Abstract:
A digital pen that has an ink writing tip includes a laser on a pen body that directs light toward paper across which the writing tip is stroked. A diffraction grating reflects a reference beam and passes a scattered beam from the substrate toward translation detectors, which consequently receive interference patterns of light. A processor receives the signals from the detectors, generates position signals, and stores the signals. Also, a bar code detector receives a bar code beam from the substrate, and a three dimensional force sensor outputs a signal representative of multidimensional forces applied to the pen. Subsequently, the signals are uploaded to a host processor which combines them to produce rotation-corrected relative positions (if no bar coded paper is used) or rotation- corrected absolute positions (if bar coded paper is used) that can be used to render alpha-numeric characters or graphical representations.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and method for wirelessly authenticating a user by use of an acquired biometrics (e.g., fingerprint) and a locally stored biometric template. SOLUTION: A smart card system that is utilized in biometric authentication is slow in processing, and the card itself includes the added disadvantage of being misplaced or lost. Moreover, storing biometric data (on a database) over a network poses security issues that in extreme instances can be compromised. Significant security can be achieved if the biometric template 406 is stored locally in a portable device 404. A user 402 can use the portable device 404 to either transmit wirelessly the stored biometric for authentication purposes, or the user can locally measure a biometric using the portable device and match it against a biometric which is also stored locally (in the portable device). COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a system and a method for authenticating a user by a radio communication, using an acquired bio-metric (for example fingerprint) and a bio-metric template stored locally. SOLUTION: A smart card system used for bio-metric authentication is slow in a processing speed, and the card itself has additionally demerits of erroneous storage or loss. A problem of security of the possibility exposed to risk is exhibited in storage (in a database) of a bio-metric data via a network. High security is attained when the bio-metric template is stored locally in a portable device. The user uses the portable device to radio-transmit the bio-metric stored for the authentication, or measures locally the bio-metric using the portable device to collated with bio-metric stored locally (in the portable device).
Abstract:
A structure is provided for a user-manipulable input device, such as an in-keyboard, joystick-type device, for allowing a user to provide input to a computer graphical user interface (GUI). The structure includes a user-manipulable, articulating member 20, and a plurality of stationary, electrically conductive sensors 30. The articulating member also has an electrically conductive member. The physical disposition of the articulating member and the sensors provides narrow gaps 33, across which are measurable capacitances. As the user manipulates the articulating member, the capacitances change in value. Circuitry produces signals related to the capacitances, and the signals are processed, according to a transfer function, to generate GUI input signals. The sensors are preferably sensing electrodes, incorporated into a circuit board 28. The articulating member is preferably a cone-shaped member 22, having a conductive surface which faces the sensors. The articulating member is mechanically coupled to the board holding the sensors by a flexing member 32 that biases the articulating member to a quiescent position.
Abstract:
A DIGITAL PEN (10) THAT HAS AN INK WRITING TIP (28) INCLUDES A LASER (32) ON A PEN BODY (14) THAT DIRECTS LIGHT TOWARD PAPER ACROSS WHICH THE WRITING TIP IS STROKED. A DIFFRACTION GRATING (40) REFLECTS A REFERENCE BEAM (48) AND PASSES A SCATTERED BEAM (36) FROM THE SUBSTRATE (12) TOWARD TRANSLATION DETECTORS (42-46), WHICH CONSEQUENTLY RECEIVE INTERFERENCE PATTERNS OF LIGHT. A PROCESSOR (22) RECEIVES THE SIGNALS FROM THE DETECTORS, GENERATES POSITION SIGNALS, AND STORES THE SIGNALS. ALSO, A BAR CODE DETECTOR (50) RECEIVES A BAR CODE BEAM (38) FROM THE SUBSTRATE, AND A THREE DIMENSIONAL FORCE SENSOR OUTPUTS A SIGNAL REPRESENTATIVE OF MULTIDIMENSIONAL FORCES APPLIED TO THE PEN. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE SIGNALS ARE UPLOADED TO A HOST PROCESSOR (31) WHICH COMBINES THEM TO PRODUCE ROTATION-CORRECTED RELATIVE POSITIONS (IF NO BAR CODED PAPER IS USED) OR ROTATION-CORRECTED ABSOLUTE POSITIONS (IF BAR CODED PAPER IS USED) THAT CAN BE USED TO RENDER ALPHA-NUMERIC CHARACTERS OR GRAPHICAL REPRESENTATIONS.FIGURE 1.