Implementation of biometric authentication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2022351549-A1
Application number	US-202217863974-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Jul 13, 2022
Priority date	Sep 9, 2017
Publication date	Nov 3, 2022
Grant date	—

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 . A method for providing biomedical authentication, comprising:
at an electronic device having one or more biometric sensors and a display:
detecting a request, which can be made while the electronic device is locked or unlocked, to perform a respective operation that the device is not authorized to perform while the device is locked; and
in response to detecting the request to perform the respective operation:
in accordance with a determination that the device is unlocked when the device detects the request to perform the respective operation, performing the respective operation; and
in accordance with a determination that the device is locked and a first form of authentication is available for use, wherein the first form of authentication is a form of biometric authentication based on data obtained by the one or more biometric sensors, displaying, on the display, an authentication indicator for the first form of authentication without displaying one or more affordances for using a second form of authentication.

2 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
in response to detecting the request to perform the respective operation, in accordance with a determination that the device is locked and the first form of biometric authentication is not available for use, displaying one or more affordances for using the second form of authentication.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first form of authentication is not available for use because it has been disabled.

4 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first form of authentication is not available for use because operation of the one or more biometric sensors is limited by current environmental and/or device conditions that reduce the ability of the one or more biometric sensors to operate within predefined parameters.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
while displaying the authentication indicator for the first form of authentication without displaying affordances for using the second form of authentication, processing respective data from the one or more biometric sensors; and after processing the respective data from the one or more biometric sensors:
in accordance with a determination that the respective data from the one or more biometric sensors is consistent with biometric information that is authorized to perform the respective operation, performing the respective operation; and
in accordance with a determination that the respective data is not consistent with biometric information that is authorized to perform the respective operation, displaying one or more affordances for using the second form of authentication that were not displayed prior to processing the respective data from the one or more biometric sensors.

6 . The method of claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the respective data from the one or more biometric sensors, that is processed while displaying the authentication indicator for the first form of biometric authentication without displaying one or more affordances for using the second form of authentication, was obtained by the one or more biometric sensors prior to displaying an authentication status indicator for the first form of authentication.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein at least a portion of the respective data from the one or more biometric sensors, that is processed while displaying the authentication indicator for the first form of biometric authentication without displaying one or more affordances for using the second form of authentication, was obtained by the one or more biometric sensors after displaying the authentication indicator for the first form of authentication.

8 . The method of claim 5 , wherein displaying one or more affordances for using the second form of authentication that were not displayed prior to processing the respective data from the one or more biometric sensors includes:
in accordance with a determination that a biometric feature that corresponds to the first form of authentication is detected by the one or more biometric sensors, displaying the one or more affordances for using the second form of authentication after a first time period has elapsed; and in accordance with a determination that no biometric feature that corresponds to the first form of authentication is detected by the one or more biometric sensors, displaying the one or more affordances for using the second form of authentication after a second time period has elapsed, wherein the second time period is different from the first time period.

9 . The method of claim 5 , wherein displaying one or more affordances for using the second form of authentication that were not displayed prior to processing the respective data from the one or more biometric sensors includes:
in accordance with a determination that a biometric feature that can be used in the first form of authentication but that is not consistent with authorized biometric features has been detected, displaying a user interface for the second form of authentication concurrently with respective instructions to provide one or more inputs to authenticate with the second form of authentication; and in accordance with a determination that no biometric feature that corresponds to the first form of authentication has been detected by the one or more biometric sensors, displaying the user interface for the second form of authentication without displaying the respective instructions to provide one or more inputs to authenticate with the second form of authentication.

10 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the request to perform a respective operation includes a home input; and the respective operation includes displaying a home screen that includes a plurality of application icons for opening different applications.

11 . The method of claim 1 , wherein:
the request to perform a respective operation includes selection of a notification; and the respective operation includes displaying an application user interface for an application that corresponds to the notification.

12 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the authentication indicator includes information indicating that the device is attempting to use first form of authentication.

13 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the authentication indicator includes information of progress of an attempt at the first form of authentication.

14 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
after displaying one or more affordances for using the second form of authentication that were not displayed prior to processing the respective data from the one or more biometric sensors:
in accordance with a determination that the request to perform the respective operation includes a home input, waiting for additional input for a first delay time period before ceasing to display the one or more affordances for using the second form of authentication; and
in accordance with a determination that the request to perform the respective operation includes selection of a notification, waiting for additional input for a second delay time period before ceasing to display the one or more affordances for using the second form of authentication, wherein the second delay time period is different from the first delay time period.

15 . The method of claim 1 , wherein displaying one or more affordances for using the second form of authentication that were not displayed prior to processing the respective data from the one or more biometric sensors includes:
in accordance with a determination that the request to perform the respective operation includes a home input, displaying a plurality o

Assignees

• Apple Inc

Inventors

• Van Os Marcel
• Anton Peter D
• Behzadi Arian
• Dascola Jonathan R
• Devine Lynne
• Dye Alan C
• Foss Christopher Patrick
• Griffin Bradley W
• Ive Jonathan P
• Malia Joseph A
• Mari Pedro
• Mohseni Daamun
• Paul Grant
• Preston Daniel Trent
• Tyler William M

Classifications

• G06V40/67 Primary

  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

• H04N23/611

  where the recognised objects include parts of the human body · 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