Patents by Inventor N. Luke Thomas

N. Luke Thomas 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).

  • System and method for identifying a person with reference to a sclera image
    Patent number: 8768014
    Abstract: A method for obtaining an identification characteristic for a subject includes acquiring an image of an eye of the subject, segmenting the eye image into different regions, extracting features in a sclera region segmented from the eye image, and generating data identifying at least one feature extracted from the sclera region of the eye image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 1, 2014
    Assignee: Indiana University Research and Technology Corp.
    Inventors: Eliza Yingzi Du, Darrell WuDunn, N. Luke Thomas
  • SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTIFYING A PERSON WITH REFERENCE TO A SCLERA IMAGE
    Publication number: 20120163678
    Abstract: A method for obtaining an identification characteristic for a subject includes acquiring an image of an eye of the subject, segmenting the eye image into different regions, extracting features in a sclera region segmented from the eye image, and generating data identifying at least one feature extracted from the sclera region of the eye image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2010
    Publication date: June 28, 2012
    Applicant: Indiana University Research & Technology Corporation
    Inventors: Eliza Yingzi Du, Darrell WuDunn, N. Luke Thomas