Trusted system for a user profile

• US 10,291,624 B1
• Filed: 12/28/2016
• Issued: 05/14/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/30/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Synaptics Incorporated
• Inventors: Cronin, John, Bodkin, Joseph George
• Primary Examiner(s): Hoffman, Brandon S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Corum, Jr., William A
• Application Number:
  US15/393,076
• Time in Patent Office: 867 Days
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/061 for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement H04L9/0838
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/04 Key management, e.g. using generic bootstrapping architecture [GBA]
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/33 using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/70 Services for machine-to-machine communication [M2M] or machine type communication [MTC]

Abstract

Disclosed is a system including a user device and a networked device for providing security and customization of the networked device. Example networked devices include IoT (Internet of Things) devices, such as electronics, software, sensors, network devices, and so on. In the disclosure, a user authenticates with the user device using a biometric. The user device transmits a user profile or settings information, optionally along with user biometric information, to the networked device to operate the networked device.

Claims

1. A method for authorizing access to networked devices, the method comprising:

storing, on a user device, a plurality of profiles, wherein each profile of the plurality of profiles corresponds to a different networked device;

storing, on the user device, enrolled user biometric information associated with a user;

receiving, by the user device, biometric input from the user;

matching, by the user device, the biometric input to the enrolled user biometric information;

in response to matching, by the user device, the biometric input to the enrolled user biometric information, transmitting, by the user device to a first networked device, the biometric input from the user and a first profile of the plurality of profiles to control operation of the first networked device by applying one or more settings included in the first profile, wherein the first profile corresponds to the first networked device, and wherein the first networked device is part of an Internet of Things network of connected devices and is configured to verify the biometric input against a biometric template stored on the first networked device prior to applying the one or more settings included in the first profile.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first profile is stored on the user device in an encrypted format.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the first profile is encrypted using a key code stored in the first profile.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the first networked device is configured to decrypt the first profile using the key code.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device comprises a mobile phone, wherein the first networked device comprises a vehicle, a smart thermostat, a smart house, or a smart light bulb.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to authorize access to networked devices by performing the steps of:

storing, on a computing device, a plurality of profiles, wherein each profile of the plurality of profiles corresponds to a different networked device;

storing, on the computing device, enrolled user biometric information associated with a user;

receiving, by the computing device, biometric input from the user;

matching, by the computing device, the biometric input to the enrolled user biometric information;

in response to matching, by the computing device, the biometric input to the enrolled user biometric information, transmitting, by the computing device to a first networked device, the biometric input from the user and a first profile of the plurality of profiles to control operation of the first networked device by applying one or more settings included in the first profile, wherein the first profile corresponds to the first networked device, and wherein the first networked device is part of an Internet of Things network of connected devices and is configured to verify the biometric input against a biometric template stored on the first networked device prior to applying the one or more settings included in the first profile.

7. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the first profile is stored on the computing device in an encrypted format.

8. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 7, wherein the first profile is encrypted using a key code stored in the first profile.

9. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 8, wherein the first networked device is configured to decrypt the first profile using the key code.

10. The computer-readable storage medium of claim 6, wherein the computing device comprises a mobile phone, wherein the first networked device comprises a vehicle, a smart thermostat, a smart house, or a smart light bulb.

11. A user device, comprising:

a sensor configured to receive a biometric input;

a memory configured to store a plurality of profiles and enrolled user biometric information associated with a user, wherein each profile of the plurality of profiles corresponds to a different networked device; and

a processor configured to;

match the biometric input to the enrolled user biometric information,

in response to matching, by the processor of the user device, the biometric input to the enrolled user biometric information, cause the biometric input and a first profile of the plurality of profiles to be transmitted to a first networked device to control operation of the first networked device by applying one or more settings included in the first profile, wherein the first profile corresponds to the first networked device, and wherein the first networked device is part of an Internet of Things network of connected devices and is configured to verify the biometric input against a biometric template stored on the first networked device prior to applying the one or more settings included in the first profile.

12. The user device of claim 11, wherein the first profile is stored on the user device in an encrypted format.

13. The user device of claim 11, wherein the user device comprises a mobile phone.

14. The user device of claim 12, wherein the first profile is encrypted using a key code stored in the first profile.