Method and apparatus of three-type or form authentication with ergonomic positioning

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9646147-B2
Application number	US-201514831520-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 20, 2015
Priority date	Sep 26, 2014
Publication date	May 9, 2017
Grant date	May 9, 2017

Abstract

A system and methods for authenticating a user for access to a system input terminal that includes an infrared imager, a user input terminal, and a processing section including a plurality of processing instructions operable to perform image capture for wrist areas of a user in proximity to an input terminal or other structures requiring authentication and comparison to determine access or deny access. An aspect of an embodiment of the invention permits initial and frequent authentication that reduces or eliminates user action to perform such authentication. Also provided are user interfaces, and additional authentication sections operable with the infrared imager. Alternative embodiments of the invention include a mobile embodiment as well as an embodiment-including a sensor positioned with respect to a user in an operational position where the user is performing a task in relation to an input terminal or structure requiring authentication (e.g. a keyboard).

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. An apparatus comprising:
a first section comprising a first biometric scanner comprising an infrared imager and an infrared wavelength electromagnetic signal source;
a second section comprising a computer processing system user input interface;
a third section comprising a second biometric scanner disposed in a section of said user input interface;
a fourth section comprising a user interface including a display configured to display output including a graphical user interface;
a fifth section comprising a storage section configured to store a plurality of user access data comprising a first, second and third user access data, said first user access data comprising a first biometric signature data comprising a first infrared image data map of a section of an authorized user's first body vein section, said second user access data comprising a second biometric signature data comprising a first fingerprint data, and said third user access data comprising a smart card including an integrated circuit configured for storing an encrypted access signature data including a user password or personal identification data; and
a sixth section comprising a processing system including a processing unit and a non-transitory machine instruction storage section configured to store a plurality of machine readable computer processing system instructions configured to control said processing unit and said first, second, third, fourth, and fifth sections;
wherein said first section is positioned in a first orientation with respect to said second section, said first orientation is along a first axis defined by a first plane that passes through both said first and said second sections, wherein said first section infrared imager and signal source are oriented away from said first plane, said first section is further positioned based on a first distance from a section from said second section to said first section defined based on a first predetermined distance determined based on a predetermined distance from said user's first body vein section to said first section;
wherein said plurality of machine readable computer processing instructions comprise:
a first plurality of machine readable processing instructions configured to request an administrator login password to authorize creation of a reference image, activate said first section and capture an initial reference image of authorized user's first body vein section, and perform image processing to sharpen said initial reference image to produce said reference image of said authorized user's first body vein section;
a second plurality of machine readable computer processing instructions configured to acquire said second infrared image map using said first section to capture said second infrared image map of a wrist area of said user's wrist comprising an infrared map of said user's blood vessel veins acquired by contrasting thermal energy of said veins with surrounding tissue or body sections;
a third plurality of machine readable computer processing instructions configured to compare said first infrared image map with said second infrared image map stored in said storage unit, determine a substantial match or no match;
a fourth plurality of machine readable computer processing instructions configured to acquire and save a second fingerprint data from said second biometric scanner and compare said first fingerprint data with said second fingerprint data to determine a match or no match between said first and second fingerprint data and grant access where a substantial match is determined between said first and second fingerprint data;
a fifth plurality of machine readable computer processing instructions configured to display a prompt for said user to authentication input password or authentication identification data and determine a match with said third user access data;
a sixth plurality of machine readable computer instructions configured to grant access to at least one part of said processing system a match is determined between said first and second infrared image maps, said first and second fingerprint data, and said authentication input password or authentication identification data and said third user data;

executing said plurality of machine readable computer processing instructions on said sixth section to acquire said second infrared image map and grant access to said third section when said substantial match is determined between said first and second infrared image maps is determined.

2. An apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein said first section is positioned in a first orientation with respect to said second section, said first orientation is along a first axis defined by a first plane that passes through both said first and second sections, wherein said first section infrared imager and signal source are oriented away from said first plane, said first section is further positioned based on a first distance from a section from said second section to said first section defined based on a first predetermined distance from said user's first body vein section to said first section.

3. An apparatus as in claim 2 , wherein said computer processing system user input interface comprises a computer keyboard and a first support configured to position and support said user's wrist in said first orientation.

4. An apparatus as in claim 3 , wherein said second section comprises a first, second, and third row of keyboard keys, wherein said support supports said user's wrist to orient and position said user's wrist in proximity to said first biometric scanner and said second section configured to enable said user's fingers to touch at least one key in said first, second, or third row of keyboard keys that has said second biometric scanner disposed therein.

5. An apparatus as in claim 4 , wherein said second biometric scanner comprises another infrared imager and another infrared wavelength electromagnetic signal source.

6. An apparatus as in claim 5 , wherein said second biometric scanner comprises an imager scanner.

7. An apparatus as in claim 1 , wherein said computer processing system user input interface comprises a touchscreen user interface.

8. An apparatus as in claim 1 , further comprising a head mounted system comprising a frame comprising a first, second, and third section, said first and third sections are coupled to opposing sides of said second section, said head mounted system is configured to be worn on a head of a user respectively extending around a first, second and third side sections of the user's head and resting on the user's brow and ears, said head mounted system comprises at least one display projector projecting an image onto at least one display surface of an optical element coupled with and extending away from said second section, wherein said first section is coupled with a third biometric scanner comprising another infrared imager and another infrared wavelength electromagnetic signal source that are both oriented away from said first section towards said third section, wherein said third section is coupled with a fourth biometric scanner comprising a fingerprint scanner oriented away from third section and towards said first section.

9. An apparatus as in claim 8 , wherein said fingerprint scanner comprises another infrared imager and another infrared wavelength electromagnetic signal source.

10. An apparatus as in claim 9 , wherein said fingerprint scanner comprises an image scanner.

11. An apparatus as in claim 10 , wherein said head mounted system further comprises a microphone disposed within one of said first, second or third sections.

12. An apparatus as in claim 11 , wherein said micro

Assignees

• Us Navy

Inventors

• Lam Jack
• Wong Jacky
• Stewart Bryan

Classifications

• G06K9/00013

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06K9/00006

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06K9/00892

  Physics · mapped topic

• G06F3/0227

  Cooperation and interconnection of the input arrangement with other functional units of a computer (G06F3/023 - G06F3/037 take precedence) · CPC title

• G06K2009/00932

  Physics · mapped topic