(19)
(11) EP 1 825 374 B8

(12) CORRECTED EUROPEAN PATENT SPECIFICATION
Note: Bibliography reflects the latest situation

(15) Correction information:
Corrected version no 1 (W1 B1)

(48) Corrigendum issued on:
24.08.2022 Bulletin 2022/34

(45) Mention of the grant of the patent:
22.06.2022 Bulletin 2022/25

(21) Application number: 05849368.5

(22) Date of filing: 18.11.2005
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G06K 9/00(2022.01)
G06K 9/03(2006.01)
(52) Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC):
G06K 9/00; G06V 10/993
(86) International application number:
PCT/US2005/041799
(87) International publication number:
WO 2006/055767 (26.05.2006 Gazette 2006/21)

(54)

BIOMETRIC PRINT QUALITY ASSURANCE

QUALITÄTSSICHERUNG FÜR BIOMETRISCHEN DRUCK

GARANTIE DE QUALITE D'UNE EMPREINTE BIOMETRIQUE


(84) Designated Contracting States:
AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

(30) Priority: 18.11.2004 US 629868 P
26.11.2004 US 631199 P
20.12.2004 US 637536 P
24.01.2005 US 646463 P
06.04.2005 US 100803
14.04.2005 US 106930
17.05.2005 US 131652
31.05.2005 US 140810
17.11.2005 US 281120

(43) Date of publication of application:
29.08.2007 Bulletin 2007/35

(73) Proprietor: Biogy, Inc.
San Francisco CA 94123 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • FISKE, Michael
    San Francisco, CA 94147 (US)
  • LOUIS, Jon
    Mountain View, CA 94040 (US)

(74) Representative: Dendorfer, Claus 
Dendorfer & Herrmann Patentanwälte Partnerschaft mbB Neuhauser Straße 47
80331 München
80331 München (DE)


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