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Method for improving false acceptance rate discrimination for biometric authentication systems
US8942429B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8942429-B2 |
| Application number | US-201113065992-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Apr 4, 2011 |
| Priority date | Apr 29, 2003 |
| Publication date | Jan 27, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jan 27, 2015 |
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A method, system and computer program product for improving error discrimination in biometric authentication systems. The error discrimination is set to a predetermined security policy. A plurality of biometric samples are provided and authenticated by a computer system in conjunction with a security token. An alternate embodiment allows inputting of the plurality of biometric samples in a predetermined sequence. The predetermined input sequence is maintained as an authentication secret which may be used to further reduce the authentication transaction error rate. A user may input one or more biometric samples, where a portion of the biometric samples are inputted in a predetermined sequence, selecting from among a plurality of available processing units, a set of processing units which will generate intermediate results from the processing of the biometric samples, processing at least a portion of the biometric samples by the selected set of processing units to provide intermediate results, verifying the predetermined sequence, and arbitrating the intermediate results to generate a final result which at least meets a predetermined security policy. Various embodiments provide for a security token to perform at least a portion of the processing or the arbitration function.
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What is claimed is: 1. A method for providing error discrimination in a biometric authentication system, said method comprising: inputting from a user one or more biometric samples; selecting from among a plurality of available processing units, a set of processing units which will generate intermediate results from the processing of said inputted one or more biometric samples; processing at least a portion of said inputted one or more biometric samples by said selected set of…
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- What does patent US8942429B2 cover?
- A method, system and computer program product for improving error discrimination in biometric authentication systems. The error discrimination is set to a predetermined security policy. A plurality of biometric samples are provided and authenticated by a computer system in conjunction with a security token. An alternate embodiment allows inputting of the plurality of biometric samples in a pred…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Le Saint Eric F, Wen Wu, Hamid Laurence, and 1 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification G06V40/13. Mapped technology areas include Physics.
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- Publication date Tue Jan 27 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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