No vacation for biometrics companies between pandemic recovery and government programs
Biometrics companies seem to be working hard through the summer, in part to stand up contactless technology to support the…
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Global ID files patent application for 3D vein biometrics in U.S. after developing solutions for banks
Global ID has filed a patent application for a biometric 3D finger vein recognition technology in the U.S. as part of…
Biometrics adoption for touchless payments and pandemic recovery grows despite critical voices
Biometric payments and facial recognition joined pandemic recovery among the common threads in the week’s top biometrics news. Digital health…
Hybrid capacitive and optical biometric sensor patented by Fingerprint Cards
A new kind of biometric sensor has been patented by Fingerprint Cards, combining capacitive and optical fingerprint sensing to provide…
Apple patent leverages face vein matching for improved Face ID biometric authentication
Apple has received 50 new U.S. patents, including one for an advanced Face ID feature called “Evil Twin Proof,” which…
Q5id granted patent for its biometric identity management technology
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has issued Q5id a patent for its biometric identity enrollment and verification system that…
Samsung patent filing shows multi-finger under-display biometrics to improve smartphone authentication
Fingerprint biometrics on mobile devices have thus far mostly been offered as a convenience feature, with challenges related to device…
Biometric heart monitor and depth mapping for gesture recognition described in Apple patent filings
A biometric monitor for measuring heart health is among several patent filings from Apple to be published recently, Patently Apple reports….
Apple patent filings propose device-based digital IDs, under-display Touch ID biometrics details
Apple has been working on technology to replace physical passports, driver’s licenses and any physical IDs, whether library cards or…
Apple patents potential new Face ID biometrics system, to launch face recognition to iMac
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Apple 43 new patents, one describing an advanced TrueDepth camera for 3D…
