Implementation of biometric authentication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12099586-B2
Application number	US-202217587558-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 28, 2022
Priority date	Jan 25, 2021
Publication date	Sep 24, 2024
Grant date	Sep 24, 2024

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for authentication, including providing and controlling authentication at a computer system using an external device in accordance with some embodiments.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A computer system, comprising:
one or more processors, wherein the computer system is in communication with one or more biometric sensors and an external accessory device; 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:
receiving a request at the computer system to perform a secure operation with the computer system; and
in response to the request to perform the secure operation with the computer system:
in accordance with a determination that biometric data captured by the computer system meets a set of biometric authentication criteria, performing the secure operation; and
in accordance with a determination that the biometric data does not meet the set of biometric authentication criteria and in accordance with a determination that one or more states of the external accessory device meets a set of accessory-based criteria that includes a criterion that is met when the external accessory device is in an unlocked state and a criterion that is met when the external accessory device is physically associated with a user, performing the secure operation.

2. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
in response to the request to perform the secure operation with the computer system:
in accordance with a determination that the biometric data does not meet the set of biometric authentication criteria and in accordance with a determination that the one or more states of the external accessory device does not meet the set of accessory-based criteria, forgoing performing the secure operation.

3. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein:
the request to perform the secure operation with the computer system is a request to unlock the computer system; and
performing the secure operation includes transitioning the computer system from a locked state to an unlocked state.

4. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein:
the request to perform the secure operation with the computer system is a request to autofill content into one or more fillable fields; and
performing the secure operation includes auto-filling content into the one or more fillable fields.

5. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
after receiving the request to perform the secure operation with the computer system, capturing, via the one or more biometric sensors, biometric data.

6. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the request to perform the secure operation is a request to perform a secure operation of a first type and performing the secure operation includes performing the secure operation of the first type, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
receiving a request at the computer system to perform a secure operation of a second type, different from the first type; and
in response to the request at the computer system to perform the secure operation of the second type with the computer system:
in accordance with a determination that biometric data captured by the computer system meets a second set of biometric authentication criteria, performing the secure operation of the second type; and
in accordance with a determination that the biometric data does not meet the second set of biometric authentication criteria, forgoing performing the secure operation of the second type.

7. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein performing the secure operation in accordance with the determination that biometric data captured by the computer system meets the set of biometric authentication criteria occurs without a determination of whether one or more states of the external accessory device meets the set of accessory-based criteria.

8. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein performing the secure operation in accordance with a determination that the biometric data does not meet the set of biometric authentication criteria and in accordance with a determination that the one or more states of the external accessory device meets a set of accessory-based criteria is performed when the determination that biometric data captured by the computer system does not meet the set of biometric authentication criteria occurs.

9. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the determination that the one or more states of the external accessory device meets the set of accessory-based criteria is made after a determination that the biometric data does not meet the set of biometric authentication criteria due to, at least in part, a predefined portion of a biometric feature not being available to be captured by the one or more biometric sensors.

10. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the computer system is in communication with one or more output devices, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
in response to the request to perform the secure operation with the computer system and in accordance with a determination that the external accessory device is in a locked state, outputting, via the one or more output devices, a prompt to transition the external accessory device to an unlocked state.

11. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the computer system is in communication with one or more output devices, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
in response to the request to perform the secure operation with the computer system and in accordance with a determination that the external accessory device does not meet a set of proximity criteria, outputting, via the one or more output devices, a prompt to move the external accessory device closer to the computer system.

12. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the computer system is in communication with one or more output devices, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
in response to the request to perform the secure operation with the computer system and in accordance with a determination that the external accessory device is not physically associated with the user, outputting, via the one or more output devices, a prompt to physically associate the external accessory device with the user.

13. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the computer system is in communication with a display generation component, and wherein the one or more programs further include instructions for:
after receiving a request at the computer system to perform the secure operation with the computer system:
in accordance with a determination that a determination of whether the biometric data meets the set of biometric authentication criteria is being made, displaying, via the display generation component, a first indication; and
in accordance with a determination that a determination of whether the one or more states of the external accessory device meets the set of accessory-based criteria is being made, displaying, via the display generation component, a second indication, different from the first indication.

14. The computer system of claim 1 , wherein the external accessory device includes a display and the external accessory device displays, after the computer system receives the request to perform the secure operation, a first visual indication that the computer system has initiated a process of performing the secure operation.

15. The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the first visual indication includes a first user-selectable graphical object that, when selected, causes the process of performing the secure operation to be cancelled by the computer syst

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Paul Grant R
• Biron Benjamin
• Brogle Kyle C
• Chinnathanbi Kailasam Naresh Kumar
• Ledvina Brent M
• Mayor Robert W
• Wells Nicole M

Classifications

• H04L63/0861

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

• G06F21/34

  involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards · CPC title

• G06F21/35

  communicating wirelessly · CPC title

• G06F21/32 Primary

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