Background enrollment and authentication of a user
First Claim
1. A method for authenticating a user of an electronic device that includes a biometric sensing device, the method comprising:
- capturing, as part of background operations of the electronic device, a first biometric as the user interacts with the electronic device;
receiving user identification data (UID) from the user as the user interacts with the electronic device;
if the first biometric and the UID are received within a given time period of each other;
tagging the first biometric with the UID; and
assigning the tagged first biometric to a cluster, wherein the cluster comprises one or more biometrics associated with a respective biometric attribute of the user;
capturing a second biometric as the user interacts with the electronic device;
determining if the second biometric matches at least one biometric in the cluster; and
providing the user with access to the electronic device or to an application on the electronic device in response to determining that the second biometric matches at least one biometric in the cluster.
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Abstract
An electronic device can include a processing device operatively connected to a biometric sensing device. The biometric sensing device may capture a biometric image each time a user interacts with the electronic device. When the user enters user identification data (UID) and a biometric image was recently captured, the biometric image is tagged with the UID. The user can access the electronic device and/or an application being accessed on the electronic device when a subsequently captured biometric image matches a tagged biometric image or an untagged biometric image that is assigned to a cluster that includes a tagged biometric image.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for authenticating a user of an electronic device that includes a biometric sensing device, the method comprising:
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capturing, as part of background operations of the electronic device, a first biometric as the user interacts with the electronic device; receiving user identification data (UID) from the user as the user interacts with the electronic device; if the first biometric and the UID are received within a given time period of each other; tagging the first biometric with the UID; and assigning the tagged first biometric to a cluster, wherein the cluster comprises one or more biometrics associated with a respective biometric attribute of the user; capturing a second biometric as the user interacts with the electronic device; determining if the second biometric matches at least one biometric in the cluster; and providing the user with access to the electronic device or to an application on the electronic device in response to determining that the second biometric matches at least one biometric in the cluster. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An electronic device, comprising:
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a biometric sensing device configured to capture, as part of background operations of the electronic device, biometrics as a user interacts with the electronic device; a processing device operatively connected to the biometric sensing device and configured to; receive user identification data (UID) from the user as the user interacts with the electronic device; and if a biometric of the captured biometrics and the UID are received within a given time period of each other, tag the biometric with the UID; and a memory operatively connected to the processing device and to the biometric sensing device, the memory configured to store the tagged biometric in a cluster, the cluster comprising one or more biometrics associated with a respective biometric attribute of the user. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for authenticating multiple users of an electronic device that includes a biometric sensing device, the method comprising:
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capturing, as part of background operations of the electronic device, a first biometric as a first user interacts with the electronic device; receiving first user identification data (UID) from the first user as the first user interacts with the electronic device; if the first biometric and the first UID are received within a first given time period of each other; tagging the first biometric with the first UID; and assigning the tagged first biometric to a first cluster, wherein the first cluster comprises one or more biometrics associated with a respective biometric attribute of the first user; capturing, as part of the background operations of the electronic device, a second biometric as a second user interacts with the electronic device; receiving a second UID from the second user as the second user interacts with the electronic device; and if the second biometric and the second UID are received within a second given time period of each other; tagging the second biometric with the second UID; and assigning the tagged second biometric to a second cluster, wherein the second cluster comprises one or more biometrics associated with a respective biometric attribute of the second user. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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