Sections |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| PATENT ANALYSIS | 1 | 1 |
| PATENT ANALYSIS BY YEAR | 1 | 2 |
| PATENT ANALYSIS BY TECHNOLOGY | 2 | 2 |
| PATENT ANALYSIS BY ASSIGNEE COMPANY | 3 | 2 |
| CONCLUSION OF THE ANALYSIS | 5 | 1 |
| SIGNIFICANT BIOMETRIC PATENTS WITH ABSTRACTS | 5 | 1 |
| METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR DNA RECOGNITION BIOMETRICS ON A FOB | 5 | 1 |
| Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Co., Inc. | 5 | 1 |
| SECURING MECHANISMS FOR PREVENTING ACCESS TO A FIREARM BY UNAUTHORIZED USERS, AND SAFETY HOUSINGS FOR USE THEREWITH | 6 | 1 |
| MULTISPECTRAL BIOMETRIC SENSOR | 6 | 1 |
| Assignee: Lumidigm, Inc. | 6 | 1 |
| SYSTEMS AND METHODS UTILIZING BIOMETRIC DATA | 6 | 1 |
| Assignee: Cross Match Technologies | 6 | 2 |
| ENHANCED IDENTIFICATION APPLIANCE | 7 | 1 |
| Assignee: Precision Dynamics Corp. | 7 | 1 |
| MOBILE ELECTRONIC APPARATUS HAVING FUNCTION OF VERIFYING A USER BY BIOMETRIC INFORMATION | 8 | 1 |
| Assignee: Fujitsu, Ltd. | 8 | 1 |
| MULTIMODAL BIOMETRY | 8 | 1 |
| Assignee: Siemens Aktiengesellschaft | 8 | 1 |
| SYSTEM AND METHOD OF FAST BIOMETRIC DATABASE SEARCHING USING DIGITAL CERTIFICATES | 9 | 1 |
| Assignee: Iridian Technologies, Inc. | 9 | 1 |
| FINGERPRINT-BASED SMART CARD | 9 | 1 |
| Assignee: Motorola, Inc. | 9 | 1 |
| NEW PRODUCT LAUNCHES | 10 | 1 |
| SOME LAWS AND SECURITY PROGRAMS | 10 | 1 |
| U.S. VISA WAIVER PROGRAM AND BIOMETRIC AND MACHINE-READABLE PASSPORT REQUIREMENTS | 10 | 2 |
| U.S.-VISIT AND VWP VISITORS | 11 | 2 |
| HOMELAND SECURITY PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVE/HSPD-12 | 12 | 3 |
| PERSONAL IDENTITY VERIFICATION (PIV) OF FEDERAL EMPLOYEES AND CONTRACTORS | 14 | 2 |
| INTERNATIONAL CIVIL AVIATION ORGANIZATION (ICAO) | 15 | 3 |
| THE REAL ID ACT OF 2005 | 17 | 1 |
| USA PATRIOT ACT | 17 | 1 |
| TITLE I: ENHANCING DOMESTIC SECURITY AGAINST TERRORISM | 17 | 1 |
| TITLE II: ENHANCED SURVEILLANCE PROCEDURES | 17 | 2 |
| TITLE III: INTERNATIONAL MONEY LAUNDERING ABATEMENT AND ANTI- TERRORIST FINANCING ACT OF 2001 | 18 | 1 |
| TITLE IV: PROTECTING THE BORDER | 18 | 2 |
| TITLE V: REMOVING OBSTACLES TO INVESTIGATING TERRORISM | 19 | 1 |
| TITLE VI: PROVIDING FOR VICTIMS OF TERRORISM, PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS, AND THEIR FAMILIES | 19 | 1 |
| TITLE VII: INCREASED INFORMATION SHARING FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE PROTECTION | 20 | 1 |
| TITLE VIII: STRENGTHENING THE CRIMINAL LAWS AGAINST TERRORISM | 20 | 1 |
| TITLE IX: IMPROVED INTELLIGENCE | 20 | 2 |
| TITLE X: MISCELLANEOUS | 21 | 1 |
Tables |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| NUMBER OF U.S. BIOMETRIC PATENTS ISSUED PER YEAR, 2000-2007 | 1 | 1 |
| NUMBER OF U.S BIOMETRIC PATENTS ISSUED BY TECHNOLOGY, 2000-2007 | 2 | 1 |
| U.S. BIOMETRIC PATENTS ISSUED TO ASSIGNEE COMPANIES, 2000-2007 | 4 | 1 |
| 2007 PRODUCT LAUNCHES | 10 | 1 |
| COUNTRIES WITH E-PASSPORTS IN COMPLIANCE WITH ICAO STANDARDS | 16 | 1 |
Graphs |
| Title | Starting Page | Number of Pages |
|---|
| FIGURE 15 NUMBER OF U.S. BIOMETRIC PATENTS ISSUED PER YEAR, 2000-2007 | 1 | 1 |
| Figure 16 U. S Biometric Patent Shares By Technology, 2000-2007 (%) | 3 | 1 |
