Patents by Inventor Martin Subert

Martin Subert 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: 20240104889
    Abstract: A system for detecting a proximate object includes one or more cameras and one or more illuminators. The proximate object is detected by obtaining image data captured by the one or more cameras, where the image data is captured when at least one of the one or more illuminators are illuminated, determining brightness statistics from the image data, and determining whether the brightness statistics satisfies a predetermined threshold. The proximate object is determined to be detected in accordance with a determination that the brightness statistics satisfies the predetermined threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2023
    Publication date: March 28, 2024
    Inventors: Alper Yildirim, Chia-Yin Tsai, Hao Qin, Hua Gao, Tom Sengelaub, Martin Subert, Petr Bour
  • Publication number: 20220303131
    Abstract: In an embodiment, processing of biometric data is split between a processor on a peripheral device and a processor of a host device that is coupled with the peripheral device. One embodiment provides a method comprising, on a peripheral device coupled with a host device, capturing biometric data using a biometric sensor of a peripheral device and pre-processing the captured biometric data using a processor of the peripheral device. The processor of the peripheral device is separate from a processor of the host device and resides within a chassis or housing of the peripheral device. The method additionally includes pre-validating the pre-processed biometric data to determine whether the pre-processed biometric data meets a minimum quality threshold and transmitting the pre-validated biometric data to the host device for validation.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 15, 2022
    Publication date: September 22, 2022
    Applicant: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Martin Subert, Colin Christopher Terndrup, Vamsi Krishna Kambhampati
  • Patent number: 9865040
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that includes an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto and capable of processing the image data from each of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device also includes deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data from each of the plurality of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2018
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Dale R. Setlak, Martin Subert, Ondrej Konopka, Petr Kohout, Pavel Mrazek, Giovanni Gozzini
  • Publication number: 20170270646
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that includes an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto and capable of processing the image data from each of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device also includes deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data from each of the plurality of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 8, 2017
    Publication date: September 21, 2017
    Inventors: DALE R. SETLAK, MARTIN SUBERT, ONDREJ KONOPKA, PETR KOHOUT, PAVEL MRAZEK, GIOVANNI GOZZINI
  • Patent number: 9741101
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that includes an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto and capable of processing the image data from each of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device also includes deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data from each of the plurality of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Dale R. Setlak, Martin Subert, Ondrej Konopka, Petr Kohout, Pavel Mrazek, Giovanni Gozzini
  • Patent number: 9659209
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that may include an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device may also include deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2017
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Dale R. Setlak, Giovanni Gozzini, Martin Subert, Petr Kohout, Pavel Mrazek
  • Publication number: 20160350898
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that includes an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto and capable of processing the image data from each of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device also includes deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data from each of the plurality of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: DALE R. SETLAK, MARTIN SUBERT, ONDREJ KONOPKA, PETR KOHOUT, PAVEL MRAZEK, GIOVANNI GOZZINI
  • Publication number: 20160350576
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that may include an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device may also include deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 12, 2016
    Publication date: December 1, 2016
    Inventors: DALE R. SETLAK, GIOVANNI GOZZINI, MARTIN SUBERT, PETR KOHOUT, PAVEL MRAZEK
  • Patent number: 9443125
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that may include an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device may also include deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Dale R. Setlak, Giovanni Gozzini, Martin Subert, Petr Kohout, Pavel Mrazek
  • Patent number: 9443293
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that includes an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto and capable of processing the image data from each of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device also includes deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data from each of the plurality of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Date of Patent: September 13, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Dale R. Setlak, Martin Subert, Ondrej Konopka, Petr Kohout, Pavel Mrazek, Giovanni Gozzini
  • Publication number: 20160171668
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that includes an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto and capable of processing the image data from each of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device also includes deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data from each of the plurality of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2016
    Publication date: June 16, 2016
    Inventors: DALE R. SETLAK, MARTIN SUBERT, ONDREJ KONOPKA, PETR KOHOUT, PAVEL MRAZEK, GIOVANNI GOZZINI
  • Patent number: 9298966
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that includes an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto and capable of processing the image data from each of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device also includes deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data from each of the plurality of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: March 29, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Dale R Setlak, Martin Subert, Ondrej Konopka, Petr Kohout, Pavel Mrazek, Giovanni Gozzini
  • Publication number: 20160086012
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that may include an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device may also include deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 1, 2015
    Publication date: March 24, 2016
    Inventors: DALE R. SETLAK, GIOVANNI GOZZINI, MARTIN SUBERT, PETR KOHOUT, PAVEL MRAZEK
  • Patent number: 9235283
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that may include an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device may also include deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Date of Patent: January 12, 2016
    Assignee: APPLE INC.
    Inventors: Dale R Setlak, Giovanni Gozzini, Martin Subert, Petr Kohout, Pavel Mrazek
  • Publication number: 20150043791
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that includes an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto and capable of processing the image data from each of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device also includes deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data from each of the plurality of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dale R. Setlak, Martin Subert, Ondrej Konopka, Petr Kohout, Pavel Mrazek, Giovanni Gozzini
  • Publication number: 20150042595
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that may include an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto. The electronic device may also include a dielectric layer over the array of electric field sensing pixels and causing electric field diffusion so that the image data output circuitry generates image data corresponding to a blurred finger image. The electronic device may also include deblurring circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry and capable of processing the image data to produce processed image data representative of a deblurred finger image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 6, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dale R. Setlak, Giovanni Gozzini, Martin Subert, Petr Kohout, Pavel Mrazek
  • Publication number: 20140150898
    Abstract: A water reservoir container intended to be installed in the roof region of a vehicle, is generally cylindrically symmetrical and has an at least partially curved circumferential surface and two end faces adapted to the dimensions of the circumferential surface. At least two mutually opposite fastening brackets are attached to the circumferential surface of the water reservoir container in order to install the water reservoir container in the roof region of the vehicle.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 14, 2012
    Publication date: June 5, 2014
    Applicants: SIEMENS, S.R.O., SIEMENS AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
    Inventors: Turgay Cinarci, Ralph Gaertner, Martin Subert
  • Patent number: 7809211
    Abstract: Image normalization examines the pixels of two frames, most commonly sequentially obtained sub-images, and mathematically determines the displacement of those pixels from the first frame to the second based on pixel data. The pixel data is obtained from a scanning device, and may be for example grayscale value. The image may be for example that of a user's fingerprint, and the image normalization used to form a computed image of the fingerprint from a plurality of sub-images obtained from a fingerprint scanner. The computed image may be stored, compared to a reference frame or otherwise processed, for example for identifying the user.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Date of Patent: October 5, 2010
    Assignee: Upek, Inc.
    Inventors: Peter Taraba, Giovanni Corradini, Martin Subert
  • Publication number: 20070154072
    Abstract: Image normalization examines the pixels of two frames, most commonly sequentially obtained sub-images, and mathematically determines the displacement of those pixels from the first frame to the second based on pixel data. The pixel data is obtained from a scanning device, and may be for example grayscale value. The image may be for example that of a user's fingerprint, and the image normalization used to form a computed image of the fingerprint from a plurality of sub-images obtained from a fingerprint scanner. The computed image may be stored, compared to a reference frame or otherwise processed, for example for identifying the user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 17, 2006
    Publication date: July 5, 2007
    Inventors: Peter Taraba, Giovanni Corradini, Martin Subert