Method and apparatus for biometric authentication
First Claim
1. A method for authenticating a user, comprising:
- receiving biometric information from a user;
retrieving authentication profile;
retrieving stored user biometric information based on the authentication profile;
comparing the stored user biometric information and the received biometric information based on the authentication profile; and
determining if a user is authentic based on the comparing.
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Abstract
A biometric authentication method and system may be implemented in a client server architecture to provide substantial access control security and ease of administration. Users are enrolled in the system by providing multiple biometric measurements which are stored in a database as part of the user'"'"'s biometric profile. Upon attempted access of a computer, the biometric authentication engine determines which biometrics are required and what the biometric matching criteria are based on the location of the computer, time of day and other security conditions. If the user is determined not to be authentic, a security policy may cause an action to occur such as revoking the user'"'"'s access privileges or causing the login attempt to appear to be successful while the authorities are summoned.
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54 Claims
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1. A method for authenticating a user, comprising:
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receiving biometric information from a user;
retrieving authentication profile;
retrieving stored user biometric information based on the authentication profile;
comparing the stored user biometric information and the received biometric information based on the authentication profile; and
determining if a user is authentic based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 50)
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19. A computer program product for causing a computer to authenticate a user, the computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having computer program logic stored therein, the computer program logic comprising:
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receiving means for causing the computer to retrieve scanned biometric information for a user from a scanning device;
retrieving means for causing the computer retrieve an authentication profile that includes user biometric information;
comparing means for causing the computer to compare the user biometric information and the scanned biometric information based on the authentication profile; and
determining means for causing the computer to determine if a user is authentic based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36)
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37. A system for authenticating a user, comprising:
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a persistent storage medium for storing an authentication profile;
a computer in communication with a network, the computer including a sever authentication program stored therein, the computer executing the server authentication program to a) receive scanned biometric information from a scanning device for a user;
b) retrieve an authentication profile;
c) retrieve stored user biometric information based on the authentication profile;
d) compare the stored user biometric information and the received biometric information based on the authentication profile; and
e) determine if a user is authentic based on the comparing. - View Dependent Claims (38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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