Patents by Inventor Stefan Printz

Stefan Printz 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).

  • Guided fingerprint enrollment
    Patent number: 9734379
    Abstract: Fingerprint enrollment is described. An initial procedure in which the appropriate area of the finger is determined from the size of a user's finger, followed by a guidance procedure where guidance information is provided in a pseudo random manner and further fingerprint data is obtained during the pseudo random guidance. When the appropriate area of the finger has been covered, fingerprint data is used in a calculation of fingerprint enrollment data that can be used in subsequent steps in the enrollment procedure.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2017
    Assignee: FINGERPRINT CARDS AB
    Inventors: Mats Tuneld, Hamid Sarvé, Kenneth Jonsson, Stefan Printz, Chao Chen
  • Method of guiding a user of a portable electronic device
    Patent number: 9514349
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of guiding a user of a portable electronic device when operating a fingerprint sensor comprised with the portable electronic device. The invention allows for an improved enrollment process as well as for general improvements when using the fingerprint sensor. The invention also relates to a corresponding electronic device and to a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2016
    Assignee: Eaton Corporation
    Inventors: Sebastian Weber, Stefan Printz, Olis Olofsson
  • METHOD OF GUIDING A USER OF A PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICE
    Publication number: 20160253544
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a method of guiding a user of a portable electronic device when operating a fingerprint sensor comprised with the portable electronic device. The invention allows for an improved enrollment process as well as for general improvements when using the fingerprint sensor. The invention also relates to a corresponding electronic device and to a computer program product.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 1, 2016
    Applicant: Fingerprint Cards AB
    Inventors: Sebastian Weber, Stefan Printz, Olis Olofsson
  • GUIDED FINGERPRINT ENROLLMENT
    Publication number: 20160063298
    Abstract: Fingerprint enrolment is described. An initial procedure in which the appropriate area of the finger is determined from the size of a user's finger, followed by a guidance procedure where guidance information is provided in a pseudo random manner and further fingerprint data is obtained during the pseudo random guidance. When the appropriate area of the finger has been covered, fingerprint data is used in a calculation of fingerprint enrolment data that can be used in subsequent steps in the enrolment procedure.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 24, 2015
    Publication date: March 3, 2016
    Applicant: FINGERPRINT CARDS AB
    Inventors: Mats Tuneld, Hamid Sarvé, Kenneth Jonsson, Stefan Printz, Chao Chen