Class / Patent application number | Description | Number of patent applications / Date published |
348161000 | Object comparison (e.g., remote verification of signature, etc.) | 27 |
20090051771 | DATA PROCESSING DEVICE AND DATA PROCESSING METHOD - In the present invention, there is provided a data processing device, including: a first memory configured to store identification information for identification of video data in association with a feature included in the video data; a second memory configured to store the feature included in the video data in association with the identification information for identification of the video data; a first reader configured to read out the identification information stored in the first memory based on a feature included in input video data; a second reader configured to read out the feature stored in the second memory based on the identification information read out by the first reader; and a checker configured to compare the feature included in the input video data with the feature read out by the second reader to determine whether or not the input video data matches video data whose feature is stored in the second memory. | 02-26-2009 |
20090122145 | INFORMATION TERMINAL, AND METHOD AND PROGRAM FOR RESTRICTING EXECUTABLE PROCESSING - In order to eliminate an unauthorized action trying to find out authentication information, a mobile phone 1ncludes a processing execution portion ( | 05-14-2009 |
20090189984 | OBJECT VERIFICATION DEVICE AND OBJECT VERIFICATION METHOD - An apparatus for verifying subjects includes: a camera for photographing a plurality of subjects; a subject detector for detecting subject images of each of the subjects from the pieces of image information photographed by the camera; a subject tracking unit for tracking each of the subjects based on the movement of the subject images corresponding to each of the subjects and for forming tracking information of each of the subjects; a tracking information storage for storing the tracking information of each of the subjects; a subject selector for selecting a subject to be verified from the plurality of subjects based on the tracking information; a verification unit for verifying the selected subject; and a notification unit for notifying the verified result. | 07-30-2009 |
20090309976 | System, Method and Computer Readable Medium for Determining an Informational Property of Wayside Equipment Adjacent to a Route - A system is provided for determining an informational property of wayside equipment adjacent to a route. The system includes a camera to collect visible spectral data of the wayside equipment. The camera is attached to a powered system traveling along the route. The system includes at least one filter to filter a known portion of the visible spectral data based upon known filter properties. The system further includes a controller coupled to the camera, to compare unfiltered visible spectral data with the filtered visible spectral data, in conjunction with the known properties of the filter, to determine the informational property of the wayside equipment. The unfiltered visible spectral data includes the data collected by the camera prior to the at least one filter being applied to the camera. Additionally, a method and computer readable medium are provided for determining an informational property of wayside equipment adjacent to a route. | 12-17-2009 |
20100091109 | MACHINE-READABLE FORM CONFIGURATION AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERPRETING AT LEAST ONE USER MARK - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a machine-readable form configuration (and associated method). Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for interpreting at least one user mark (and associated methods). In one example, a plurality of user marks may be interpreted. In another example, the machine-readable form may be a lottery play slip, survey, test, or the like. In another example, the system may interpret user mark(s) made on a lottery play slip, survey, test or the like. In another example, the system may interpret user mark(s) made on a paper or the like having non-planar distortion(s). | 04-15-2010 |
20100110196 | System and Method for Encoding Authentication - A system and method for encoding and authenticating documents and data storage discs uniquely is described which can provide a means to authenticate a document such as a passport or identification document or driving licence or contract or a music compact disc (CD) or data CD or DVD or holographic DVD or credit card. The documents each comprise an encoding formed from a unique number or pattern or datagram image, which is either printed so that it can be read directly by a viewing device, or the encoding is cut by laser to create a pattern or perforation matrix into the document thereby leaving the unique number or pattern or datagram as a matrix of small holes or perforations in the document through which light may pass. The authentication process thus involves viewing and decoding the encoding and generating a computed result using a stored decoding algorithm. Different levels of decoding may be linked to subscriber access privileges and these may be controlled by subscriber identity data and or a finger print capture and validation sensor. | 05-06-2010 |
20100110197 | Method for testing a monitoring device of an automatic labeling machine for correct functioning - A method for testing a monitoring device ( | 05-06-2010 |
20100201822 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes: a detection mechanism that includes a transparent substrate on which a detection electrode pattern is provided in biaxial directions and detects, with one of main surface sides of the transparent substrate being an input operation surface, a position on the input operation surface within the biaxial space that an object has touched, the transparent substrate being capable of transmitting near-infrared light; a to-be-authenticated-object placement portion provided in the vicinity of the input operation surface and on which the object is placed as an object to be authenticated; a first light source to irradiate the near-infrared light onto the object to be authenticated; and a photographic camera that is provided on the other one of the main surface sides of the transparent substrate and photographs the object to be authenticated onto which the near-infrared light has been irradiated via the transparent substrate. | 08-12-2010 |
20100253782 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR AUTOMATED VERIFICATION OF POLARIZATION-VARIANT IMAGES - A device for verifying polarization-variant images has first and second illumination arrangements deployed in fixed spatial relation to a camera to illuminate the camera's field of view. A polarizing arrangement is deployed so as to selectively overlie the second illumination source without overlying the first illumination source, thereby allowing switching between differing conditions of polarized illumination without requiring moving optical elements. Also disclosed are various methods employing such a device for authentication and fraud prevention. Alternative implementations employ two cameras with a single illumination arrangement. | 10-07-2010 |
20110069174 | AUTHENTICATION APPARATUS FOR VALUE DOCUMENTS - A value document authentication apparatus and system that includes value document substrates having a uniform distribution of one or more phosphors that emit infrared radiation in one or more wavelengths, which can be measured at the same location on the value document that is illuminated by a phosphor exciting light source when the document passes the light source with a uniform velocity. The illumination and measurement locations on the value document can be offset. The measured infrared radiation as a series of overlapped measurements along a pre-selected track in the value document represents an intensity profile, which can be normalized after removing high variations. The normalized intensity profile of a test value document can be compared with normalized intensity profile from valid reference documents to authenticate the test value document. | 03-24-2011 |
20110134248 | Mobile Deposit System For Digital Image and Transaction Management - A central system for receiving captured transaction data from a plurality of remote capture devices over a network, the remote capture devices including a mobile device type and a fixed location device type, the system comprising: a receipt module to receive the captured transaction data; a processing module to process the received captured transaction data; and a storage module to store the processed transaction data such that characteristic data of the mobile device type is associated with the stored transaction data for said processed transaction data originating from a remote capture device of the mobile device type. | 06-09-2011 |
20120162438 | MULTIMODAL LASER SPECKLE IMAGING - A system for multimodal laser speckle imaging may include a first light source positioned to emit laser light toward a target, a second light source positioned to emit light toward the target, a camera positioned to receive light scattered from the target, and a processor. The processor may be programmed to receive from the at least one camera at least one image of the target as illuminated by the laser, obtain a laser speckle contrast image of the target from the at least one image of the target as illuminated by the laser, receive from the at least one camera at least one image of the target as illuminated by the second light source, divide the laser speckle contrast image into subparts, and divide the at least one image of the target as illuminated by the second light source into identical subparts, determine whether each subpart includes a feature of a certain type by combining each subpart of the laser speckle contrast image with the at least one image of the target as illuminated by the second light source and comparing the combination with one or more criteria, and outputting the location and type of features detected in a subpart of the images. | 06-28-2012 |
20120188378 | AUTOMATIC ANALYZING METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR TEST STRIPS - An exemplary automatic analyzing method for test strips includes steps of: providing a test strip unit having a reacting region and an image calibration region; capturing an image of the test strip unit including an image of the reacting region and an image of the image calibration region; analyzing the image of the test strip unit to generate a first image signal of the image calibration region and a second image signal of the reacting region; comparing the first image signal with a standard signal to generate an image signal calibration parameter; calibrating the second image signal by applying the image signal calibration parameter to generate a third image signal; and comparing the third image signal with data in a database to generate a corresponding parameter value. An automatic analyzing system for test strips is also provided. | 07-26-2012 |
20120314082 | PERSONAL INFORMATION DISPLAY SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED METHOD - A system for identification and/or authentication of a user in a travel terminal, the system comprising: a multiuser interactive screen having one or more interaction zones, with which a user can interact; an image generation system for generating information on the interaction zone to provide information to the user with which the user can interact and; an image capture system which generates a captured image of any item in contact with the interaction zone; a recognition system for recognizing one or more features from the captured image to enable identification and/or authentication of the user; a communication system for communicating with the user by means of the image generation means to confirm identification or request additional information. | 12-13-2012 |
20130070100 | Systems and Methods for Programming a Remote Control Device - Methods and systems related to codes that are usable by a remote control device to remotely control a function of the electronic device are described. The methods and systems may also include transmitting the codes to the remote control device via a remote control device interface. | 03-21-2013 |
20140028853 | DUAL CAMERA DIGITAL VIDEO COMPARATOR FOR FORENSIC EVIDENCE - A digital video comparator comprising a plurality of cameras and lenses for the comparison of forensic evidence configured to allow a user to view forensic evidence with a continuous video feed, capture images, and/or enhance the views through the use of incorporated lighting and matching filters. The images from the cameras may be viewed side-by-side in a display with independent controls for each image stream. | 01-30-2014 |
20140055622 | MACHINE-READABLE FORM CONFIGURATION AND SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INTERPRETING AT LEAST ONE USER MARK - One embodiment of the present invention relates to a machine-readable form configuration (and associated method). Another embodiment of the present invention relates to a system for interpreting at least one user mark (and associated methods). In one example, a plurality of user marks may be interpreted. In another example, the machine-readable form may be a lottery play slip, survey, test, or the like. In another example, the system may interpret user mark(s) made on a lottery play slip, survey, test or the like. In another example, the system may interpret user mark(s) made on a paper or the like having non-planar distortion(s). | 02-27-2014 |
20140071292 | SYSTEM, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR OPTICALLY LIFTING A LATENT PRINT OVER A LONG DISTANCE - A system including an imaging device, located a distance from a surface, configured to capture an image of a latent print or a contaminant on the surface at a first aspect ratio and with a first field of view on a surface, and a light emitting device, located a distance from the surface, configured to illuminate at a ultraviolet-c wavelength or a long wave infrared wavelength at the surface at a second aspect ratio equal to the first aspect ratio and with a shape of a field of view on the surface equal to the first field of view on the surface is disclosed. The captured image illustrates a reflected light image of the latent print or contaminant in a visible spectrum. A method and a non-transitory processor readable storage medium are also disclosed. | 03-13-2014 |
20140132773 | Methods and Systems for Acquiring Specifications for Remotely Controlling Electronics - A computer-implemented method of controlling electronics is performed at an apparatus that includes one or more processors, a camera, and a transmitter. In the method, the camera acquires a first image of one or more electronic devices configured for remote control. A database is queried for information regarding the one or more electronic devices, based on the first image. In response to querying the database, the information regarding the one or more electronic devices is received. This information includes specifications for communicating with the one or more electronic devices. User input is received corresponding to a command for a respective electronic device of the one or more electronic devices. In response to the user input, an instruction corresponding to the command is transmitted to the respective electronic device via a signal generated by the transmitter in accordance with the specifications for communicating with the respective electronic device. | 05-15-2014 |
20140139683 | KEY BLANK IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM WITH GROOVE SCANNING - A key identification system is provided. The key identification system comprises an imaging system to capture an image of a master key, and a logic to analyze the captured image. The imaging system may be capture an image of a groove in the master key from an angle between perpendicular and parallel to the blade of said master key. The logic analyzes the captured image to compare characteristics of the groove with groove characteristics of known key blanks to determine the likelihood of a match between the master key and a known key blank. The key identification system may further compensate for displacement or orientation of the master key with respect to the imaging system when analyzing characteristics of the groove. | 05-22-2014 |
20140327782 | Universal Remote Control with Object Recognition - Embodiments utilize a camera on a universal remote control to automatically detect which device the remote is pointed at by the user. The image captured by the camera is compared to a database of images of known or preconfigured devices that can be controlled by the universal remote control. If the image captured by the camera matches an image in the database, then the universal remote control loads a specific key map for the preconfigured device from the database. | 11-06-2014 |
20150146007 | MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT SYSTEM - A maintenance assistance system and method of operating are provided. The maintenance assistance system may include, but is not limited to, a camera, a heads-up display, a memory configured to maintenance task data, and a processor communicatively coupled to the camera, the heads-up display and the memory, the processor configured to determine a component to be serviced, determine a location of the component based upon data from the camera and the maintenance task data stored in the memory, generate graphical data based upon a maintenance step associated with the component, and output the generated graphical data to the heads-up display | 05-28-2015 |
20150146008 | MAINTENANCE ASSISTANT SYSTEM - A maintenance assistance system and method of operating are provided. The maintenance assistance system may include, but is not limited to, a camera, a speaker, a technician marker, a memory configured to store a location of a plurality of tags and a location of at least one component relative to at least one of the plurality of tags, and a processor communicatively coupled to the camera, the speaker and the memory, the processor configured to receive an indication of one of the components, determine a location of the technician marker relative to the location of the indicated component based upon data from the camera and the location of the indicated component relative to the at least one of the plurality of tags, and output position information to the speaker based upon the determined location of the technician marker relative to the location of the indicated component. | 05-28-2015 |
20150310454 | DEVICE AND METHOD FOR DETECTION OF COUNTERFEIT PHARMACEUTICALS AND/OR DRUG PACKAGING - One aspect of the invention provides a device for detecting a counterfeit product. The device includes: a plurality of light sources configured to emit light at a plurality of different wavelengths onto an object potentially including a suspect product; at least one image acquisition device adapted and configured to acquire image data; and a communications interface adapted and configured to transmit the image data to a computing device selected from the group consisting of: a tablet computer and a smartphone. | 10-29-2015 |
20160070960 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS - Provided is an image processing apparatus which is connected to and accessible to a database storing a plurality of pieces of previously prepared reference data, and which stores at least one piece of individual data having an image captured by the user in association with the information regarding the food/beverage contained in the captured image. The image processing apparatus compares information of the food/beverage in the captured image with the reference data stored in the database and the individual data, and acquires the food/beverage information included in the reference data together with the reference image similar to the captured image, the food/beverage information associated with the captured image in the individual data, or the food/beverage information in the reference data or the individual data including the food/beverage information relating to the captured image. | 03-10-2016 |
20160095292 | ANIMAL MUZZLE PATTERN SCANNING DEVICE - A handheld device for scanning a muzzle pattern of an animal, the device comprising: a scanning segment configured to fit over the muzzle of the animal and a plurality of scanning cameras attached to the scanning segment for capturing the muzzle pattern from different angles. The device further comprises an image processor for combining and processing scanned muzzle patterns from the plurality of scanning cameras and displaying the processed muzzle pattern on an image viewer. A handle segment comprising a plurality of control buttons and a communication interface for connecting and transferring data to an external device. | 04-07-2016 |
20190147294 | INFORMATION SEARCH SYSTEM, INFORMATION SEARCH METHOD, AND INFORMATION SEARCH PROGRAM | 05-16-2019 |