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Stiky Fingers

Stiky Fingers was one of New England’s legendary head shops. Founded by Stuart Glasser in 1971, Stiky Fingers became a beloved part of the Connecticut student counterculture, offering everything from waterbeds to concert tickets. Almost fifty years after it opened, Glasser Holdings has taken back the trademark and original logo in anticipation of future projects.

Adaptive tuning of biometric engine
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Issued September 23, 2014
US Patent Number: US8842886B2

A method for adaptively tuning a biometric engine comprises the step of generating a database having a plurality of enrollments. Each enrollment corresponds to one or more of a plurality of operation characteristics. The method further comprises the step of comparing, with the biometric engine, enrollments from the database to generate test results including, for each of a plurality of sets of operation characteristics, error rates for a plurality of sensitivity settings and/or confidence score threshold values. The method further comprises the step of analyzing the test results to determine optimized sensitivity settings and/or confidence score threshold values for each set of operation characteristics.A method for adaptively tuning a biometric engine comprises the step of generating a database having a plurality of enrollments. Each enrollment corresponds to one or more of a plurality of operation characteristics. The method further comprises the step of comparing, with the biometric engine, enrollments from the database to generate test results including, for each of a plurality of sets of operation characteristics, error rates for a plurality of sensitivity settings and/or confidence score threshold values. The method further comprises the step of analyzing the test results to determine optimized sensitivity settings and/or confidence score threshold values for each set of operation characteristics.