Enabling single finger tap user authentication and application launch and login using fingerprint scanning on a display screen

• US 10,360,359 B2
• Filed: 03/07/2017
• Issued: 07/23/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 03/07/2017
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Jammalamadaka, Manohar V. R., Kappagantu, Venkata S., Maddali, Lalith K., Migimatsu, Takaomi
• Primary Examiner(s): Avery, Jeremiah L
• Application Number:
  US15/451,560
• Publication Number:
  US 20180260544A1
• Time in Patent Office: 868 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1637 Details related to the display arrangement, including those related to the mounting of the display in the housing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0338 Fingerprint track pad, i.e. fingerprint sensor used as pointing device tracking the fingertip image
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04817 using icons graphical or visual programming using iconic symbols G06F8/34
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/13 Sensors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1365 Matching; Classification

Abstract

Single tap launch and login to a secure application is provided. User authentication information is verified based on fingerprint data in response to the data processing system receiving an input via a finger of a user on a display screen to execute the secure application. The user authentication information is passed to the secure application as an invoking parameter to execute the secure application. Content corresponding to the secure application is received in response to execution of the secure application.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for providing single tap user authentication, launch and login to a secure application having restricted access requiring authentication for access thereto by a user, the computer-implemented method comprising:

responsive to a data processing system determining that a finger of the user contacted a display screen at a location of an icon corresponding to the secure application, scanning, by the data processing system, a fingerprint of the finger contacting the display screen at the location of the icon corresponding to the secure application to obtain fingerprint data;

verifying, by the data processing system, user authentication information based on the fingerprint data in response to the data processing system receiving an input via the finger of the user on the display screen to execute the secure application having restricted access requiring authentication for access thereto by the user;

passing, by the data processing system, the user authentication information to the secure application as an invoking parameter to execute the secure application; and

receiving, by the data processing system, content corresponding to the secure application in response to execution of the secure application.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein a plurality of icons for a plurality of secure applications are displayed on the display screen, and further comprising:

receiving, by the data processing system, a biometric fingerprint sample of the user; and

comparing, by the data processing system, the biometric fingerprint sample of the user to a stored biometric fingerprint template corresponding to the user.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein passing the user authentication information to the secure application comprises:

sending, by the data processing system, the user authentication information to the secure application in response to a request by the secure application for the user authentication information.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the data processing system utilizes a whole display screen fingerprint scanner to capture the biometric fingerprint sample of the user, and wherein the whole display screen fingerprint scanner captures the biometric fingerprint sample of the user after an action by the user requires an operating system to invoke an application to conserve resources of the data processing system.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

receiving, by the data processing system, a user authentication call back request from the secure application;

retrieving, by the data processing system, the user authentication information based on matching the biometric fingerprint sample to the stored biometric fingerprint template; and

launching, by the data processing system, the secure application, using the user authentication information as an invoking parameter to open and execute the secure application.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

generating, by the data processing system, the user authentication information based on matching the biometric fingerprint sample to the stored biometric fingerprint template; and

launching, by the data processing system, the secure application.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the data processing system utilizes an operating system of the data processing system to concurrently perform in parallel the verifying of the user authentication information and the passing of the user authentication information to the secure application.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the content is personalized content corresponding to the user.

7. A computer-implemented method for providing single tap launch and login to a secure application, the computer-implemented method comprising:

verifying, by a data processing system, user authentication information based on fingerprint data in response to the data processing system receiving an input via a finger of a user on a display screen to execute the secure application;

passing, by the data processing system, the user authentication information to the secure application as an invoking parameter to execute the secure application;

receiving, by the data processing system, content corresponding to the secure application in response to execution of the secure application;

receiving, by the data processing system, a biometric fingerprint sample of the user;

comparing, by the data processing system, the biometric fingerprint sample of the user to a stored biometric fingerprint template corresponding to the user; and

responsive to the data processing system determining that the finger of the user contacted a locked display screen at a location of an icon corresponding to the secure application, scanning, by the data processing system, a fingerprint of the finger contacting the locked display screen at the location of the icon corresponding to the secure application, authenticating, by the data processing system, the user based on the scanning of the fingerprint, and unlocking, by the data processing system, the locked display screen, and in parallel, launching, by the data processing system, the secure application from the locked display screen, receiving, by the data processing system, a user authentication call back request from the secure application for the user authentication information, and sending, by the data processing system, the user authentication information to the secure application based on authenticating the user.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 7 further comprising:

displaying, by the data processing system, the content of the secure application in response to the secure application receiving the user authentication information.

11. A data processing system for providing single tap user authentication, launch and login to a secure application having restricted access requiring authentication for access thereto by a user, the data processing system comprising:

a bus system;

a storage device connected to the bus system, wherein the storage device stores program instructions; and

a processor connected to the bus system, wherein the processor executes the program instructions to;

scan, responsive to determining that a finger of the user contacted a display screen at a location of an icon corresponding to the secure application, a fingerprint of the finger contacting the display screen at the location of the icon corresponding to the secure application to obtain fingerprint data;

verify user authentication information based on the fingerprint data in response to the data processing system receiving an input via the finger of the user on the display screen to execute the secure application having restricted access requiring authentication for access thereto by the user;

pass the user authentication information to the secure application as an invoking parameter to execute the secure application; and

receive content corresponding to the secure application in response to execution of the secure application.

12. The data processing system of claim 11, wherein a plurality of icons for a plurality of secure applications are displayed on the display screen, and wherein the processor further executes the program instructions to:

receiving, by the data processing system, a biometric fingerprint sample of the user; and

comparing, by the data processing system, the biometric fingerprint sample of the user to a stored biometric fingerprint template corresponding to the user.

13. The data processing system of claim 11, wherein passing the user authentication information to the secure application comprises:

sending, by the data processing system, the user authentication information to the secure application in response to a request by the secure application for the user authentication information.

14. A computer program product for providing single tap user authentication, launch and login to a secure application having restricted access requiring authentication for access thereto by a user, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a data processing system to cause the data processing system to perform a method comprising:

responsive to a data processing system determining that a finger of the user contacted a display screen at a location of an icon corresponding to the secure application, scanning, by the data processing system, a fingerprint of the finger contacting the display screen at the location of the icon corresponding to the secure application to obtain fingerprint data;

verifying, by the data processing system, user authentication information based on the fingerprint data in response to the data processing system receiving an input via the finger of the user on the display screen to execute the secure application having restricted access requiring user authentication for access thereto by the user;

passing, by the data processing system, the user authentication information to the secure application as an invoking parameter to execute the secure application; and

receiving, by the data processing system, content corresponding to the secure application in response to execution of the secure application.

15. The computer program product of claim 14 wherein a plurality of icons for a plurality of secure applications are displayed on the display screen, and further comprising:

receiving, by the data processing system, a biometric fingerprint sample of the user; and

comparing, by the data processing system, the biometric fingerprint sample of the user to a stored biometric fingerprint template corresponding to the user.

16. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein passing the user authentication information to the secure application comprises:

sending the user authentication information to the secure application in response to a request by the secure application for the user authentication information.

17. The computer program product of claim 14, wherein the data processing system utilizes a whole display screen fingerprint scanner to capture the biometric fingerprint sample of the user, and wherein the whole display screen fingerprint scanner captures the biometric fingerprint sample of the user after an action by the user requires an operating system to invoke an application to conserve resources of the data processing system.

18. The computer program product of claim 14 further comprising:

receiving, by the data processing system, a user authentication call back request from the secure application;

retrieving, by the data processing system, the user authentication information based on matching the biometric fingerprint sample to the stored biometric fingerprint template; and

launching, by the data processing system, the secure application, using the user authentication information as an invoking parameter to open and execute the secure application.

19. The computer program product of claim 14 further comprising:

generating, by the data processing system, the user authentication information based on matching the biometric fingerprint sample to the stored biometric fingerprint template; and

launching, by the data processing system, the secure application.

20. A computer program product for providing single tap launch and login to a secure application, the computer program product comprising a computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, the program instructions executable by a data processing system to cause the data processing system to perform a method comprising:

verifying, by the data processing system, user authentication information based on fingerprint data in response to the data processing system receiving an input via a finger of a user on a display screen to execute the secure application;

passing, by the data processing system, the user authentication information to the secure application as an invoking parameter to execute the secure application;

receiving, by the data processing system, content corresponding to the secure application in response to execution of the secure application;

receiving, by the data processing system, a biometric fingerprint sample of the user;

comparing, by the data processing system, the biometric fingerprint sample of the user to a stored biometric fingerprint template corresponding to the user; and

responsive to the data processing system determining that the finger of the user contacted a locked display screen at a location of an icon corresponding to the secure application, scanning, by the data processing system, a fingerprint of the finger contacting the locked display screen at the location of the icon corresponding to the secure application, authenticating, by the data processing system, the user based on the scanning of the fingerprint, and unlocking, by the data processing system, the locked display screen, and in parallel, launching, by the data processing system, the secure application from the locked display screen, receiving, by the data processing system, a user authentication call back request from the secure application for the user authentication information, and sending, by the data processing system, the user authentication information to the secure application based on authenticating the user.