Patents by Inventor Michael Boshra

Michael Boshra 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: 20090067688
    Abstract: A finger sensing apparatus may include an integrated circuit (IC) substrate, an array of finger sensing elements on the IC substrate, match circuitry on the IC substrate for performing finger matching, and credential release circuitry on the IC substrate. The credential release circuitry may cooperate with the match circuitry for releasing at least one user credential based upon finger matching for enabling another device to perform at least one protected operation. Accordingly, the user may use a single finger match to securely have one or more protected operations performed. The at least one user credential may include at least one of a user password, passphrase, username, certificate, and key data, for example.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: AuthenTec, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael BOSHRA, Jeffrey C. LEE, Gregory Thomas MINTEER, Gary S. PORTER, Andrew J. VANDAMIA, James R. WALDRON
  • Publication number: 20090067687
    Abstract: A finger sensing device may include an integrated circuit (IC) substrate, an array of finger sensing elements on the IC substrate, and image watermark circuitry on the IC substrate and cooperating with the array of finger sensing elements for generating finger image data with an image watermark embedded therein. The finger sensing apparatus may also include match circuitry on the IC substrate for performing finger matching based at least upon the image watermark. The array of finger sensing elements may include an array of finger sensing pixels. The image watermark circuitry may distort values from the array of finger sensing pixels to generate the finger image data with the image watermark embedded therein. The watermark circuitry may distort position values from the array of finger sensing pixels.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: AuthenTec, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael Boshra, Jeffrey C. Lee, Gregory Thomas Minteer, Gary S. Porter, Dale R. Setlak, Peter E. Sherlock, Andrew J. Vandamia, James R. Waldron
  • Publication number: 20090067686
    Abstract: A finger sensing apparatus may include a finger sensor including an integrated circuit (IC) substrate, an array of finger sensing elements on the IC substrate, and match circuitry on the IC substrate for performing final finger matching. The finger sensing apparatus may also include a host platform cooperating with the array of finger sensing elements for performing at least one finger prematch function. In addition, the finger sensor and the host platform may implement at least one security function therebetween. The at least one security function may include a watermarking function, and/or an encryption/decryption function.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 7, 2007
    Publication date: March 12, 2009
    Applicant: AuthenTec, Inc.
    Inventors: Michael BOSHRA, Robert Scott Brandt, Jeffrey C. Lee, Gregory Thomas Minteer, Gary S. Porter, Peter E. Sherlock, Andrew J. Vandamia, James R. Waldron
  • Publication number: 20080013805
    Abstract: A finger sensing device includes a finger sensing area, and a processor cooperating therewith for reducing a number of possible match combinations between a sensed finger data set and each of a plurality of enrolled finger data sets. The processor may reduce the number of possible match combinations by generating a plurality of overlap hypotheses for each possible match combination, generating a co-occurrence matrix score based upon the plurality of overlap hypotheses for each possible match combination, and comparing the co-occurrence matrix scores to thereby reduce the number of possible match combinations. The processor may also perform a match operation for the sensed finger data set based upon the reduced number of possible match combinations. The sensed finger data set may include a sensed finger ridge flow data set, and each enrolled finger data set may include an enrolled finger ridge flow data set.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 17, 2007
    Publication date: January 17, 2008
    Applicant: AuthenTec, Inc.
    Inventors: Kuntal Sengupta, Michael Boshra
  • Publication number: 20050129291
    Abstract: A method is for processing a plurality of finger biometric enrollment data sets that accounts for uncertainty in alignment between finger biometric enrollment data sets. The method may include generating a respective estimated physical transformation between each pair of finger biometric enrollment data sets, and generating a respective uncertainty for each estimated physical transformation. The method may also include associating the respective estimated physical transformation and the uncertainty for each estimated physical transformation with each pair of finger biometric enrollment data sets to define a logical finger biometric enrollment graph. The logical finger biometric enrollment graph is readily used for subsequent accurate matching in either touch sensor applications or slide sensor applications.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 16, 2005
    Applicant: AuthenTec, Inc. State of incorporation: Delaware
    Inventor: Michael Boshra
  • Publication number: 20050117785
    Abstract: A method for comparing a finger biometric verify ridge orientation characteristic map to a finger biometric enrollment ridge orientation characteristic map may include generating a first probability distribution function substantially for corresponding values of the verify and enrollment ridge orientation characteristic maps that differ from one another by less than or equal to a threshold difference. A second probability distribution function may be generated substantially for corresponding values of the verify and enrollment ridge orientation characteristic maps that differ from one another by more than the threshold difference. The verify ridge orientation characteristic map may be compared to the enrollment ridge orientation characteristic map to determine a match therewith based upon the first and second probability distribution functions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: June 2, 2005
    Applicant: AuthenTec, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Boshra
  • Publication number: 20050100199
    Abstract: A method for finger biometric processing may include selecting at least one enrollment spot from finger biometric enrollment data comprising a plurality of pixels, and selecting at least one verification spot from finger biometric verification data comprising a plurality of pixels. One or more spot properties is determined for one (or both) of the at least one enrollment spot and the at least one verification spot. The method may further include comparing the at least one enrollment spot with the at least one verification spot based upon a function of corresponding pixel values of the at least one enrollment spot and the at least one verification spot, and also based upon the at least one spot property.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2004
    Publication date: May 12, 2005
    Applicant: AuthenTec, Inc.
    Inventor: Michael Boshra