Device using Histological and physiological biometric marker for authentication and activation

• US 20070063816A1
• Filed: 01/10/2001
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HALO Wearables LLC
• Original Assignee: Ensign Holdings Limited (Co-Operative Group Limited)
• Inventors: Miller, David, Pettit, Matthew, Murakami, Rick
• Granted Patent: US 7,796,013 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.820
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/024 Detecting, measuring or recording pulse rate or heart rate A61B5/0205, A61B5/021 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1171 based on the shapes or appearances of their bodies or parts thereof
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14532 for measuring glucose, e.g. by tissue impedance measurement
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1455 using optical sensors, e.g. spectral photometrical oximeters
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/78 to assure secure storage of data address-based protection against unauthorised use of memory G06F12/14; record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/00 Aspects of pattern recognition specially adapted for signal processing
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/12 Classification; Matching
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1341 Sensing with light passing through the finger
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/14 Vascular patterns
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/15 Biometric patterns based on physiological signals, e.g. heartbeat, blood flow
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2011/02 related to amusement parks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/26 using a biometric sensor integrated in the pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system

Abstract

A biometrically activated device wherein data derived from detection of unique internal biometric traits are stored within said biometrically activated device to be compared to stored data relative to said internal biometric markers or traits previously scanned from a user of said biometrically activated device. The biometrically activated device may allow or disallow access to information, or provide use of, data or a device protected by the biometrically activated device.

Claims

1. A biometrically activated device, comprising:

an biometric sensor for obtaining internal physiological characteristics; and

a memory module in communication with said biometric sensor.

2. The biometrically activated device of claim 1, wherein said biometric sensor further comprises:

an energy emitter; and

an energy sensor.

3. The biometrically activated device of claim 2 wherein said biometric sensor further comprises an activation sensor.

4. The biometrically activated device of claim 2 wherein said biometric sensor further comprises an translator whereby signals received from said energy sensor are translated into a biometric profile.

5. The biometrically activated device of claim 2 wherein said energy emitter emits energy in the form of a light wave.

6. The biometrically activated device of claim 5 wherein said light wave is infra red light, ultraviolet light, nonvisible light, or visible light.

7. The biometrically activated device of claim 2 wherein said energy sensor senses light waves.

8. The biometrically activated device of claim 7 wherein said light wave is infra red light, ultraviolet light, nonvisible light, or visible light.

9. The biometrically activated device of claim 1 wherein said memory module stores at least one biometric profile.

10. The biometrically activated device of claim 1 wherein said memory module includes code to trigger an actuator.

11. A biometrically activated device, comprising:

an activation device;

an emitter in communication with said activation device whereby the activation device prompts the emitter to emit energy;

a sensor for receiving reflected energy emitted by said emitter;

a translator in communication with said sensor for converting said received energy into an electrical signal; and

a memory module in communication with said translator whereby said electrical signal is passed to said memory module.

12. A biometric device, comprising:

a biometric sensor constructed to sense an internal physiological characteristic of a human; and

a memory module operatively communicating with said sensor to store information communicated by said sensor.

13. The device of claim 12 wherein said biometric sensor comprises:

an electromagnetic radiation emitter; and

an electromagnetic energy detector constructed to detect reflected electromagnetic radiation.

14. The device of claim 12 wherein said emitter emits electromagnetic radiation of a wavelength and energy level to contact an internal physiological characteristic of a human.

15. The biometric device of claim 12, further comprising a translator, said translator in communication with said biometric sensor and said memory module, said translator operating on a signal from said biometric sensor whereby a biometric profile is created and passed to said memory module.

16. The biometric device of claim 12, wherein said biometric sensor comprises:

an energy emission component for emitting energy from said biometric sensor;

an energy receiver configured to monitor energy directed towards said receiver; and

an activation device configured to activate said energy emission component and said energy receiver.

17. A biometrically activated card, comprising:

a substantially planar card having a first surface and opposing second surface;

a biometric sensor integrally contained within said card, said biometric sensor having an energy emitter and an energy receiver, said energy emitter embedded within said first surface of said card, said energy receiver embedded within said first surface and positioned next to said energy emitter;

an activation sensor embedded within said first surface of said card, said activation sensor in electronic communication with said biometric sensor whereby said activation sensor controls an on and an off condition of said biometric sensor;

a memory module embedded between said first surface and said second surface of said card, said memory module in communication with said biometric sensor and having capacity to store data; and

a data communicator embedded within said second surface of said card, said data communicator in communication with said memory module for communicating data to an external source.

18. The biometrically activated card of claim 17 further comprising a data screen embedded on said first surface of said card, said data screen in communication with said memory module.

19. A biometrically activated cellular phone, comprising:

a cellular phone having an activated state and an inactivated state controlled by an activation switch;

a biometric sensor embedded within said phone, said biometric sensor having an energy transmitter and an energy receiver positioned on a surface of said cellular phone;

a biometric memory module embedded within said cellular phone, said memory module in communication with said biometric sensor, said memory module in communication with said activation switch of said cellular phone.

20. A method of electromagnetically detecting an comparing an unique internal human biometric marker, comprising:

generating a detection signal capable of penetrating the epidermis and being reflected from an internal human biometric marker to form a detectable reflected signal;

detecting said reflected signal;

translating said reflected signal into an electrical impulse characterized by said reflected signal;

transmitting said electrical impulse to a memory module having pre-existing stored data;

comparing said electrical impulse with said pre-existing stored data.

21. A method of detecting internal biometric markers, comprising:

emitting an energy signal, said energy signal directed at a portion of a human body, at least a portion of said energy signal reflecting off of said human body;

receiving at least a portion of said emitted energy signal reflected off of said human body;

comparing said received energy signal to a pre-existing energy signal.

22. The method of claim 21 wherein comparing said received energy signal comprises:

transforming said received energy signal to a user biometric profile;

communicating said biometric profile with a memory device having at least one stored biometric profile; and

comparing said user biometric profile with at least one of said stored biometric profile.

23. A method of activating an electrical device, comprising:

detecting an internal biometric marker of a human being;

creating a user biometric profile based on said internal biometric marker;

comparing said biometric profile to at least one stored biometric profile; and

activating an electrical device if said user biometric profile matches at least one stored biometric profile.

24. A method for generating a coded signal comprising:

emitting an epidermal penetrating electromagnetic radiation beam directed to an individual;

reflecting said beam off internal physiologiacal reflected matter to produce a detectable signal;

detecting said reflected signal;

comparing a profile generating said reflected signal to a stored profile previously developed from said individual; and

generating a coded signal upon a match occurring between said generated profile and said stored profile.

25. A method for generating a coded signal comprising:

non-evasively detecting unique characteristics of an internal biometric marker of an individual;

electronically producing a profile of said internal biometric marker;

comparing said produced profile with