Implementation of biometric authentication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10872256-B2
Application number	US-201916542084-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 15, 2019
Priority date	Sep 9, 2017
Publication date	Dec 22, 2020
Grant date	Dec 22, 2020

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
while the electronic device is in a locked state, detecting a condition that is associated with performing a biometric authentication check using a biometric sensor without an explicit input from a user requesting biometric authentication; and
in response to detecting the condition, performing a first biometric authentication check, including:
capturing first biometric data using the one or more biometric sensors;
after capturing the first biometric data:
in accordance with a determination that the first biometric data satisfies biometric authentication criteria, transitioning the device from the locked state to an unlocked state; and
in accordance with a determination that the first biometric data does not satisfy the biometric authentication criteria, maintaining the device in the locked state;

after performing the first biometric authentication check, detecting, via the device, a request to perform a respective operation without receiving further authentication information from the user; and
in response to detecting the request to perform the respective operation:
in accordance with a determination that the respective operation does not require authentication, performing the respective operation;
in accordance with a determination that the respective operation requires authentication and that the device is in the unlocked state, performing the respective operation; and
in accordance with a determination that the respective operation requires authentication and that the device is in the locked state as a result of the first biometric data failing to satisfy the biometric authentication criteria:
capturing second biometric data using the one or more biometric sensors without an explicit input from the user requesting a second biometric authentication check; and
after capturing the second biometric data, performing the second biometric authentication check, including:
 in accordance with a determination that the second biometric data satisfies the biometric authentication criteria, performing the respective operation; and
 in accordance with a determination that the second biometric data does not satisfy the biometric authentication criteria, forgoing performance of the respective operation.

2. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein detecting, via the device, the request to perform a respective operation without receiving further authentication information from the user includes detecting a request to display content that is unavailable for display when the electronic device is in the locked state.

3. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more biometric sensors include a contactless biometric sensor configured to capture biometric data associated with biometric features located within a predetermined range of distances from the contactless biometric sensor.

4. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein, the device is restricted from performing more than a predefined number of biometric authentication checks without successful authentication.

5. The electronic device of claim 4 , wherein the device performs fewer than the predefined number of biometric authentication checks in response to detecting the condition, so as to reserve at least one biometric authentication check for use in response detecting the request to perform the respective operation.

6. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein detecting a condition that is associated with performing the biometric authentication using a biometric sensor without an explicit input from the user requesting biometric authentication includes:
while the display of the electronic device is disabled, detecting a display wake condition.

7. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
in response to detecting the request to perform the respective operation and in accordance with a determination that the respective operation requires authentication and that the device is in the locked state, displaying an alternative authentication interface that includes one or more user interface objects for providing non-biometric authentication.

8. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
in response to detecting the request to perform the respective operation and in accordance with a determination that the respective operation requires authentication and that the device is in the locked state, displaying an authentication indication for the biometric authentication without displaying an option to proceed with an alternative form of authentication.

9. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
wherein the second biometric authentication check is performed while displaying an alternative authentication interface that includes one or more user interface objects for providing non-biometric authentication; and
the biometric authentication criteria include a requirement that authentication using the alternative authentication interface has not yet started in order for the biometric authentication criteria to be met.

10. The electronic device of claim 9 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
while displaying the alternative authentication interface that includes one or more user interface objects for providing non-biometric authentication, determining that the biometric authentication criteria have been met; and
in response to determining that the biometric authentication criteria have been met, performing the respective operation.

11. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein performing the at least a portion of second biometric authentication check includes performing at least a portion of the second biometric authentication check while displaying an alternative authentication interface that includes one or more user interface objects for providing non-biometric authentication.

12. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
in response to detecting the request to perform the respective operation while the device is in the locked state, in accordance with a determination that the second biometric data does not satisfy the biometric authentication criteria, maintaining the device in the locked state.

13. The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the request to perform a respective operation includes at least one of:
a selection of a notification;
a swipe gesture;
movement of the electronic device a predetermined manner; and
a selection of an affordance.

14. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
while the device is in a locked state, receiving a request to perform an operation that does not require authentication; and
in response to the request to perform the operation that does not require authentication, performing the operation without waiting for authentication.

15. The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
while the electronic device is in a locked state, displaying, on a touch-sensitive display, one or more affordances for performing operations for which authentication is not required;
while displaying the one or more affordances for performing operations for which authentication is not required, detecting activation of a respective affordance of the one or more af

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Van Os Marcel
• Anton Peter D
• Behzadi Arian
• Dascola Jonathan R
• Devine Lynne
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Griffin Bradley W
• Mari Pedro
• Mohseni Daamun
• Paul Grant
• Preston Daniel Trent

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

• H04N23/64

  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

• H04N23/62

  Control of parameters via user interfaces · CPC title

• H04N23/611

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