SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR IDENTITY CONFIRMATION USING PHYSIOLOGIC BIOMETRICS TO DETERMINE A PHYSIOLOGIC FINGERPRINT

• US 20070177770A1
• Filed: 01/25/2007
• Published: 08/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 01/30/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Adidas AG
• Original Assignee: Adidas AG
• Inventors: Myers, Lance, Derchak, P.
• Granted Patent: US 8,762,733 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/115
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/01 Measuring temperature of body parts ; Diagnostic temperature sensing, e.g. for malignant or inflamed tissue clinical contact thermometers G01K13/20
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0205 Simultaneously evaluating both cardiovascular conditions and different types of body conditions, e.g. heart and respiratory condition
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0535 Impedance plethysmography for measuring blood flow A61B5/0295
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0806 by whole-body plethysmography measuring blood flow using plethysmography A61B5/0295; impedance plethysmography A61B5/053; measuring volume of the body or parts thereof A61B5/1073
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0816 Measuring devices for examining respiratory frequency measuring frequency of electric signals G01R23/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0823 Detecting or evaluating cough events
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0826 Detecting or evaluating apnoea events A61B5/4818 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/087 Measuring breath flow
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/091 Measuring volume of inspired or expired gases, e.g. to determine lung capacity
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/112 Gait analysis
• 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 5/1172 using fingerprinting
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/352 Detecting R peaks, e.g. for synchronising diagnostic apparatus; Estimating R-R interval
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/358 Detecting ST segments
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/36 Detecting PQ interval, PR interval or QT interval
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/389 Electromyography [EMG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/398 Electrooculography [EOG], e.g. detecting nystagmus; Electroretinography [ERG]
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6804 Garments; Clothes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6822 Neck
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6823 : Trunk, e.g., chest, back, abdomen, hip
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6824 : Arm or wrist
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/7267 : involving training the classification device
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 : using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2218/00 : Aspects of pattern recognition specially adapted for signal processing
• 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 40/15 : Biometric patterns based on physiological signals, e.g. heartbeat, blood flow

Abstract

The invention provides a method for verifying a person'"'"'s identity, which includes obtaining a password and/or random key from a person, and comparing the obtained password and/or random key to a plurality of known passwords and/or random keys to determine a likely identity of the person. The method further includes measuring a specific biometric of the person, the specific biometric comprising a respiratory, cardiac, or other physiologic biometric, and comparing the measured specific biometric to the known specific biometric of the person that is associated with the obtained password and/or random key to verify the likely identity of the person.

Claims

1. A method for verifying a person'"'"'s identity, comprising:

obtaining a password and/or random key from a person;

comparing the obtained password and/or random key to a plurality of known passwords and/or random keys to determine a likely identity of the person;

measuring a specific biometric of the person; and

comparing the measured specific biometric to the known baseline specific biometric of the person that is associated with the obtained password and/or random key to verify the likely identity of the person.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the measured specific biometric of the person comprises a respiratory biometric.

3. The method of claim 2 wherein the respiratory biometric of the person comprises a respiratory rate, a minute ventilation, a tidal volume, an inspiratory flow rate, an expiratory flow rate, a presence of cough, and presence of apnea or hypoapnea, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein measuring the respiratory biometric comprises measuring the thoracic and/or abdominal girth of the person.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the girth is measured by inductive plethysmography.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein measuring the respiratory biometric comprises:

instructing the person to perform one or more maneuvers; and

measuring at least one respiratory pattern exhibited by the person during performance of the maneuvers, wherein the measured respiratory biometric comprises at least one measured respiratory pattern.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the at least one respiratory pattern is measured over a period time during the performance of the maneuvers.

8. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one maneuver comprises performing a predetermined sequence of breaths.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one maneuver comprises performing a predetermined sequence of physical movements.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the specific biometric further comprises other physiological parameters including cardiac parameters, posture/activity parameters, temperature parameters, EEG parameters, EOG parameters, EMG parameters, vocal parameters, and gait parameters, or a combination thereof.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the cardiac parameters comprise an ECG parameter.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

obtaining at least one of a fingerprint, a retinal scan, an electrocardiogram, and a DNA scan from the person;

comparing the at least one obtained fingerprint, retinal scan, electrocardiogram, and DNA scan to a plurality of known fingerprints, retinal scans, electrocardiograms, and DNA scans to determine a likely identity of the person; and

comparing the measured specific biometric to the known baseline specific biometric of the person that is associated with the fingerprint, retinal scan, electrocardiogram, and DNA scan to verify the likely identity of the person.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the known baseline specific biometric comprises of range of values.

14. A method for verifying a person'"'"'s identity, comprising:

providing an ambulatory measuring device to a person configured for measuring a specific biometric of the person;

measuring the specific biometric of the person; and

comparing the measured specific biometric to a database of known baseline specific biometrics to verify the identity of the person.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the specific biometric comprises a respiratory biometric.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the specific biometric comprises an ECG parameter.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the ambulatory measuring device comprises a garment that is worn by the person.

18. The method of claim 14, further comprising, prior to measuring the specific biometric of the person:

obtaining from the person at least one password, random key, and/or electrocardiogram; and

comparing the obtained at least one password, random key, and/or electrocardiogram to a known database of passwords, random keys, and/or electrocardiograms to determine a likely identity of the person;

wherein the measured specific biometric is compared a known baseline specific biometric of the person that is associated with the at least one password, random key, and/or electrocardiogram to verify the likely identity of the person.