Biometrics Patents (Class 340/5.82)
  • Patent number: 11928924
    Abstract: Systems, processes and articles of manufacture provide for a player identity verification system that allows a gaming establishment (e.g., a casino) to determine or verify a player's identity upon certain qualifying activities being determined (e.g., when a player is initiating a wagering session at a table game or placing a wager). In accordance with one embodiment, a live image of a player participating in a qualifying activity (e.g., placement of a wager) is compared to a stored image of a player that is associated with one or more casino chips being used as the wager; a verification of the identity of the player placing the wager is performed by matching the live image to the stored image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Walker Digital Table Systems, LLC
    Inventors: Stephen Moore, Magdalena Mik Fincham
  • Patent number: 11924187
    Abstract: Methods, apparatuses, and computer program products are disclosed for securely migrating data between devices. An example method includes receiving a request at a first time for data migration between a first user device and a second user device each associated with a first user. The method further includes retrieving a baseline attribute dataset associated with the first user generated before the first time and generating a first attribute dataset associated with the first user. The method includes authenticating a session between the first user device and the second user device at the first time and causing data transfer between the first user device and the second user device. The method further includes generating a second attribute dataset associated with the first user at a second time after the first time and authenticating the session at the second time based on the first attribute dataset and the second attribute dataset.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventor: Abhijit Rao
  • Patent number: 11915325
    Abstract: The invention includes an activity investigation and response tool which comprises both a quantum computing element and a machine learning or artificial intelligence model in order to analyze historical data and build a reference point for examining real time data streams. The activity investigation and response tool may seamlessly interact with entity systems in order to transmit findings for display via classical computing systems, and potentially for human review. Qubits from historical data are entangled with real time input streams in an iterative fashion in order to locate best-correlation output and decisioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 9, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 27, 2024
    Assignee: BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
    Inventors: Arunkumar Somasundaram, Mohanakannan Ethiraj, Muhammad Riyaz Kannan, Ashok Kota, Vasanthkumar Pathervellai
  • Patent number: 11907354
    Abstract: Disclosed embodiments relate to passwordless authentication. Techniques include identifying a request by a user to access an access-restricted target resource, the user operating on a client computing device and the request being associated with a network address for the access-restricted target resource; intercepting the request; generating a unique session identifier for the user; making available the unique session identifier to the user of the client computing device; performing dual-mode, passwordless authentication of the user; confirming, based on the dual-mode, passwordless authentication of the user, the identity of the user and the user's current use of the client computing device; and permitting, based on the confirmation, the user to access the access-restricted target resource.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 9, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 20, 2024
    Assignee: CyberArk Software Ltd.
    Inventor: Dima Barboi
  • Patent number: 11895179
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods to enable a mobile device to be used as a remote control, in order to control one or more remotely controllable objects. In possible embodiments of the invention, proximity-based (or other) remote controls include control authorization to enable the transfer or sharing of control between different remote controls being implemented on different mobile devices, in order to permit different users to transfer or share control of a same remotely controllable object, for example. In other possible embodiments of the invention, a proximity-based (or other) remote control uses control authentication to enable the pairing of a remote control implemented on a device and a remotely controllable object, for example. Various embodiments of control authority and control authentication are possible and anticipated by the invention to address a wide range of practical remote control applications and provide many benefits to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 20, 2023
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: N99 LLC
    Inventor: Steven K. Gold
  • Patent number: 11886562
    Abstract: A system of enhancing biometric analysis matching utilizes an image sensor, such as a digital camera, to capture an image of a face of a person. The system may perform image enhancement, such as edge and contrast enhancement, prior to performing face matching. The enhancement may be localized to a given image region based on determined region illumination. The system may perform image processing and analysis comprising face detection, alignment, feature extraction, and recognition. A biometric recognition confidence indicator may be generated using the results of the image enhancement and analysis. At least partly in response to the biometric recognition confidence indicator falling below a threshold enhancing recognition confidence using an image of visual indicia captured using the image sensor.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 6, 2022
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Flash Seats, LLC
    Inventors: Michael J. Rojas, Benjamin Charles Cohen, Andrew Michael Rosenbaum
  • Patent number: 11887150
    Abstract: Systems and methods are disclosed for attributing payment vehicle purchase events to previous activity of a purchaser. One method comprises: receiving purchase information associated with a purchase event by a purchaser; comparing the received purchase information to a profile data store to identify a purchaser profile associated with the purchaser, the profile data store comprising a plurality of purchaser profiles, wherein each purchaser profile comprises payment vehicle data and a tracking element; determining the tracking element of the identified purchaser profile; identifying one or more activities of the purchaser using the tracking element of the identified purchaser profile; for each of the identified one or more activities, assessing the strength of attributing the purchase event to the activity, using environmental and/or behavioral data associated with the tracking element; and determining whether to attribute the purchase event to one or more of the identified activities based on the assessment.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Worldpay, LLC
    Inventors: Brent Badger, Dennis Kettler
  • Patent number: 11875598
    Abstract: An electronic device detects a first operation of a user; the electronic device obtains a fingerprint image and a touch signal in response to the first operation; and the electronic device determines, based on the fingerprint image and the touch signal, that the fingerprint image is a fingerprint image of a real finger or a fingerprint image of a fake finger.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Xiaona Zhao, Bing Chang, Shuiping Long, Teng Shi, Danhong Li, Li Zhang
  • Patent number: 11861645
    Abstract: Various embodiments are generally directed to method and devices to receive biometric data and transaction data relating to a transaction, apply a model to the biometric data and the transaction data to determine an emotional state of the user during the transaction, and determine an action associated for the transaction based on the emotional state of the user during the performance of the transaction. Embodiments further include causing performance of the action.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Capital One Services, LLC
    Inventors: Sophie Bermudez, Salik Shah, Latika Gulati
  • Patent number: 11853405
    Abstract: Devices and methods to track contact between persons using acoustic voiceprint identification from stored audio signals are presented herein.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 26, 2023
    Assignee: Staton Techiya LLC
    Inventors: Steven Goldstein, John Patrick Keady
  • Patent number: 11843597
    Abstract: A process of confirming an originator of an electronic mail (email) includes receiving a request for verification of the identity of an alleged originator of the email, which may be sent from the actual originator of the email or a recipient of the email. The alleged originator of the email may be determined, e.g., by parsing the email to determine the name of the sender in the email. Verification is obtained from a biometric-enabled client that is associated with the send whether the email was in fact sent by the sender as well as confirmation of the identity of the sender based on a previously stored identity-proofed biometric.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 21, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Vercrio, Inc.
    Inventor: Anthony Rajakumar
  • Patent number: 11842332
    Abstract: A portable apparatus includes one or more biometric sensors, one or more memories, and one or more processors operative to execute program instructions from the one or more memories. A public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate, which is stored in the one or more memories, includes a first code derived from encoding a first biometric digital signature of a person who has been registered and authorized to use the portable apparatus. The one or more processors cause the portable apparatus to acquire, by the one or more biometric sensors, biometric pattern of a person who attempts to access the portable apparatus; determine whether the biometric pattern is matched with the first biometric digital signature and the first code; and in response to determining that the biometric pattern is matched with the first biometric digital signature and the first code, transmit authentication information to a remote server over a network.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Inventor: Unho Choi
  • Patent number: 11830280
    Abstract: An image processing circuit for controlling a panel is configured to: receive information of a fixed pattern noise (FPN) corresponding to a first sensing zone of the panel, wherein the first sensing zone is determined according to a touch position of a finger; scan the first sensing zone to perform fingerprint sensing on the finger, to receive a plurality of raw sensing signals; remove the FPN from the plurality of raw sensing signals to generate a plurality of modified sensing signals; and output a plurality of fingerprint data to a host for fingerprint recognition, wherein the plurality of fingerprint data are converted from the plurality of modified sensing signals.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 28, 2023
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Jung-Chen Chung, Chi-Ting Chen, Jung-Yu Tsai
  • Patent number: 11809539
    Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for capacitive through-body communication. In one aspect, a method includes receiving a selection from a user representing a first individual to prevent identification data to be transmitted by an on-body device, transmitting an identification request to the on-body device associated with the first individual, receiving an indication that a second individual possesses the on-body device associated with the first individual, sending a command to the on-body device associated with the first individual to prevent transmitting the identification data stored on the on-body device associated with the first individual.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 16, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: Jumio Corporation
    Inventors: Reza R. Derakhshani, Blake Willig
  • Patent number: 11810098
    Abstract: A method implemented on an augmented reality (AR) electronic device includes receiving a request to activate a transaction card account on a transaction card. The transaction card account is activated on the transaction card. A virtual representation of account information corresponding to the transaction card account is displayed on the AR electronic device. The exterior of the transaction card is free of account identifying information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A.
    Inventors: John Ross Neale, William R. Breed, Jasvir K. Singh, Geraldine M. Carolan, Kristine Collings, Kourtney Eidam
  • Patent number: 11796665
    Abstract: One or more sensors are configured for detection of characteristics of moving objects and living subjects for human identification or authentication. One or more processors, such as in a system of sensors or that control a sensor, may be configured to process signals from the one or more sensors to identify a person. The processing may include evaluating features from the signals such as breathing rate, respiration depth, degree of movement and heart rate etc. The sensors may be radio frequency non-contact sensors with automated detection control to change detection control parameters based on the identification of living beings, such as to avoid sensor interference.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 24, 2023
    Inventors: Redmond Shouldice, Emer Doheny, Alberto Zaffaroni
  • Patent number: 11775972
    Abstract: The present invention provides a server (10) including an authentication result acquisition unit (11) that acquires a result of biometric authentication of a service provider based on biometric information repeatedly acquired from the service provider heading toward an appointment location for a customer, and a result transmission unit (12) that transmits the result of the biometric authentication of the service provider to a terminal of the customer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2019
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Kazuhiro Imazato
  • Patent number: 11764965
    Abstract: Techniques of authenticating a first device of a user to a second device are disclosed. The method enables the second device to perform authentication using a biometric template stored on the first device and a biometric measurement. Homomorphic encryption may be used by the first device to encrypt the biometric template and the second device to determine an encrypted similarity metric between the biometric template and the biometric measurement. The second device can also determine an encrypted code using an authentication function and the encrypted similarity metric. The second device sends the encrypted code and the encrypted similarity metric to be decrypted by the first device. The second device can receive a response from the first device, indicating whether a decrypted similarity metric exceeds a threshold; and whether the decrypted code matches a test code. The second device can then authenticate the user based on the response.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Payman Mohassel, Shashank Agrawal, Pratyay Mukherjee, Saikrishna Badrinarayanan
  • Patent number: 11757890
    Abstract: Apparatuses, methods, and associated computer program products are provided for regulated access management. An example method includes receiving a request for access from a user device associated with an employee and receiving employee data associated with the employee. The method further includes determining if the employee is subject to a required absence regulation and generating an access attempt notification in an instance in which the employee is subject to the required absence regulation. Determining if the employee is subject to the required absence regulation includes identifying an employee status associated with the employee data and determining that the employee is subject to the required absence regulation based on the employee status.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 3, 2020
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.
    Inventors: Alyssa Suzanne Kearney, John Laffoon
  • Patent number: 11756359
    Abstract: An automated kiosk is located adjacent to a point of access to a room or premises. The kiosk can control an automated locking mechanism for the point of access. The kiosk can read the temperature of all persons that attempt to enter the room or premises. The kiosk can also command the persons to sanitize their hands in a sanitation window of the kiosk while dispensing sanitizer and monitoring the hands of the person for effective sanitation action. The kiosk can read identification credentials, perform facial recognition, speech recognition and recognize gestures of persons. The kiosk can be further coupled to a central control computer.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 27, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 12, 2023
    Assignee: Municipal Parking Services, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph M. Caldwell, Mark J. Moran, Richard W. Kelley, II, Marcus N. Schmidt, David E. Collins, Jr., James Conlan, Jason Pflaum
  • Patent number: 11741206
    Abstract: Secure electronic devices and methods are disclosed. A method may include: using a transceiver, a computer program capturing a current connectivity fingerprint comprising at least one current wireless network or device in a current environment for an electronic device; the computer program retrieving a home connectivity fingerprint for a home environment comprising at least one home wireless network or device that fingerprint was captured when the electronic device was in a home environment; the computer program comparing the current connectivity fingerprint to the home connectivity fingerprint; and the computer program storing the current connectivity fingerprint in response to a threshold number of the current wireless networks or devices in the current connectivity fingerprint are not present of the home connectivity fingerprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 29, 2023
    Assignee: VeriFone, Inc.
    Inventors: John Henry Barrowman, Santhosh Kumar Gillella
  • Patent number: 11727772
    Abstract: Embodiments pertain to a storage system for securely storing a plurality of garment bags in a publicly accessible area, comprising: at least one frame structure, wherein the at least one frame structure comprises a plurality of item hanging hardware mechanisms for receiving items for storage, and a plurality of garment bags comprising receptacles that are non-removably coupled, in a suspending manner, from the frame structure, and fasteners for opening and closing the respective receptacles, wherein each one of the fasteners operably cooperates with a lock mechanism of the storage system for selectively securing the fastener in a closed position and for unsecuring the fastener for allowing the fastener to be set from the closed into an open position; an alarm system that is operably coupled with the plurality of receptacles and, when armed, provides an output responsive to detecting that the structural integrity of the receptacle is compromised; and an output module to indicate a user located in the publicly
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: ZIPPSAFE AG
    Inventors: Carlo Emilio Loderer, David Ballagi-Pordany
  • Patent number: 11720552
    Abstract: A method for providing and managing a top-level domain includes: (a) receiving a first domain name associated with a first object; (b) generating a “Whois” record associated with the received first domain name, the “Whois” record including a plurality of fields associated with the first domain name, the plurality of fields consisting of registration data required for creating the first domain name; (c) expanding the “Whois” record by adding one or more new fields associated with the first object to the “Whois” record, thereby linking the first domain name with the first object, wherein the one or more new fields comprises provenance information and metadata regarding the first object associated with the first domain name; and (d) creating a duplicate record of the “Whois” record in a blockchain system that is linked to the “Whois” record, wherein any changes in the “Whois” record is synced to the duplicate record.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 18, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: UKCI Holdings Limited
    Inventors: Ulvi Kasimov, Suleyman Kasimov
  • Patent number: 11721339
    Abstract: Embodiments include methods, devices, systems, and non-transitory process-readable storage media for voice-activated message filtering rule generation. Some embodiments may include receiving a spoken command from a communication device, parsing the spoken command to identify an element of the spoken command, generating a message rule based on the identified element of the spoken command, determining whether the generated message rule has been met, and sending a message to the communication device in response to determining that the message rule has been met.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 8, 2023
    Assignee: Stryker Corporation
    Inventors: Sridhar Acharya, Arun Mirchandani
  • Patent number: 11716329
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and computer-readable media for securely verifying an identity of a user of a client device based on a signal transmitted by the client device. For example, systems disclosed herein include registering a client device and facility device via a cloud computing system to enable the client device and facility device to securely communicate a signal via a wireless connection. The systems disclosed herein additionally include determining whether a trigger condition applies based on a position of the client device relative to the facility device. The systems disclosed herein further include maintaining and updating a subset of user verification information to include personal verification of a registered user of the client device. Using the subset of user verification information, a biometric scanning device may efficiently and accurately verify an identity of an individual associated with the client device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 3, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Frank Gorgenyi, Matthew Thomas Beaver, Aidan George Purdy-Say, Bartosz Henryk Paliswiat, Jared Enoch Henderson, Brian Andrew Bowman, Peter Dawoud Shenouda Dawoud, Arvind Muthukrishnan
  • Patent number: 11698953
    Abstract: A method, computer program product, and computing system for defining a correction factor for a biometric profile of a plurality of biometric profiles based upon, at least in part, a detection performance metric associated with the biometric profile. The biometric profile may be adjusted based upon, at least in part, the detection policy for the biometric profile.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Nuance Communications, Inc.
    Inventors: Haydar Talib, Daniele Ernesto Colibro, Claudio Vair
  • Patent number: 11699110
    Abstract: A vehicle sharing system includes a vehicle having interior transceiver modules associated with different passenger seating areas and a vehicle computing system (VCS) including a processor and a memory in communication with the modules and programmed to detect occupancy status of each seating area based on signals from the modules and to communicate the occupancy statuses to a remote server to facilitate scheduling of ride-sharing passengers for a specified seating area of the vehicle. The reserved seating location may be used to align the seating location/door with a passenger during pick-up, adjust vehicle accessory settings associated with the reserved seating location, and activate a visual indicator to direct the passenger to the assigned/reserved seating location.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 11, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Pietro Buttolo, Stuart C. Salter, James Stewart Rankin, II, James J. Surman, Annette Lynn Huebner, Jeffrey A. Wallace, Cornel Lewis Gardner
  • Patent number: 11694464
    Abstract: The present invention is a method and system to verify carpool occupancy compliance for access to High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes, High Occupancy or Toll (HOT) lanes, or other vehicle-occupancy contingent rewards. The present invention uses software and hardware devices with radio-frequency transmitter modules to capture one or more photo images of vehicle occupants and to perform boxed headcounts of humans in any given photo frame. The present invention uses biometric signature detection to confirm the boxed headcounts and a realness algorithm to further confirm the genuineness of any human image. Occupancy compliance can be communicated directly to an appropriate regulatory body.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2023
    Assignee: RideFlag Technologies Inc.
    Inventors: Michel Papineau, Mark Feltham
  • Patent number: 11681788
    Abstract: A server includes one or more processors, programmed to responsive to receiving, from a mobile device of a user, a hailing request that identifies the user as requesting to schedule a ride, select a vehicle to respond to the hailing request based on a capacity to accept an encryption key of the vehicle, the hailing request including a user profile, generate an encryption key to authenticate the mobile device of the user with the vehicle, send the encryption key to both the vehicle and the mobile device to schedule the ride.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 10, 2019
    Date of Patent: June 20, 2023
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Mohammad Talha, Ali Hassani, Hamid M. Golgiri, Daniel M. King
  • Patent number: 11663574
    Abstract: The present invention provides a method and system for verifying and tracking identification information. In an embodiment of the invention, a system for delivering security solutions is provided that includes at least one of the following: a radio frequency (RF) identification device, an identification mechanism (e.g., a card, sticker), and an RF reader.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: NEOLOGY, INC.
    Inventors: Francisco Martinez de Velasco Cortina, Manfred Rietzler
  • Patent number: 11665224
    Abstract: The invention relates to systems and methods to enable a mobile device to be used as a remote control, in order to control one or more remotely controllable objects. In possible embodiments of the invention, proximity-based (or other) remote controls include control authorization to enable the transfer or sharing of control between different remote controls being implemented on different mobile devices, in order to permit different users to transfer or share control of a same remotely controllable object, for example. In other possible embodiments of the invention, a proximity-based (or other) remote control uses control authentication to enable the pairing of a remote control implemented on a device and a remotely controllable object, for example. Various embodiments of control authority and control authentication are possible and anticipated by the invention to address a wide range of practical remote control applications and provide many benefits to users.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 30, 2023
    Assignee: N99 LLC
    Inventor: Steven K. Gold
  • Patent number: 11656716
    Abstract: A control method for an optical fingerprint sensor and a touch controller is provided, for canceling or reducing capacitive loading. The optical fingerprint sensor includes a plurality of pixels, and each of the pixels has a first control signal line and a second control signal line. Each of the pixels is further coupled to a first voltage source line, a second voltage source line and a sensing line. The control method includes the step of configuring at least one of the first control signal line, the second control signal line, the first voltage source line, the second voltage source line and the sensing line to be floating when the touch controller is in a touch operation period.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2022
    Date of Patent: May 23, 2023
    Assignee: NOVATEK Microelectronics Corp.
    Inventors: Tsen-Wei Chang, Chih-Peng Hsia, Wei-Lun Shih, Hong-Chu Chen, Su-Wei Lien, Sheng-Wen Hsiao, Liang-Chi Cheng
  • Patent number: 11651623
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for generating a sampled profile including a plurality of sampling points having a plurality of characteristic values associated with the detected non-visible light, identifying one or more macroblocks each includes a subset of the plurality of sampling points, calculating a number of occurrences of the local pattern value within each subset of the plurality of the sampling points for each of the one or more macroblocks, generating a first array including a plurality of weighted values by calculating the plurality of weighted values based on the numbers of occurrences of the local pattern value and corresponding sizes of the one or more macroblocks, assigning a unique index to each of the plurality of weighted values, generating a second array of the unique index by ranking the plurality of weighted values, and generating a third array including a plurality of ranking distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 6, 2020
    Date of Patent: May 16, 2023
    Assignee: Stone Lock Global, Inc.
    Inventors: James Trani, David Douglas Dunlap
  • Patent number: 11621832
    Abstract: A device can include an internal secure processing environment (SE) and communicate with a configuration system. The device may utilize a near field communications (NFC) radio. A mobile handset can connect with the SE in the device using NFC. The mobile handset can communicate with the configuration system and receive configuration data and a software package for the device. The SE can derive a PKI key pair and send the derived public key to the configuration system via the mobile handset. The SE and the configuration system can mutually derive an encryption key using the derived PKI key pair. The configuration data can be transmitted over the NFC radio, and the mobile handset can establish a Wi-Fi access point. The software package can be encrypted using the encryption key and transmitted to the device over the established Wi-Fi access point, thereby completing a configuration step for the device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 14, 2019
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: IOT AND M2M TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
    Inventor: John A. Nix
  • Patent number: 11620849
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a spectral imaging chip and apparatus, an information processing method, a fingerprint living body identification device and a fingerprint module. The spectral imaging chip can obtain spectral information of a captured object without affecting the spatial resolution and imaging quality of the resulting image, which is convenient for grasping more comprehensive information of the object to be imaged. The fingerprint living body identification device and fingerprint module can realize fingerprint living body identification through the spectral imaging chip, which is advantageous to improve the stability of the component performance, while reducing the volume, weight and cost of the spectral components, greatly improving the anti-counterfeiting ability of the fingerprint identification system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 16, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: BEIJING SEETRUM TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yu Wang, Zhilei Huang
  • Patent number: 11620370
    Abstract: An improved authentication, identification, and/or verification system is provided in various embodiments. The system is provided for use in relation to provisioning access or establishing identity in relation to one or more human users, and may be used in a single site/scenario/system, or across multiple sites/scenarios/systems. A combination of biometric modalities and authentication mechanisms having diverse characteristics are utilized to establish identity, the diverse characteristics being utilized to modify aspects of identity management and access provisioning.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: BIOCONNECT INC.
    Inventors: Robert Douglas, Ahsan Naqvi, Pritesh Yogesh Patel, Chris Alexander, Bianca Lopes
  • Patent number: 11615175
    Abstract: Apparatuses, systems, and methods of the present disclosure may provide access security in a process control system. For example, current biometric data representative of a user may be acquired and compared to stored biometric data representative of previously identified users. Access to the process control system may be authorized when the current biometric data matches stored biometric data.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 15, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 28, 2023
    Assignee: FISHER-ROSEMOUNT SYSTEMS, INC.
    Inventors: Aaron C. Jones, Andrew E. Cutchin
  • Patent number: 11609977
    Abstract: A biometric processor comprises: one or more inputs configured to receive first ear biometric data acquired in respect of a first ear of a user and second ear biometric data acquired in respect of a second ear of the user; a processing module configured to perform a biometric algorithm on the first ear biometric data and the second ear biometric data, based on a comparison of the first ear biometric data to a first stored ear biometric template for an authorised user and a comparison of the second ear biometric data to a second stored ear biometric template for the authorised user, to obtain respective first and second biometric scores; a fusion module configured to apply first and second weights to the respective first and second biometric scores to obtain first and second weighted biometric scores, and to combine at least the first and second weighted biometric scores to generate an overall biometric score, wherein the first and second weights are different to each other; and wherein a biometric result is b
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 18, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 21, 2023
    Assignee: Cirrus Logic, Inc.
    Inventors: John Paul Lesso, William E. Sherwood, Patrick Bardsley, Khaled Lakhdhar
  • Patent number: 11599617
    Abstract: Examples are directed toward a system and method relating to mobile screening. For example, a mobile screening vehicle includes a passenger scanner that performs security scanning of a passenger on the mobile screening vehicle. The mobile screening vehicle also includes a verification system that verifies, consistent with the security scanning of passengers, that passengers on the mobile screening vehicle are approved to proceed to a secure area of a travel venue.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: The Government of the United States of America, as represented by the Secretary of Homeland Security
    Inventors: Kali McManus, Kristi Harmel, Gregory Bennett
  • Patent number: 11594072
    Abstract: Aspects of the present disclosure include methods for generating a heatmap including a plurality of sampling points having a plurality of characteristic values associated with the detected non-visible light, identifying one or more macroblocks each includes a subset of the plurality of sampling points, calculating a number of occurrences of the local pattern value within each subset of the plurality of the sampling points for each of the one or more macroblocks, generating a first array including a plurality of weighted values by calculating the plurality of weighted values based on the numbers of occurrences of the local pattern value and corresponding sizes of the one or more macroblocks, assigning a unique index to each of the plurality of weighted values, generating a second array of the unique index by ranking the plurality of weighted values, and generating a third array including a plurality of ranking distances.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 28, 2023
    Assignee: Stone Lock Global, Inc.
    Inventors: James Trani, David Douglas Dunlap
  • Patent number: 11587307
    Abstract: A control method includes collecting a biometric image through a sensing area of a biometric recognition sensor provided at a control button of an electronic apparatus, in response to a press operation of a user on the control button; determining whether the biometric image meets a condition; in response to determining that the biometric image meets the condition, allowing the control button to be moved from a first position to a second position; and in response to determining that the biometric image does not meet the condition, prohibiting the control button from being moved from the first position to the second position.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 13, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: LENOVO (BEIJING) LIMITED
    Inventor: Ying Gao
  • Patent number: 11538299
    Abstract: A method for a secure Passive Entry Passive Start (PEPS) authentication protocol measures the walking gait of a user approaching a related vehicle using a passive key device carried by the user. The method also includes measuring the user's gait from the perspective of the vehicle using a vehicle perception system to compare the two and validate the security of an unlock request, authenticate the unlocking session, and protect against relay attacks. The two-factor authentication protocol validates the physical presence and temporal state of the key fob or mobile phone relative to the vehicle using detected key gait measurement (key G-gait) and a vehicle perception-based gait (C-gait) measurement by comparing the independent gaits and generating control commands responsive to consistent and inconsistent measurements.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 27, 2022
    Assignee: Ford Global Technologies, LLC
    Inventors: Lawrence Chikeziri Amadi, Ali Hassani, Walter Joseph Talamonti, John Robert Van Wiemeersch
  • Patent number: 11531045
    Abstract: A measurement apparatus and a method for controlling a measurement apparatus is provided. The measurement apparatus comprises an ultrasonic sensor for receiving a further user input. The further user input may be used to identify a specific user. Accordingly, the measurement apparatus can be automatically configured based on data related to the identified user. Since the ultrasonic sensor may be operated even if the ultrasonic sensor is covered by a protecting element, the robustness of the measurement apparatus can be further improved.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 23, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: ROHDE & SCHWARZ GMBH & CO. KG
    Inventor: Tobias Frede
  • Patent number: 11531739
    Abstract: A system may include a first computing device that receives identification data and an identifying parameter associate with a user and requests a second computing device to authenticate the user based on the identification data. The second computing system may query a first database for a first portion of authentication data based on the identifying parameter and then determine that a second portion of the authentication data exists based on the first portion of the authentication data. The first portion of the authentication data may include a pointer that identifies a second database that includes the second portion of authentication data such that the second computing device may retrieve it. The first and second portions of the authentication data may then be combined to form a combined authentication data to then be compared with the identification data, and the results of the comparison are sent to the first computing system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 20, 2022
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (USAA)
    Inventors: Bradly Jay Billman, Jennifer Hunt Erickson
  • Patent number: 11526886
    Abstract: Techniques for reducing fraud are disclosed. A transaction request is received from a user to perform a transaction using an account. In one approach, a source icon is displayed prior to executing the request. The source icon includes a graphical representation of an owner of the account. In another approach, at least one of a photograph and a voice of the user is recorded prior to executing the request. In a third approach, the user is informed that at least one of a photograph, a voice print, and location data will be taken prior to executing the transaction request.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 4, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: RightQuestion, LLC
    Inventor: Bjorn Markus Jakobsson
  • Patent number: 11528280
    Abstract: A method for preventing unauthorized access of privileged operations of a first device. The method provides for one or more processors to detect an initiating action of a privileged operation of a first device. The one or more processors receive a current location of the first device. The one or more processors determine whether a pre-determined location matches the current location of the first device. In response to determining the current location of the first device fails to match the predetermined location, the one or more processors determine whether a pre-determined connection condition exists between the first device and an authorized device, and in response to determining an absence of the pre-determined connection condition between the first device and the authorized device, the one or more processors perform a first action disabling the privileged operation of the first device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 13, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 13, 2022
    Assignee: KYNDRYL, INC.
    Inventors: Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, Kevin Jimenez Mendez, David Jaramillo, David Lee
  • Patent number: 11518344
    Abstract: A vehicular security system includes a remote device with a first biometric sensor. An electronic control unit (ECU) of a vehicle processes data captured by the first biometric sensor to determine whether an identity of the user of the remote device matches an authorized user of the vehicle. The ECU, responsive to determining that the user is authorized to use the vehicle, unlocks a door of the vehicle to allow the identified authorized user to access the vehicle. The system includes a second biometric sensor disposed in the vehicle and, with the identified authorized user in the vehicle, the ECU, via processing data captured by the second biometric sensor, determines whether the identity of the identified authorized user of vehicle matches an authorized operator of the vehicle. The ECU, responsive to determining that the user is an authorized operator of the vehicle, allows operation of the vehicle.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 6, 2022
    Assignee: MAGNA ELECTRONICS INC.
    Inventor: Arun Prakash Ragunathan
  • Patent number: 11514146
    Abstract: A method including receiving, in a security device, a user object storing stored biometric data describing a biometric parameter of the user. Sensed biometric data is generating by sensing directly, using a sensor, the biometric parameter of the user. The stored biometric data is compared to the sensed biometric data. A confidence factor is determined using a first degree of trust, assigned to the object, combined with a second degree of match between the stored biometric data and the sensed biometric data. A user input is received indicating a desired activity. A risk factor is determined based on a combination of the confidence factor and the user input. The risk factor is compared to a selected pre-determined threshold. The user is granted a selected level of access to the security device from among different levels of access to the security device when the risk factor satisfies the selected pre-determined threshold.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 24, 2020
    Date of Patent: November 29, 2022
    Assignee: Nautilus Hyosung America, Inc.
    Inventors: Joseph Militello, Keith Lennard, James D. Barton
  • Patent number: 11510256
    Abstract: Provided is a setting method of a Wi-Fi doorbell (2), in which a Wi-Fi doorbell (2) comprising a camera capable of reading a two-dimensional code and a mobile communication terminal (4) comprising a display unit (6) capable of displaying the two-dimensional code are used. The setting method comprises steps of causing the display unit (6) to display a two-dimensional code in which password information for enabling the Wi-Fi doorbell (2) to connect to a network (5) via a Wi-Fi router (20) is embedded reading the two-dimensional code by the camera (9) of the Wi-Fi doorbell (2); and setting the Wi-Fi doorbell (2) to a state where the Wi-Fi doorbell (2) can perform communication with a remotely disposed server (3) via the Wi-Fi router (20), based on the read two-dimensional code.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 6, 2018
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: AIPHONE CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Seiya Yamakawa, Tetsuya Sumida
  • Patent number: 11508179
    Abstract: Provided is an electronic device. The electronic device includes a screen provided with a first polarizer, a second polarizer arranged below the screen, and an optical fingerprint identification module arranged below the second polarizer. The polarization direction of the first polarizer is the same with the polarization direction of the second polarizer. The first polarizer and the second polarizer are configured to filter a first optical noise. The second polarizer is configured to filter a second optical noise. The first optical noise is light from screen light of the screen and directing to the optical fingerprint recognition module. The second optical noise is light from the screen light, directing away from the optical fingerprint recognition module and reflected by a glass cover on an outer side of the screen.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 22, 2022
    Assignee: GUANGDONG OPPO MOBILE TELECOMMUNICATIONS CORP., LTD.
    Inventors: Anping Wu, Le Yang, Xuejian Yuan