On Thursday the US Patent & Trademark Office published a patent application from Samsung that touches on fingerprint identification and retouching a fingerprint that is faulty. Samsung recently stated that they're currently developing a next generation of Gear smartwatch that is equipped with fingerprint identification technology and relevant solutions through cooperation with PayPal. "By the earliest, the third generation smartwatch to be released early next year will have this new system in which payment is authorized immediately when users identify themselves through biometric sensors such as a fingerprint or login." To ensure that their fingerprint technology is performing better than it initially did, Samsung's patent application shows us that they're working on new process improvements.
Samsung's invention generally relates to a fingerprint recognition method and an electronic device that enhances the ability to accurately conduct fingerprint recognition and authentication processes in the presence of less than ideal circumstances without compromising authentication security.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a fingerprint recognition method and apparatus for outputting a request for a fingerprint "retouch" (that is, a request that the user reapply his finger to the fingerprint reader) when fingerprint recognition errors occur.
Another aspect of the present invention is to provide a fingerprint recognition method and apparatus which enhances user convenience by reducing the number of fingerprint recognition errors and improving the reliability of the electronic device.
Samsung's patent FIG. 4 is an illustration visualizing an example request for a fingerprint retouch input and FIG. 5 is an illustration visualizing an example request for a fingerprint retouch input.
In Samsung's patent FIG. 8 noted below we see a flowchart illustrating an example method for detection of fingerprint white images and fingerprint authentication.
Samsung's US patent application number 20140294259 was filed in Q3 2013. For the finer details of this invention, check out Samsung's invention here. Considering that this is a patent application, the timing of such a product to market is unknown at this time.
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