CUSTOMIZED BIOMETRIC DATA CAPTURE FOR IMPROVED SECURITY

• US 20160267263A1
• Filed: 10/21/2014
• Published: 09/15/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/21/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation (The Trustees of Purdue University (d/b/a Purdue University))
• Original Assignee: Purdue Research Foundation (The Trustees of Purdue University (d/b/a Purdue University))
• Inventors: ELLIOTT, Steven J., O'CONNOR, Kevin J., PATTERSON, Colin R., MARSHALL, Andrew D., SPRAU, Matthew W.
• Granted Patent: US 10,586,028 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/016 Input arrangements with force or tactile feedback as computer generated output to the user

Abstract

An apparatus, comprising a biometric sensor, the biometric sensor configured to receive an input from a user, the input corresponding to a predetermined factor. A feedback device is configured to provide feedback to the user when a value associated with the input approaches a predetermined threshold within a margin. The biometric sensor may comprise a fingerprint recognition sensor, iris recognition sensor, or any other biometric sensor. The feedback device may be configured to provide vibrational, audible, or visual feedback to the user once an input value corresponding to a predetermined factor approaches a threshold within a margin.

Claims

1. A method of optimizing data acquisition of a biometric identification sensor, comprising:

determining an optimal qualitative or quantitative threshold based on at least one predetermined factor;

receiving an input from a user corresponding to the predetermined factor;

calculating a value of a variable associated with the predetermined factor and the input received from the user; and

providing a haptic feedback to the user when the value approaches the threshold within a margin.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the biometric identification sensor is a fingerprint sensor, and wherein the at least one predetermined factor comprises a force applied by the user to the fingerprint sensor by a finger of the user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one predetermined factor comprises a position of a portion of the user'"'"'s body relative to the biometric sensor.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the portion is a finger.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the portion is an iris.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the haptic feedback is vibrational.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the vibrational feedback is provided through a fingerprint sensor to a finger of the user.

3. (canceled)

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15. An apparatus, comprising:

a biometric identification sensor, the biometric identification sensor configured to receive an input from a user, the input corresponding to a predetermined factor;

a haptic feedback device, the feedback device configured to provide haptic feedback to the user when a value associated with the input approaches a predetermined threshold within a margin.

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the biometric identification sensor is a fingerprint sensor.

17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one predetermined factor comprises a force applied by the user to the biometric identification sensor.

18. The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the force is applied to the fingerprint sensor by a finger of the user.

19. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one predetermined factor comprises a position of a portion of the user'"'"'s body relative to the biometric sensor.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the portion is a finger.

21. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the portion is an iris.

22. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the haptic feedback device comprises a vibrational feedback device.

24. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the haptic feedback device is configured to provided vibrational feedback to a finger of the user.

25. The apparatus of claim 22, wherein the haptic feedback device is configured to provide vibrational feedback to the feet of the user.

28. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the biometric identification sensor is an optical sensor.

29. The apparatus of claim 28, wherein the biometric sensor is an iris recognition sensor.

23. (canceled)

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27. (canceled)

30-31. -31. (canceled)