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7239728 Fingerprint recognizing display and operating method thereof  
A fingerprint recognizing display system including fingerprint recognizing means in a panel of a display apparatus and an operating method thereof, wherein a fingerprint of an user is read and a...
7239227 Command interface using fingerprint sensor input system  
A substrate having a fingerprint sensing system usable as a command interface using finger movements. A user's fingerprint pattern is recognized and compared to previously stored reference...
7239153 Sensor module for measuring surfaces  
This invention relates to a sensor module for measuring structures in a surface, especially in a finger surface being moved over the sensor module, that includes a number of sensor elements, and an...
7236616 Biometric piezo scanner  
A piezoelectric thin film sensor array is used to scan and capture biometric data, for example, a fingerprint image. In one embodiment, a multi-layer structure includes a PVDF layer in between two...
7233685 Information device and display control method  
In an information device, a fingerprint image capture section captures a fingerprint image of an operator. When a fingerprint image captured by the fingerprint image capture section is referred to...
7233686 Method and system for hash string extraction from biometric data  
A method of hash string extraction from biometric information is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing a biometric information sample in the form of a fingerprint for example,...
7231070 Fingerprint recognition system  
A method and apparatus for fingerprint recognition is provided. A fingerprint is detected on a sensor. The fingerprint is digitized. A digitized background is subtracted from the fingerprint,...
7227978 Image input device  
An image input device 1 includes a rotating roller 4 supported so as to be freely rotatable around a rotational axis thereof, wherein the roller 4 includes a line image sensor 3 and a...
7221489 Live print scanner with holographic platen  
This invention relates to the use of holographic optical elements in the design and application of biometric scanning instruments used typically for capturing biometric information such as...
7218761 System for obtaining print and other hand characteristic information using a non-planar prism  
A system and method include a non-planar prism and a scanning imaging system configured to locate and/or scan all or part of a hand print for one or more hands positioned on a curved portion of the...
7215799 Content data processing system, electronic device apparatus, and server device  
An electronic device apparatus includes: a generating unit for acquiring an authentication image containing an image of a fingerprint of an owner of the electronic device apparatus and/or an image...
7215793 Electronic image-capturing apparatus having function for verifying user  
An electronic image-capturing apparatus includes: an image-capturing element that captures an image of a subject and generates electronic image information; a recording device that records the...
7215798 Method for forgery recognition in fingerprint recognition by using a texture classification of gray scale differential images  
In a method for forgery recognition in the fingerprint recognition, at first an image sequence is captured, which comprises a plurality of images of the fingerprint to be recognized. From at least...
7212655 Fingerprint verification system  
A biometric verification system for controlling access is provided that does not rely on a non-biometric discriminator, such as a PIN or magnetic card, to convert a one-to-many verification task to...
7212658 System for fingerprint image reconstruction based on motion estimate across a narrow fingerprint sensor  
In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, an efficient and accurate system and method are described for detecting a fingerprint from swipe sensor system. A swipe sensor module is...
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,...
7205776 Capacitance measuring apparatus and method, and program  
Whether a human body is touching or not is detected highly accurately at high speed. Switch SW 1 is turned on to charge condenser Ca by power supply Vcc. The switch SW 1 is turned off to transfer...
7200250 Sweep-type fingerprint sensor module  
A sweep-type fingerprint sensor module includes a microprocessor and a sweep-type fingerprint sensor, which includes a substrate, and a sensing members array, a speed-detecting unit, and a...
7194115 Fingerprint identification method and apparatus  
A method and device for fingerprint identification implementing precise identification at a high speed by using partial images of a fingerprint obtained through relative movements of a finger to a...
7193755 Optical image reader  
An optical image reader includes a transparent light guide plate having an object placement surface, an illumination light source for emitting light to an end face of the plate, a holographic...
7194116 Fingerprint image reconstruction based on motion estimate across a narrow fingerprint sensor  
A method for reconstructing a fingerprint image from a plurality of frames captured from swipe fingerprint sensor is disclosed. The method is based on a motion estimation between consecutive...
7194113 Capacitive biometric sensor  
In a capacitive biometric sensor, in particular, a fingerprint sensor, to determine the maximum contrast that can actually be achieved in that application in the gray scale values, in particular,...
7192798 Fingerprint sensor apparatus and manufacturing method thereof  
A fingerprint sensor apparatus can provide a normal fingerprint sensor function even when a mold flash is formed. The fingerprint sensor apparatus recognizes a pattern of a fingerprint by being...
7190816 Fingerprint authenticating system for carrying out a fingerprint authentication by using a small fingerprint sensor  
A fingerprint authenticating system includes a fingerprint registering unit and a fingerprint collating unit. The fingerprint registering unit takes a first fingerprint data indicating a first...
7190817 Mobile fingerprint scanner and docking station  
A system including a mobile or portable fingerprint scanner and one or more docking stations adapted to operatively receive the scanner. The scanner can be hand carried to various locations for...
7187812 Optical fingerprint sensor with variable resistors  
A fingerprint sensor for sensing a fingerprint has a detecting and processing circuit and a plurality of sensing units. Each of the sensing units has a switch element, a first resistor, and a...
7184581 System for real time finger surface pattern measurement  
This invention relates to a system for measuring patterns in finger surfaces, the system comprising an array of sensor electrodes over which the surface is to be moved, and at least one stimulation...
7184579 Fingerprint identification system  
The fingerprint identification system includes a fingerprint identification terminal having a function of receiving input of a plurality of fingerprint images taken from one target finger to select...
7184580 Fingerprint scar recognition method and apparatus  
A method of recognizing an injury pattern on a fingerprint is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of providing biometric information to a contact imager; imaging and characterizing the...
7181052 Fingerprint image input device and living body identification method using fingerprint image  
A color image sensor sequentially acquires a plurality of fingerprint images when a finger is pressed against the detector surface. A color information extraction unit detects the finger color in...
7181053 USB drive mass storage device with optical fingerprint identification system  
A USB drive mass storage device mainly includes a housing having a predetermined size, in which an optical fingerprint identification system is mounted for use with the USB drive. A printed circuit...
7180643 Live print scanner with holographic imaging a different magnifications  
This invention relates to the use of holographic optical elements in the design and application of biometric scanning instruments used typically for capturing biometric information such as...
7177451 Fingerprint input apparatus  
A fingerprint input apparatus includes scattered light and a two-dimensional image sensor. The scattered light is generated inside a finger having a fingerprint pattern in accordance with external...
7174036 Fingerprint identification method and system, and biometrics identification system  
A highly accurate identification system is built by using an identification module, which has predetermined values of FAR and FRR. A plurality of (m) biometrics are registered and managed. At the...
7174201 Position sensing system with integral location pad and position display  
Apparatus for performing a medical procedure on a tissue within a body of a subject includes a wireless tag which is fixed to the tissue and includes a first sensor coil. A second sensor coil is...
7171062 Fingerprint identification apparatus  
A fingerprint identification apparatus comprises a contact image sensor (CIS) module, a keyswitch and a restoring unit. The keyswitch has a transparent plate for finger-tactility. The user put his...
7164782 System and method for time-space multiplexing in finger-imaging applications  
An apparatus for imaging a fingerprint operates in a selected mode to provide a finger recognition and/or a finger navigation application. Multiple light sources are capable of being sequentially...
7159476 Measuring device and method for reducing measuring errors  
The invention relates to a device for determining the non precise placement of measuring sites on measuring sensors and for reducing measuring errors, which result from the movement between the...
7162059 Method for implementing a navigation key function in a mobile communication terminal based on fingerprint recognition  
A method for implementing a navigation key function in a mobile communication terminal using fingerprint-recognition. The mobile communication terminal includes a fingerprint-recognition sensor...
7158659 System and method for multiplexing illumination in combined finger recognition and finger navigation module  
An apparatus for imaging a fingerprint operates in a selected mode to provide a finger recognition and/or a finger navigation application. At least one light source illuminates at least one...
7155039 Automatic fingerprint identification system and method  
A system and method for automated print identification is described. In particular, the method includes providing an active search record, arranging the prints of the active search record according...
7154661 Method and apparatus for imaging latent fingerprints  
The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for clearly imaging samples such as fingerprints on substrates of forensic samples. The present invention overcomes the problems of the...
7155040 Generation of quality field information in the context of image processing  
A computer-implemented method is provided for generating a quality field representation of a collection of image data. The method includes receiving the collection of image data and identifying a...
7148466 Apparatus and method for illumination of an optical platen  
An apparatus for optically imaging an object includes an optical platen having an object receiving surface. The object receiving surface is directly illuminated by a first light source, and is...
7146029 Chip carrier for fingerprint sensor  
A carrier for a sweep-type fingerprint sensor and a method of operation are disclosed. The carrier has a recess for receiving and mounting the fingerprint sensor and one or more tactile elements...
7146024 Swiped aperture capacitive fingerprint sensing systems and methods  
A fingerprint sensing system includes an image sensor, a rate sensor and a sensor circuit. The image sensor includes a linear array of capacitive sensors for capacitive sensing of ridge peaks and...
7142699 Fingerprint matching using ridge feature maps  
A method for matching fingerprint images is provided. The method includes the steps of acquiring a query image of a fingerprint; extracting a minutiae set from the query image; comparing the...
7142091 Self-authenticating identification substrate with encoded packet output  
A biometric fingerprint device for self-authenticating identification of a user of the device including internal memory and processing within a substrate of the device and digitized tonal output...
7141839 Organic semiconductor sensor device  
Sensor cells are arranged in an array in an organic semiconductor layer. Row and column select circuitry addresses the cells of the array one cell at a time to determine the presence of an object,...
7136514 Method for authenticating an individual by use of fingerprint data  
A method for authenticating an individual by use of fingerprint data that involves two different broad steps. The first step is to obtain a biometrics fingerprint signature template (“BFST”)...