Login mechanism for operating system

• US 10,474,804 B2
• Filed: 12/07/2017
• Issued: 11/12/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: GoTrustid, Inc.
• Original Assignee: GoTrustid, Inc.
• Inventors: Lee, Darren Tien-Chi, Li, Jeng Lung, Wang, Yi-Kai, Xu, Jiacheng
• Primary Examiner(s): Pich, Ponnoreay
• Application Number:
  US15/835,083
• Publication Number:
  US 20180165436A1
• Time in Patent Office: 705 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/46 by designing passwords or checking the strength of passwords
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4406 Loading of operating system
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083
• 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

Abstract

A login mechanism for an operating system, including: a computer device, loaded with a computer operating system; and a mobile device, capable of sending a login password for the computer operating system, and capable of authenticating a human biometric feature. In the login mechanism of the present invention, the login password for the computer operating system is stored on the mobile device. When a user logs in to the computer operating system, the mobile device authenticates a biometric feature. After authentication succeeds, the mobile device transfers the login password to the computer device, so as to log in to the computer operating system. A user does not need to enter a login password, and two-factor authentication including login password authentication and biometric feature authentication is used to protect the security of login to the computer operating system.

Claims

1. A login mechanism for an operating system, comprising:

a computer device, comprising a processing unit and a transmission unit, the computer device being loaded with a computer operating system; and

a mobile device, comprising;

an operation unit, an information transmission unit, and a sampling unit, the information transmission unit being capable of transmitting a login password, and the sampling unit verifying a human biometric feature, wherein

when login needs to be performed to the computer operating system, the sampling unit of the mobile device verifies a biometric feature of a user, and after verification succeeds, the information transmission unit transmits the login password to the transmission unit of the computer device, so as to log in to the computer operating system.

2. The login mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the computer operating system of the computer device is protected by a verification password;

and the login password is an authentication password, the information transmission unit of the mobile device transmits the authentication password to the transmission unit of the computer device, the computer device compares the verification password with the authentication password, and when the verification password is consistent with the authentication password, login is performed to the computer operating system.

3. The login mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the mobile device further comprises a password generation application, the password generation application is capable of generating a new password, and the new password is used to update the authentication password on the mobile device and is capable of being transmitted to the computer device to update the verification password on the computer device.

4. The login mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the computer device stores a verification password;

the mobile device stores an authentication password; and

after the user passes biometric feature verification of the sampling unit of the mobile device, the information transmission unit of the mobile device transfers the authentication password to the transmission unit of the computer device, the computer device compares the authentication password with the verification password, and when the authentication password is consistent with the verification password, login is performed to the computer operating system.

5. The login mechanism according to claim 2, wherein the computer device further comprises a first storage unit, and the first storage unit stores the verification password;

the mobile device further comprises a second storage unit, and the second storage unit stores the authentication password; and

after the user passes biometric feature verification of the sampling unit of the mobile device, the information transmission unit of the mobile device transfers the authentication password to the transmission unit of the computer device, the computer device compares the authentication password with the verification password in the first storage unit, and when the authentication password is consistent with the verification password, login is performed to the computer operating system.

6. The login mechanism according to claim 4, wherein the mobile device stores biometric authentication information;

the sampling unit samples the human biometric feature, and generates biometric verification information; and

the mobile device compares the biometric verification information with the biometric authentication information, and when the biometric verification information is consistent with the biometric authentication information, the information transmission unit sends the authentication password to the computer device.

7. The login mechanism according to claim 5, wherein the second storage unit of the mobile device stores biometric authentication information;

the sampling unit samples the human biometric feature, and generates biometric verification information; and

the mobile device compares the biometric verification information with the biometric authentication information, and when the biometric verification information is consistent with the biometric authentication information, the information transmission unit sends the authentication password in the second storage unit to the computer device.

8. The login mechanism according to claim 3, wherein before the password generation application on the mobile device is started, the sampling unit verifies a biometric feature of the user, and if verification succeeds, the password generation application is started.

9. The login mechanism according to claim 3, wherein the transmission unit of the computer device transfers a password generation request to the mobile device, and after the mobile device receives the password generation request and completes biometric feature verification, the password generation application generates the new password.

10. The login mechanism according to claim 8, wherein the transmission unit of the computer device transfers a password generation request to the mobile device, and after the mobile device receives the password generation request and completes biometric feature verification, the password generation application generates the new password.

11. The login mechanism according to claim 1, wherein when login needs to be performed to the computer operating system, the transmission unit of the computer device sends an authentication request to the mobile device;

and after the information transmission unit of the mobile device receives the authentication request, the sampling unit verifies the biometric feature of the user.

12. The login mechanism according to claim 2, wherein when login needs to be performed to the computer operating system, the transmission unit of the computer device sends an authentication request to the mobile device;

and after the information transmission unit of the mobile device receives the authentication request, the sampling unit verifies the biometric feature of the user.

13. The login mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the computer device further comprises a first encryption/decryption unit, and the first encryption/decryption unit encrypts information transmitted by the transmission unit and decrypts information received by the transmission unit;

and the mobile device further comprises a second encryption/decryption unit, and the second encryption/decryption unit encrypts information transmitted by the information transmission unit and decrypts information received by the information transmission unit.

14. The login mechanism according to claim 6, wherein the mobile device is loaded with a mobile operating system, a verification program is installed on the mobile operating system;

the verification program on the mobile operating system controls the sampling unit to sample the human biometric feature, enables the operation unit to compare the biometric verification information with the biometric authentication information, and when the biometric verification information is consistent with the biometric authentication information, enables the information transmission unit to transmit the authentication password; and

an authentication program is installed on the computer operating system of the computer device, the authentication program enables the transmission unit to receive the authentication password, and enables the processing unit to compare the verification password with the authentication password, and when the verification password is consistent with the authentication password, login is performed to the computer operating system.

15. The login mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the verification program has a control interface, the control interface is displayed on the mobile device.

16. The login mechanism according to claim 14, wherein the verification program has a password generation application, the password generation application is capable of generating a new password, and the new password is used to update the authentication pas sword on the mobile device and is capable of being transmitted to the computer device to update the verification password on the computer device.

17. The login mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the sampling unit of the mobile device samples the human biometric feature.

18. The login mechanism according to claim 17, wherein the sampling unit of the mobile device samples a human face or a human fingerprint.

19. The login mechanism according to claim 1, wherein the transmission unit of the computer device and the information transmission unit of the mobile device transmit information in a Bluetooth communication manner.