Advanced Precision Technology, Inc., Announces Innovative Holographic Fingerprint Patent.Business Editors LIVERMORE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 6, 2000 Advanced Precision Technology Inc., ("APRE APRE Air Procurement Region, Europe ", OTC OTC See: Over-the-counter. OTC See over-the-counter market (OTC). - pink sheets) a Livermore based developer of innovative identity verification Noun 1. identity verification - the automatic identification of living individuals by using their physiological and behavioral characteristics; "negative identification can only be accomplished through biometric identification"; "if a pin or password is lost or systems using biometrics, today announced the granting of its seventh U.S. Patent. Advanced Precision was granted U.S. Patent #6,111,671 on August 29, 2000, for Matched Filters for a Real Time Fingerprint Sensor and Verification System, filed November 18, 1999, as a divisional patent application A divisional patent application (sometimes referred to as a divisional application or simply a divisional) is a type of patent application which contains matter from a previously-filed application (the "parent" application). of U. S. Patent #6,002,499 for Real Time Fingerprint Sensor and Verification System, granted on December 14, 1999. The systems use innovative holographic See holographic storage. optics to capture an undistorted Adj. 1. undistorted - without alteration or misrepresentation; "his judgment was undistorted by emotion" artless, ingenuous - characterized by an inability to mask your feelings; not devious; "an ingenuous admission of responsibility" fingerprint image that can be compared directly to a previously loaded ink-based print or "filter" that is stored as a hologram See holographic storage. . These patents were developed by Dr. Ramendra Bahuguna, Ph.D., of the Department of Modern Optics, College of Science, San Jose State University, while working under contract with APT. Dr. Bahuguna is continuing to work with APT on innovative fingerprint solutions and technologies. "This additional patent continues to reflect our commitment to putting the science into the art of fingerprinting, and bringing to the world, cost-effective and reliable fingerprint identity verification solutions for the 21st century," stated Bruce A. Pastorius, President/CEO of Advanced Precision. APT is currently bringing to market its APrinT(R) HoloPass, a high quality, interoperable front-end fingerprint capture device. This rugged device is plug compatible to existing high-end fingerprint readers and is designed to set new cost/performance standards in the fingerprint capture marketplace. The company looks to integrate the devices into large federal and state law enforcement and civil projects, as well as commercial applications in conjunction with child identification, Photo-ID cards and access control. APT has begun shipping units to key integrators, pilot programs, and end-users in key target segments. Advanced Precision also announced it has rescheduled their annual shareholder meeting until the first week in June, 2001. For more information, contact Advanced Precision Technology, Inc., Bruce A. Pastorius, President/CEO, via telephone at 925/447-6900, fax at 925/447-6901 or visit their web site at www.aprint.com. |
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