Wall, N.J.-based BIO-key International has been issued US patent No. 7,359,553 covering BIO-key’s image enhancement and data extraction core algorithm components. The first feature of the newly patented algorithm covers BIO-key’s capability to transform a fingerprint image into a computer image that can be analyzed to determine the critical data elements. Another component of the Image Identification System covered by this patent is the ability to match an image among thousands or more of image models. ![[end]](/resources/bullet/archive-4.gif)
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