Pulse sensors for biometric identification

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10846386-B2
Application number	US-201615243426-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 22, 2016
Priority date	Aug 22, 2016
Publication date	Nov 24, 2020
Grant date	Nov 24, 2020

Abstract

One embodiment provides a method, including: obtaining, using one or more pulse sensors, user pulse data from two or more points; and identifying, using a processor, a user based on the user pulse data. Other aspects are described and claimed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method, comprising:
obtaining, using one or more pulse sensors, user pulse data from each of two or more points, each of the two or more points being at a different location of a body of a user as compared to another of the two or more points, wherein the pulse data comprises a pulse wave measurement, wherein the pulse wave measurement comprises intra-beat features dependent upon a physiology of the user and wherein the pulse wave measurement is independent of the location of the body the pulse wave measurement is captured from;
forming a biometric signature for the user by correlating the user pulse data obtained from one of the two or more points with the user pulse data obtained from another of the two or more points to create a refined biometric signature, wherein the pulse data comprises utilizing at least one of: pulse wave characteristics obtained from the two or more points and measured blood flow obtained from the two or more points; and
identifying, using a processor, the user from the obtained user pulse data, wherein the identifying the user comprises comparing the biometric signature to known biometric signatures.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising adjusting, using a processor, a setting of a device based on the user identified.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the adjusting comprises granting access to the device.

4. The method of claim 2 , wherein the adjusting comprises granting a type of access to the device.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein granting a type of access to the device comprises granting access to a device feature selected from the group consisting of an address book, a communication application, and a navigation application.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining comprises obtaining reflected light.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the obtaining comprises obtaining image data.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein the two or more points comprise two or more independent blood vessel measurement points.

9. The method of claim 8 , wherein the two or more independent blood vessel measurement points comprise measurement points for two or more different blood vessels.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the pulse wave information comprises intra-beat features associated with a user's human physiology.

11. A device, comprising:
a pulse sensor;
a processor operatively coupled to the pulse sensor; and
a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor to:
obtain, from the pulse sensor, user pulse data from each of two or more points, each of the two or more points being at a different location of a body of a user as compared to another of the two or more points, wherein the pulse data comprises a pulse wave measurement, wherein the pulse wave measurement comprises intra-beat features dependent upon a physiology of the user and wherein the pulse wave measurement is independent of the location of the body the pulse wave measurement is captured from wherein the pulse data comprises utilizing at least one of: pulse wave characteristics obtained from the two or more points and measured blood flow obtained from the two or more points;
form a biometric signature for the user by correlating the user pulse data obtained from one of the two or more points with the user pulse data obtained from another of the two or more points to create a refined biometric signature; and
identify the user from the obtained user pulse data, wherein the identifying the user comprises comparing the biometric signature to known biometric signatures.

12. The device of claim 11 , wherein the instructions are further executable by the processor to adjust a setting of a device based on the user identified.

13. The device of claim 12 , wherein the processor adjusts the setting of the device by granting access to the device.

14. The device of claim 12 , wherein the granting access comprises granting a type of access to the device.

15. The device of claim 14 , wherein granting a type of access to the device comprises granting access to a device feature selected from the group consisting of an address book, a communication application, and a navigation application.

16. The device of claim 11 , wherein the pulse sensor comprises one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs).

17. The device of claim 11 , wherein the user pulse sensor comprises an imaging device.

18. The device of claim 11 , wherein the two or more points comprise two or more independent blood vessel measurement points.

19. The device of claim 11 , wherein the pulse wave information comprises intra-beat features associated with a user's human physiology.

20. A system, comprising:
a pulse sensor; and
a device, comprising:
a processor operatively coupled to the pulse sensor; and
a memory that stores instructions executable by the processor to:
obtain, using the pulse sensor, user pulse data from each of two or more points, each of the two or more points being at a different location of a body of a user as compared to another of the two or more points, wherein the pulse data comprises a pulse wave measurement, wherein the pulse wave measurement comprises intra-beat features dependent upon a physiology of the user and wherein the pulse wave measurement is independent of the location of the body the pulse wave measurement is captured from wherein the pulse data comprises utilizing at least one of: pulse wave characteristics obtained from the two or more points and measured blood flow obtained from the two or more points;
form a biometric signature for the user by correlating the user pulse data obtained from one of the two or more points with the user pulse data obtained from another of the two or more points to create a refined biometric signature; and
identify the user from the obtained user pulse data, wherein the identifying the user comprises comparing the biometric signature to known biometric signatures.

Assignees

• Lenovo Singapore Pte Ltd

Inventors

• Stolbikov Igor
• Rivera David
• Waltermann Rod D
• Kingsbury Timothy Winthrop

Classifications

• G06V40/15

  Biometric patterns based on physiological signals, e.g. heartbeat, blood flow · CPC title

• G06V40/10

  Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands · CPC title

• G06F21/316

  by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour · CPC title

• G06F21/32 Primary

  using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints · CPC title