Patents by Inventor Terry Ahrens

Terry Ahrens 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).

  • Combined face and iris recognition system
    Patent number: 8705808
    Abstract: A system using face and iris image capture for recognition of people. The system may have wide field-of-view, medium field-of-view and narrow field-of-view cameras to capture images of a scene of people, faces and irises for processing and recognition. Matching of the face and iris images with images of a database may be a basis for recognition and identification of a subject person.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: April 22, 2014
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Gary E. Determan, Vincent C. Jacobson, Jan Jelinek, Thomas Phinney, Rida M. Hamza, Terry Ahrens, George A. Kilgore, Rand P. Whillock, Saad Bedros
  • Approaches and apparatus for eye detection in a digital image
    Patent number: 8090157
    Abstract: A system for finding and providing images of eyes acceptable for review, recordation, analysis, segmentation, mapping, normalization, feature extraction, encoding, storage, enrollment, indexing, matching, and/or the like. The system may acquire images of the candidates run them through a contrast filter. The images may be ranked and a number of candidates may be extracted for a list from where a candidate may be selected. Metrics of the eyes may be measured and their profiles evaluated. Also, the spacing between a pair of eyes may be evaluated to confirm the pair's validity. Eye images that do not measure up to certain standards may be discarded and new ones may be selected.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Date of Patent: January 3, 2012
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Rida M. Hamza, Terry Ahrens
  • Camera with auto focus capability
    Patent number: 8049812
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically focusing a camera that may rely upon ambient light for auto focusing and flash illumination for image capture. A correction factor may be determined that is based at least in part on a range between the camera and a desired subject. The camera focus may be adjusted in accordance with the correction factor prior to capturing a capture image using flash illumination.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Date of Patent: November 1, 2011
    Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
    Inventors: Rand P. Whillock, Gary E. Determan, Jan Jelinek, Vincent C. Jacobson, Terry Ahrens
  • CAMERA WITH AUTO FOCUS CAPABILITY
    Publication number: 20080075445
    Abstract: A method and apparatus for automatically focusing a camera that may rely upon ambient light for auto focusing and flash illumination for image capture. A correction factor may be determined that is based at least in part on a range between the camera and a desired subject. The camera focus may be adjusted in accordance with the correction factor prior to capturing a capture image using flash illumination.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Rand Whillock, Gary Determan, Jan Jelinek, Vincent Jacobson, Terry Ahrens
  • COMBINED FACE AND IRIS RECOGNITION SYSTEM
    Publication number: 20080075334
    Abstract: A system using face and iris image capture for recognition of people. The system may have wide field-of-view, medium field-of-view and narrow field-of-view cameras to capture images of a scene of people, faces and irises for processing and recognition. Matching of the face and iris images with images of a database may be a basis for recognition and identification of a subject person.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 2, 2007
    Publication date: March 27, 2008
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Gary Determan, Vincent Jacobson, Jan Jelinek, Thomas Phinney, Rida Hamza, Terry Ahrens, George Kilgore, Rand Whillock, Saad Bedros
  • APPROACHES AND APPARATUS FOR EYE DETECTION IN A DIGITAL IMAGE
    Publication number: 20070189582
    Abstract: A system for finding and providing images of eyes acceptable for review, recordation, analysis, segmentation, mapping, normalization, feature extraction, encoding, storage, enrollment, indexing, matching, and/or the like. The system may acquire images of the candidates run them through a contrast filter. The images may be ranked and a number of candidates may be extracted for a list from where a candidate may be selected. Metrics of the eyes may be measured and their profiles evaluated. Also, the spacing between a pair of eyes may be evaluated to confirm the pair's validity. Eye images that do not measure up to certain standards may be discarded and new ones may be selected.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 7, 2007
    Publication date: August 16, 2007
    Applicant: HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC.
    Inventors: Rida Hamza, Terry Ahrens