Patents by Inventor Stephen Archer Mason

Stephen Archer Mason 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).

  • Biometric authentication using the eye
    Patent number: 8718335
    Abstract: This invention concerns apparatus and a method for authenticating a subject using their eye as an identifying biometric, in particular the shape of their cornea. The apparatus comprises an image projection device to generate and project an image of a pattern, made up of plural discrete points, onto at least a part of the cornea of an eye of the person. An image capture device to capture an image of the pattern of plural discrete points, after reflection in at least a part of the cornea of an eye of the person. And, a computer processor to extract a data set defining the locations of the discrete points in the captured image. The method comprises capturing an image of an illuminated pattern, made up of plural discrete points, after reflection in at least a part of the cornea of an eye of the subject. Comparing the locations of the discrete points in the pattern of the captured image against the locations of the discrete points in the pattern of a reference image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2014
    Assignee: Wavefront Biometric Technologies Pty Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Archer Mason, Edwin Jay Sarver
  • BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION USING THE EYE
    Publication number: 20100310133
    Abstract: This invention concerns apparatus and a method for authenticating a subject using their eye as an identifying biometric, in particular the shape of their cornea. The apparatus comprises an image projection device to generate and project an image of a pattern, made up of plural discrete points, onto at least a part of the cornea of an eye of the person. An image capture device to capture an image of the pattern of plural discrete points, after reflection in at least a part of the cornea of an eye of the person. And, a computer processor to extract a data set defining the locations of the discrete points in the captured image. The method comprises capturing an image of an illuminated pattern, made up of plural discrete points, after reflection in at least a part of the cornea of an eye of the subject. Comparing the locations of the discrete points in the pattern of the captured image against the locations of the discrete points in the pattern of a reference image.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 26, 2008
    Publication date: December 9, 2010
    Applicant: Wavefront Biometric Technologies PTY Limited
    Inventors: Stephen Archer Mason, Edwin Jay Sarver