Electronic device and authentication system therein and method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9576121-B2
Application number	US-201414334875-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 18, 2014
Priority date	Jul 19, 2013
Publication date	Feb 21, 2017
Grant date	Feb 21, 2017

Abstract

An authentication system and method thereof capture an image of a user and extract biometric features of the user from the image to determine whether a stored biometric feature matches with the extracted biometric features. If there is a match, an interactive information is generated to invite the user to perform actions shown or specified or described by the interactive information. The user will be authenticated if an action of the user matches the required action in a timely fashion. An electronic device using the same is also provided.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An electronic device comprising: an image capturing device to capture images of a user;
a storage device configured to store a number of biometric features of different registered users;
a processor coupled to the image capturing device and the storage device; an image obtaining module, stored in the storage device, comprising instructions to cause the processor to obtain an image of the user captured by the image capturing device in response to an authentication operation;
a first authentication module, stored in the storage device, comprising instructions to cause the processor to extract biometric features of the user from the obtained image, and compare the biometric features extracted from the obtained image with the stored biometric features of the registered user to determine whether one of the stored biometric features matches with the biometric features extracted from the image of the user;
an interactive information generating module, stored in the storage device, comprising instructions to cause the processor to generate an interactive information to invite the user to perform actions when the first authentication module determines that one of the stored biometric features of registered user matches with one of the biometric features extracted from the image of the user; the image capturing device further capturing images of the user at intervals to obtain a number of sequential images of the user; and
a second authentication module, stored in the storage device, comprising instructions to cause the processor to determine an action performed by the user according to the sequential images obtained by the image capturing device, and determine whether or not the action performed by the user matches with the action that the interactive information required the user to do, and further determine whether or not the action performed by the user is continuous and uninterrupted; when determining that the action performed by the user matches with the action that the user was required to do and further that the action performed by the user is continuous and uninterrupted, the second authentication module determining that the user is authentic;
wherein each of the sequential images of the user comprises a biometric feature of the user and background graphics, the second authentication module determines the action of the user by determining whether a position of a biometric feature of the user in the images is changed to carry out and follow the action requirement and whether there is any change in the background graphics in the images; when the second authentication module determines that the position of a biometric feature of the user in the images is changed to match with the interactive information, and that the background graphics in the images are not moved, the second authentication module determines that the action of the user matches with the action that the user was required to perform; otherwise, the second authentication module determines that the action of the user does not match with the required action.

2. An authentication system applied in an electronic device, the electronic device comprising an image capturing device to capture images of a user, and a storage device storing a number of biometric features of registered user, the authentication system comprising a processor and a plurality of modules executed by the processor, the modules comprising:
an image obtaining module, stored in the storage device, comprising instructions to cause the processor to obtain an image of the user captured by the image capturing device in response to an authentication operation;
a first authentication module, stored in the storage device, comprising instructions to cause the processor to extract biometric features of the user from the obtained image, and compare the biometric features extracted from the obtained image with the stored biometric features of the registered user to determine whether one of the stored biometric features matches with the biometric features extracted from the image of the user;
an interactive information generating module, stored in the storage device, comprising instructions to cause the processor to generate an interactive information to invite the user to perform action when the first authentication module determines that one of the stored biometric features of registered user matches with one of the biometric features extracted from the image of the user; the image capturing device further capturing images of the user at intervals to obtain a number of sequential images of the user; and
a second authentication module, stored in the storage device, comprising instructions to cause the processor to determine an action performed by the user according to the sequential images obtained by the image capturing device, and determine whether or not the action performed by the user matches with the action that the interactive information required the user to do, and further determine whether or not the action performed by the user is continuous and uninterrupted; when determining that the action performed by the user matches with the action that the user was required to do and further that the action performed by the user is continuous and uninterrupted, the second authentication module determining that the user is authentic;
wherein each of the sequential images of the user comprises a biometric feature of the user and background graphics, the second authentication module determines the action of the user by determining whether a position of a biometric feature of the user in the images is changed to carry out and follow the action requirement and whether there is any change in the background graphics in the images; when the second authentication module determines that the position of a biometric feature of the user in the images is changed to match with the interactive information, and that the background graphics in the images are not moved, the second authentication module determines that the action of the user matches with the action that the user was required to perform; otherwise, the second authentication module determines that the action of the user does not match with the required action.

3. An authentication method applied in an electronic device, the electronic device comprising an image capturing device to capture images of a user, a storage device storing a number of biometric features of different registered users, and a processor, the authentication method comprising:
obtaining an image of the user captured by the image capturing device;
extracting biometric features of the user from the obtained image by the processor, and determining whether one of the stored biometric features matches with the biometric features extracted from the image of the user by comparing the biometric features extracted from the obtained image with the stored biometric features of the registered user by the processor;
generating an interactive information by the processor to invite the user to perform actions when determining that one of the stored biometric features of registered user matches with one of the biometric features extracted from the image of the user;
capturing images of the user by the image capturing device at intervals to obtain a number of sequential images of the user;
determining an action performed by the user according to the sequential images obtained by the image capturing device, and determining whether or not the action performed by the user matches with the action that the interactive information invites the user to do, and further determining whether the action performed by the user is continuous and uninterrupted; and
determining that the authentication of the user is successful by the processor when determining that the action performed by the user matches with the action that the user was invited

Assignees

• Fu Tai Hua Ind (Shenzhen) Co Ltd
• Hon Hai Prec Ind Co Ltd

Inventors

• Cao Dan

Classifications

• G06F21/32 Primary

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