Configuration management system and method used to configure a biometric authentication-enabled device

• US 20030129965A1
• Filed: 10/31/2002
• Published: 07/10/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sonavation, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Sonavation, Inc.
• Inventors: Siegel, William G.
• Application Number:
  US10/284,436
• Publication Number:
  US 20030129965A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/57 Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/367 involving electronic purses or money safes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/94 Hardware or software architectures specially adapted for image or video understanding
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1306 non-optical, e.g. ultrasonic or capacitive sensing
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• 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: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 Wireless channel access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

The present invention relates to systems and methods for configuration management of biometric authentication-enabled devices. A biometric authentication-enabled device may be any of a wide range of configurable devices, such as a mobile telephone, a personal data assistant, or an automobile that has been coupled to or integrated with an identification device used to authenticate a user'"'"'s identity. The methods for configuration management include verifying user identity through user-provided configuration information, such as passwords or other identification codes, authenticating an individual based on biometric information obtained from the individual, and configuring a device based on user-provided configuration and biometric information.

Claims

1. A method for controlling the use of a configurable device, comprising;

a. receiving a request to configure the configurable device for use by an individual;

b. processing the request to verify whether the individual is authorized to use the configurable device;

c. if the individual is authorized to use the configurable device, sending the individual a request to verify the identity of the individual using a biometric print device coupled to the configurable device;

d. receiving data regarding the identity of the individual; and

e. sending a configuration file to the configurable device that provides information to configure the configurable device for use by the individual.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the configurable device is a mobile telephone.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the configurable device is a human transportation vehicle.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the request processed in step (b) contains a personal identification number.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the request processed in step (b) contains a password.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the request processed in step (b) contains a national identity number.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the biometric print device in step (c) is a piezoelectric identification device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the biometric print device in step (c) is a wireless transceiver biometric device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the data received in step (d) contains a biometric print.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the biometric print is a portion of a fingerprint.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the biometric print is a portion of a handprint.

12. A method for controlling the use of a configurable device by an individual, comprising;

a. requesting the individual to verify the identity of the individual using a biometric print device coupled to the configurable device;

b. receiving data regarding the identity of the individual; and

c. sending a configuration file to the configurable device that provides information to configure the configurable device for use by the individual.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the configurable device is a mobile telephone.

14. The method of claim 12, wherein the configurable device is a human transportation vehicle.

15. The method of claim 12, wherein the biometric print device in step (c) is a piezoelectric identification device.

16. The method of claim 12, wherein the biometric print device in step (c) is a wireless transceiver biometric device.

17. The method of claim 12, wherein the data received in step (d) contains a biometric print.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the biometric print is a portion of a fingerprint.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein the biometric print is a portion of a handprint.

20. A method for using a configurable device, comprising;

a. entering configuration information into a configurable device;

b. using a biometric print device coupled to the configurable device to send a biometric print to a party for identity verification; and

c. using the configurable device after it has been configured for use in accordance with a received configuration file.

21. The method of claim 20, wherein the configurable device is a mobile telephone.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein the configurable device is a human transportation vehicle.

23. The method of claim 20, wherein the biometric print device in step (b) is a piezoelectric identification device.

24. The method of claim 20, wherein the biometric print device in step (b) is a wireless transceiver biometric device.

25. A method for verifying the identity of an individual prior to configuring a configurable device for use by the individual, comprising;

a. receiving biometric print information for an individual wanting to use the configurable device;

b. comparing the received biometric print to one or more stored biometric prints to authenticate the identify of the individual;

c. if the received biometric print matches a stored biometric print associated with the individual, sending data regarding the identity of the individual to a party who controls configuration of the configurable device.

26. The method of claim 25, wherein the configurable device is a mobile telephone.

27. The method of claim 25, wherein the configurable device is a human transportation vehicle.

28. The method claim 25, wherein the biometric print information being received in step (a) comprises a portion of a biometric print.

29. The method of claim 25, further comprising;

d. generating audit information based on the results of said step (b); and

e. storing the audit information.

30. A biometric authentication-enabled system, comprising;

a biometric print device; and

a configurable device that is coupled to said biometric print device and may be configured based on biometric information about a user of said configurable device captured by said biometric print device.

31. The biometric authentication-enabled system of claim 30, wherein said biometric print device is a piezoelectric identification device.

32. The biometric authentication-enabled system of claim 30, wherein said biometric print device is a wireless biometric transceiver device.

33. The configurable device of claim 30, wherein said configurable device is a mobile telephone.

34. The configurable device of claim 30, wherein said configurable device is a human transportation vehicle.