device with a wireless power transfer arrangement, and a second surface portion spaced apart from the first surface portion to receive a smartcard. The first surface portion has a conductor configured to wirelessly harvest energy from the wireless power transfer arrangement. The second surface portion has a conductor arranged to be connected to the conductor of the first surface portion via a connector for wirelessly transfer the harvested energy to a wireless power transfer arrangement of the smartcard. The smartcard transmits a signal to the user device when moved into a position that enables the smartcard to harvest an amount of energy exceeding an energy threshold via the conductor of the second surface portion, the signal causing the user device to provide an alert to the user that a desired position has been reached.

Abstract: An enrollment assistance device with a first surface portion for a user device, and a second surface portion for a contactless smartcard; a first conductor spiral arranged in the first surface portion; a second conductor spiral conductively separated from the first conductor spiral and arranged in the second surface portion. The first conductor spiral and the second conductor spiral are coupled to each other by capacitive coupling pads.

Abstract: An enrolment assistance device comprises a carrier having a first surface portion for receiving a user device with a wireless power transfer arrangement, and a second surface portion spaced apart from the first surface portion to receive a smartcard. The first surface portion has a conductor configured to wirelessly harvest energy from the wireless power transfer arrangement. The second surface portion has a conductor arranged to be connected to the conductor of the first surface portion via a connector for wirelessly transfer the harvested energy to a wireless power transfer arrangement of the smartcard. The smartcard transmits a signal to the user device when moved into a position that enables the smartcard to harvest an amount of energy exceeding an energy threshold via the conductor of the second surface portion, the signal causing the user device to provide an alert to the user that a desired position has been reached.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to a method of enrolling an individual at a secure server and subsequently authenticating and identifying the individual at an authenticating party using an authentication token created during the enrolment and a secure server performing the method. The method comprises engaging, via a user device, in an enrolment process with the individual, registering the user device by receiving a public key, the public key being created by the user device along with a private key corresponding to the public key, acquiring a trusted identifier of the individual, associating the acquired trusted identifier of the individual with at least one database index to create an authentication token, the database index being utilized for look-up at the secure server, signing the authentication token, and sending the signed authentication token to the user device, while deleting the acquired trusted identifier at the secure server.

Abstract: An enrollment assistance device with a first surface portion for a user device, and a second surface portion for a contactless smartcard; a first conductor spiral arranged in the first surface portion; a second conductor spiral conductively separated from the first conductor spiral and arranged in the second surface portion. The first conductor spiral and the second conductor spiral are coupled to each other by capacitive coupling pads.

Abstract: An enrollment assistance device comprising a carrier with a first surface portion for a user device, and a second surface portion for a contactless smartcard; a conductor spiral supported by the carrier and overlapping the first surface portion and the second surface portion of the carrier. The conductor spiral is configured to form a first wireless power transfer link with the wireless power transfer arrangement of the user device when the user device is arranged on the first surface portion of the carrier, and a second wireless power transfer link with the wireless power transfer arrangement of the contactless smartcard when the contactless smartcard is arranged on the second surface portion of the carrier.

Abstract: An enrollment assistance device, for facilitating biometric enrollment of a user of a smartcard including a biometric arrangement and a power and communication interface, the enrollment assistance device comprising: a carrier having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; and an electronic label comprising: a card interface portion including an electrically conducting structure; a power supply portion including an electrically conducting structure for receiving electric power from a power source; and electrical circuitry connecting the electrically conducting structure of the power supply portion with the electrically conducting structure of the card interface, wherein the electronic label is folded around an edge of the carrier in such a way that the card interface portion of the electronic label is attached to the first side of the carrier, and the power supply portion of the electronic label is attached to the second side of the carrier.

Abstract: A smartcard comprising: a fingerprint sensor module; a microcontroller module; a contact plate comprising externally accessible contacts configured to communicate with a terminal, the contact plate being galvanically connected to the microcontroller module; and an inductive voltage boost converter comprising an inductor arranged in series with a diode and a switch configured to selectively connect a point between the inductor and the diode to ground, wherein the inductor is an inductive coil in at least one conductive layer of the smartcard and wherein the diode and the switch are arranged in an integrated circuit module located in the smartcard and connected to the inductor

Abstract: An enrollment assistance device, for facilitating biometric enrollment of a user of a smartcard including a biometric arrangement and a power and communication interface, the enrollment assistance device comprising: a carrier having a first side and a second side opposite the first side; and an electronic label comprising: a card interface portion including an electrically conducting structure; a power supply portion including an electrically conducting structure for receiving electric power from a power source; and electrical circuitry connecting the electrically conducting structure of the power supply portion with the electrically conducting structure of the card interface, wherein the electronic label is folded around an edge of the carrier in such a way that the card interface portion of the electronic label is attached to the first side of the carrier, and the power supply portion of the electronic label is attached to the second side of the carrier.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a biometric imaging arrangement comprising: an image sensor comprising a detector pixel array configured to detect infrared radiation transmitted from an object for capturing an image, a waveguide structure arranged on the image sensor to cover the detector pixel array, the waveguide structure comprising optical decoupling areas configured to orthogonally redirect infrared light received from a side of the waveguide structure towards the object when being placed for imaging.

Abstract: An optical biometric imaging device includes an image sensor having a plurality of photodetector pixels; a lens assembly having at least one lens configured to focus light reflected by a biometric object onto the image sensor; at least one light source arranged adjacent to the lens assembly and which emits light towards a sensing surface of the biometric imaging device. The at least one light source comprises a waveguide which vertical decouples light; a first linear polarizer arranged between the light source and the image sensor; and a ring-shaped second linear polarizer arranged over the light source to polarize light emitted by the light source in a direction away from the image sensor and having an opening which allows light reflected by a biometric object to reach the lens without being filtered by the second linear polarizer. At least one of the polarizers are rotatable.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a passive terahertz biometric imaging device configured to be arranged under an at least partially transparent display panel and configured to capture a terahertz image of an object located on an opposite side of the transparent display panel, the terahertz biometric imaging device comprising: an image sensor comprising an antenna pixel array arranged to detect terahertz radiation produced by the object, for capturing a terahertz image of the object.

Abstract: The present invention relates biometric authentication using an optical biometric arrangement comprising an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array configured to capture an image of an object, the image sensor being arranged under a controllable light source comprising light source units, the method comprising: providing a light pattern comprising portions of different light intensity for illuminating the object; acquiring an image of the object, the image comprising image portions corresponding to the portions of different light intensity of the light pattern illuminating the object, at least one image portion being captured by pixels in he photodetector pixel array arranged directly under a light source unit being active during image acquisition, and at least one image portion being captured by pixels in the photodetector pixel array arranged under an at least partly in-active illumination area of the controllable light source during image acquisition, performing biometric authentication at leas

Abstract: The present invention relates biometric authentication using an optical biometric arrangement comprising an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array configured to capture an image of an object, the image sensor being arranged under a color controllable light source comprising light source units, the method comprising: providing a light pattern comprising portions of different light intensity for illuminating the object; acquiring an image of the object, the image comprising image portions corresponding to the portions of different light intensity of the light pattern illuminating the object, at least one image portion being captured by pixels in the photodetector pixel array arranged directly under a light source being active during image acquisition, and at least one image portion being captured by pixels in the photodetector pixel array arranged under an at least partly in-active illumination area of the color controllable light source during image acquisition, and performing biometric authentica

Abstract: An optical biometric imaging device includes an image sensor having a plurality of photodetector pixels; a lens assembly having at least one lens configured to focus light reflected by a biometric object onto the image sensor; at least one light source arranged adjacent to the lens assembly and which emits light towards a sensing surface of the biometric imaging device. The at least one light source comprises a waveguide which vertical decouples light; a first linear polarizer arranged between the light source and the image sensor; and a ring-shaped second linear polarizer arranged over the light source to polarize light emitted by the light source in a direction away from the image sensor and having an opening which allows light reflected by a biometric object to reach the lens without being filtered by the second linear polarizer. At least one of the polarizers are rotatable.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a biometric imaging arrangement configured to be arranged under an at least partly transparent display panel and to acquire an infrared image of an object located on the opposite side of the least partly transparent display panel, the biometric imaging arrangement comprising: an image sensor comprising a detector pixel array configured to detect infrared light transmitted from the object for capturing an image, an at least partly transparent substrate comprising an array of microlenses, wherein each microlens is configured to redirect light through the least partly transparent substrate and onto the detector pixel array, wherein the at least partly transparent substrate further comprises optical decoupling areas configured to orthogonally redirect infrared light received from a side of the at least partly transparent substrate towards the object when being placed for imaging.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a biometric imaging arrangement comprising: an image sensor comprising a detector pixel array configured to detect infrared radiation transmitted from an object for capturing an image, a waveguide structure arranged on the image sensor to cover the detector pixel array, the waveguide structure comprising optical decoupling areas configured to orthogonally redirect infrared light received from a side of the waveguide structure towards the object when being placed for imaging.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a terahertz biometric imaging arrangement configured to be arranged under an at least partially transparent display panel and configured to capture an image of an object located on an opposite side of the transparent display panel, the biometric imaging arrangement comprising: a transmitter element arranged to emit terahertz radiation for illuminating the object; and an image sensor comprising an antenna pixel array arranged to detect terahertz radiation transmitted from the illuminated object, for producing an image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for biometric authentication of a user of an electronic device comprising an optical fingerprint sensor arranged under an at least partially transparent display panel and configured to capture an image of an object located on an opposite side of the transparent display panel, the method comprises the steps of: illuminating the object with light of at least one distinguishable color; capturing at least two images of the object with an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array while illuminating the object with the light of at least one distinguishable color, wherein the images are captured for different applied forces by the object on the transparent display panel; and performing biometric authentication at least partly based on at least one relationship between the at least two images, the at least one relationship being related to a difference in pixel intensity from pixels in the photodetector pixel array arranged to detect light of the distinguishable col

Abstract: The present invention relates biometric authentication using an optical biometric arrangement comprising an image sensor comprising a photodetector pixel array configured to capture an image of an object, the image sensor being arranged under a color controllable light source comprising light source units, the method comprising: providing a light pattern comprising portions of different light intensity for illuminating the object; acquiring an image of the object, the image comprising image portions corresponding to the portions of different light intensity of the light pattern illuminating the object, at least one image portion being captured by pixels in the photodetector pixel array arranged directly under a light source being active during image acquisition, and at least one image portion being captured by pixels in the photodetector pixel array arranged under an at least partly in-active illumination area of the color controllable light source during image acquisition, and performing biometric authentica