Extracting Minutia Such As Ridge Endings And Bifurcations Patents (Class 382/125)
  • Patent number: 12223760
    Abstract: Technologies are presented herein in support of a system and method for performing fingerprint recognition. Embodiments of the present invention concern a system and method for capturing a user's biometric features and generating an identifier characterizing the user's biometric features using a mobile device such as a smartphone. The biometric identifier is generated using imagery captured of a plurality of fingers of a user for the purposes of authenticating/identifying the user according to the captured biometrics and determining the user's liveness. The present disclosure also describes additional techniques for preventing erroneous authentication caused by spoofing. In some examples, the anti-spoofing techniques may include capturing one or more images of a user's fingers and analyzing the captured images for indications of liveness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: February 11, 2025
    Assignee: VERIDIUM IP LIMITED
    Inventors: Jonathan Francis Mather, Asem Othman, Richard Tyson, Andrew Simpson
  • Patent number: 12205403
    Abstract: An electronic device includes: a display unit which displays an image; a fingerprint sensing unit that senses a fingerprint including a ridge and a valley and outputs a fingerprint sensing signal including a fingerprint image, a readout circuit which generates a fingerprint processing signal based on the fingerprint sensing signal and determines whether the fingerprint processing signal matches a stored fingerprint signal, by comparing the fingerprint processing signal with the stored fingerprint signal, and a memory connected to the readout circuit. The readout circuit includes an area division unit, an estimation unit, a first sharpening processing unit, a second sharpening processing unit, and a processing unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 17, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 21, 2025
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Yasuhiko Shinkaji, Masahiko Yoshiyama
  • Patent number: 12182249
    Abstract: A computer system and method having a user interface including a touch-sensitive display screen. The system and method enables entry of a password which includes displaying a first array of a plurality of images on the touch-sensitive display prompting a user to select with a finger one of the plurality of images displayed. Subsequently at least another array of a plurality of images successive to the first array is displayed on the touch sensitive display prompting a user to select with a finger one of the plurality of images displayed in the another array of images. A computer processor then determines if a user selected a predetermined image from the first array of the plurality of images and a predetermined image from each at least another array of plurality of images displayed after the first array. If determined, the user is permitted access to an application executable on the computer system.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 10, 2023
    Date of Patent: December 31, 2024
    Assignee: United Services Automobile Association (“USAA”)
    Inventor: Gregory Brian Meyer
  • Patent number: 12165431
    Abstract: A fingerprint sensing system. The fingerprint sensing system includes: at least one sensor; at least one display device; at least one application processor; and at least one secure enclave processor. The application processor(s) receives fingerprint data from the sensor(s) and provides the fingerprint data to the secure enclave processor(s). The secure enclave processor(s) decodes the fingerprint data and provides a signal indicative of at least one matched node. The application processor(s), responsive to receipt of the signal indicative of the matched node(s), presents at least a portion of a synthetic fingerprint image via at least one display device corresponding to the matched node(s).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 10, 2024
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Byron B. Han, Craig A. Marciniak
  • Patent number: 12147516
    Abstract: An anti-spoofing method includes detecting first information related to whether the biometric information is forged, based on a first output vector of a first neural network configured to detect whether the biometric information is forged from the input data, extracting an input embedding vector including a feature of biometric information of a user from input data including the biometric information, calculating a similarity value of the input embedding vector based on a fake embedding vector and either one or both of a real embedding vector and an enrollment embedding vector that are provided in advance, calculating a total forgery score based on the similarity value and a second output vector of the first neural network according to whether the first information is detected, and detecting second information related to whether the biometric information is forged, based on the total forgery score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Sungun Park, Kyuhong Kim, Jaejoon Han
  • Patent number: 12148239
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium capable of acquiring feature information relating to sweat gland pores that can realize highly accurate identification of an individual. The information processing apparatus includes: a sweat gland pore extraction unit that extracts sweat gland pores from an image including a skin marking; and an information acquisition unit that acquires sweat gland pore information including position information about the sweat gland pore and directional information about the sweat gland pore for each of the sweat gland pores.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 26, 2023
    Date of Patent: November 19, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshinori Koda
  • Patent number: 12141194
    Abstract: The present invention provides a matching result display device, a matching result display method, a program, and a recording medium, which allow, at the time of displaying feature points of objects determined as matching on the basis of matching result information provided by a matching system, visual check of the displayed feature points to be performed easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 12, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Horiba, Masanori Kondo
  • Patent number: 12118035
    Abstract: The present invention provides a matching result display device, a matching result display method, a program, and a recording medium, which allow, at the time of displaying feature points of objects determined as matching on the basis of matching result information provided by a matching system, visual check of the displayed feature points to be performed easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Horiba, Masanori Kondo
  • Patent number: 12118034
    Abstract: The present invention provides a matching result display device, a matching result display method, a program, and a recording medium, which allow, at the time of displaying feature points of objects determined as matching on the basis of matching result information provided by a matching system, visual check of the displayed feature points to be performed easily.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 30, 2023
    Date of Patent: October 15, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Yuji Horiba, Masanori Kondo
  • Patent number: 12087085
    Abstract: An information processing device includes: an acquisition unit that acquires a rolled print and a slap print on the same finger; an extraction unit that extracts first feature points from the rolled print and second feature points from the slap print, respectively; and an estimation unit that, based on a ratio occupied by the first feature points having no correspondence with the second feature points out of the first feature points included in a common region that is common to the rolled print and the slap print, estimates a first work amount of correction work performed by a user on a non-common region excluding the common region from the rolled print.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 10, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Hirokawa
  • Patent number: 12078479
    Abstract: A 3D scanner system includes a scanning device capable of recording first and second data sets of a surface of an object when operating in a first configuration and a second configuration, respectively. A measurement unit is configured for measuring a distance from the scanning device to the surface. A control controls an operation of the scanning device based on the distance measured by the measurement unit, where the scanning device operates in the first configuration when the measured distance is within a first range of distances from the surface and the scanning device operates in the second configuration when the measured distance is within a second range of distances; and a data processor is configured to combine one or more first data sets and one or more second data sets to create a combined virtual 3D model of the object surface.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 23, 2023
    Date of Patent: September 3, 2024
    Assignee: 3SHAPE A/S
    Inventors: Nikolaj Deichmann, Mike Van Der Poel, Karl-Josef Hollenbeck, Rune Fisker
  • Patent number: 12072249
    Abstract: Provided is a sensor that is able to efficiently identify a variety of motions made by a user. The sensor includes: a structure body configured to be deformable by an external force; an electrode configured to be disposed at an arbitrary position of the structure body; a determination unit configured to determine a contact state of an object with the structure body based on a change in impedance measured using the electrode; and an output unit configured to output a signal based on the contact state of the object with the structure body to an external device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2022
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignees: MERCARI, INC., THE UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO
    Inventors: Ryosuke Yamamura, Yasuaki Kakehi, Keisuke Watanabe
  • Patent number: 12061681
    Abstract: Techniques and apparatuses are described that enable a device to be unlocked and continuous user authentication without a touch input dedicated to fingerprint requisition. A touch input is received that comprises one or more touches to a touchscreen, and raw image data corresponding to the touches is retrieved from a fingerprint imaging sensor. A pixel-clustering technique is performed on the raw image data to determine a portion of the raw image data that corresponds to each of the touches. Touch embeddings are formed for each of the portions of the raw image data and compared to one or more stored fingerprint embeddings that correspond to respective fingerprints of one or more authorized users. An authentication result is then determined for the touch input based on the comparison results.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: Google LLC
    Inventor: Dongeek Shin
  • Patent number: 12056222
    Abstract: A display device including: a display panel including a display area in which an image is displayed; and a fingerprint sensor disposed on a first surface of the display panel and including a sensing area for sensing a fingerprint of a user, wherein the display device is configured to authenticate the fingerprint of the user by using data for a portion of the sensing area.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 20, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 6, 2024
    Assignee: SAMSUNG DISPLAY CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Soon Gyu Lee, Jin Woo Kim, Jung Hak Kim, Jae Hyung Jo
  • Patent number: 12046029
    Abstract: An information processing device includes an extraction unit that extracts a core line from an image containing dermatoglyphic pattern; an identification unit that identifies an evaluation value indicating possibility of the dermatoglyphic pattern of the core line; and a correction unit that corrects the image based on the evaluation value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 12, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 23, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Hirokawa
  • Patent number: 12033427
    Abstract: A stripe pattern image collating device according to the example embodiment includes a feature extracting unit that extracts a feature point and a skeleton from a first stripe pattern image and a second stripe pattern image in which a stripe pattern is formed of ridges, and generates feature point data and skeleton data. A skeleton collating unit that collates two sets of pieces of the feature point data and pieces of the skeleton data that are extracted from each of the first stripe pattern image and the second stripe pattern image, and calculates a collation score. An image analyzing unit that analyzes the second stripe pattern image with respect to an area in which an opposite feature point pair of the first stripe pattern image exists, calculates an image analysis score, and corrects the collation score.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2020
    Date of Patent: July 9, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Akira Hirokawa, Tatsuya Shimahara
  • Patent number: 11983965
    Abstract: An electronic device includes at least one processor connected with a biometric sensor and memory, and configured to perform biometric authentication using a first matching algorithm and a first template DB, install a second matching algorithm and a second template DB and set the second template DB to an inactive state, determine whether a predetermined template registration condition is met when biometric authentication using the first matching algorithm and the first template DB is successful, generate a template including input biometric information of the successful biometric authentication and register the template in the second template DB in the inactive state in case that the template registration condition is met, set the second template DB to an active state in case that the second template DB meets a predetermined template activation condition, and perform the biometric authentication using the second matching algorithm and the second template DB in the active state.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 14, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wonsuk Jang, Juwoan Yoo, Heejun Lee
  • Patent number: 11971924
    Abstract: A processor-implemented liveness test method includes detecting a face region in a query image, the query image including a test object for a liveness test, determining a liveness test condition to be applied to the test object among at least one liveness test condition for at least one registered user registered in a registration database, determining at least one test region in the query image based on the detected face region and the determined liveness test condition, obtaining feature data of the test object from image data of the determined at least one test region using a neural network-based feature extractor, and determining a result of the liveness test based on the obtained feature data and registered feature data registered in the registration database and corresponding to the determined liveness test condition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 30, 2024
    Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Youngjun Kwak, Byung In Yoo, Youngsung Kim, Chang Kyu Choi, Jaejoon Han
  • Patent number: 11954139
    Abstract: A document processing system processes documents including typewritten and/or handwritten data by converting them to document images for entity extraction. A received document is initially processed to generate a deep document data structured and for classification as one of a structured or an unstructured document. If the document is classified as a structured document, it is processed for entity extraction based on a matching template and image alignment of the document image with the matching template. If the document is classified as an unstructured document, entities are extracted by obtaining nodes and providing the nodes to a self-supervised masked visual language model.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 19, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 9, 2024
    Assignee: ACCENTURE GLOBAL SOLUTIONS LIMITED
    Inventors: Anwitha Paruchuri, Guanglei Xiong, Tsunghan Wu, Neeru Narang
  • Patent number: 11947650
    Abstract: Embodiments of the invention are directed to a method. The method may include transmitting, by a first device, an encrypted first biometric template generated from a first biometric sample of a user of the first device to a second device, wherein the second device inputs the encrypted first biometric template and a second biometric template generated from a second biometric sample of the user into a function to generate an encoded output. The first device may receive the encoded output from the second device, and may decode the encoded output to recover the encrypted first biometric template and the second biometric template of the user. Upon determining a match result between first and second biometric templates, the first device may transmit unique data to the second device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 29, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: VISA INTERNATIONAL SERVICE ASSOCIATION
    Inventor: Quan Wang
  • Patent number: 11947589
    Abstract: Systems and methods directed to returning personalized image-based search results are described. In examples, a query including an image may be received, and a personalized item embedding may be generated based on the image and user profile information associated with a user. Further, a plurality of candidate images may be obtained based on the personalized item embedding. The candidate images may then be ranked according to a predicted level of user engagement for a user, and then diversified to ensure visual diversity among the ranked images. A portion of the diversified images may then be returned in response to an image-based search.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Li Huang, Rui Xia, Zhiting Chen, Kun Wu, Meenaz Merchant, Kamal Ginotra, Arun K. Sacheti, Chu Wang, Andrew Lawrence Stewart, Hanmu Zuo, Saurajit Mukherjee
  • Patent number: 11922719
    Abstract: An image processing apparatus includes a first skeleton extraction means, a second skeleton extraction means, and an integration unit. The first skeleton extraction means discriminates a valid region and an invalid region in a fingerprint image which is input, and extracts skeleton lines in the valid region. The second skeleton extraction means extracts skeleton lines in the invalid region. The integration unit generates a skeleton image by integrating the skeleton lines extracted in the valid region and the skeleton lines extracted in the invalid region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 5, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Hirokawa
  • Patent number: 11893824
    Abstract: An image processing device outputs, by using a result of machine learning, an image including three or more gradations and indicating a central line in response to an input of a fingerprint image, the machine learning being performed by using data including at least a fingerprint image, central line information indicating a central line in the fingerprint image, and zone information indicating a zone that is a portion of the fingerprint image which is effective for fingerprint collation, and generates a binary central line image based on the output image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Junichi Fukuda, Akira Hirokawa, Mamoru Inoue
  • Patent number: 11893825
    Abstract: Provided is a method for determining a match between a candidate fingerprint and a reference fingerprint characterized by minutiae local features. The method includes evaluating a similarity of the candidate fingerprint local feature and the reference fingerprint local feature of a current local feature pair, and determining a match depending on the similarity evaluation and geometric coherence evaluations performed for said current local feature pair. Other embodiments are disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 8, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 6, 2024
    Assignee: THALES DIS FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Laurent Vibert, Giang Thi Tra Dang, Qiang Li
  • Patent number: 11881011
    Abstract: A fingerprint anti-counterfeiting method and an electronic device are provided. The fingerprint anti-counterfeiting method includes: After detecting a fingerprint input action of a user, an electronic device obtains a fingerprint image generated by the fingerprint input action, and obtains a vibration-sound signal generated by the fingerprint input action. The device determines, based on a fingerprint anti-counterfeiting model, whether the fingerprint input action is performed by a true finger. The fingerprint anti-counterfeiting model is a multi-dimensional network model obtained through learning based on fingerprint images for training and corresponding vibration-sound signals. The fingerprint anti-counterfeiting method in embodiments of this application helps improve a protection capability of the electronic device for a fake fingerprint attack.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 10, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: HUAWEI TECHNOLOGIES CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qingchao Huang, Shuiping Long, Teng Shi, Bing Chang, Xiaona Zhao, Wenchao Lei
  • Patent number: 11881046
    Abstract: An optical module and a mobile terminal are provided. The optical module includes a collimator, a photosensitive unit, and a wiring structure, wherein the photosensitive unit is arranged on a surface of one side of the collimator, and the wiring structure is arranged on a surface of one side, away from the collimator, of the photosensitive unit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 23, 2024
    Assignee: VIVO MOBILE COMMUNICATION CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Qiang Zeng, Yongnian Yi
  • Patent number: 11870945
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an encoder comparison application compares the performance of different configured encoders. In operation, the encoder comparison application generates a first global convex hull of video encode points based on a first configured encoder and a set of subsequences included in a source video sequence. Each video encode point is associated with a different encoded version of the source video sequence. The encoder comparison application also generates a second global convex hull of video encode points based on a second configured encoder and the subsequences. Subsequently, the encoder configuration application computes a performance value for an encoding comparison metric based on the first global convex hull and the second global convex hull. Notably, the first performance value estimates a difference in performance between the first configured encoder and the second configured encoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: NETFLIX, INC.
    Inventors: Ioannis Katsavounidis, Liwei Guo
  • Patent number: 11836634
    Abstract: Systems, devices, methods and instructions are described for detecting GAN generated images. On embodiment involves receiving an images, generating co-occurrence matrices on color channels of the image, generating analysis of the image by using a convolutional neural network trained to analyze image features of the images based on the generated co-occurrence matrices and determining whether the image is a GAN generated image based on the analysis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 7, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Mayachitra, Inc.
    Inventors: Lakshmanan Nataraj, Tajuddin Manhar Mohammed, Tejaswi Nanjundaswamy, Michael Gene Goebel, Bangalore S. Manjunath, Shivkumar Chandrasekaran
  • Patent number: 11825029
    Abstract: In various embodiments, an encoder comparison application compares the performance of different configured encoders. In operation, the encoder comparison application generates a first global convex hull of video encode points based on a first configured encoder and a set of subsequences included in a source video sequence. Each video encode point is associated with a different encoded version of the source video sequence. The encoder comparison application also generates a second global convex hull of video encode points based on a second configured encoder and the subsequences. Subsequently, the encoder configuration application computes a performance value for an encoding comparison metric based on the first global convex hull and the second global convex hull. Notably, the first performance value estimates a difference in performance between the first configured encoder and the second configured encoder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2021
    Date of Patent: November 21, 2023
    Assignee: NETFLIX, INC.
    Inventors: Ioannis Katsavounidis, Liwei Guo
  • Patent number: 11816131
    Abstract: A method and system. Target clusterability is calculated as an average of a respective clusterability of at least one target data item comprised by a target domain. Target-side matchability is calculated as an average of a respective matchability of each target centroid of the target domain to source centroids of a source domain, wherein the source domain comprises at least one source data item. Source-side matchability is calculated as an average of a respective matchability of each source centroid of said source centroids to the target centroids. Source-target pair matchability is calculated as an average of the target-side matchability and the source-side matchability. Cross-domain clusterability between the target domain and the source domain is calculated as a linear combination of the calculated target clusterability and the calculated source-target pair matchability. The cross-domain clusterability is transferred to a device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 25, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: KYNDRYL, INC.
    Inventors: Jeffrey M. Achtermann, Indrajit Bhattacharya, Kevin W. English, Shantanu R. Godbole, Sachindra Joshi, Ashwin Srinivasan, Ashish Verma
  • Patent number: 11816921
    Abstract: Provided are an information processing apparatus, an information processing method, and a storage medium capable of drawing a fine ridge line with high accuracy. The information processing apparatus includes: an information acquisition unit that acquires sweat gland pore information including position information about a sweat gland pore extracted from an image including a skin marking and directional information about the sweat gland pore for each of the sweat gland pores; and a ridge line drawing unit that draws a quasi ridge line based on the sweat gland pore information.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 28, 2019
    Date of Patent: November 14, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Yoshinori Koda
  • Patent number: 11810392
    Abstract: A minutia features generation apparatus comprises: an input part to input an image formed as a curved stripe pattern by a ridge line(s); a generation part to generate a skeleton image formed by extracting a skeleton(s) from the image; an extraction part to extract a plurality of minutiae from the skeleton image; and a calculation part configured to calculate a relation minutia feature(s) representing relationship between a first minutia and a second minutia among the plurality of minutiae, wherein the calculation part calculates as one of the relation minutia features defined by a crossing count of the skeleton(s) and a straight line connecting from the second minutia to a nearest neighbor point which is a point on a trace line traced by tracing starting from the first minutia, which point is located at a shortest line distance from the second minutia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 8, 2022
    Date of Patent: November 7, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Hara
  • Patent number: 11776304
    Abstract: A biological pattern information processing device includes: a detection result obtaining unit that obtains unique region information that is detected based on biological pattern information representing a biological pattern, the unique region information representing a unique region included in the biological pattern; and a display control unit that causes the unique region to be displayed using a display attribute, based on the obtained unique region information, the display attribute being different from that for a region of the biological pattern other than the unique region.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 11, 2021
    Date of Patent: October 3, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventors: Koui Norimatsu, Masanori Mizoguchi, Hirokazu Okazaki, Kan Satou, Yoshinori Suzuki
  • Patent number: 11766192
    Abstract: A striped pattern image examination support apparatus includes a feature extraction part, a central line collation part, and a display part. The feature extraction part extracts, from each of a first striped pattern image and a second striped pattern image, at least central lines and feature points, as a feature of each of the first striped pattern image and the second striped pattern image. The central line collation part performs collation of the respective central lines of the first striped pattern image and the second striped pattern image, and computes corresponding central lines between the first striped pattern image and the second striped pattern image. The display part determines a display form of each of the central lines based on the computed corresponding central lines and superimposes and displays the central lines on each of the first striped pattern image and the second striped pattern image, according to the determined display form.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 18, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 26, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Masanori Hara
  • Patent number: 11762967
    Abstract: In one embodiment, a set of feature vectors can be derived from any biometric data, and then using a deep neural network (“DNN”) on those one-way homomorphic encryptions (i.e., each biometrics' feature vector) an authentication system can determine matches or execute searches on encrypted data. Each biometrics' feature vector can then be stored and/or used in conjunction with respective classifications, for use in subsequent comparisons without fear of compromising the original biometric data. In various embodiments, the original biometric data is discarded responsive to generating the encrypted values. In another embodiment, the homomorphic encryption enables computations and comparisons on cypher text without decryption of the encrypted feature vectors. Security of such privacy enable biometrics can be increased by implementing an assurance factor (e.g., liveness) to establish a submitted biometric has not been spoofed or faked.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: September 19, 2023
    Assignee: Private Identity LLC
    Inventor: Scott Edward Streit
  • Patent number: 11734950
    Abstract: A fingerprint image display means displays an input fingerprint image being a fingerprint image which is input and a registered fingerprint image being a fingerprint image which has been registered. A marker acquisition means acquires a position of an input marker which is input by a user with respect to the input fingerprint image being displayed. A marker applying means applies a correspondence marker at a position corresponding to an input marker in the registered fingerprint image. A matching means matches the input fingerprint image to which the input marker is input with the registered fingerprint image to which the correspondence marker has been applied.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 22, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Hirokawa
  • Patent number: 11727715
    Abstract: Provided is a method for determining a match between a candidate fingerprint and a reference fingerprint characterized by minutiae local features. The method includes extracting several minutiae from the candidate fingerprint, computing from said extracted minutiae a plurality of minutiae local features of the candidate fingerprint, computing a first global matching score between the candidate fingerprint and the reference fingerprint based on the first similarity scores of said matching local feature pairs; computing a second global matching score between the candidate fingerprint and the reference fingerprint based on said computed second similarity scores; and determining a match between the candidate fingerprint and the reference fingerprint comprising: comparing the first and second global matching scores and, comparing the first matching score to a matching threshold. Other embodiments disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 15, 2023
    Assignee: THALES DIS FRANCE SAS
    Inventors: Laurent Vibert, Giang Thi Tra Dang, Qiang Li
  • Patent number: 11715326
    Abstract: A method for estimating human body temperature includes receiving, via a thermal camera, a thermal image captured of a real-world environment, the thermal image including thermal intensity values for each of a plurality of pixels of the thermal image. A position of a first human face is identified within the thermal image, the first human face corresponding to a first human subject. A skin tone of the first human face is identified. Based on the identified skin tone, a skin tone correction factor is applied to one or more thermal intensity values of one or more pixels corresponding to the first human face to give one or more tone-corrected thermal intensity values. Based on the one or more tone-corrected thermal intensity values an indication of a body temperature of the first human subject is reported.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 17, 2020
    Date of Patent: August 1, 2023
    Assignee: Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC
    Inventors: Raymond Kirk Price, Michael Bleyer, Christopher Douglas Edmonds
  • Patent number: 11710342
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a fingerprint matching method and apparatus, an electronic equipment and a readable storage medium. The method includes: extracting a plurality of to-be-matched feature points from the to-be-identified fingerprint image; performing a first matching between the plurality of to-be-matched feature points and a plurality of template feature points in the template fingerprint image, wherein the first matching includes: identifying true feature points in the plurality of to-be-matched feature points, and determining feature point pairs each of which includes a true feature point and a template feature point corresponding to the true feature point in the template fingerprint image as a first matching result; removing at least one falsely matched feature point pair from the first matching result; and performing a second matching between the to-be-identified fingerprint image and the template fingerprint image based on remaining feature point pairs in the first matching result.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 8, 2021
    Date of Patent: July 25, 2023
    Assignee: Shanghai Harvest Intelligence Technology Co., Ltd.
    Inventor: Cijie Zheng
  • Patent number: 11703996
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to managing user inputs. In some examples, devices receive user inputs via a biometric sensor, such as a fingerprint sensor. In some examples, devices receive user inputs via a button. In some examples, devices receive user inputs via touch sensors. In some examples, the biometric sensor and/or the touch sensor is integrated into the button.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Date of Patent: July 18, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Marcel Van Os, Kristin Michele Canavan, Bryant A. Jow, Aram D. Kudurshian, Pavel Pivonka, Brandon Walkin
  • Patent number: 11636190
    Abstract: The present application relates to systems and methods using biometric data of an individual for identifying the individual and/or verifying the identity of an individual. These systems and methods are useful for, amongst many applications, more secure identification of high-risk individuals attempting to gain access to an entity, transport, information, location, security organization, law enforcement organization, transaction, services, authorized status, and/or funds.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 29, 2020
    Date of Patent: April 25, 2023
    Inventors: Leonard Klevan, Hugh Pasika, Ravi Gupta, Allan Minn, Phillip McClurg
  • Patent number: 11631274
    Abstract: A fingerprint processing device includes a match processing unit configured to determine, based on a first degree, a plurality of feature points having a large value of the first degree among the feature points of a fingerprint specified in a fingerprint image of a matching source, the first degree representing a first distance to other feature points, as representative feature points used in match processing of the fingerprint.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 29, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 18, 2023
    Assignee: NEC CORPORATION
    Inventor: Akira Hirokawa
  • Patent number: 11625942
    Abstract: A method of generating a finger image includes determining a quantity of electric charge to be removed from each of a plurality of detection circuits connected to a fingerprint sensor, based on an amplifier characteristic of each of the plurality of detection circuits; obtaining a second electrical quantity by removing the quantity of electric charge from a first electrical quantity that is input to each of the plurality of detection circuits; integrating the second electrical quantity to obtain an integrated value; and generating the fingerprint image based on comparison between the integrated value of the second electrical quantity and a predetermined threshold value.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 23, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 11, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Kyunghyun Son, Jaechul Park, Jinmyoung Kim
  • Patent number: 11620851
    Abstract: A developed fingerprint level determination apparatus includes: a fingerprint image acquisition unit configured to obtain at least two or more developed fingerprint images according to a fingerprint development technique; and a ridge level determination unit configured to check respective ridge development level information of the obtained fingerprint images and compare the respective ridge development level information with each other.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 2, 2021
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: REPUBLIC OF KOREA (NATIONAL FORENSIC SERVICE DIRECTOR MINISTRY OF THE INTERIOR AND SAFETY)
    Inventors: Nam Kyu Park, Byung Seon Moon, Jae Mo Goh, Jin Pyo Kim, Young Il Seo, Eun Ah Joo, Je Hyun Lee, Sang Yoon Lee, Ho Yong Yie
  • Patent number: 11620657
    Abstract: Provided is a computer-implemented method for authenticating an identification document. The method includes determining, with at least one processor, whether image data associated with the identification document has at least one predetermined indicia. In response to determining that the image data has the at least one predetermined indicia, the method includes determining whether the at least one predetermined indicia corresponds to at least one invalidation mark on the identification document, and, in response to determining that the at least one predetermined indicia corresponds to the at least one invalidation mark, determining, that the identification document is invalid. In response to determining that the identification document is invalid, the method includes preventing or causing the prevention of at least one action from being performed. A system and computer program product for authenticating identification documents are also disclosed.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2017
    Date of Patent: April 4, 2023
    Assignee: Visa International Service Association
    Inventors: Sunpreet Singh Arora, Kim R. Wagner
  • Patent number: 11600106
    Abstract: 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: Grant
    Filed: March 30, 2020
    Date of Patent: March 7, 2023
    Assignee: Identification International, Inc.
    Inventor: Richard Karl Fenrich
  • Patent number: 11586717
    Abstract: The present disclosure generally relates to a method for authenticating a user using an electronic device, where the electronic device comprises a fingerprint sensor as well as a first and a second control unit. Preferably, the first control unit comprises a secure element and/or a secure block adapted to provide a secure processing environment. The present disclosure also relates to a corresponding electronic device and to a computer program product.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 23, 2018
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: FINGERPRINT CARDS ANACATUM IP AB
    Inventors: Hans Thörnblom, Eric Setterberg, Lars Puggaard Bøgild Christensen, Søren Skovgaard Christensen, Anders Ø. Nielsen
  • Patent number: 11587353
    Abstract: An electronic device may include a display layer including light transmissive portions and non-transmissive portions. The electronic device may also include a palm biometric image sensor layer beneath the display layer and configured to sense an image of a user's palm positioned above the display layer based upon light reflected from the user's palm passing through the light transmissive portions of the display layer. The electronic device may further include a controller configured to capture image data from the user's palm in cooperation with the palm biometric image sensor layer and determine a surface distortion of the user's palm based upon the image data. The controller may also be configured to perform a biometric authentication of the user's palm based upon the image data and the surface distortion.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: February 21, 2023
    Assignee: Apple Inc.
    Inventors: Dale R. Setlak, Giovanni Gozzini, Mohammad Yeke Yazdandoost
  • Patent number: 11557144
    Abstract: A capacitive fingerprint sensing device is provided. A sensing pixel unit includes a capacitor, a reset circuit, and a sensing capacitor. The reset circuit provides a reset voltage during a reset period to reset a voltage on the capacitor and provides an adjustment current during a sensing period to adjust a sense voltage generated on a common junction of the capacitor and the reset circuit.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 17, 2023
    Assignee: Egis Technology Inc.
    Inventors: Yu-Hsuan Lin, Chung-Yi Wang, Zhe-Wei Kuo
  • Patent number: 11552944
    Abstract: Disclosed is a server for performing authentication or identification using biometric information including basic information and detailed information includes a storage for storing basic information and detailed information that are separately encrypted for each of a plurality of users, a communicator for communicating with an external device, and a processor configured to, based on separately encrypted basic information and detailed information being received from an external terminal device through the communicator, performing user authentication or user identification for the received basic information and detailed information by decrypting and comparing the stored encrypted basic information and the received encrypted basic information, and comparing the received detailed information with at least one piece of stored detailed information corresponding to a piece of basic information having a degree of similarity that is higher than or equal to a predetermined value and with the received basic information
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 4, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 10, 2023
    Assignee: SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Jun-bum Shin, Kyung-sun Cho, Jin-su Kim