METHOD FOR IDENTITY AUTHENTICATION BY MOBILE TERMINAL

• US 20100009658A1
• Filed: 09/30/2008
• Published: 01/14/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 07/08/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd. (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.), Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.
• Inventors: WU, YI-FANG, WU, DAN-FENG
• Application Number:
  US12/241,602
• Publication Number:
  US 20100009658A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• 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: H04M 1/673 the user being required to key in a code
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication

Abstract

A method for identity authentication includes: providing a mobile terminal, displaying a plurality of input areas on the mobile terminal, inputting a password to the mobile terminal by tapping the input areas in a proper sequence with fingers of a user, and identifying fingerprints of the fingers on the input areas while inputting the password.

Claims

1. A method for identity authentication, comprising:

providing a mobile terminal;

displaying a plurality of input areas on the mobile terminal;

inputting a password to the mobile terminal by tapping the input areas in a proper sequence with fingers of a user; and

identifying fingerprints of the fingers on the input areas while inputting the password.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein a number of the plurality of input areas displayed on the mobile terminal is equal to a number of different characters of the password, and the input areas are associated with the different characters of the password.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein an inductor is positioned under each corresponding input area for sensing the touch of a finger, and when each input area is touched, the each inductor generates an inductive signal when the corresponding input area is touched.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the mobile terminal comprises a control clip configured to associate a character with each input area, receive the inductive signal from each inductor under each input area, and transform each inductive signal to the associated character.

5. The method of claim 4, further comprising passing the identity authentication, if the transformed characters and the fingerprint of each input area match an original password and a fingerprint set stored in the mobile terminal for identity authentication.

6. The method of claim 5, further comprising suggesting authenticating identity again and returning to displaying the plurality of input areas on the mobile terminal, if the transformed characters or the fingerprint of each input area does not match the original password and the fingerprint set stored in the mobile terminal.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of input areas are arranged so that a user may simultaneously touch the input areas with five fingers.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the input areas are displayed on a touch sensitive screen of the mobile terminal.

9. A method for identity authentication, comprising:

providing a mobile terminal;

displaying a plurality of input areas on the mobile terminal;

associating each input area with a different character of a password;

inputting the password to the mobile terminal by touching the input areas using fingers;

generating an inductive signal from each input area touched by the fingers;

transforming the inductive signal to the associated character of the password; and

comparing the transformed characters and the fingerprint of each finger on each input area with an original password and a fingerprint set stored in the mobile terminal for identity authentication; and

passing the identity authentication if matching.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising suggest authenticating identity again if the transformed characters or the fingerprint of each input area does not match the original information stored in the mobile terminal.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the plurality of input areas are arranged so that a user may simultaneously touch the input areas with five fingers.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the input areas are displayed on a touch sensitive screen of the mobile terminal.