Patents by Inventor Sigmund Clausen

Sigmund Clausen 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).

  • Patent number: 10621765
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for efficiently reconstructing a pattern, such as a fingerprint, from a set of multiple impressions of portions of that pattern. The system may evaluate images of patterns taken from a series of multiple impressions and reconstruct the pattern from the image portions while providing the operator with realtime feedback of a status of the set of images. As each new image portion is evaluated, a display graphic or other indicator provides feedback when a new image portion is added to the reconstruction image, or when a new image portion is not added (such as it representing a duplicate). Other status indications may be provided, and when the indication is visual, a degraded resolution of the pattern map may be provided on the display graphic to improve security.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Date of Patent: April 14, 2020
    Assignee: IDEX ASA
    Inventors: Roger A. Bauchspies, Sigmund Clausen, Arne Herman Falch
  • Patent number: 9928401
    Abstract: A system and method for biometric enrollment and verification compares a test biometric image (e.g., of a fingerprint) with each of a plurality of reference biometric images of one or more enrolled users. Verification of a user as an enrolled user is based on the cumulative amount of overlap between the test image and the reference images. The reference images are defined during an enrollment process by comparing a plurality of sample images, identifying overlapping data in each of the images, computing one or more quality measures, and storing at least a portion of the sample images. The enrollment process is deemed complete when each quality measures meets or exceeds an associated threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Date of Patent: March 27, 2018
    Assignee: IDEX ASA
    Inventor: Sigmund Clausen
  • Publication number: 20170220848
    Abstract: A system and method for biometric enrollment and verification compares a test biometric image (e.g., of a fingerprint) with each of a plurality of reference biometric images of one or more enrolled users. Verification of a user as an enrolled user is based on the cumulative amount of overlap between the test image and the reference images. The reference images are defined during an enrollment process by comparing a plurality of sample images, identifying overlapping data in each of the images, computing one or more quality measures, and storing at least a portion of the sample images. The enrollment process is deemed complete when each quality measures meets or exceeds an associated threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 14, 2017
    Publication date: August 3, 2017
    Applicant: IDEX ASA
    Inventor: SIGMUND CLAUSEN
  • Patent number: 9684813
    Abstract: A system and method for biometric enrollment and verification compares a test biometric image (e.g., of a fingerprint) with each of a plurality of reference biometric images of one or more enrolled users. Verification of a user as an enrolled user is based on the cumulative amount of overlap between the test image and the reference images. The reference images are defined during an enrollment process by comparing a plurality of sample images, identifying overlapping data in each of the images, computing one or more quality measures, and storing at least a portion of the sample images. The enrollment process is deemed complete when each quality measures meets or exceeds an associated threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2017
    Assignee: IDEX ASA
    Inventor: Sigmund Clausen
  • Publication number: 20170011540
    Abstract: A system, method, and computer program product for efficiently reconstructing a pattern, such as a fingerprint, from a set of multiple impressions of portions of that pattern. The system may evaluate images of patterns taken from a series of multiple impressions and reconstruct the pattern from the image portions while providing the operator with realtime feedback of a status of the set of images. As each new image portion is evaluated, a display graphic or other indicator provides feedback when a new image portion is added to the reconstruction image, or when a new image portion is not added (such as it representing a duplicate). Other status indications may be provided, and when the indication is visual, a degraded resolution of the pattern map may be provided on the display graphic to improve security.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 5, 2016
    Publication date: January 12, 2017
    Applicant: IDEX ASA
    Inventors: Roger A. Bauchspies, Sigmund Clausen, Arne Herman Falch
  • Publication number: 20170004350
    Abstract: A system and method for biometric enrollment and verification compares a test biometric image (e.g., of a fingerprint) with each of a plurality of reference biometric images of one or more enrolled users. Verification of a user as an enrolled user is based on the cumulative amount of overlap between the test image and the reference images. The reference images are defined during an enrollment process by comparing a plurality of sample images, identifying overlapping data in each of the images, computing one or more quality measures, and storing at least a portion of the sample images. The enrollment process is deemed complete when each quality measures meets or exceeds an associated threshold.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 1, 2015
    Publication date: January 5, 2017
    Applicant: IDEX ASA
    Inventor: SIGMUND CLAUSEN
  • Patent number: 8195285
    Abstract: A method and sensor assembly for determining the condition of a structure, especially for confirming if a measured fingerprint is on a live finger, measures characteristics of close to the structure surface. The sensor includes a first pair of current supply electrodes coupled to a current source, providing an electrical current to the skin, at least two pickup electrodes at chosen and different positions relative to the current supply electrodes, at least a first of the pickup electrodes being coupled to an instrument for measuring the voltage between the first pickup electrode and at least one of the pickup or current supply electrodes, storage for a predetermined set of values characterizing a certain condition of the surface, and means for comparing the characteristics from each pickup electrode with the measurements of the other pickup electrodes and with the predetermined set of characteristics for determining the surface condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Date of Patent: June 5, 2012
    Assignee: Idex ASA
    Inventors: Orjan G. Martinsen, Jon Nysaether, Knut Riisnaes, Ingvild Juvkam Dyve, legal representative, Geir Mostad, Rune Pedersen, Nicolai W. Christie, Sigmund Clausen
  • Publication number: 20110074443
    Abstract: A method and sensor assembly for determining the condition of a structure, especially for confirming if a measured fingerprint is on a live finger, measures characteristics of close to the structure surface. The sensor includes a first pair of current supply electrodes coupled to a current source, providing an electrical current to the skin, at least two pickup electrodes at chosen and different positions relative to the current supply electrodes, at least a first of the pickup electrodes being coupled to an instrument for measuring the voltage between the first pickup electrode and at least one of the pickup or current supply electrodes, storage for a predetermined set of values characterizing a certain condition of the surface, and means for comparing the characteristics from each pickup electrode with the measurements of the other pickup electrodes and with the predetermined set of characteristics for determining the surface condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 6, 2010
    Publication date: March 31, 2011
    Applicant: IDEX ASA
    Inventors: Ørjan G. MARTINSEN, Jon NYSÆTHER, Knut RIISNÆS, Ingvild Juvkam DYVE, Geir MOSTAD, Rune PEDERSEN, Nicolai W. CHRISTIE, Sigmund CLAUSEN
  • Patent number: 7848798
    Abstract: Method and sensor assembly determining the condition of a structure, especially for confirming if a measured fingerprint is on a live finger, by measuring characteristics of close to the structure surface, the sensor comprising a first pair of current supply electrodes coupled to a current source, providing an electrical current to the skin, at least two pickup electrodes at chosen and different positions relative to the current supply electrodes, at least a first of said pickup electrodes being coupled to an instrument for measuring the voltage between said first pickup electrode and at least one of the pickup or current supply electrodes, storage means for a predetermined set of values characterizing a certain condition of the surface, and means for comparing the characteristics from each pickup electrode with the measurements of the other pickup electrodes and with the predetermined set of characteristics for determining the surface condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Date of Patent: December 7, 2010
    Assignee: Idex ASA
    Inventors: Ørjan G. Martinsen, Jon Nysæther, Knut Riisnæs, Ingvild Juvkam Dyve, legal representative, Geir Mostad, Rune Pedersen, Nicolai W. Christie, Sigmund Clausen
  • Publication number: 20050281441
    Abstract: Method and sensor assembly determining the condition of a structure, especially for confirming if a measured fingerprint is on a live finger, by measuring characteristics of close to the structure surface, the sensor comprising a first pair of current supply electrodes coupled to a current source, providing an electrical current to the skin, at least two pickup electrodes at chosen and different positions relative to the current supply electrodes, at least a first of said pickup electrodes being coupled to an instrument for measuring the voltage between said first pickup electrode and at least one of the pickup or current supply electrodes, storage means for a predetermined set of values characterizing a certain condition of the surface, and means for comparing the characteristics from each pickup electrode with the measurements of the other pickup electrodes and with the predetermined set of characteristics for determining the surface condition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 3, 2003
    Publication date: December 22, 2005
    Applicant: Idex ASA
    Inventors: Orjan Martinsen, Jon Nysaether, Knut Rissnaes, Ingvild Dyve, Geir Mostad, Rune Pedersen, Nicolai Christie, Sigmund Clausen