Electronic device including movement based artifact removal and related methods

    公开(公告)号:US09818015B2

    公开(公告)日:2017-11-14

    申请号:US15056730

    申请日:2016-02-29

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor that includes an array of electric field sensing pixels and image data output circuitry coupled thereto and capable of outputting image data from a plurality of sub-arrays of the array of electric field sensing pixels and processing circuitry coupled to the image data output circuitry. The processing circuitry is capable of determining movement of a user's finger across the array of electric field sensing pixels by comparing image data from borders of adjacent sub-arrays, the movement causing artifacts in the image data, and, when movement of the user's finger is determined, remove the artifacts from the image data.

    Electronic device for reallocating finger biometric template nodes in a set memory space and related methods
    12.
    发明授权
    Electronic device for reallocating finger biometric template nodes in a set memory space and related methods 有权
    用于在设置的存储器空间中重新分配手指生物特征模板节点的电子设备及相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US09292728B2

    公开(公告)日:2016-03-22

    申请号:US14291900

    申请日:2014-05-30

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: G06K9/00033 G06F17/30247 G06K9/00087 G06K9/00926

    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor, a memory, and a processor capable of generating a respective finger biometric template node for each finger positioning adjacent the finger biometric sensor. The processor may also be capable of allocating a set space of the memory to store a total number of finger biometric template nodes based upon a first number of fingers and with each finger having a first number of finger biometric template nodes associated therewith. In addition, the processor may reallocate the set space of the memory to store the total number of finger biometric template nodes but with a second number of finger biometric template nodes associated with at least one finger, with the second number of finger biometric template nodes being different than the first number of finger biometric template nodes.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括手指生物测定传感器,存储器和处理器,其能够为邻近手指生物测定传感器的每个手指定位生成相应的手指生物特征模板节点。 处理器还可以能够分配存储器的集合空间以基于第一数量的手指存储总数量的手指生物测定模板节点,并且每个手指具有与其相关联的第一数量的手指生物测定模板节点。 此外,处理器可以重新分配存储器的设置空间以存储手指生物测定模板节点的总数,而是与至少一个手指相关联的第二数量的手指生物测定模板节点,第二数量的手指生物测定模板节点是 与第一数量的手指生物识别模板节点不同。

    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR REALLOCATING FINGER BIOMETRIC TEMPLATE NODES IN A SET MEMORY SPACE AND RELATED METHODS
    13.
    发明申请
    ELECTRONIC DEVICE FOR REALLOCATING FINGER BIOMETRIC TEMPLATE NODES IN A SET MEMORY SPACE AND RELATED METHODS 有权
    用于在设置存储空间中重新取代手指生物量模板的电子装置及相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US20150347810A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-03

    申请号:US14291900

    申请日:2014-05-30

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: G06K9/00033 G06F17/30247 G06K9/00087 G06K9/00926

    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor, a memory, and a processor capable of generating a respective finger biometric template node for each finger positioning adjacent the finger biometric sensor. The processor may also be capable of allocating a set space of the memory to store a total number of finger biometric template nodes based upon a first number of fingers and with each finger having a first number of finger biometric template nodes associated therewith. In addition, the processor may reallocate the set space of the memory to store the total number of finger biometric template nodes but with a second number of finger biometric template nodes associated with at least one finger, with the second number of finger biometric template nodes being different than the first number of finger biometric template nodes.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括手指生物测定传感器,存储器和处理器,其能够为邻近手指生物测定传感器的每个手指定位生成相应的手指生物特征模板节点。 处理器还可以能够分配存储器的集合空间以基于第一数量的手指存储总数量的手指生物测定模板节点,并且每个手指具有与其相关联的第一数量的手指生物测定模板节点。 此外,处理器可以重新分配存储器的设置空间以存储手指生物测定模板节点的总数,而是与至少一个手指相关联的第二数量的手指生物测定模板节点,第二数量的手指生物测定模板节点是 与第一数量的手指生物识别模板节点不同。

    Finger biometric sensor for flagging as sufficient enrollment finger biometric data sets and related methods
    14.
    发明授权
    Finger biometric sensor for flagging as sufficient enrollment finger biometric data sets and related methods 有权
    手指生物识别传感器用于标记为足够的注册手指生物特征数据集和相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US09135494B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-09-15

    申请号:US14021523

    申请日:2013-09-09

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    CPC classification number: G06K9/00013 G06K9/00026 G06K9/00926

    Abstract: A finger biometric sensor may include an array of finger biometric sensing pixels, and processing circuitry coupled to the array of finger biometric sensing pixels. The processing circuitry may be capable of collecting initial enrollment finger biometric data sets and generating an initial enrollment criteria based thereon, collecting at least one additional enrollment finger biometric data set, and adapting the initial enrollment criteria based thereon to define an additional enrollment criteria. The processing circuitry may also be capable of flagging the initial enrollment finger data sets and the at least one additional enrollment finger data set as sufficient if the additional enrollment criteria meets an acceptance condition, and collecting further enrollment finger biometric data and adapting the additional enrollment criteria if the additional enrollment criteria fails to meet the acceptance condition.

    Abstract translation: 手指生物测定传感器可以包括手指生物特征感测像素阵列,以及耦合到手指生物特征感测像素阵列的处理电路。 处理电路可以能够收集初始登记手指生物特征数据集并基于此产生初始注册标准,收集至少一个额外的注册手指生物特征数据集,并且基于此来适应初始注册标准以定义附加注册标准。 如果附加注册标准满足接受条件,则处理电路还可以将初始注册手指数据集和至少一个附加注册手指数据集标记为足够,并且收集进一步的注册手指生物特征数据并且调整附加注册标准 如果额外的招生标准不符合验收条件。

    Finger biometric sensor providing coarse matching of ridge flow data using histograms and related methods
    15.
    发明授权
    Finger biometric sensor providing coarse matching of ridge flow data using histograms and related methods 有权
    手指生物特征传感器使用直方图和相关方法提供脊流数据的粗略匹配

    公开(公告)号:US09117145B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-25

    申请号:US13833099

    申请日:2013-03-15

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Inventor: Michael Boshra

    CPC classification number: G06K9/6212 G06K9/0008

    Abstract: An electronic device may include a finger biometric sensor and a processor cooperating with the finger biometric sensor. The processor may be capable of determining enrollment finger ridge flow angles over an enrollment area for an enrolled finger, and determining match finger ridge flow angles over a match area for a to-be matched finger. The processor may also be capable of determining at least one likely match sub-area of the enrollment area by dividing the enrollment area into a plurality of regions and determining a respective enrollment ridge flow histogram for each region of the enrollment area, and determining whether the to-be matched finger matches the enrolled finger based upon the at least one likely match sub-area.

    Abstract translation: 电子设备可以包括手指生物测定传感器和与手指生物测定传感器协作的处理器。 处理器可以能够确定登记的手指的登记区域上的登记手指脊流动角度,以及确定匹配的手指的匹配区域上的手指脊流动角度。 处理器还可以能够通过将注册区域划分成多个区域来确定注册区域的至少一个可能匹配子区域,并且确定注册区域的每个区域的相应注册脊流直方图,以及确定是否 基于所述至少一个可能的匹配子区域,被匹配的手指与所登录的手指匹配。

    Wearable electronic device including wrist biometric sensor for acquiring skin texture pattern images and related methods

    公开(公告)号:US10398370B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-09-03

    申请号:US15987577

    申请日:2018-05-23

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A wearable electronic device may include a device body and a device band coupled to the device body for securing the device to a wrist of a user. The wearable electronic device may also include a wrist biometric sensor carried by one of the device body and the device band. The wrist biometric sensor may include biometric sensing pixels. The wearable electronic device may also include a processor coupled to the wrist biometric sensor and configured to cooperate with the biometric sensing pixels to acquire skin texture pattern images from adjacent portions of the user's wrist, and perform at least one authentication function based upon the skin texture pattern images.

    Background enrollment and authentication of a user

    公开(公告)号:US10248776B2

    公开(公告)日:2019-04-02

    申请号:US15886384

    申请日:2018-02-01

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Inventor: Michael Boshra

    Abstract: An electronic device can include a processing device operatively connected to a biometric sensing device. The biometric sensing device may capture a biometric image each time a user interacts with the electronic device. When the user enters user identification data (UID) and a biometric image was recently captured, the biometric image is tagged with the UID. The user can access the electronic device and/or an application being accessed on the electronic device when a subsequently captured biometric image matches a tagged biometric image or an untagged biometric image that is assigned to a cluster that includes a tagged biometric image.

    Electronic device for processing composite finger matching biometric data and related methods

    公开(公告)号:US09858491B2

    公开(公告)日:2018-01-02

    申请号:US14955836

    申请日:2015-12-01

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Inventor: Michael Boshra

    CPC classification number: G06K9/00926 G06K9/0002 G06K9/00026 G06K9/00087

    Abstract: A device may include a finger biometric sensor and a processor coupled thereto. The processor may acquire first and second finger matching biometric data based upon first and second finger placements adjacent the sensor. The processor may also perform a matching between the first and second finger matching data to generate composite finger matching data having an associated composite match score, perform another matching between the composite matching data and finger enrollment data when the composite match score exceeds a match threshold to generate an enrollment match score, and update the finger enrollment data with the composite matching data when the enrollment match score exceeds an enrollment threshold. In other embodiments, where the second finger matching data is acquired based upon a removal and replacement of the finger from adjacent the finger sensor, instead of or in addition to updating the finger enrollment data, a device function may be performed.

    Finger biometric sensor including sliding motion and static positioning based biometric data generation and related methods
    19.
    发明授权
    Finger biometric sensor including sliding motion and static positioning based biometric data generation and related methods 有权
    手指生物识别传感器包括滑动运动和基于静态定位的生物特征数据生成及相关方法

    公开(公告)号:US09224590B2

    公开(公告)日:2015-12-29

    申请号:US14014761

    申请日:2013-08-30

    Applicant: APPLE INC.

    Inventor: Michael Boshra

    Abstract: A finger biometric sensor may include an array of finger biometric sensing pixels, and processing circuitry. The processing circuitry may be capable of acquiring finger biometric data from the array of finger biometric sensing pixels and generating image data from the finger biometric data. The image data may be generated based upon at least a finger sliding motion when a finger is slid adjacent the array of finger biometric sensing pixels, and a finger static positioning when the finger is statically positioned adjacent the array of finger biometric sensing pixels. The processing circuitry may also be capable of determining a match between the image data and enrolled image data.

    Abstract translation: 手指生物测定传感器可以包括手指生物特征感测像素阵列和处理电路。 处理电路可能能够从手指生物特征感测像素阵列获取手指生物特征数据,并从手指生物特征数据生成图像数据。 当手指相对于手指生物测定感测像素的阵列相邻地滑动时,可以基于至少手指滑动运动来生成图像数据,以及当手指静态地定位在手指生物特征感测像素阵列附近时,手指静态定位。 处理电路还可以能够确定图像数据和注册的图像数据之间的匹配。

    Updating a Template for a Biometric Recognition Device
    20.
    发明申请
    Updating a Template for a Biometric Recognition Device 有权
    更新生物识别设备的模板

    公开(公告)号:US20150227740A1

    公开(公告)日:2015-08-13

    申请号:US14180334

    申请日:2014-02-13

    Applicant: Apple Inc.

    Abstract: A template of a biometric attribute for use with a biometric recognition device includes a long term component and a short term component. The long term component can include a plurality of nodes that each represents at least a portion of the biometric attribute. The short term component may include one or more newly captured nodes that each represents at least a portion of the biometric attribute.

    Abstract translation: 用于与生物识别装置一起使用的生物特征属性的模板包括长期组件和短期组件。 长期组件可以包括多个节点,每个节点表示生物特征属性的至少一部分。 短期组件可以包括一个或多个新捕获的节点,每个节点表示生物特征属性的至少一部分。

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