Method of gathering biometric information
First Claim
1. A method of registering biometric information of an individual comprising the steps of:
- a) providing a biometric information sample from each of a plurality of different biometric sources of the same individual to at least one biometric input device in communication with a host processor;
b) associating each provided biometric information sample with a biometric source;
c) using the processor, registering each biometric information sample against a template associated with the associated biometric source;
d) determining a plurality of registration values in dependence upon the results of step (c), each registration value from the plurality of registration values relating to a different provided biometric information sample; and
,e) when some of the determined registration values relate to security levels below a predetermined threshold value and a combination of the plurality of registration values relates to a security level above a same predetermined threshold, performing one of authorising and identifying the individual in dependence upon the plurality of determined registration values, wherein a single biometric information sample with a determined registration value below the predetermined threshold value when taken in isolation, if the individual were authorised or identified, would result in a security level below a predetermined minimum allowable security level.
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Abstract
In the past, user authorization based on biometric information was conducted by correlating a single instance of biometric information against a template. By using this method, a percentage of the population is difficult to authenticate. Further, due to skin damage and injuries, sometimes biometric information is not suited to identification. A sore throat affecting voice information and scraped finger tips affecting fingerprint information are two examples of common problems with authorization in dependence upon biometric information. A method of authenticating a user in dependence upon biometric input information is disclosed. The method allows a user to select biometric information sources and a number of repetitions for each source in order to customize the process of biometric user authentication.
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16 Claims
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1. A method of registering biometric information of an individual comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a biometric information sample from each of a plurality of different biometric sources of the same individual to at least one biometric input device in communication with a host processor; b) associating each provided biometric information sample with a biometric source; c) using the processor, registering each biometric information sample against a template associated with the associated biometric source; d) determining a plurality of registration values in dependence upon the results of step (c), each registration value from the plurality of registration values relating to a different provided biometric information sample; and
,e) when some of the determined registration values relate to security levels below a predetermined threshold value and a combination of the plurality of registration values relates to a security level above a same predetermined threshold, performing one of authorising and identifying the individual in dependence upon the plurality of determined registration values, wherein a single biometric information sample with a determined registration value below the predetermined threshold value when taken in isolation, if the individual were authorised or identified, would result in a security level below a predetermined minimum allowable security level. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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5. A system for registering biometric information of an individual comprising:
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a) means for providing a biometric information sample from each of a plurality of biometric sources of the same individual to at least one biometric input device in communication with a host processor; b) means for associating each biometric information sample provided with a biometric source of the individual; c) means for using the processor, registering each biometric information sample against a template associated with the associated biometric source and a same individual; d) means for determining registration values in dependence upon the results of step (c); and
,e) means for when some of the determined registration values relate to security levels below a predetermined threshold value and a combination of the plurality of registration values relates to a security level above a same predetermined threshold, performing one of authorising and identifying the individual in dependence upon the plurality of determined registration values, wherein a single biometric information sample with a determined registration value below the predetermined threshold value when taken in isolation, if the individual were authorised or identified, would result in a security level below a predetermined minimum allowable security level.
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14. A method of registering biometric information of an individual in dependence upon stored templates of biometric information comprising the steps of:
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a) providing a set of parameters comprising a set of biometric information sources to a host processor; b) in dependence upon the set of biometric information sources, providing biometric information samples from a same individual from at least some of the sources to at least a biometric input device in communication with the host processor; c) using the host processor, registering the biometric information samples against some of the templates associated with a same individual to produce a set of registration values; d) when some of the determined registration values relate to security levels below a predetermined threshold value and a combination of the plurality of registration values relates to a security level above a same predetermined threshold, determining if a point in a multidimensional space and having coordinates corresponding substantially to the registration values falls within a multidimensional range determined in dependence upon a predetermined false acceptance rate; and
,e) identifying the individual when the point falls within the multidimensional range corresponding to the acceptable false acceptance rate. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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