APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR SETTING A USER-DEFINED PATTERN FOR AN APPLICATION

• US 20150067827A1
• Filed: 08/29/2014
• Published: 03/05/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2013
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Pantech Corporation (Ideahub, Inc.)
• Inventors: KIM, Sung-Tae, LIM, Hun-Il
• Application Number:
  US14/473,177
• Publication Number:
  US 20150067827A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/19
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS

Abstract

Provided is a terminal with a fingerprint reader and method of operating the same. The terminal includes a fingerprint reader to scan and read a fingerprint of a user and a user verification module. The user verification module calculates a matching value between the fingerprint read by the fingerprint reader and a previously registered fingerprint of the user, and identifies the matching value and a security level of a requested application to determine whether to execute the requested application. The security level is variable; for example, the security level may vary according to a type of application or may be arbitrarily set by the user.

Claims

1. A method that uses a processor to control a fingerprint authentication operation of a mobile device, the method comprising:

recognizing a fingerprint if an object touches a designated location of the mobile device;

determining one or more authentication parameters to authenticate the recognized fingerprint, the one or more authentication parameters being varied according to one or more defined factors;

retrieving a registered fingerprint to authenticate the recognized fingerprint; and

authenticating, using the processor, the recognized the fingerprint based on the one or more authentication parameters.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more authentication parameters comprises at least one of a characteristic of a feature point of a fingerprint, a number of feature points, and an image block of a fingerprint.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the one or more defined factors comprises at least one of a time and a location of the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

comparing the registered fingerprint with the recognized fingerprint based on one or more feature points of the registered fingerprint and the recognized fingerprint.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving an input to perform an operation of an application; and

determining an authentication factor based on a type of the application or a type of the operation of the application.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

providing a user interface to set an authentication parameter.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

providing a user interface to define a factor to control the authentication parameter.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

grouping applications according to each application type,

wherein each application group corresponds to a security level.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the security level is associated with the one or more parameters.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein each application is assigned a security level.

11. A mobile device to control a fingerprint authentication operation, the mobile device comprising:

a fingerprint reader to recognize a fingerprint if an object touches a designated location of the mobile device; and

a processor to determine one or more authentication parameters to authenticate the recognized fingerprint, the one or more authentication parameters being varied according to one or more defined factors, to retrieve a registered fingerprint to authenticate the recognized fingerprint, and to authenticate the recognized the fingerprint based on the one or more authentication parameters.

12. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the one or more authentication parameters comprises at least one of a characteristic of a feature point of a fingerprint, a number of feature points, and an image block of a fingerprint.

13. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the one or more defined factors comprises at least one of a time and a location of the mobile device.

14. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the processor compares the registered fingerprint with the recognized fingerprint based on one or more feature points of the registered fingerprint and the recognized fingerprint.

15. The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising:

a user interface to receive an input to perform an operation of an application,

wherein the processor determines an authentication factor based on a type of the application or a type of the operation of the application.

16. The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising:

a user interface to set an authentication parameter.

17. The mobile device of claim 11, further comprising:

a user interface to define a factor to control the authentication parameter.

18. The mobile device of claim 11, wherein the processor groups applications according to each application type,

wherein each application group corresponds to a security level.

19. The mobile device of claim 18, wherein the security level is associated with the one or more parameters.

20. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon computer executable instructions for authentication of a fingerprint, the stored computer executable instructions configured to cause a processor to perform processes comprising:

recognizing a fingerprint if an object touches a designated location of the mobile device;

determining one or more authentication parameters to authenticate the recognized fingerprint, the one or more authentication parameters being varied according to one or more defined factors;

retrieving a registered fingerprint to authenticate the recognized fingerprint; and

authenticating, using the processor, the recognized the fingerprint based on the one or more authentication parameters.