US Patent Issued to Next Biometrics Group ASA on July 1 for "Sensor and system for biometric sensing having multi-segment architecture, and methods of using the same" (Washington Inventors)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., July 3 -- United States Patent no. 12,347,224, issued on July 1, was assigned to Next Biometrics Group ASA (Oslo, Norway).

"Sensor and system for biometric sensing having multi-segment architecture, and methods of using the same" was invented by King Hong Kwan (Bellevue, Wash.), Tian Xiao (Everett, Wash.) and Ryan John Higgins (Seattle).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A multi-segment pixel matrix, a sensor or device, a system, and a method, for biometric sensing, are provided. Such a device or system includes a sensor comprising a pixel matrix having two or more pixel arrays as separate segments logically divided in the pixel matrix. The pixel matrix may include both thermal se...