SECURE DIGITAL COMMUNICATIONS VIA BIOMETRIC KEY GENERATION
First Claim
1. A client device in a communications system, comprising:
- a transceiver;
a detector for acquiring at least one biometric sample associated with the user; and
a processing element configured for;
generating an in-situ biometric code based at least on the biometric sample,comparing the in-situ biometric code and a canonical biometric code based on at least one comparison criterion, the canonical biometric code representing at least one biometric reference associated with the user, andif the comparison criterion is met, configuring the transceiver to transmit the in-situ biometric code to a server and establishing at least one encrypted communications session based on at least one of the in-situ encryption keys.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for secure communications in a communications network (100), including a server (102) and a client device (104a, 104b), are provided. A method includes transmitting a communications session request from the client device to the server (304), the session request including an in-situ biometric code associated with a biometric sample of a user. The method also includes separately comparing at the server and the client device the in-situ biometric code and an associated canonical biometric code based on comparison criterion (208, 310), the canonical biometric code representing a biometric reference for the user. The method also includes generating an encryption key at the server and at the client device based on the in-situ and canonical biometric codes (218, 314). The method further includes establishing an encrypted communications session between the server and the client device if the in-situ biometric code meets comparison criteria at the server and at client device (220, 316).
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21 Claims
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1. A client device in a communications system, comprising:
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a transceiver; a detector for acquiring at least one biometric sample associated with the user; and a processing element configured for; generating an in-situ biometric code based at least on the biometric sample, comparing the in-situ biometric code and a canonical biometric code based on at least one comparison criterion, the canonical biometric code representing at least one biometric reference associated with the user, and if the comparison criterion is met, configuring the transceiver to transmit the in-situ biometric code to a server and establishing at least one encrypted communications session based on at least one of the in-situ encryption keys. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A server in a communications system, comprising:
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a transceiver configured for receiving one or more communications session requests from one or more client devices, each of the session requests comprising an in-situ biometric code associated with a biometric sample of a user at one of the client devices; and a processing element configured for processing each of the session requests, the processing comprising; comparing the in-situ biometric code and an associated canonical biometric code based on at least one comparison criterion, the associated canonical biometric code representing at least one biometric reference for the user associated with the in-situ biometric code, and if the comparison criterion is met, generating an encryption key based on at least the in-situ code and configuring the transceiver to establish at least one encrypted communications session based on at least the encryption key. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A method for establishing secure communications sessions in a communications network comprising at least one server and at least a first client device, the method comprising:
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transmitting at least a first communications session request from the first client device to the server, the first communication session request comprising a first in-situ biometric code associated with a biometric sample of a first user at the first client device; separately comparing at the server and the first client device the first in-situ biometric code and an associated first canonical biometric code based on at least one comparison criterion, the first canonical biometric code representing at least one biometric reference for the first user; if the first in-situ biometric code meets a comparison criteria at the server and at the first client device, separately generating a first encryption key at the server and at the first client device based on the first in-situ biometric code and the first canonical biometric code; and establishing at least a first encrypted communications session between the server and the first client device based on the first encryption key. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21)
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