Multi-factor biometric authentication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10957140-B2
Application number	US-201816236025-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 28, 2018
Priority date	Dec 28, 2018
Publication date	Mar 23, 2021
Grant date	Mar 23, 2021

Abstract

Technology for an electronic device is described. The electronic device can include a fingerprint sensor, a heart rate sensor, and a controller. The controller can receive a fingerprint of a user captured using the fingerprint sensor. The controller can determine whether the fingerprint of the user matches a predefined fingerprint stored in a data store of the electronic device. The controller can receive heart rate information of the user captured using the heart rate sensor. The controller can determine whether the heart rate information is within a defined range. The controller can unlock the electronic device to allow the user to access the electronic device when the fingerprint of the user matches the predefined fingerprint stored in the data store and the heart rate information is within the defined range.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A controller in an electronic device, the controller comprising:
interface circuitry; and
logic to:
determine whether user fingerprint data matches reference fingerprint data, the user fingerprint data collected from a user via a fingerprint sensor;
provide user access to first information on the electronic device in response to the user fingerprint data matching the reference fingerprint data;
determine whether user heart rate information is within a heart rate range, the user heart rate information collected from the user via a heart rate sensor; and
provide user access to second information on the electronic device in response to the user fingerprint data matching the reference fingerprint data and the user heart rate information being within the heart rate range, the second information more private than the first information.

2. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the logic is to determine that the user is conscious in response to the user heart rate information being within the heart rate range.

3. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the user heart rate information includes heart rate data or heart rate interval data for the user and the logic is to determine that the user heart rate information is within the heart rate range in response to the heart rate data or the heart rate interval data of the user being within the heart rate range.

4. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the user heart rate information includes heart rate data or heart rate interval data for the user and the logic is to
determine that the user is conscious in response to the heart rate data or the heart rate interval data corresponding to reference heart rate data or reference heart rate interval data for the user when the user is conscious.

5. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the logic is to maintain the electronic device in a locked state if the user fingerprint data does not match the reference fingerprint data.

6. The controller of claim 5 , wherein the logic is to
cause the electronic device to output one or more of an audio notification, a vibratory notification, or a textual notification in response to the user access to the first information on the electronic device being denied.

7. The controller of claim 1 , wherein the logic is to confirm whether the user heart rate information is within the heart rate range in response to receipt of updated heart rate information for the user.

8. An electronic device, comprising:
a fingerprint sensor to collect user fingerprint data from a user;
a heart rate sensor to collect user heart rate information from the user; and
a controller communicatively coupled to the fingerprint sensor and the heart rate sensor, the controller to:
determine whether the user fingerprint data matches reference fingerprint data;
provide user access to first information on the electronic device in response to the user fingerprint data matching the reference fingerprint data;
determine whether the user heart rate information is within a heart rate range; and
provide user access to second information on the electronic device in response to the user fingerprint data matching the reference fingerprint data and the user heart rate information being within the heart rate range, the second information more private than the first information.

9. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the controller is to determine that the user is conscious in response to the user heart rate information being within the heart rate range.

10. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the user heart rate information includes heart rate data or heart rate interval data for the user and the controller is to determine that the user heart rate information is within the heart rate range in response to the heart rate data or the heart rate interval data of the user being within the heart rate range.

11. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the user heart rate information includes heart rate data or heart rate interval data for the user and the controller is to
determine that the user is conscious in response to the heart rate data or the heart rate interval data for the user corresponding to reference heart rate data or reference heart rate interval data for the user when the user is conscious.

12. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the controller is to maintain the electronic device in a locked state to prevent the user from accessing the first information and the second information on the electronic device if the user fingerprint data does not match the reference fingerprint data.

13. The electronic device of claim 12 , wherein the controller is to
generate one or more of an audio notification, a vibratory notification, or a textual notification in response to the user access to the first information on the electronic device being denied, the one or more of the audio notification, the vibratory notification, or the textual notification to be presented via one or more of the electronic device or a second user device.

14. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the controller is to confirm whether the user heart rate information is within the heart rate range in response to receipt of updated heart rate information for the user.

15. The electronic device of claim 8 , wherein the heart rate sensor includes an infrared light emitting diode (LED) and a photo diode to detect the user heart rate information.

16. A system, comprising:
a fingerprint sensor to collect user fingerprint data from a user;
a heart rate sensor to collect user heart rate information from the user; and
an electronic device, the electronic device including memory and a controller to:
determine whether the user fingerprint data matches reference fingerprint data;
provide user access to first information on the electronic device in response to the user fingerprint data matching the reference fingerprint data;
determine whether the user heart rate information is within a heart rate range; and
provide user access to second information on the electronic device in response to the user fingerprint data matching the reference fingerprint data and the user heart rate information being within the heart rate range, the second information more private than the first information.

17. The system of claim 16 , wherein the controller is to determine that the user is conscious in response to the user heart rate information being within the heart rate range.

18. The system of claim 16 , wherein the user heart rate information includes heart rate data or heart rate interval data for the user and the controller is to determine that the user heart rate information is within the heart rate range in response to the heart rate data or the heart rate interval data for the user being within the heart rate range.

19. The system of claim 16 , wherein the user heart rate information includes heart rate data or heart rate interval data for the user and the controller is to
determine that the user is conscious in response to the heart rate data or the heart rate interval data for the user corresponding to reference heart rate data or reference heart rate interval data for the user when the user is conscious.

20. The system of claim 16 , wherein the controller is to maintain the electronic device in a locked state to prevent the user from accessing the first information and the second information on the electronic device if the user fingerprint data does not match the reference fingerprint data.

21. The system of cl

Assignees

• Intel Corp

Inventors

• Alaparthi Phani K
• K Tarakesava Reddy
• Pir Ovais F

Classifications

• A61B5/1172 Primary

  using fingerprinting · CPC title

• A61B5/02433

  for infrared radiation · CPC title

• G08B7/06

  using electric transmission {, e.g. involving audible and visible signalling through the use of sound and light sources} · CPC title

• G07C9/00563

  using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns · CPC title

• A61B2560/0228

  using calibration standards · CPC title