Patent ID: 8938101
Filing Date: 2015-01-20
Classification: G06F,G06K

Abstract:
1. An apparatus comprising: a storage unit; an interactive computer platform to receive finger impressions of corresponding multiple users when the multiple users press their fingers on the interactive computer platform; a first logic unit coupled to the interactive computer platform to register the finger impressions of corresponding multiple users, and to store the registered finger impressions of each user among the multiple users in the storage unit; an in-memory to store a copy, from the storage unit, of the stored, registered finger impressions; and a second logic unit coupled to the storage unit to identify in real-time active participants according to the copy of the stored, registered finger impressions via a comparison logic unit which is to compare a finger impression of an active participant from the active participants with the copy of the stored, registered finger impressions in the in-memory, wherein the comparison logic unit is to compare the finger impression of the active participant with at least three categories of information of the registered finger impressions, comprising: a first category of information having types of patterns of the finger impressions; a second category of information having unique features of the types of patterns of the finger impressions, wherein the second category of information is compared with the finger impression of the active participant in response to no match being found in the first category of information; and a third category of information having complete photographic images of the finger impressions, wherein the third category of information is compared with the finger impression of the active participant in response to no match being found in the second category of information.