Mobile device for iris based authentication and controlling method thereof

• US 10,515,283 B2
• Filed: 06/01/2017
• Issued: 12/24/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 06/03/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Kim, Sunghyun
• Primary Examiner(s): Hon, Ming Y
• Application Number:
  US15/611,324
• Publication Number:
  US 20170351929A1
• Time in Patent Office: 936 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 3/40 Scaling of whole images or parts thereof, e.g. expanding or contracting
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/141 Control of illumination
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/19 Sensors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/193 Preprocessing; Feature extraction
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/197 Matching; Classification
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/45 Detection of the body part being alive
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/63 by static guides
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 2360/144 the light being ambient light
• CPC Class Codes: G09G 5/10 Intensity circuits

Abstract

Disclosed are a mobile device and controlling method thereof. The present invention includes a memory configured to register a first iris image, an illumination sensor configured to sense an external illuminance of the mobile device, a display configured to emit a light from a preset region, a camera configured to detect either a second iris image or a pupil image, and a controller configured to control the memory, the illumination sensor, the camera and the display and control the display to display a message for guiding a change of an eye according to the external illuminance sensed by the illumination sensor, wherein the message for guiding the change of the eye is changed according to the sensed external illuminance.

Claims

1. A mobile device, comprising:

a memory configured to register and store a first iris image;

an illumination sensor configured to sense an external illuminance of the mobile device;

a display configured to emit a light from a preset region;

a camera configured to detect either a second iris image or a pupil image; and

a controller configured to;

determine whether the second iris image or the pupil image is a match to the stored first iris image;

control the memory, the illumination sensor, the camera and the display,

control the display to display a message for guiding an eye motion according to the external illuminance sensed by the illumination sensor,

when the sensed external illuminance belongs to a preset first range, control the display to set a display brightness to a maximum value and primarily detect the pupil image through the camera,

control the display to set the display brightness to a minimum value and secondarily detect the pupil image through the camera,

calculate a size variation of the pupil based on the primarily and secondarily detected pupil images,

determine whether the calculated size variation is equal to or greater than a preset threshold,

determine whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination, and

display a result of the determination through the display,

wherein the message for guiding the eye motion is changed according to the sensed external illuminance.

2. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein when the sensed external illuminance belongs to the preset first range, the controller is further configured to control the display to change the display brightness to the minimum value from the maximum value, controls the camera to consecutively detect the pupil image, determines whether the size of the pupil is changed based on the detected pupil image, and determines whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination.

3. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the controller is further configured to control the camera to detect the pupil, determines whether the pupil moves along a path displayed on a prescribed region of the display, and determines whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination.

4. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein if the sensed external illuminance belongs to a preset second range, the controller:

displays a message for guiding a user to gaze at a first icon displayed on a prescribed region of the display,

controls the camera to primarily detect the pupil image,

displays a message for guiding the user to gaze at a second icon displayed on the prescribed region of the display,

controls the camera to secondarily detect the pupil image,

determines whether a size variation of the pupil is equal to or greater than a preset threshold based on the primarily and secondarily detected pupil images, and

determines whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination, wherein each of the first icon and the second icon has a same shape, and wherein the first icon and the second icon differ from each other in size.

5. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein if the sensed external illuminance belongs to a preset second range, the controller:

displays a message for guiding a user to gaze at an icon displayed on a prescribed region of the display,

changes a size of the icon into a maximum value from a minimum value consecutively,

controls the camera to consecutively detect the pupil image,

determines whether a size of the pupil is changed based on the detected pupil image, and

determines whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination.

6. The mobile device of claim 4, wherein the controller controls the camera to detect the pupil, determines whether the pupil moves along a path displayed on a prescribed region of the display, and determines whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination.

7. The mobile device of claim 1, wherein if the sensed external illuminance belongs to a preset third range, the controller:

displays a message for guiding a user to gaze at an icon displayed on a prescribed region of the display,

controls the camera to primarily detect the pupil image,

displays a message for guiding the user to gaze at a far object,

controls the camera to secondarily detect the pupil image,

determines whether a size variation of the pupil is equal to or greater than a preset threshold based on the primarily and secondarily detected pupil images, and

determines whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination.

8. A method of controlling a mobile device, comprising the steps of:

registering and storing a first iris image at a memory;

detecting a second iris image or a pupil image through a camera after registering the first iris image at the memory;

determining whether the detected second iris image or the pupil image matches the first iris image registered at the memory to identify a user;

sensing an external illuminance of the mobile device;

displaying a message for guiding an eye motion according to the sensed external illuminance;

when the sensed external illuminance belongs to a preset first range, primarily detecting the pupil image in a state that a display brightness is set to a maximum value;

secondarily detecting the pupil image in a state that the display brightness is set to a minimum value;

determining whether a size variation of the pupil is equal to or greater than a preset threshold based on the primarily and secondarily detected pupil images;

determining whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination; and

displaying a result of the determination,

wherein the message for guiding the eye motion is changed according to the sensed external illuminance.

9. The method of claim 8, further comprising the steps of:

detecting the pupil;

determining whether the pupil moves along a path displayed on a prescribed region of the display; and

determining whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination.

10. The method of claim 8, comprising the steps of:

if the sensed external illuminance belongs to a preset second range, displaying a message for guiding a user to gaze at a first icon displayed on a prescribed region of the display;

primarily detecting the pupil image;

displaying a message for guiding the user to gaze at a second icon displayed on the prescribed region of the display;

secondarily detecting the pupil image;

determining whether a size variation of the pupil is equal to or greater than a preset threshold based on the primarily and secondarily detected pupil images; and

determining whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination,

wherein each of the first icon and the second icon has a same shape and

wherein the first icon and the second icon differ from each other in size.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising the steps of:

detecting the pupil;

determining whether the pupil moves along a path displayed on a prescribed region of the display; and

determining whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination.

12. The method of claim 8, comprising the steps of:

if the sensed external illuminance belongs to a preset second range, displaying a message for guiding a user to gaze at an icon displayed on a prescribed region of the display;

changing a size of the icon into a maximum value from a minimum value consecutively;

consecutively detecting the pupil image through a camera;

determining whether a size of the pupil is changed based on the detected pupil image; and

determining whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination.

13. The method of claim 8, comprising the steps of:

if the sensed external illuminance belongs to a preset third range, displaying a message for guiding a user to gaze at an icon displayed on a prescribed region of the display;

primarily detecting the pupil image;

displaying a message for guiding the user to gaze at a far object;

secondarily detecting the pupil image;

determining whether a size variation of the pupil is equal to or greater than a preset threshold based on the primarily and secondarily detected pupil images; and

determining whether the second iris image is forged according to the determination.

14. The method of claim 8, the step of registering the first iris image at the memory, comprising:

a first step of detecting the first iris image through a camera;

a second step of determining whether the sensed external illuminance of the mobile device belongs to a preset range;

a third step of determining whether the eye is a naked eye based on the detected first iris image;

a fourth step of determining whether the first iris image is in a static state; and

a fifth step of registering the first iris image at the memory according to results of the determinations of the second to fourth steps.