SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR VIRTUAL WORLD BIOMETRIC ANALYTICS THROUGH THE USE OF A MULTIMODAL BIOMETRIC ANALYTIC WALLET

• US 20100046806A1
• Filed: 08/22/2008
• Published: 02/25/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Baughman, Aaron K., Dawson, Christopher J., Graham, Barry M., Kamalsky, David J.
• Granted Patent: US 10,679,749 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/00 Information and communication technology [ICT] specially adapted for implementation of business processes of specific business sectors, e.g. utilities or tourism healthcare informatics G16H
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/945 User interactive design; Environments; Toolboxes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 50/20 for computer-aided diagnosis, e.g. based on medical expert systems

Abstract

The invention provides a system and method for virtual world biometric analytics through the use of a multimodal biometric analytic wallet. The system includes a virtual biometric wallet comprising a pervasive repository for storing biometric data, the pervasive repository including at least one of a biometric layer, a genomic layer, a health layer, a privacy layer, and a processing layer. The virtual biometric wallet further comprises an analytic environment configured to combine the biometric data from at least one of the biometric layer, the genomic layer, the health layer, the privacy layer, and the processing layer. The virtual biometric wallet also comprises a biometric analytic interface configured to communicate the biometric data to one or more devices within a virtual universe.

Claims

1. A virtual biometric wallet comprising:

a pervasive repository for storing biometric data, the pervasive repository including at least one of a biometric layer, a genomic layer, a health layer, a privacy layer, and a processing layer;

an analytic environment configured to combine the biometric data from at least one of the biometric layer, the genomic layer, the health layer, the privacy layer, and the processing layer; and

a biometric analytic interface configured to communicate the biometric data to one or more devices within a virtual universe.

2. The virtual biometric wallet of claim 1, wherein the biometric layer includes physiological biometric data, behavioral biometric data, and cognitive biometric data.

3. The virtual biometric wallet of claim 1, wherein the analytic environment includes a learning environment configured to move weights and heuristics to an application environment.

4. The virtual biometric wallet of claim 1, wherein the biometric analytic interface provides mechanisms for parallel acquisition and processing.

5. The virtual biometric wallet of claim 1, wherein the biometric data is mapped onto an avatar and used for at least one of identification and verification purposes.

6. The virtual biometric wallet of claim 1, wherein the biometric data is used for virtual diagnosis.

7. A computer implemented method for applying biometrics in a virtual universe comprising:

ascertaining biometric data comprising physiological biometric data, behavioral biometric data, and cognitive biometric data from a user in the real world;

transferring the biometric data to a virtual biometric wallet; and

applying the biometric data to an avatar of the user.

8. The computer implemented method of claim 7, further comprising identifying the user in the virtual universe based on the biometric data.

9. The computer implemented method of claim 7, further comprising obtaining the biometric data from the virtual biometric wallet via an acquisition device.

10. The computer implemented method of claim 7, further comprising ascertaining genetic data and health data about the user and transferring the genetic data and the health data to the virtual biometric wallet.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 7, further comprising analyzing the biometric data using one or more classes of algorithms.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 7, wherein the steps of claim 7 are implemented on a combination of software, hardware, or software and hardware.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 7, wherein the steps of claim 7 are offered by a service provider based on one of a fee and subscription basis.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 7, wherein the steps of claim 7 are at least one of supported, deployed, maintained, and created by a service provider.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 7, further comprising

ascertaining the biometric data, genetic data, and health data from the user in the real world;

analyzing the biometric data, the genetic data, and the health data using one or more classes of algorithms;

combining together one or more pieces of the biometric data, the genetic data, and the health data;

transferring the biometric data, the genetic data, and the health data to the virtual biometric wallet; and

applying the biometric data, the genetic data, and the health data to a virtual representation of the user.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 15, further comprising verifying the virtual representation of the user based on the ascertained data from the real world.

17. A computer program product comprising a computer usable storage medium having readable program code embodied in the storage medium, the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:

ascertain biometric data;

link multiple types of the biometric data together using one or more analytic algorithms;

transfer the biometric data to a virtual construct; and

apply the biometric data to a virtual representation of a user using the virtual construct.

18. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the virtual construct comprises:

a pervasive repository for storing the biometric data;

an analytic environment for applying the one or more analytic algorithms; and

a biometric analytic interface for propagating the biometric data to the virtual universe.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the pervasive repository includes at least one of a biometric layer, a genomic layer, a health layer, a privacy layer, and a processing layer.

20. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the computer program product is at least one of supported, deployed, maintained, and created by a service provider.

21. The computer program product of claim 17, wherein the steps of claim 17 are offered by a service provider based on one of a fee and subscription basis.

22. The computer program product of claim 17, further comprising at least one component operable to:

ascertain biometric data;

store the biometric data in the pervasive repository;

link multiple types of the biometric data together using the one or more analytic algorithms, which are trained using data acquired by one or more biometric analytic interfaces and stored in a central repository;

transfer the biometric data to the virtual construct;

apply the biometric data to a virtual representation of the user; and

verify the virtual representation of the user using the biometric data.

23. A method for deploying an application for verifying virtual users, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure being operable to;

ascertain characteristics and behavioral traits about a real world user;

link one or more of the real world user characteristics and the behavioral traits together;

apply the characteristics and behavioral traits to the virtual user; and

authenticate the virtual user based on the characteristics and the behavioral traits of the real world user.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the characteristics and the behavioral traits include at least one of physiological biometric data, behavioral biometric data, and cognitive biometric data.

25. The method of claim 23, wherein the computer infrastructure is at least one of supported, deployed, maintained, and created by a service provider.