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7385689 Method and apparatus for inspecting substrate pattern  
A method of inspecting an inspection pattern using a statistical inference function is disclosed. The inference function is generated in relation to optical reference signal data and reference...
7381941 Contact image sensing module with movement detecting function  
A contact image sensing module with movement detecting function has a main circuit substrate, a linear sensor array, at least a movement detecting element, a light source, a light-guiding device,...
7379570 Optical engine for fingerprint reader  
An optical engine for fingerprint reader with a one-piece optical prism has double functions of prism and lens for replacing optical engines of traditional fingerprint readers that consists of a...
7369688 Method and device for computer-based processing a template minutia set of a fingerprint and a computer readable storage medium  
A template minutia set of a fingerprint comprising template minutiae and a template interest region is provided. Further, an input minutia set comprising input minutiae and an input interest region...
7368703 Optoelectronic input device, method for production of such a device, and method for measuring the movement of an object with the help of such a device  
The invention relates to an optoelectronic input device ( 10 ) in which the input is formed by detected movements of an object (M), the device comprising an optical module ( 11 ) comprising at...
7365840 Information presenting substance-containing material, and identification method, identification system and device therefor  
A material includes various encrypted information such as product type information, product history information and authentication judging information by using an information presenting substance...
7362888 Living-body detecting apparatus and method, and authenticating apparatus having living-body detecting function  
The present invention provides an authenticating apparatus for employing a living-body such as, for example, a fingerprint and a palm print, thereby to make personal authentication, and for purpose...
7362423 Digital diagnostic apparatus and vision system with related methods  
A high speed, low cost, apparatus and method of identification, examination of objects and quality control of manufactured parts and sheet materials, the apparatus including a comparator having...
7352448 Personal identification system  
A personal identification system, which uses a vein pattern of a finger, optimizes the amount of light of a light source based on a captured finger image and emphasizes the vein pattern during...
7349075 Machine for detecting sheet-like object, and validating machine using the same  
A validating machine 30 according to the present invention is provided with a validation sensor 2 having a first-side light emitting device 8 and a first-side light receiving device 10 ...
7349562 Fingerprint input apparatus and personal authentication system  
The invention provides a fingerprint input apparatus capable of more stably providing an image “of a higher definition than in prior technologies. The fingerprint input apparatus includes an LED...
7345747 Arrangement and method for checking optical diffraction structures on documents  
The invention is directed to an arrangement and a method for checking optical diffraction structures (e.g., kinegrams) on documents. The object of the invention, to find a novel possibility for...
7337979 Card case, IC card, and IC card unit  
A card case, which encases an IC card having a functional section that contains a biometric information-acquiring portion for acquiring biometric information and carries out communication with an...
7326912 Contact image-sensing module having fingerprint scanning function  
A contact image-sensing module having fingerprint-scanning function is described. The image-sensing module has a flex/rigid composite substrate having a first rigid circuit substrate, a second...
7321672 Image reading apparatus and image reading system equipped with the image reading apparatus  
An image reading system comprising a display panel with an image display area formed by a plurality of display pixels which emits display light and displays an image in a viewing field side...
7319565 Silicone rubber surfaces for biometric print TIR prisms  
Molded silicone rubber sheets with optical quality surfaces and methods for making the same. The silicone rubber sheets are made by molding liquid silicone rubber in a mold. In embodiments, the...
7315632 Device for imaging the papillary lines of a finger  
Device has a transparent body ( 1 ) with a support surface ( 2 ). Light is incident on the surface at an angle less than that required for total internal reflection. In the areas of the fingerprint...
7310133 Finger identification apparatus  
An identification apparatus that keeps the conditions for imaging uniform among successive identifications and requires a user to perform only a series of simple maneuvers. An identification...
7305113 Paper-like sheet discriminator  
A paper-like sheet discriminator has reference rollers for detection of a thickness of a paper-like sheet and a detection roller opposing the reference rollers. The paper-like sheet is passed...
7301611 Security imaging system  
Method and system for detecting authenticate products based upon alteration of emission characteristics due to interaction of the emissions with the product and the container.
7292321 Contact detection sensor and contact detection method  
A low-cost contact detection sensor and contact detection method for easily detecting a contact by a third party is provided. A contact detection sensor comprises an antireflection structure...
7283240 Spectrophotometer target distance variation compensation  
Spectrophotometer color measurement with a target illumination system and a reflected illumination sensing system where the target surface is variably spaced from said spectrophotometer. Color...
7274836 Optical module using a linear sensor for identifying images  
An optical module using a linear sensor for identifying images includes a circuit board, a linear sensor installed on the circuit board, a light source set installed on the circuit board, and an...
7271881 Systems and methods for illuminating a platen in a print scanner  
Systems and methods for illuminating a platen are provided. A hybrid illumination system uses both diffusion and collimation to efficiently provide a flat, uniform illumination at a platen. One or...
7266231 Method and apparatus for identifying documents  
A method and apparatus for identifying a document ( 55 ). The method comprises exposing the document ( 55 ), such as a banknote, to infrared radiation; detecting infrared radiation reflected from a...
7260246 Pattern-center determination apparatus and method as well as medium on which pattern-center determination program is recorded, and pattern-orientation determination apparatus and method as well as medium on which pattern-orientation determination program is recorded, as well as pattern alignment apparatus and pattern verification apparatus  
The invention provides an apparatus for determining a reference orientation (pattern orientation) to a fingerprint-like pattern, formed with a number of curves, accurately in a short time. The...
7259841 Security reader for automatic detection of tampering and alteration  
A document ( 10 ) is covered by a laminate ( 13 ) comprising a layer of microspheres ( 16 ) over an adhesive layer ( 14 ) covering a source image ( 12 ) such as a photograph, printed matter, or a...
7256874 Multi-wavelength currency authentication system and method  
A counterfeit determination is made with respect to currency bills by illuminating the currency bill with multiple wavelengths of light. Genuine currency bills include indicia printed with an ink...
7256051 Method and device for identifying a marker using a detector substance  
In order to identify a marking which is arranged on a body and contains a marking substance with a specific property, the marking initially is scanned by use of radiation. The marking substance is...
7248730 Certified paper discriminating apparatus  
An apparatus configured to discriminate the genuineness of a certified paper by exposing the paper to a light source and transporting the paper through an environment of an alternating-current...
7242796 Certified paper and an apparatus for discriminating the genuineness thereof  
An apparatus for discriminating the genuineness of a security mark is provided having a first light detecting element for detecting a light emitted from a luminescent ink of the security mark...
7242463 Method and device for detecting patterns on a substrate  
Device for detecting patterns on a travelling substrate, namely on a substrate being deposited on a sheet or on web matter, wherein the substrate is a metallized foil travelling in a travelling...
7237711 Apparatus configured for illuminating paper-based forms of payment and cash register comprising same  
An illumination device comprises a housing, a light source, a light transmissive support plate and a sensor. The light source is mounted within a cavity of the housing. The light transmissive...
7218386 Detection of printing and coating media  
Method and apparatus are described for determining if an optically variable material (OVM) is present in or on a surface, typically of a security document such as a banknote. In some embodiments...
7215414 Module for validating deposited media items  
A module ( 10 ) for validating deposited media items is described. The module comprises: illuminating means ( 24 ) for illuminating a deposited media item ( 20 ); directing means ( 34 ) for...
7212279 Biometric identity verifiers and methods  
For use in verifying the identity of a user, an identity verifier comprising an optical fingerprint sensor coupled to an ID (identification) card reader. In one embodiment of the present invention,...
7202943 Object identification using quantum dots fluorescence allocated on Fraunhofer solar spectral lines  
An optical based identification system that is easily deployable and can be used in broad daylight. Fluorescent semiconductor nanocrystals (quantum dots) that fluoresce at specific wavelengths are...
7199868 High performance fingerprint imaging system  
A system for optically imaging an object includes an optical platen having an object receiving surface. The object receiving surface is illuminated by a multi-color light source, and a color...
7196781 Method for verifying a perforation pattern serving as a security characteristic  
A method of checking the authenticity of a perforation pattern which serves as a security feature and which when viewed in daylight back-lighting shows image information in the substrate of a...
7184133 Automated verification systems and method for use with optical interference devices  
An automated verification system for authenticating an object having an optical security feature includes an optical system, a transport staging apparatus, and an analyzing device. The optical...
7170074 Apparatus and method for currency sensing and for adjusting a currency sensing device  
A device for sensing currency comprises means for deriving a signal from a currency item and means for deriving values representative of a characteristic or characteristics of the currency item...
7167247 Paper quality discriminating machine  
The technique of the present invention enhances the stability of paper material identification of sheets. To achieve the above purpose, both short-wavelength light in the range of 370 nm and...
7161720 Embedded information carrier for optical data  
In a system for authenticating information, a holographic element, including a first layer of optical information in a first coded pattern and a second layer of optical information in a second...
7133124 Security element structure for documents, devices for checking documents with such security elements, method of the use thereof  
A structure of a security element for documents provided with a combination of differently reacting or responding security features and functional designs, including conductive, magnetic and...
7129506 Optically detectable security feature  
An optically detectable security marker for emitting light at a pre-selected wavelength. The marker comprises a rare earth dopant and a carrier incorporating the rare earth dopant. The interaction...
7130455 Capacitive microsensor  
A capacitive microsensor formed on a wafer, including a conductive detection area arranged on a first surface or front surface of the wafer; a conductive via crossing the wafer and emerging on said...
7119889 Apparatus for reducing ambient light into an optical print scanner  
A light shroud reduces or eliminates the effects of ambient light on an optical fingerprint scanner. Because of the geometry of a prism used in the scanner, ambient light from only certain...
7119890 System and method for illuminating a platen in a live scanner and producing high-contrast print images  
Light from an illumination source is injected into a prism of a print scanner through an illumination injection surface that is not directly imaged by an optical system and an image sensor of the...
7116406 Security element structure for documents, devices for checking documents with such security elements, method for the use thereof  
This invention relates to the structure of safety elements for documents and devices for the testing of test documents including said safety elements as well as procedures of application according...
7113621 Fingerprint verifying apparatus of small size and method of operating the same  
A fingerprint verifying apparatus includes first and second light emitting devices, an imaging unit, a fingerprint verifying circuit and a drive switch. The first light emitting device emits first...