Patents by Inventor Robert Andrew Eckel
Robert Andrew Eckel 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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Publication number: 20190172172Abstract: Some implementations may include a method for watermarking an identification document, the method including: modulating a spatial luminance pattern associated with a first digital watermark to encode a first portion of personally identifiable information; modulating a spatial chrominance distribution associated with a second digital watermark to encode a second portion of the personally identifiable information; and applying the first digital watermark and the second digital watermark to the identification document.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 13, 2018Publication date: June 6, 2019Inventors: Daniel Poder, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Patent number: 10311435Abstract: Some implementations provide a method that includes: generating an association, at a mobile device, between a government-issued identification document of a user and a mode of payment; receiving, at the mobile device, a presentation of the government-issued identification document of the user to support a request for payment; validating whether the presented government-issued identification document is a valid identification of the user; and in response to validating the presented government-issued identification document, proceeding with payment by using the mode of payment.Type: GrantFiled: March 20, 2014Date of Patent: June 4, 2019Assignee: MorphoTrust USA LLCInventors: Robert Andrew Eckel, Mohamed Lazzouni
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Patent number: 10282802Abstract: Some implementations may include a computer-assisted method for authenticating a person at a point of service, the method including: receiving a digital identification document including a digital biometric of the person and a digital watermark, the digital watermark encoding personally identifiable information of the person; retrieving the digital watermark from the received digital identification document; extracting the personally identifiable information from the retrieved digital watermark; and authenticating the person identified by the digital biometric based on the retrieved digital watermark.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 7, 2019Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Daniel Poder, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Patent number: 10255709Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method for generating a portrait of a subject for an identification document, the method including: receiving a photo image of the subject, the photo image including the subject's face in a foreground against an arbitrary background; determining the arbitrary background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention; masking the determined background from the photo image; and subsequently generating the portrait of the subject for the identification document of the subject, the portrait based on the photo image with the determined background masked.Type: GrantFiled: May 25, 2018Date of Patent: April 9, 2019Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Patent number: 10249015Abstract: Some implementations may include a method for watermarking an identification document, the method including: modulating a spatial luminance pattern associated with a first digital watermark to encode a first portion of personally identifiable information; modulating a spatial chrominance distribution associated with a second digital watermark to encode a second portion of the personally identifiable information; and applying the first digital watermark and the second digital watermark to the identification document.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: April 2, 2019Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Daniel Poder, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Publication number: 20190065844Abstract: Some implementations provide a machine-assisted method for screening a person, the method including: receiving, at a scanning device, an identification document presented by the person, the identification document showing a machine-readable code that encodes personally identifiable information of the person, a biometric of the person, and printed information; scanning the machine-readable code on the identification document to extract personally identifiable information of the person; comparing the extracted personally identifiable information against records stored at a database; determining that the extracted personal identifiable information matches a record stored at the database; receiving data encoding the biometric of the person on the identification document for comparison with the person presenting the identification document; receiving a determination that the biometric from the identification document identifies the person presenting the identification document; and determining whether the identifiType: ApplicationFiled: July 18, 2018Publication date: February 28, 2019Applicant: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Robert Andrew Eckel, Thiagarajan Saravanan
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Patent number: 10157437Abstract: Some implementations may include a method for watermarking an identification document, the method including: modulating a spatial luminance pattern associated with a first digital watermark to encode a first portion of personally identifiable information; modulating a spatial chrominance distribution associated with a second digital watermark to encode a second portion of the personally identifiable information; and applying the first digital watermark and the second digital watermark to the identification document.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: December 18, 2018Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Daniel Poder, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Publication number: 20180349630Abstract: In some implementations, a computer-implemented method and system for enrolling customers into a digital identification program may include obtaining, from a digital identification database, customer information that describes a customer, providing to the customer device an access code for activation, receiving a request from the customer device for the digital identification, where the request includes the access code and customer information that describes the customer, providing a request for secure information that describes the customer from a secure information database, receiving the secure information that describes the customer stored in the secure information database, generating the digital identification for the customer based on the secure information and the customer information, and providing the digital identification to the customer device.Type: ApplicationFiled: July 23, 2018Publication date: December 6, 2018Applicant: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Robert Andrew Eckel, A. David Kelts
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Publication number: 20180315152Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method that includes: receiving, at a mobile device, data encoding a first digital watermark present on the identification document; extracting a first portion of personally identifiable information encoded by a spatial luminance pattern associated with the first digital watermark; receiving, at a mobile device, data encoding a second digital watermark present on the identification document; extracting a second portion of personally identifiable information encoded by a spatial luminance pattern associated with the first digital watermark; and validating the identification document based on at least one of the first portion of personally identifiable information or the second portion of personally identifiable information.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 24, 2018Publication date: November 1, 2018Inventors: Daniel Poder, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Publication number: 20180300545Abstract: Some implementations may include a method for watermarking an identification document, the method including: receiving a digitally watermarked digital facial portrait of the person, the digital facial portrait embedded with at least one digital watermark identifying payload data linking the digital facial portrait to the person portrayed in the digital facial portrait; receiving results of comparison between the digital facial portrait of the person and the person presenting the digitally watermarked digital facial portrait; retrieving the at least one digital watermark in response to receiving comparison results that the person portrayed in the digital facial portrait is the person presenting the digitally watermarked digital facial portrait; and determining that the digital facial portrait is authentic based on the retrieved at least one digital watermark.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 14, 2018Publication date: October 18, 2018Applicant: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Daniel Poder, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Publication number: 20180276866Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method for generating a portrait of a subject for an identification document, the method including: receiving a photo image of the subject, the photo image including the subject's face in a foreground against an arbitrary background; determining the arbitrary background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention; masking the determined background from the photo image; and subsequently generating the portrait of the subject for the identification document of the subject, the portrait based on the photo image with the determined background masked.Type: ApplicationFiled: May 25, 2018Publication date: September 27, 2018Applicant: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Patent number: 10037460Abstract: Some implementations provide a machine-assisted method for screening a person, the method including: receiving, at a scanning device, an identification document presented by the person, the identification document showing a machine-readable code that encodes personally identifiable information of the person, a biometric of the person, and printed information; scanning the machine-readable code on the identification document to extract personally identifiable information of the person; comparing the extracted personally identifiable information against records stored at a database; determining that the extracted personal identifiable information matches a record stored at the database; receiving data encoding the biometric of the person on the identification document for comparison with the person presenting the identification document; receiving a determination that the biometric from the identification document identifies the person presenting the identification document; and determining whether the identifiType: GrantFiled: October 31, 2016Date of Patent: July 31, 2018Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Robert Andrew Eckel, Thiagarajan Saravanan
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Patent number: 10032042Abstract: In some implementations, a computer-implemented method and system for enrolling customers into a digital identification program may include obtaining, from a digital identification database, customer information that describes a customer, providing to the customer device an access code for activation, receiving a request from the customer device for the digital identification, where the request includes the access code and customer information that describes the customer, providing a request for secure information that describes the customer from a secure information database, receiving the secure information that describes the customer stored in the secure information database, generating the digital identification for the customer based on the secure information and the customer information, and providing the digital identification to the customer device.Type: GrantFiled: December 9, 2015Date of Patent: July 24, 2018Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Robert Andrew Eckel, A. David Kelts
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Patent number: 10007844Abstract: Some implementations may include a method for watermarking an identification document, the method including: receiving a digitally watermarked digital facial portrait of the person, the digital facial portrait embedded with at least one digital watermark identifying payload data linking the digital facial portrait to the person portrayed in the digital facial portrait; receiving results of comparison between the digital facial portrait of the person and the person presenting the digitally watermarked digital facial portrait; retrieving the at least one digital watermark in response to receiving comparison results that the person portrayed in the digital facial portrait is the person presenting the digitally watermarked digital facial portrait; and determining that the digital facial portrait is authentic based on the retrieved at least one digital watermark.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: June 26, 2018Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Daniel Poder, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Patent number: 9996958Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method for generating a portrait of a subject for an identification document, the method including: receiving a photo image of the subject, the photo image including the subject's face in a foreground against an arbitrary background; determining the arbitrary background of the photo image based on the photo image alone and without user intervention; masking the determined background from the photo image; and subsequently generating the portrait of the subject for the identification document of the subject, the portrait based on the photo image with the determined background masked.Type: GrantFiled: February 2, 2016Date of Patent: June 12, 2018Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Brian Martin, Zhiqiang Lao, Mohamed Lazzouni, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Patent number: 9978112Abstract: Some implementations may provide a method that includes: receiving, at a mobile device, data encoding a first digital watermark present on the identification document; extracting a first portion of personally identifiable information encoded by a spatial luminance pattern associated with the first digital watermark; receiving, at a mobile device, data encoding a second digital watermark present on the identification document; extracting a second portion of personally identifiable information encoded by a spatial luminance pattern associated with the first digital watermark; and validating the identification document based on at least one of the first portion of personally identifiable information or the second portion of personally identifiable information.Type: GrantFiled: August 27, 2014Date of Patent: May 22, 2018Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Daniel Poder, Robert Andrew Eckel
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Publication number: 20170103260Abstract: Some implementations provide a machine-assisted method for screening a person, the method including: receiving, at a scanning device, an identification document presented by the person, the identification document showing a machine-readable code that encodes personally identifiable information of the person, a biometric of the person, and printed information; scanning the machine-readable code on the identification document to extract personally identifiable information of the person; comparing the extracted personally identifiable information against records stored at a database; determining that the extracted personal identifiable information matches a record stored at the database; receiving data encoding the biometric of the person on the identification document for comparison with the person presenting the identification document; receiving a determination that the biometric from the identification document identifies the person presenting the identification document; and determining whether the identifiType: ApplicationFiled: October 31, 2016Publication date: April 13, 2017Inventors: Robert Andrew Eckel, Thiagarajan Saravanan
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Publication number: 20170076167Abstract: A portable hand-held device for use in authenticating documents includes a camera for capturing images from the document to be authenticated as well as on-board computer-implemented instructions to capture and analyze Digitally Watermarked images and output an indication as to whether the document is authentic or not authentic.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 2, 2016Publication date: March 16, 2017Inventors: Robert Andrew Eckel, Mohamed Lazzouni
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Publication number: 20170006066Abstract: One aspect of the invention features an ESC. The ESC includes a user-defined set of authentication credentials including at least one credential that is unique to a user, where the set of authentication credentials define a security level of the ESC for granting access to content stored in the ESC. An authorization policy defining authentication requirements for at least one requestor. And, a security mapping policy that translates requestor authentication credentials, from the at least one requestor, to a security strength for comparison to a security strength of the security level of the ESC.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 30, 2016Publication date: January 5, 2017Inventor: Robert Andrew Eckel
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Patent number: 9495605Abstract: A portable hand-held device for use in authenticating documents includes a camera for capturing images from the document to be authenticated as well as on-board computer-implemented instructions to capture and analyze Digitally Watermarked images and output an indication as to whether the document is authentic or not authentic.Type: GrantFiled: February 26, 2013Date of Patent: November 15, 2016Assignee: MorphoTrust USA, LLCInventors: Robert Andrew Eckel, Mohamed Lazzouni