Implementation of biometric authentication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-12462005-B2
Application number	US-202217862179-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 11, 2022
Priority date	Sep 9, 2017
Publication date	Nov 4, 2025
Grant date	Nov 4, 2025

Abstract

The present disclosure relates generally to implementing biometric authentication, including providing user interfaces for: while the electronic device is in a first state in which a respective function of the electronic device is disabled, detecting one or more activations of the button; and in response to detecting the one or more activations of the button: capturing, with the one or more biometric sensors that are separate from the button, biometric data; if the biometric data satisfies biometric authentication criteria, transitioning the electronic device to a second state in which the respective function of the electronic device is enabled; and if the biometric data does not satisfy the biometric authentication criteria, maintaining the electronic device in the first state and displaying, on the display, an indication that biometric authentication has failed.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An electronic device, comprising:
a display; a button; one or more biometric sensors separate from the button; 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 displaying a first user interface that does not correspond to a respective function and while the electronic device is in a first state in which the respective function of the electronic device is disabled, detecting one or more activations of the button; and
in response to detecting the one or more activations of the button:
ceasing to display at least a portion of the first user interface;
displaying a second user interface that corresponds to the respective function; and
capturing, with the one or more biometric sensors that are separate from the button, biometric data;
in accordance with a determination that the biometric data satisfies biometric authentication criteria, transitioning the electronic device to a second state in which the respective function of the electronic device is enabled and displaying a representation of a user credential, wherein the user credential is restricted from being used without proper biometric authentication; and
in accordance with a determination that the biometric data does not satisfy the biometric authentication criteria, maintaining the electronic device in the first state and displaying, on the display, an indication that biometric authentication has failed.

2 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more biometric sensors include a facial recognition sensor and the biometric data corresponds to at least a portion of a face.

3 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the respective function of the electronic device is participation in a transaction, the electronic device is not enabled to participate in the transaction when in the first state, and the electronic device is enabled to participate in the transaction when in the second state.

4 . The electronic device of claim 3 , wherein:
information enabling the electronic device to participate in the transaction is securely stored in a secure element; when the electronic device is in the first state, the information enabling the electronic device to participate in the transaction is not accessible at the electronic device outside of the secure element; and when the electronic device is in the second state the information enabling the electronic device to participate in the transaction is temporarily made accessible at the electronic device outside of the secure element by the secure element.

5 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein:
the one or more biometric sensors include a camera, and capturing biometric data includes capturing the biometric data using the camera.

6 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
in response to detecting the one or more activations of the button:
displaying a biometric authentication interface including the representation of the user credential that is restricted from being used without proper biometric authentication.

7 . The electronic device of claim 6 , including:
prior to detecting the one or more activations of the button, displaying, on the display, a prompt to provide the one or more activations of the button at a first position in the biometric authentication interface; and after displaying the prompt, moving the representation of the user credential from a second position on the display to the first position on the display.

8 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
after transitioning the electronic device to the second state:
maintaining the electronic device in the second state for a first predetermined period of time; and
after the first predetermined period of time has elapsed, transitioning the electronic device from the second state to the first state.

9 . The electronic device of claim 1 , wherein the one or more activations of the button are detected while a first application is active on the electronic device, the one or more programs including instructions for:
while the electronic device is in the second state, detecting a user input corresponding to a request to exit the first application; and in response to detecting the user input corresponding to the request to exit the first application:
exiting the first application; and
transitioning to the first state.

10 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
detecting another one or more activations of the button; in accordance with a determination that biometric capture criteria is met, capturing, with the one or more biometric sensors that are separate from the button, second biometric data; and in accordance with a determination that biometric capture criteria is not met, forgoing capturing second biometric data.

11 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
prior to detecting the one or more activations of the button:
detecting activation of an affordance of a first application, and
in response to detecting the activation of the affordance of the first application, providing information associated with an action from the first application to a second application; and
after transitioning the electronic device to the second state in which the respective function of the electronic device is enabled, performing, using the respective function of the electronic device, the action based on the information.

12 . The electronic device of claim 1 , the one or more programs including instructions for:
receiving, from a second device, a request to proceed with an action, wherein the request includes information associated with one or more options selected at the second device; and after transitioning the electronic device to the second state in which the respective function of the electronic device is enabled, performing, using the respective function of the electronic device, the action based on the information.

13 . A method, comprising:
at an electronic device with a display, a button, and one or more biometric sensors separate from the button:
while displaying a first user interface that does not correspond to a respective function and while the electronic device is in a first state in which the respective function of the electronic device is disabled, detecting one or more activations of the button; and
in response to detecting the one or more activations of the button:
ceasing to display at least a portion of the first user interface;
displaying a second user interface that corresponds to the respective function; and
capturing, with the one or more biometric sensors that are separate from the button, biometric data;
in accordance with a determination that the biometric data satisfies biometric authentication criteria, transitioning the electronic device to a second state in which the respective function of the electronic device is enabled and displaying a representation of a user credential, wherein the user credential is restricted from being used without proper biometric authentication; and
in accordance with a determination that the biometric data does not satisfy the biometric authentication criteria, maintaining the electronic device in the first state and displaying, on the display, an indication that biometric authentication has failed.

14 . The method of claim 13 , wherein the one or more biometric sensors incl

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Van Os Marcel
• Anton Peter D
• Behzadi Arian
• Bernstein Jeffrey T
• Devine Lynne
• Dryer Allison W
• Lemmens Cas G
• Malia Joseph A

Classifications

• H04L9/3231

  Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina (network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861) · CPC title

• G06F3/016

  Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user · CPC title

• G06F2221/2117

  User registration · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06V40/166

  using acquisition arrangements · CPC title