Ported system for personal identity verification

• US 20050286761A1
• Filed: 06/26/2004
• Published: 12/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/26/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: ArtiNNet Corp.
• Original Assignee: ArtiNNet Corp.
• Inventors: Xu, Xiaoshu
• Granted Patent: US 7,310,432 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/159
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/217 Validation; Performance evaluation; Active pattern learning techniques
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1365 Matching; Classification

Abstract

A biometric based system with advanced security and privacy characteristics for the verification of a person'"'"'s identity using neural net engine simulation software code and neural net weights obtained from a computer enrollment system and ported into any electronic device with an embedded microprocessor and memory. The neural net structure has both inter and intra layer connections of all nodes.

Claims

1. A system for personal identity verification comprising:

a computer based enrollment system for training a neural net to obtain neural net weights for a biometric of a user, said neural net having both inter and intra layer connections of all nodes;

an electronic device containing a microprocessor with internal memory;

a validation biometric sensor for capturing a biometric reading from said user, connected in a wired or wireless fashion to said electronic device; and

neural net engine simulation software code ported into said internal memory of said electronic device along with said neural net weights for a biometric of a user from said computer based enrollment system.

2. The system for personal identity verification of claim 1 wherein said validation biometric sensor upon activation transmits data to said neural net engine simulation software code and said neural net engine software simulation code generates an acceptance signal when the number generated by an output node of said neural net engine simulation software code is within a predetermined acceptance range.

3. The system for personal identity verification of claim 2 wherein said acceptance signal activates a visual display.

4. The system for personal identity verification of claim 2 wherein said acceptance signal activates an audio speaker.

5. The system for personal identity verification of claim 2 wherein said acceptance signal activates an electrical switch.

6. The system for personal identity verification of claim 2 wherein said acceptance signal activates a wireless transmitter.

7. The system for personal identity verification of claim 2 wherein said electronic device is a cellular telephone.

8. The system for personal identity verification of claim 2 wherein said electronic device is a programmable computer.

9. The system for personal identity verification of claim 2 wherein said electronic device is a camera.

10. The system for personal identity verification of claim 1 wherein said computer based enrollment system comprises:

an enrollment biometric sensor for capturing a biometric reading from said user;

a programmable computer connected to said enrollment biometric sensor; and

neural net training software in memory of said programmable computer.

11. The system for personal identity verification of claim 10 wherein said validation biometric sensor and said enrollment biometric sensor are fingerprint sensors.

12. The system for personal identity verification of claim 10 wherein said validation biometric sensor and said enrollment biometric sensor are microphones.

13. The system for personal identity verification of claim 10 wherein said validation biometric sensor and said enrollment biometric sensor are cameras.

14. A method for personal identity verification comprising the steps of:

sensing enrollment information related to a biometric of a user that is recorded by an enrollment sensor;

transferring said enrollment information to a computer;

combining said enrollment information with samples from a representative database of biometrics from other individuals to form a training set;

using said training set and a computer algorithm in said computer to train a pre-chosen neural net structure to preferentially select said biometric of a user and in so doing calculating a chosen set of neural net weights, wherein said neural net is composed of both inter and intra layer connections;

transferring neural net engine simulation software code into said internal memory of an electronic device along with said neural net weights for a biometric of a user from said computer based enrollment system.

sensing validation information relative to a biometric of a user that is recorded by a biometric validation sensor in communication with said electronic device;

transferring said validation information to said neural net engine simulation software code to calculate a verification value for the output node; and

producing an acceptance signal when the value generated by said output node is within a pre-determined acceptance range.

15. The method of personal identity verification of claim 14 wherein said produced acceptance signal activates a visual display.

16. The method of personal identity verification of claim 14 wherein said produced acceptance signal activates an audio speaker.

17. The method of personal identity verification of claim 14 wherein said acceptance signal activates an electrical switch.

18. The method of personal identity verification of claim 14 wherein said acceptance signal activates a wireless transmitter.

19. The method of personal identity verification of claim 14 wherein said electronic device is a cellular telephone.

20. The method of personal identity verification of claim 14 wherein said electronic device is a programmable computer.

21. The method of personal identity verification of claim 14 wherein said electronic device is a digital camera.

22. The method of personal identity verification of claim 14 wherein said electronic device is a microprocessor.

23. The method of personal identity verification of claim 22 wherein said microprocessor is attached to a building entrance.

24. The method of personal identity verification of claim 22 wherein said microprocessor is embedded in a smart card reader.

25. The method of personal identity verification of claim 22 wherein said microprocessor is embedded in a motor vehicle.

26. The method of personal identity verification of claim 14 wherein said validation biometric sensor and said enrollment biometric sensor are fingerprint sensors.

27. The method of personal identity verification of claim 14 wherein said validation biometric sensor and said enrollment biometric sensor are microphones.

28. The method of personal identity verification of claim 14 wherein said validation biometric sensor and said enrollment biometric sensor are cameras.

29. The method of personal identity verification of claim 14 wherein said validation biometric sensor and said enrollment biometric sensor are digital scanners.