AssureTec Awarded Patent for Its Groundbreaking Identity-Document Authentication System.MANCHESTER, N.H. -- AssureTec Systems of Manchester, N.H. Awarded U.S. Patent Number 6,785,405 Covering "Apparatus and Method for Document Reading and Authentication (1) Verifying the integrity of a transmitted message. See message integrity, e-mail authentication and MAC. (2) Verifying the identity of a user logging into a network. " Company Expects Several Pending Patents to be Awarded Soon AssureTec Systems, Inc. has been awarded a U.S. patent for its high-tech identity-document (ID) authentication system The combination of authentication server and authenticator, which may be separate devices or both reside in the same unit such as an access point or network access server. The authentication server contains a database of user names, passwords and policies, and the authenticator physically , which is capable of automatically validating thousands of document types - including drivers' licenses, passports, visas and national ID cards. The system is also capable of extracting information from IDs for examination against security databases and watch lists. The patent (US Patent and Trademark Office - number 6,785,405 - "Apparatus and method for document reading and authentication") covers AssureTec's AssureID system and its integral i-Dentify reader-authenticator. AssureTec also expects several pending patents to be awarded soon. How The AssureID System Works The AssureID system classifies and authenticates documents without operator intervention by utilizing its internal knowledgebase, which includes identification and authentication criteria for virtually all North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. drivers' licenses and the vast majority of the world's passports - even if the items do not comply with international standards for machine-readable documents. The knowledgebase also includes document characteristics for numerous other government- and state-issued IDs and visas. AssureTec has compiled and maintains the secure, encrypted en·crypt tr.v. en·crypt·ed, en·crypt·ing, en·crypts 1. To put into code or cipher. 2. Computer Science knowledgebase with cooperation from a number of worldwide governments and agencies. In essence, the AssureID system substantially enables all IDs to become "machine-readable." It can accurately recognize any ID document in its knowledgebase in about one second or less. Moreover, ID data can be quickly extracted regardless of the location, font, code, or background, while image and graphic information such as photos or fingerprints are automatically located and extracted. The system uses multiple light sources, as well as calibrated cal·i·brate tr.v. cal·i·brat·ed, cal·i·brat·ing, cal·i·brates 1. To check, adjust, or determine by comparison with a standard (the graduations of a quantitative measuring instrument): color/monochrome digital imaging and proprietary processing algorithms to validate an ID's built-in security attributes, including: Ultraviolet A and Ultraviolet B features, near-infrared response symbols, distinct graphic patterns, optically-variable devices like holograms, layout geometry, and data-correlation items. The system's extensive built-in image processing image processing Set of computational techniques for analyzing, enhancing, compressing, and reconstructing images. Its main components are importing, in which an image is captured through scanning or digital photography; analysis and manipulation of the image, accomplished capabilities can even detect if a document has been altered and verify that its material properties are intact and certifiable cer·ti·fi·a·ble adj. 1. That can or must be certified. Used of infectious, industrial, and other diseases that are required by law to be reported to health authorities. 2. . Once the system has extracted and analyzed an ID's data, it then applies what the company calls "internal-security paradigms" that assess the probability that the document is authentic and unaltered. If desired, the captured information can also be used to search watch lists, stolen-document lists and biometrics databases. The combined results of this document-evaluation and external-database comparison is a "score" that relates directly to the risk of potential identity fraud. "This patent is the first of several pending applications that we expect to be awarded both in the U.S. and other countries for our truly unique approach to identity fraud detection," says Bruce Reeves, CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of AssureTec Systems, Inc. "It caps off a terrific summer for us that has included several airport deployments as part of the Transportation Security Administration's Pilot Registered Traveler The Registered Traveler Pilot Program is an airline passenger security assessment system that was tested in the United States air travel industry in 2005. It was used in several U.S. Program, and a recently announced pilot program with The Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles." About AssureTec Systems AssureTec Systems develops real-time identity-management security solutions for border management, transportation security, financial services The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. and other commercial markets -- while managing and protecting personal privacy in the process. Its products, which include the AssureID(TM) system, reduce identity fraud through automated I.D. classification, rules-based biometrics, document-authentication tools and keyless-entry data interfaces. The company is based in Manchester, N.H. For more information, visit: www.assuretec.com. Safe Harbor Safe Harbor 1. A legal provision to reduce or eliminate liability as long as good faith is demonstrated. 2. 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