Breath actuation of electronic and non-electronic devices for preventing unauthorized access

• US 8,844,337 B2
• Filed: 04/29/2011
• Issued: 09/30/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/29/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Kountotsis, Theodosios, Libohova, Agjah
• Original Assignee: Kountotsis, Theodosios, Libohova, Agjah
• Inventors: Libohova, Agjah, Kountotsis, Theodosios
• Primary Examiner(s): Rogers, David A
• Application Number:
  US13/066,969
• Publication Number:
  US 20120272713A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,250 Days
• Field of Search: 73/232, 73/233, 73/233.4
• US Class Current: 73/23.3
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/117 Identification of persons methods or arrangements for recognising patterns, e.g. fingerprints, G06F18/00, G06V40/00; identification of persons by analysing their voice or speech G10L17/00
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6897 Computer input devices, e.g. mice or keyboards
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/497 of gaseous biological material, e.g. breath
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/50 Chemical analysis of biological material, e.g. blood, urine; Testing involving biospecific ligand binding methods; Immunological testing measuring or testing processes involving enzymes or microorganisms, compositions or test papers therefor; processes for forming such compositions, condition responsive control in microbiological or enzymological processes C12Q
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints

Abstract

An apparatus is presented including an input unit for receiving initial breath samples; a breath analysis module for analyzing the initial breath samples; a comparison module for comparing the initial breath samples to subsequent breath inputs; and a breath authorization module for locking and/or unlocking the apparatus in response to results received from the comparison module. The apparatus may also include a storage unit for storing the initial breath samples and the subsequent breath inputs. The breath analysis module is a chemical breath component analyzer configured to: (i) count each of a plurality of select volatile organic compounds from the initial breath samples and the subsequent breath inputs received from the input unit and (ii) determine a concentration of each of the plurality of the select volatile organic compounds.

Claims

1. A mobile device comprising:

a processing unit for executing a plurality of operations;

an input module for receiving a plurality of breath samples from a plurality of users;

a breath analysis module integrated within the mobile device for chemically analyzing the plurality of breath samples of each of the plurality of users to create and associate an initial unique chemical breath profile to each of the plurality of users, each of the initial unique chemical breath profiles stored in the mobile device for comparison with subsequent chemical breath profiles, the chemical analysis involving at least identification of a plurality of uncommon molecules and uncommon organic compounds from each user for deriving distinguishing breath characteristics of each user of the plurality of users and using such breath information to create the initial chemical breath profile associated with each user of the plurality of users; and

a breath authorization module for allowing or preventing access to the plurality of operations of the mobile device in response to a comparison result derived from comparing at least one of the subsequent chemical breath profiles with each of the initial unique chemical breath profiles stored in the mobile device.

2. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the breath analysis module includes a breath sampling module for sampling the plurality of breath samples of each of the plurality of users.

3. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the user of the mobile device is prompted to reset a previously entered initial unique chemical breath profile associated with the user, the resetting involving inputting a plurality of new breath samples to create a new initial unique chemical breath profile for the user.

4. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein each initial unique chemical breath profile is different for each user of the plurality of users.

5. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the initial unique chemical breath profile of each of the plurality of users is monitored for deviations, and upon detection of the deviations, creating an updated unique chemical breath profile for each user exhibiting the deviations.

6. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the initial unique chemical breath profile of the user of the plurality of users allows access to a predetermined number of operations of the plurality of operations available on the mobile device.

7. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein the initial unique chemical breath profile of the user of the plurality of users is shared with other mobile devices having chemical analysis capabilities controlled by the same user.

8. The mobile device according to claim 1, further comprising an output indication unit for indicating whether the initial unique chemical breath profiles allow or prevent access to the plurality of operations of the mobile device, the output indication unit being one of a visual indication or an audible indication or a combination thereof.

9. The mobile device according to claim 1, further comprising an override function for overriding the breath authorization module.

10. The mobile device according to claim 1, wherein a first initial unique chemical breath profile of a first user permits access to a first set of operations of the mobile device and a second initial unique chemical breath profile of a second user permits access to a second set of operations of the same mobile device, the second set of operations being different than the first set of operations.

11. A method of accessing a mobile device, the method comprising:

executing a plurality of operations via a processing unit;

receiving a plurality of breath samples from a plurality of users;

chemically analyzing the plurality of breath samples of each of the plurality of users, via a breath analysis module integrated within the mobile device, for creating and associating an initial unique chemical breath profile to each of the plurality of users, each of the initial unique chemical breath profiles stored in the mobile device for comparison with subsequent chemical breath profiles, the chemical analysis involving at least identification of a plurality of uncommon molecules and uncommon organic compounds from each user for deriving distinguishing breath characteristics of each user of the plurality of users and using such breath information to create the initial chemical breath profile associated with each user of the plurality of users; and

allowing or preventing access to the plurality of operations of the mobile device, via a breath authorization module, in response to a comparison result derived from comparing at least one of the subsequent chemical breath profiles with each of the initial unique chemical breath profiles stored in the mobile device.

12. The method according to claim 11, further including sampling the plurality of breath samples of each of the plurality of users, via a breath sampling module.

13. The method according to claim 11, further comprising prompting the user of the mobile device to reset a previously entered initial unique chemical breath profile associated with the user, the resetting involving inputting a plurality of new breath samples to create a new initial unique chemical breath profile for the user.

14. The method according to claim 11, wherein each initial unique chemical breath profile is different for each user of the plurality of users.

15. The method according to claim 11, further comprising monitoring the initial unique chemical breath profile of each of the plurality of users for deviations, and upon detection of the deviations, creating an updated unique chemical breath profile for each user exhibiting the deviations.

16. The method according to claim 11, wherein the initial unique chemical breath profile of the user of the plurality of users allows access to a predetermined number of operations of the plurality of operations available on the mobile device.

17. The method according to claim 11, further comprising sharing the initial unique chemical breath profile of the user of the plurality of users with other mobile devices having chemical analysis capabilities controlled by the same user.

18. The method according to claim 11, further comprising indicating whether the initial unique chemical breath profiles allow or prevent access to the plurality of operation of the mobile device, the output indication unit being one of a visual indication or audible indication or a combination thereof.

19. The method according to claim 11, further comprising overriding the breath authorization module.

20. The method according to claim 11, where a first initial unique chemical breath profile of a user permits access to a first set of operations of the mobile device and a second initial unique chemical breath profile of a second user permits access to a second set of operations of the same mobile device, the second set of operations being different than the first set of operations.