Patents Issued in March 7, 2023
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Patent number: 11600093Abstract: Embodiments relate to a sensor system for a brain computer interface (BCI) that enable detection and decoding of brain activity by optical tomography. The sensor system includes an array of pixels arranged as grouped pixel units to provide increased dynamic range. One or more of the grouped pixel units can operate in a saturated mode while providing information useful for decoding brain activity. Furthermore, the grouped pixel units are arranged to enable fast readout by a pixel scanner, thereby increasing detection and decoding ability by systems implementing the sensor design. The grouped pixel units of the sensor system are aligned with optical fibers of an interface to a body region of a user, where the optical fibers can be retained in position relative to the grouped pixel units by an optically transparent substrate that provides mechanical support while minimizing factors associated with divergence of light transmitted through optical fibers.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Meta Platforms, Inc.Inventor: Tobias Gerard Tiecke
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Patent number: 11600094Abstract: Described are systems and methods for detecting objects using calibrated imaging devices and obfuscating, in real-time or near real time, portions of the video data to protect the privacy of operators represented in the video data. For example, a position of an operator within a fulfillment center may be determined or tracked in video data and the pixels representative of that operator may be obfuscated using pixilation and/or other techniques so that a reviewing agent that is viewing the video data cannot determine the identity of the operator. Such obfuscation may be performed in real-time or near real-time using automated processing. In addition, only portions of the video data may be obfuscated so that events (e.g., item picks, item place) and/or other objects represented in the video data are still viewable to the reviewing agent.Type: GrantFiled: March 17, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Adrian Quark, Prathiban Mohanasundaram, Joseph M. Riley, Danny Guan, Waqas Syed Ahmed
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Patent number: 11600095Abstract: An optical fingerprint sensor is provided. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a substrate, a plurality of light-shielding layers and a plurality of groups of microlenses. The substrate has a plurality of photoelectric conversion units disposed therein. The light-shielding layers are sequentially disposed on the substrate. Each light-shielding layer includes a plurality of apertures formed therein. Each group of microlenses is disposed above the apertures formed in an uppermost light-shielding layer and overlies one photoelectric conversion unit.Type: GrantFiled: October 25, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: VISERA TECHNOLOGIES COMPANY LIMITEDInventors: Wei-Ko Wang, Yi-Hua Chiu
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Patent number: 11600096Abstract: There are provided a fingerprint sensor and a display device including the same. The fingerprint sensor includes a base substrate in which a first sensing region and a second sensing region are defined on a plane, first photo sensors disposed on the first sensing region of the base substrate, and second photo sensors disposed on the second sensing region of the base substrate. The first sensing region has an area larger than that of the second sensing region, and the first photo sensor has a width wider than that of the second photo sensor.Type: GrantFiled: February 20, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.Inventors: Soo Jung Lee, Keum Dong Jung, Yu Na Kim, Il Nam Kim
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Patent number: 11600097Abstract: A fingerprint sensing system including a plurality of micro-lenses, a sensor, a shielding structure and a controller is provided. The micro-lenses are arranged in an array. The sensor has a plurality of sensing pixels arranged in an array. The sensor, the shielding structure and the micro-lenses are sequentially arranged along an arrangement direction. The controller is electrically connected to the sensor. A pitch between the micro-lenses is greater than a pitch between the sensing pixels. The controller forms a fingerprint image according to signals of a plurality of output pixels of the sensor, wherein each of the output pixels is one of every at least four of neighboring sensing pixels. An operation method of a fingerprint sensing system is also provided.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.Inventors: Ming-Yuan Cheng, Tang-Hung Po, Yu-Hsuan Lin
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Patent number: 11600098Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus and a method for fingerprint imaging. The apparatus includes: a light source configured to generate light, wherein a light intensity distribution of the light generated by the light source conforms to a preset encoding mode; a sensing surface on which the light generated by the light source forms a signal light with fingerprint information; and an imaging module configured to image the signal light to obtain a fingerprint image. Embodiments of the present disclosure can encode the fingerprint image by the encoding mode and can “encrypt” the fingerprint image by the encoding mode, thus a clear fingerprint image can be obtained by decoding based on obtaining the preset encoding mode, which can effectively improve the security of fingerprint imaging.Type: GrantFiled: May 11, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SHANGHAI HARVEST INTELLIGENCE TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventor: Lee Ya-Ti Chang
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Patent number: 11600099Abstract: A biological feature identification device includes a display device and a sensing device. The display device includes multiple pixels arranged along a first direction. The pixels each has a sub-pixel having a display element and a switch element. The sensing device includes multiple sensing units arranged along a second direction. The sensing units each has a sensing element. When the spatial frequency relation is |4*(RE/100)?(1/SU)|>A, the first and second directions are the same, and the biological feature identification device satisfy the criteria: A<|4*(RE/100)?(1/SU)|<B. When the spatial frequency relation is |4*(RE/100)?(1/SU)|?A, the first and second directions form an angle, and the biological feature identification device satisfy the criteria: A<|4*(RE/100)?{1/[SU*Cos(?)]}|<C. RE is the resolution of the display device, SU is the sensing unit size, ? is the angle, 0°<?<90°, B and C>A, and A is not equal to zero.Type: GrantFiled: July 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: AU OPTRONICS CORPORATIONInventors: Shuo-Hong Wang, Chao-Chien Chiu, Shang-Wei Hsieh
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Patent number: 11600100Abstract: An image sensing method, applicable to the anti-spoofing recognition of under screen optical fingerprint sensing, is provided, including: dividing the image sensor into sensing blocks, dividing the display area of the display device correspondingly according to the sensing area, and the display area including the light-emitting area; defining the luminous color of each display area and the color coordinate value of each luminous color; each sensing block sensing the light intensity of the image reflected to the sensing block from the display block emitting the light onto the reference object and the test object to be measured; calculating the anti-spoofing reference color information of the reference object and registering in the system; when sensing the fingerprint image, first obtaining the light intensity of each block, then calculating the color information of the test object; and finally, comparing the color information with the registered anti-spoofing reference color information.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Guangzhou Tyrafos Semiconductor Tech. Co., Ltd.Inventors: Ping-Hung Yin, Jun-Wen Chung, Hua Chen, Fu-Kuo Lin, Hsu-Wen Fu
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Patent number: 11600101Abstract: Provided is a liquid-crystal display device including a display panel, a backlight module, and a fingerprint identification module. The display panel includes a display region. The display region includes a first display region and a second display region. The second display region also serves as a light sensing element region. The backlight module is configured to provide a backlight for the display panel and is provided with a via penetrating through the backlight module. The fingerprint identification module is disposed inside the via and includes a fingerprint identification sensor, a light plate, and a quantum dot film. The light plate is disposed between the fingerprint identification sensor and the quantum dot film. The quantum dot film is disposed between the light plate and the display panel. The quantum dot film includes at least one quantum dot set. The at least one quantum dot set includes infrared quantum dots.Type: GrantFiled: September 26, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: WUHAN TIANMA MICRO-ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.Inventors: Tianzhu Shi, Zhiqi Chen, Chao Dai
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Patent number: 11600102Abstract: According to an aspect, a detection device includes a plurality of light-receiving elements configured to receive light, and a light guide portion one surface of which faces the light-receiving elements. The light guide portion includes a plurality of light guide paths provided throughout from the one surface to the other surface of the light guide portion, and a light-absorbing portion having higher absorbance of the light than that of the light guide paths. When viewed from a direction in which the light-receiving elements and the light guide portion are stacked, more than one of the light guide paths overlap one of the light-receiving elements.Type: GrantFiled: November 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Japan Display Inc.Inventors: Yasushi Tomioka, Kazuki Matsunaga, Toshiyuki Higano, Kazuhiro Nishiyama
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Patent number: 11600103Abstract: Systems and methods for through-display imaging. An optical imaging sensor is positioned at least partially behind a display and is configured to emit shortwave infrared light at least partially through the display to illuminate an object, such as a fingerprint, in contact with an outer surface of the display. Surface reflections from the object are received and an image of the object can be assembled.Type: GrantFiled: March 7, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Apple Inc.Inventors: Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost, Giovanni Gozzini
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Patent number: 11600104Abstract: A prism of an approximately quadrangle-frustum shape is arranged so that a bottom side, out of two parallel surfaces of the prism, is a placing surface side for a finger. A first imaging unit arranged below a top surface parallel to the bottom surface images an image of the finger transmitted through the top surface. A light source radiates light to at least one side surface of a first set of side surfaces, out of two sets of side surfaces of the approximately quadrangle-frustum shape that face each other. A second imaging unit images the image of the finger transmitted through a second set of side surfaces, out of the two sets of side surfaces. An infrared ray light source radiates infrared ray light into the finger so that the infrared ray light is scattered inside the finger and is received by the imaging unit.Type: GrantFiled: April 13, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventor: Teruyuki Higuchi
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Patent number: 11600105Abstract: A fingerprint image processing device includes a memory, and a processor coupled to the memory. The processor performs operations. The operations include reading a tenprint card image which includes a plurality of fingerprint patterns and at least one ruled line to separate one fingerprint imprint area from another fingerprint imprint area, and extracting from the tenprint card image a fingerprint image which includes at least one of the fingerprint patterns, apart of a fingerprint imprint area, and a part of a next fingerprint imprint area.Type: GrantFiled: June 11, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Masanori Hara, Tatsuya Shimahara
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Patent number: 11600106Abstract: Systems and methods for generating a three-dimensional representation of a surface using frustrated total internal reflection. The system may obtain a two-dimensional image of an object in close proximity to an imaging surface. The intensity of the electromagnetic radiation received for individual points on the object may be determined. The system may determine a distance between the imaging surface and the object at each of the individual points based on a correlation between the electromagnetic radiation transmitted towards the imaging surface and the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the imaging surface. The determined intensity of the electromagnetic radiation may indicate the electromagnetic radiation reflected from the imaging surface. A three-dimensional representation of the object may be generated based on the two-dimensional image and/or the determined distances between the imaging surface and the object at each of the individual points.Type: GrantFiled: March 30, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Identification International, Inc.Inventor: Richard Karl Fenrich
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Patent number: 11600107Abstract: One or more sensors of an electronic device detect a geometric form factor of the electronic device. A fingerprint sensor situated beneath a first display of the electronic device receives fingerprint data. One or more processors authenticate an authorized user of the electronic device using the fingerprint data with one or more processors. The one or more processors select between the first display and a second display of the electronic device as a function of the geometric form factor and unlock the selected display in response to authenticating the authorized user of the electronic device.Type: GrantFiled: March 3, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Motorola Mobility LLCInventors: Caio Luiz Leal Chagas do Nascimento, Amit Kumar Agrawal, Mahadevan Ayalur
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Patent number: 11600108Abstract: A computer alters at least one recognizable metric or text in a digitally encoded photographic image by operating an alteration algorithm in response to user input data while preserving an overall aesthetic quality of the image and obscuring an identity of at least one individual or geographic location appearing in the image. An altered digitally-encoded photographic image prepared by the altering of the at least one recognizable metric or text in the image is stored in a computer memory. User feedback and/or automatic analysis may be performed to define parameter values of the alteration algorithm such that the alteration process achieves preservation of aesthetic qualities while obscuring an identity of interest.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventor: Gary S. Shuster
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Patent number: 11600109Abstract: A system that detects whether a user interacting with a featured activity is wearing glasses is described. The system verifies that the user is wearing the glasses and the system prompts the user and a caregiver and may blur, stop or otherwise interrupt a user experience of a featured activity, such as a video game or film, when the system determined that the user is not wearing the glasses. A glasses module may be positioned at frame of the glasses at a head of the user to detect that the user is wearing the glasses. Optical facial processing may detect a face and glasses on the face. Also disclosed is a hearing aid that may be integrated with such a system. A glasses module that aids in depth perception by reporting distance ahead, and a system that trains eye contact with another person wearing glasses are also disclosed.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventor: Barry Katz
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Patent number: 11600110Abstract: A verification application executing at a user's mobile phone directs the user to take a photo of an identification document (e.g., driver's license or other form of government issued identification) or of their face. After the verification application sends the image to a backend service, the service may then dispatch a drone to the user's location and take a photograph of the user. The service may then validate the previously-imaged document or photo of the user's face against the photograph of the user and the geolocation sent with the first image. The service may then verify the new account and provision a token to the verification application to complete a secured account generation.Type: GrantFiled: September 17, 2018Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATIONInventor: William Leddy
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Patent number: 11600111Abstract: A system and a method for face recognition are disclosed. The system also includes an image capturing subsystem configured to capture one or more images of faces. The system also includes a feature extraction subsystem configured to extract one or more features from the one or more images of faces. The system also includes a feature comparison subsystem configured to compare the one or more extracted features in a local database. The system also includes a feature transmission subsystem configured to transmit the one or more images and one or more extracted features to a remote server. The feature transmission subsystem is also configured to compare the one or more transmitted features to the one or more features pre-stored in the remote server. The system also includes a feature regeneration subsystem configured to regenerate the one or more matched features in the local database from the remote server.Type: GrantFiled: May 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventors: Kshitij Sharma, Salil Manekar
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Patent number: 11600112Abstract: The present invention discloses system and method for fake face identification. The system is a multi-spectral sensing based bio-security system. The system uses CNN module along with thermal sensors to detect human face and also detects the human temperature. The system authenticates a human face and in case of temperature generates an alarm as an alert.Type: GrantFiled: July 8, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Black Sesame Technologies Inc.Inventors: Shuen Lyu, Fangwen Tu, Bo Li, Jin Xu, Jizhang Shan
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Patent number: 11600113Abstract: A computer-implemented method for implementing face recognition includes obtaining a face recognition model trained on labeled face data, separating, using a mixture of probability distributions, a plurality of unlabeled faces corresponding to unlabeled face data into a set of one or more overlapping unlabeled faces that include overlapping identities to those in the labeled face data and a set of one or more disjoint unlabeled faces that include disjoint identities to those in the labeled face data, clustering the one or more disjoint unlabeled faces using a graph convolutional network to generate one or more cluster assignments, generating a clustering uncertainty associated with the one or more cluster assignments, and retraining the face recognition model on the labeled face data and the unlabeled face data to improve face recognition performance by incorporating the clustering uncertainty.Type: GrantFiled: November 6, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Inventors: Xiang Yu, Manmohan Chandraker, Kihyuk Sohn, Aruni RoyChowdhury
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Patent number: 11600114Abstract: Athletic performance monitoring and tracking may provide multiple ways in which to track athletic movement and activity. Workouts may also be tagged with various parameters including mood, weather, terrain, athletic equipment, friends used and the like. Workout information may be shared to social messaging and networking outlets. Workout information shared may include map information including images of maps, interactive maps, links to maps, route information and the like and/or combinations thereof. Additionally or alternatively, an application may be configured to execute within a context of a social networking system to facilitate athletic activity data transfer and generation of workout entries in the social networking site.Type: GrantFiled: May 6, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: NIKE, Inc.Inventors: Michael T. Hoffman, Kwamina Crankson, Jason Nims, Michael Levi Orenstein, Kristen Laina White
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Patent number: 11600115Abstract: A system for decoding a barcode based on gesture detection and analysis is disclosed herein. The system may receive an image stream of an environment. The system may determine, based on processing images of the image stream, a gesture region of the image stream. The system may detect a gesture, by a user, based on analyzing the gesture region. The system may determine a barcode region of the image stream based on a position of the user when performing the gesture. The system may identify a barcode in the environment based on analyzing the barcode region. The system may decode the barcode based on a format of the barcode.Type: GrantFiled: July 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Zebra Technologies CorporationInventors: Ozgur Ozserin, Luke Walton
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Patent number: 11600116Abstract: Provided are a method and an apparatus for recognizing a gesture, an electronic device and a storage medium. In one or more embodiments, the method includes: detecting at least one hand region from a video image and obtaining hand image information of each of the at least one hand region; obtaining hand motion information of each of the at least one hand region by tracking the at least one hand region; determining a gesture corresponding to each of the at least one hand region according to the hand image information and/or the hand motion information of each of the at least one hand region; wherein the gesture comprises at least one of a single-hand static gesture, a single-hand dynamic gesture, a double-hand static gesture or a double-hand dynamic gesture.Type: GrantFiled: June 27, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: BOE Technology Group Co., Ltd.Inventor: Chunshan Zu
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Patent number: 11600117Abstract: A gesture recognition system and a gesture recognition method are provided. The gesture recognition system includes a fingerprint sensor and a processing circuit. The processing circuit obtains a first fingerprint image and a second fingerprint image through the fingerprint sensor. The processing circuit obtains a plurality of first coordinate parameters of a plurality of first coordinate points in the first fingerprint image, and obtains a plurality of second coordinate parameters of a plurality of second coordinate points in the second fingerprint image. The first coordinate points of the first fingerprint image and the second coordinate points of the second fingerprint image respectively have a plurality of grayscale values corresponding to each other. The processing circuit determines a gesture operation according to the first coordinate parameters and the second coordinate parameters.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.Inventors: Chao-Yi Yeh, Kuan-Yi Lin
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Patent number: 11600118Abstract: The accuracy of identity authentication is further improved. There is provided an information processing apparatus including a first determiner that determines whether a face of a user and an identity verification document are captured in a moving image at a same time, a second determiner that makes, when the first determiner determines that the face and the identity verification document are captured at the same time, a notification of an action instruction, and determines whether the user acts in accordance with the action instruction, and a verifier that verifies, when the second determiner determines that the user acts in accordance with the action instruction, that the identity verification document belongs to the user.Type: GrantFiled: July 5, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: NEC CORPORATIONInventors: Toru Aoyagi, Yoshiko Imanishi
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Patent number: 11600119Abstract: Systems and methods to perform remote monitoring on a vehicle are described. One embodiment determines a state of a vehicle, where data associated with the vehicle is collected and logged. The data is transmitted to a data server. The data is processed, and vehicle information is extracted from the data. A state of the vehicle is determined based on the vehicle information.Type: GrantFiled: February 12, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Propeller Aerobotics Pty LtdInventors: Rory Leon San Miguel, Frederick James Greer, Angus Keatinge, Ben Vincent Brown, Kevin John Smith, Christopher Francis Cooper, Tony Qi Ye Luk, Per Arne Hallström
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Patent number: 11600120Abstract: An apparatus for diagnosing an abnormality of a vehicle sensor is provided. The apparatus includes a sensor configured to measure an acceleration and an angular velocity of a vehicle, a camera configured to generate a front time series image frame of the vehicle, and a controller configured to estimate the acceleration and the angular velocity of the vehicle by using the front time series image frame generated by the camera and diagnose an abnormality in the sensor based on the acceleration and the angular velocity of the vehicle estimated by the controller.Type: GrantFiled: May 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignees: Hyundai Motor Company, Kia Motors Corporation, Ajou University Industry-Academic Cooperation FoundationInventors: Jung Mo Koo, Sang Pil Hwang, Yong Gyun Kim, Beom Geum Cho, Min Sang Kim, Hyung Il Koo, So Yeon Kim
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Patent number: 11600121Abstract: Access to a container may be controlled by receiving a container identifier provided from a container identification module associated with the container; determining access criteria for the container; receiving a provider authorization signal generated based on user input received via a provider user interface; receiving biosensor signals generated by biosensors associated with a user; receiving historical access data associated with the user, wherein the historical access data indicates one or more objects historically accessed by user; determining whether the provider authorization signal, the one or more biosensor signals, and the historical access data satisfy the access criteria for the container; and upon determining the access criteria for the container are satisfied, generating a signal causing an unlocking mechanism to unlock the container.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: UnitedHealth Group IncorporatedInventors: Jennie Audrey Ehlert, Andrew Tsong-Bo Cheng, Emre Charles Adabag, Samantha Roberta Detor, Steven J. Catani
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Patent number: 11600122Abstract: A method includes determining, by a first radio transceiver of an access-restricted environment, of first direction information of a first radio signal transmitted between the first radio transceiver and a wireless device. The method further includes determining, by a second radio transceiver of the access-restricted environment, of second direction information of a second radio signal transmitted between the second radio transceiver and the wireless device. The method further includes receiving, by the access-restricted environment, of angle information determined by an electronic key associated with the access-restricted environment. The method further includes determining, based on the first direction information, the second direction information and the angle information, whether the wireless device is a relay device or the electronic key. The method can be based, for example, on a Bluetooth technology.Type: GrantFiled: June 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Infineon Technologies AGInventors: Emanuele Bruno Bodini, Matthias Eberl
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Patent number: 11600123Abstract: Systems and methods for location-aware scanning of an IoT beacon by a mobile device, and the authentication of the mobile device, are disclosed herein. The system detects when the mobile device is within a geofenced region associated with the IoT beacon and enables the scanning by the mobile device for signals from the beacon. Using the beacon signals received by the mobile device, the system detects when the mobile device and IoT beacon are sufficiently near one another. Once the mobile device and IoT beacon are sufficiently near each other, the system authenticates control of the mobile device over the IoT beacon by verifying an authentication key transmitted to a server.Type: GrantFiled: August 26, 2022Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: T-Mobile USA, Inc.Inventors: Christopher De La Garza, Omar Hassan, Dragos Lazar
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Patent number: 11600124Abstract: In one aspect, a server computer is configured to facilitate operation of a movable barrier operator using voice commands. The server computer includes a processor configured to receive a request for a first rolling voice identifier from a communication apparatus in response to receipt of a voice command of a user requesting a state change of a movable barrier. The processor is configured to send the first rolling voice identifier to the communication apparatus causing the communication apparatus to provide a first physical stimulus to the user based at least in part on the first rolling voice identifier and user account information. The processor is configured to receive a communication indicative of a user voice response to the first physical stimulus and determine whether to instruct the movable barrier operator to change a state of the movable barrier based on the user voice response to the first physical stimulus.Type: GrantFiled: April 14, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLCInventors: Casparus Cate, James J. Fitzgibbon, Martin B. Heckmann, James J. Johnson, David R. Morris, Cory Jon Sorice
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Patent number: 11600125Abstract: Systems, methods, and computer-readable media are disclosed for systems and methods for autonomous device authentication and compartment unlocking. Example methods may include determining, by a user device, an identifier associated with a target Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral device, receiving a beacon from a Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral device, and determining, using the beacon, that the Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral device is the target Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral device. Example methods may include establishing a connection with the target Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral device, and sending a signal to the target Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral device to implement an action, where the signal comprises a resource identifier, and where the target Bluetooth Low Energy peripheral device controls access to a plurality of resources, and uses the resource identifier to identify a resource of the plurality of resources at which to implement the action.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2019Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Amazon Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Ryan David Hapgood, Alexander Edwards, Ryan Koscianski, Scott Laporte, Michael John Neville
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Patent number: 11600126Abstract: Systems, methods, and apparatuses for managing and controlling movable barrier operator systems are described herein. A method for controlling a movable barrier operator system comprises receiving a credential associated with a first user account from a first user device, storing the credential in a memory of the movable barrier operator system, communicating the credential and an identifier of the movable barrier operator system to a remote computer to register the movable barrier operator system with the remote computer, and configuring the movable barrier operator system to change a state of a movable barrier in response to the movable barrier operator system receiving a state change request from a second user device associated with a second user account, the state change request from the second user device including the credential or a derivative of the credential received from the first user device.Type: GrantFiled: May 7, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: The Chamberlain Group LLCInventors: Michael Aaron Burroughs, James J. Fitzgibbon, James D. Johnson, David R. Morris, Christopher J. Staub
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Patent number: 11600127Abstract: A method for controlling access to an entrance may include receiving, via a network from a user terminal associated with a user, identity information and biological information related to the user. The method may also include obtaining a first determination whether the identity information matches the biological information. The method may also include obtaining a second determination whether the identity information has been registered in response to a result that the identity information matches the biological information. The method may also include transmitting the biological information to one or more authorization devices to provide a permission to the user in response to a result that the identity information has been registered. The permission may permit the user to access the entrance by inputting the biological information related to the user through one of the one or more authorization devices.Type: GrantFiled: May 30, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: ZHEJIANG DAHUA TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.Inventors: Yiping Wu, Yunbin Wu, Jianming Wang, Xin Zeng
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Patent number: 11600128Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems and methods for casting a vote in an electronic balloting system. In one aspect, an exemplary method comprises, authenticating a voter from whom a request for casting a vote is received, when the voter is successfully authenticated, generating an electronic ballot based on voting information, gathering data about an electronic vote of the voter, the electronic vote representing a choice of the voter on the electronic ballot, generating and sending at least one request to the voter, the request being generated for confirmation of a validity of the gathered data on the electronic vote, generating a hardcopy of the ballot filled out by the voter and placing the generated hardcopy in a centralized repository, and counting the vote, when the hardcopy of the ballot is successfully generated and an affirmative response is received from the voter in response to the at least one request.Type: GrantFiled: May 21, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: AO Kaspersky LabInventors: Alexandra M. Nikolina, Alexander S. Korunov, Alexander V. Sazonov, Ochir V. Abushinov, Zoya S. Sergeeva
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Patent number: 11600129Abstract: Disclosed are an electronic voting system based on homogeneous cryptography and a method thereof. An electronic voting method includes the steps of: (a) generating a serial number sn by using election identification information eid and a his/her secret key, wherein the election identification information eid is shared through a block chain; (b) encrypting a voting message M through verifiable homogeneous cryptography to generate a ciphertext CT, and generating a zero-knowledge proof key ? for the voting message; and (c) transmitting an electronic ballot including the serial number sn, the ciphertext CT, and the zero-knowledge proof key ? to a block chain network as a transaction.Type: GrantFiled: March 16, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignees: IUCF-HYU (INDUSTRY-UNIVERSITY COOPERATION FOUNDATION HANYANG UNIVERSITY), KOOKMIN UNIVERSITY INDUSTRY ACADEMY COOPERATION FOUNDATIONInventors: Hyunok Oh, Jiwon Lee, Jihye Kim
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Patent number: 11600130Abstract: An apparatus configured to perform or control obtaining or causing obtaining an image of at least a part of a surface of a document. The apparatus deriving or causing the derivation of a representation of the at least a part of the surface from the image. The representation comprising a set of values respectively representing a corresponding set of height levels. The apparatus generates or causes the generating of a string of characters based on the representation of the part of the surface. The string of characters comprising a first portion representative of the set of height levels of the corresponding sections of the part of the surface and a second portion generated based on a function of the representation and/or of the first portion of the string of characters. The apparatus associates or causes the associating of information representing the string of characters with identification information of the document.Type: GrantFiled: April 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Deutsche Post AGInventors: Ali Özyigit, Baris Cem Sal
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Patent number: 11600131Abstract: The method for product selection comprises the steps of selecting a product among a plurality of options of different products, said selection being carried out by remotely signaling a label that represents the selected product; checking that no other selection has been detected; checking that the detected selection lasts longer than a predetermined period of time or more than a predetermined electromagnetic field strength; and dispensing the selected product if it has been verified that no other selection has been detected and if it has been verified that the selection lasts longer than said predetermined period of time and less than the predetermined electromagnetic field strength, or canceling the selection of the product if another selection has been detected or the detected selection lasts less than said predetermined period of time or is greater than the predetermined electromagnetic field strength.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: AZKOYEN, S.A.Inventors: Jose Maria López Ruíz, Emilio De Hita Hernández, Eduardo Andueza Ciriza
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Patent number: 11600132Abstract: A projection surface gaming system for projecting video images onto a physical gaming table is described herein. The projection surface gaming system includes a video projection device, an object sensing system, and a controller including a processor. The processor is programmed to execute an algorithm including the steps of projecting a first image on a surface of the physical gaming table using the video projection device, detecting a player's interaction with an area of the physical gaming table displaying the first image using the object sensing system, and projecting a second image on the surface of the gaming table in response to detecting the player's interaction with the area of the first image.Type: GrantFiled: October 14, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Konami Gaming, Inc.Inventors: Thomas E. Soukup, Sina Miri
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Patent number: 11600133Abstract: An electronic gaming system conducts a reel-based electronic wagering game, in which jackpot upgrade symbols are added to one or more reel strips based on the occurrence of one or more reel upgrade symbols in the wagering game. In the exemplary embodiment, jackpot upgrade symbols are added to a third reel strip based on the occurrence of one or more reel upgrade symbols on a first reel strip, and to a fifth reel strip based on the occurrence of one or more reel upgrade symbols on the third reel strip. In addition, jackpot upgrade symbols are added to the first and third reel strips to replace the one or more reel upgrade symbols occurring thereon.Type: GrantFiled: October 1, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventors: T. Grant Bolling, Jr., Michael P. Casey
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Patent number: 11600134Abstract: Gaming machines and games are configured with one or more wheel events or features. The wheel events or features may comprise main games or bonus games, or may comprise entertaining representations of outcomes of other games or events. The wheel events comprise the selection of one or more segments of a wheel having associated awards. Wheel events may have various entertaining configurations, including use of multiple wheels, concentric wheels and the like.Type: GrantFiled: May 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: ARIES TECHNOLOGY, LLCInventors: Robert Manz, Terry Daly, Robert DelRossi, Erica Frohm, Charlie Lombardo
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Patent number: 11600135Abstract: A gaming method and system, the method comprising providing one or more reels in a spinning reel game, the reels being displayed as three dimensional and displayed as provided with game symbols along and around the reels, displaying spinning of the reels and thereby sequentially displaying at least some of the game symbols displayed as provided along the reels, displaying rotating of the reels and thereby sequentially displaying at least some of the game symbols displayed as provided around the reels, stopping the spinning and the rotating of each of the reels at a respective stop position, and determining a game outcome based on at least some of the game symbols displayed when each of the reels is in its respective stop position.Type: GrantFiled: July 28, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies Australia Pty LimitedInventor: Colin Fong
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Patent number: 11600136Abstract: In one aspect, an electronic gaming system is described. The electronic gaming system includes a display device, a random number generator (RNG), a player input interface, and a game controller configured to execute instructions stored in a tangible, non-transitory, computer-readable medium. When executed by the game controller, the instructions cause the game controller to at least determine, during play of a base game, that an enhancement trigger condition is satisfied and convert the symbol displayed on each position having one of the first frame and the second frame displayed thereon into a wild symbol. The instructions further cause the game controller to determine that a bonus game trigger condition is satisfied and convert a plurality of positions on each reel with at least one position having the second frame displayed thereon, into a bonus reel. The instructions also cause the game controller to generate a bonus game outcome.Type: GrantFiled: September 20, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: Aristocrat Technologies, Inc.Inventors: Rogelio Decasa, Jr., Hanna Sanborn, Jeffrey Uss, Jennifer Mizzi, Erick Ching
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Patent number: 11600137Abstract: A table game management system according to the present invention includes a camera that images a game token placed on a game table, and a management control device that grasps a type of the game token placed on the game table based on a color of a side face of the game token imaged by the camera.Type: GrantFiled: February 7, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: ANGEL GROUP CO., LTD.Inventor: Yasushi Shigeta
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Patent number: 11600138Abstract: According to various systems and methods, financial indicators may be used as random number generators to determine variables, such as numbers and cards, for various games, including casino-style games like roulette and poker. Players may place wagers relating to one or more game variables, such as one or more cards, hands, a roulette wheel spin, a lottery number, or other variable or outcome of a game. After bets are received, one or more random numbers may be determined based on one or more financial indicators, such as a least significant digit of the price or value of a financial instrument, index, or financial metric at a specific time. The random number(s) may be used to determine game variables, such as a winning lottery number, slot reel values, or numbers and suits of cards dealt. In some embodiments, players may select one or more financial instruments or indicators that will be used to resolve one or more game variables.Type: GrantFiled: October 18, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: CFPH, LLCInventors: David A. Puckeridge, Andrew Garrood, Paul Johal
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Patent number: 11600140Abstract: Systems and methods that verify an identity of a user in association with a transfer of an amount of funds from a gaming establishment account associated with the user to a gaming table component associated with a gaming establishment gaming table.Type: GrantFiled: April 1, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: IGTInventors: Jeffery Shepherd, Kevin Higgins
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Patent number: 11600142Abstract: Systems and methods of providing secure wagering gaming operations involving randomly generating a plurality of playing card values as player hands, a dealer hand and a community group, and distributing a payout responsive to the best possible poker ranking achievable from final hands formed of only specific number of cards in the each of the respective player hands and dealer hand, and community group.Type: GrantFiled: December 10, 2021Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
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Patent number: 11600143Abstract: A primary game having a plurality of outcomes is provided to a first player of a first gaming device. In response to one of the plurality of outcomes, a first game asset for a secondary game is provided to the first player. The secondary game includes a contest between the first player having the first game asset and a second player having a second game asset, and an outcome of the contest of the secondary game is based at least in part on comparing a first asset value of the first game asset and a second asset value of the second game asset. In some examples, the secondary game may be a fantasy sports game, a deck building card game, or a scavenger hunt game, in which some or all of the assets are obtained via the primary game(s).Type: GrantFiled: September 24, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: IGTInventors: Dwayne Nelson, Christina Spaulding, Alison Kenney
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Patent number: 11600144Abstract: Methods and systems directed towards creation of winner tournaments that select and facilitate eligible remote users to compete with the professionals even if the remote user is not at the live e-sport event venue. Remote users are introduced into the live e-sport event for the purpose of also competing against competitive players as well as being introduced as an exhibition match with the professionals, such as fans of the professionals selected based on social media or gameplay statistics.Type: GrantFiled: October 26, 2020Date of Patent: March 7, 2023Assignee: SONY INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT LLCInventors: Steven Trombetta, Christopher Thielbar