Implementation of biometric authentication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10395128-B2
Application number	US-201815903456-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 23, 2018
Priority date	Sep 9, 2017
Publication date	Aug 27, 2019
Grant date	Aug 27, 2019

Abstract

An electronic device performs techniques related generally to implementing biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for a biometric enrollment process tutorial. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for aligning a biometric feature for enrollment. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for enrolling a biometric feature. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for providing hints during a biometric enrollment process. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for application-based biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for autofilling biometrically secured fields. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for unlocking a device using biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for retrying biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for managing transfers using biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides interstitial user interfaces during biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for preventing retrying biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for cached biometric authentication. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for autofilling fillable fields based on visibility criteria. In some examples, a device provides user interfaces for automatic log-in using biometric authentication.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device, comprising:
one or more biometric sensors;
a display;
one or more processors; and
memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for:
displaying, on the display, a biometric enrollment user interface for enrolling a biometric feature, wherein displaying the biometric enrollment user interface includes displaying a representation of the biometric feature, wherein the appearance of the representation of the biometric feature changes as the orientation of the biometric feature relative to the one or more biometric sensors changes;
while displaying the biometric enrollment user interface:
enrolling a portion of the biometric feature; and
after enrolling the portion of the biometric feature, detecting that enrollment-prompt criteria have been met with respect to one or more portions of the biometric feature;

in response to detecting that the enrollment-prompt criteria have been met with respect to one or more portions of the biometric feature, outputting a respective prompt to move the biometric feature in a respective manner, wherein the respective prompt is selected based on an enrollment state of one or more portions of the biometric feature and is displayed concurrently with the representation of the biometric feature in the biometric enrollment user interface, including:
in accordance with a determination that the enrollment-prompt criteria have been met with respect to a first portion of the biometric feature that can be enrolled by moving the biometric feature in a first manner, outputting the respective prompt includes outputting a prompt to move the biometric feature in the first manner; and
in accordance with a determination that the enrollment-prompt criteria have been met with respect to a second portion of the biometric feature, different from the first portion of the biometric feature, that can be enrolled by moving the biometric feature in a second manner, different from the first manner, outputting the respective prompt includes outputting a prompt to move the biometric feature in the second manner;

while maintaining display of the biometric enrollment user interface including the representation of the biometric feature, detecting movement of the biometric feature; and
in response to detecting movement of the biometric feature and while continuing to display the representation of the biometric feature in the biometric enrollment user interface, enrolling one or more additional portions of the biometric feature.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the portion of the biometric feature is less than all of the biometric feature.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more portions of the biometric feature are one or more unenrolled portions of the biometric feature.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the first portion of the biometric feature is different from the portion of the biometric feature, and wherein the second portion of the biometric feature is different from the portion of the biometric feature.

5. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the enrollment-prompt criteria include a requirement that the biometric feature moves less than a first threshold amount for at least a first threshold time period.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein moving the biometric feature in the first manner includes moving the biometric feature in a first direction and moving the biometric feature in the second manner includes moving the biometric feature in a second direction different from the first direction.

7. The electronic device of claim 6 , wherein:
outputting a prompt to move the biometric feature in the first manner includes outputting a prompt to move the biometric feature in the first direction; and
outputting a prompt to move the biometric feature in the second manner includes outputting a prompt to move the biometric feature in the second direction.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the enrollment prompt criteria include a requirement that the biometric feature has moved less than a threshold amount for a first period of time,
outputting the respective prompt includes a prompt to move the biometric feature in the first manner, and
the one or more programs further including instructions for:
after outputting the respective prompt, determining that the biometric feature has moved less than the threshold amount for a second period of time that is greater than the first period of time; and
in response to determining that the biometric feature has moved less than the threshold amount for the second period of time, displaying a subsequent prompt that is different from the respective prompt.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein outputting a respective prompt to move the biometric feature in a respective manner includes:
in accordance with a determination that auditory prompt criteria are met, outputting an auditory prompt to move the biometric feature in the first manner.

10. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein outputting a respective prompt to move the biometric feature in a respective manner includes displaying a text prompt to move the biometric feature in the respective manner.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein outputting a respective prompt to move the biometric feature in a respective manner includes overlaying a visual prompt on the representation of the biometric feature.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein outputting a respective prompt to move the biometric feature in a respective manner includes displaying an animation prompt to move the biometric feature in the respective manner.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein displaying an animation prompt to move the biometric feature in the respective manner includes displaying an arrow element indicating the respective manner in which to move the biometric feature.

14. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein:
the first manner of movement includes rotation about an axis parallel to the display;
the second manner of movement includes rotation about the axis parallel to the display; and
the animation prompt includes simulated rotation of a user interface element about the axis parallel to the display.

15. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein:
the biometric enrollment user interface includes an orientation guide that is overlaid on the representation of the biometric feature and tilts in different directions as the representation of the biometric feature tilts in different directions; and
in accordance with a determination that the enrollment-prompt criteria have been met with respect to the first portion of the biometric feature that can be enrolled by moving the biometric feature in the first manner, the animation prompt includes movement of a portion of the orientation guide in a direction that the orientation guide would move if the biometric feature moved in the first manner; and
in accordance with a determination that the enrollment-prompt criteria have been met with respect to the second portion of the biometric feature that can be enrolled by moving the biometric feature in the second manner, the animation prompt includes movement of a portion of the orientation guide in a direction that the orientation guide would move if the biometric feature moved in the second manner.

16. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs further including instructions for:
after outputting the respective prompt, detecting movement of the biome

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Van Os Marcel
• Anton Peter D
• Behzadi Arian
• Devine Lynne
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Griffin Bradley W
• Mari Pedro
• Mohseni Daamun
• Mouilleseaux Jean-Pierre M
• Moussette Camille
• Preston Daniel Trent
• Yerkes Giancarlo
• Dye Alan C
• Ive Jonathan P

Classifications

• G06V40/67

  by interactive indications to the user · CPC title

• H04L63/0861 Primary

  using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231) · CPC title

• H04N23/63

  by using electronic viewfinders · CPC title

• H04N23/64

  Computer-aided capture of images, e.g. transfer from script file into camera, check of taken image quality, advice or proposal for image composition or decision on when to take image · CPC title

• H04N23/611

  where the recognised objects include parts of the human body · CPC title