Enrollment using synthetic fingerprint image and fingerprint sensing systems

• US 10,255,474 B2
• Filed: 05/26/2017
• Issued: 04/09/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Han, Byron B., Marciniak, Craig A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Shah, Utpal D
• Application Number:
  US15/607,354
• Publication Number:
  US 20170262688A1
• Time in Patent Office: 683 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0227 Cooperation and interconnection of the input arrangement with other functional units of a computer G06F3/023 - G06F3/037 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/147 Details of sensors, e.g. sensor lenses fingerprint or palmprint sensors G06V40/13; vascular sensors G06V40/145; eye sensors G06V40/19
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/12 Fingerprints or palmprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/13 Sensors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1306 non-optical, e.g. ultrasonic or capacitive sensing
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1335 Combining adjacent partial images (e.g. slices) to create a composite input or reference pattern; Tracking a sweeping finger movement
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1365 Matching; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/53 Measures to keep reference information secret, e.g. cancellable biometrics
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/67 by interactive indications to the user

Abstract

A fingerprint sensing system. The fingerprint sensing system includes: at least one sensor; at least one display device; at least one application processor; and at least one secure enclave processor. The application processor(s) receives fingerprint data from the sensor(s) and provides the fingerprint data to the secure enclave processor(s). The secure enclave processor(s) decodes the fingerprint data and provides a signal indicative of at least one matched node. The application processor(s), responsive to receipt of the signal indicative of the matched node(s), presents at least a portion of a synthetic fingerprint image via at least one display device corresponding to the matched node(s).

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

at an electronic device with a display and a fingerprint sensor;

obtaining information about one or more nodes of a fingerprint from the fingerprint sensor;

in response to obtaining the information about the one or more nodes of the fingerprint, displaying, on the display, a synthetic fingerprint image with a first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image displayed differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image, the remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image including a second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image;

after displaying the synthetic fingerprint image with the first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image displayed differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image, obtaining information about one or more additional nodes of the fingerprint from the fingerprint sensor; and

in response to obtaining the information about the one or more additional nodes of the fingerprint, changing an appearance of the second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image to be displayed differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image other than the first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image and the second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein:

displaying the first portion differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image includes changing an appearance of one or more lines that represent the first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image from a first appearance to a second appearance that is different from the first appearance; and

displaying the second portion differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image includes changing an appearance of one or more lines that represent the second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image from the first appearance to the second appearance.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first line thickness of at least a portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance includes a second line thickness of at least the portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first line color of at least a portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance includes a second line color of at least the portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image.

5. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first dash pattern of at least a portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance includes a second dash pattern of at least the portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first shading of at least a portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance includes a second shading of at least the portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image.

7. The method of claim 2, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first shading of the first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance includes a second shading of the second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image.

8. An electronic device comprising:

a fingerprint sensor; and

a display;

wherein, during a fingerprint enrollment process, the electronic device is configured to;

receive information about one or more nodes of a fingerprint from the fingerprint sensor;

in response to obtaining the information about the one or more nodes of the fingerprint, display, on the display, a synthetic fingerprint image with a first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image displayed differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image, the remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image including a second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image;

after displaying the synthetic fingerprint image with the first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image displayed differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image, obtaining information about one or more additional nodes of the fingerprint from the fingerprint sensor; and

in response to obtaining the information about the one or more additional nodes of the fingerprint, changing an appearance of the second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image to be displayed differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image other than the first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image and the second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image.

9. The electronic device of claim 8, wherein:

displaying the first portion differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image includes changing an appearance of one or more lines that represent the first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image from a first appearance to a second appearance that is different from the first appearance; and

displaying the second portion differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image includes changing an appearance of one or more lines that represent the second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image from the first appearance to the second appearance.

10. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first line thickness of at least a portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance includes a second line thickness of at least the portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image.

11. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first line color of at least a portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance include a second line color of at least the portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image.

12. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first dash pattern of at least a portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance includes a second dash pattern of at least the portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image.

13. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first shading of at least a portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance includes a second shading of at least the portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image.

14. The electronic device of claim 9, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first shading of the first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearances include a second shading of the second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing instructions that when executed by an electronic device cause the electronic device to:

receive information about one or more nodes of a fingerprint from a fingerprint sensor;

in response to obtaining the information about the one or more nodes of the fingerprint, display, on a display, a synthetic fingerprint image with a first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image displayed differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image, the remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image including a second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image;

after displaying the synthetic fingerprint image with the first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image displayed differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image, obtaining information about one or more additional nodes of the fingerprint from the fingerprint sensor; and

in response to obtaining the information about the one or more additional nodes of the fingerprint, changing an appearance of the second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image to be displayed differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image other than the first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image and the second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image.

16. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 15, wherein:

displaying the first portion differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image includes changing an appearance of one or more lines that represent the first portion of the synthetic fingerprint image from a first appearance to a second appearance that is different from the first appearance; and

displaying the second portion differently from remaining portions of the synthetic fingerprint image includes changing an appearance of one or more lines that represent the second portion of the synthetic fingerprint image from the first appearance to the second appearance.

17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first line thickness of at least a portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance includes a second line thickness of at least the portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image.

18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first line color of at least a portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance includes a second line color of at least the portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image.

19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first dash pattern of at least a portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance includes a second dash pattern of at least the portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image.

20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein:

the first appearance includes a first shading of at least a portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image; and

the second appearance includes a second shading of at least the portion of one or more lines of the synthetic fingerprint image.