SecuGen awarded biometric patents in Canada and Japan
25 June, 2010
category: Biometrics
SecuGen has announced it has been awarded patents for fingerprint-based biometric technology in Japan and Canada. The two patents awarded in Canada are called “Method and Apparatus for Reduction of Trapezoidal Distortion and Improvement of Image Sharpness in an Optical Image Capturing System” and “Optical Fingerprint Image Capturing System” and the Japanese patent is called “High Contrast, Low Distortion Optical Acquisition System for Image Capturing.”
The three new patents raises the number held by SecuGen to 35 in total with most patents still being utilized in the company’s new fingerprint recognition technology. SecuGen CEO Won Lee has promised that while he is pleased with the new patents, the company will be continuing to work on creating new technologies to further the company’s capabilities.