Systems and methods for accessing a tamperproof storage device in a wireless communication device using biometric data
First Claim
1. A wireless communication device comprising:
- A wireless transceiver for facilitating communication between the wireless communication device and other devices over a wireless communication system;
a biometric sensor for capturing a biometric sample of a user;
a memory device, coupled to the biometric sensor, for storing a known biometric sample of the user;
a tamperproof storage device for storing data, wherein the tamperproof storage device is a separate device from the memory device;
a processing circuit coupled to the wireless transceiver, the tamperproof storage device, and the memory device, the processing circuit configured tocompare the captured biometric sample to the known biometric sample stored in the memory device;
extract data from the tamperproof storage device if the captured biometric sample matches the known biometric sample;
present the extracted data to the user for a preset amount of time, wherein the present amount of time is extended if an additional authenticated biometric sample is also presented, and wherein the additional authenticated biometric sample is different from the captured biometric sample; and
prompt the user to select from one of deleting, adding, or modifying the extracted data.
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Abstract
A novel system and method for accessing data stored in a secure or tamperproof storage device in a wireless communication device is provided. The wireless communication device may include a biometric sensor for capturing a biometric sample of the user. The captured biometric sample may be compared to known biometric samples of users stored in a memory device of the wireless communication device. If the captured biometric sample matches one of the known biometric samples, the user is allowed access to the tamperproof storage device for a preset amount of time. The user may delete existing data, add new data, modify existing data or view existing data stored in the tamperproof storage device.
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35 Claims
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1. A wireless communication device comprising:
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A wireless transceiver for facilitating communication between the wireless communication device and other devices over a wireless communication system; a biometric sensor for capturing a biometric sample of a user; a memory device, coupled to the biometric sensor, for storing a known biometric sample of the user; a tamperproof storage device for storing data, wherein the tamperproof storage device is a separate device from the memory device; a processing circuit coupled to the wireless transceiver, the tamperproof storage device, and the memory device, the processing circuit configured to compare the captured biometric sample to the known biometric sample stored in the memory device; extract data from the tamperproof storage device if the captured biometric sample matches the known biometric sample; present the extracted data to the user for a preset amount of time, wherein the present amount of time is extended if an additional authenticated biometric sample is also presented, and wherein the additional authenticated biometric sample is different from the captured biometric sample; and prompt the user to select from one of deleting, adding, or modifying the extracted data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method operational on a wireless communication device, comprising:
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facilitating wireless communications between the wireless communication device and other devices over a wireless communication system; storing data in a tamperproof storage device within the wireless communication device, wherein the tamperproof storage device is a separate device from the memory device; capturing a biometric sample of a user; comparing the captured biometric sample to a known biometric sample of the user stored in a memory device; extracting data from the tamperproof storage device if the captured biometric sample matches the known biometric sample; presenting the extracted data to the user for a preset amount of time, wherein the preset amount of time is extended if an additional authenticated biometric sample is also presented, and wherein the additional authenticated biometric sample is different from the captured biometric sample; and prompting the user to select from one of deleting, adding, or modifying the extracted data. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A wireless communication device comprising:
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means for facilitating communications between the wireless communication device and other devices over a wireless communication system; means for capturing a biometric sample of a user; means for storing data in a tamperproof storage device, wherein the tamperproof storage device is a separate device from the memory device; means for comparing the captured biometric sample to the known biometric sample stored in a memory device; means for presenting the extracted data to the user for a preset amount of time, wherein the preset amount of time is extended if an additional authenticated biometric sample is also presented, and wherein the additional authenticated biometric sample is different from the captured biometric sample; and means for prompting the user to select from one of deleting, adding, or modifying the extracted data. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising instructions for accessing data in a wireless communication device which when executed by a processor causes the processor to:
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facilitate communications between the wireless communication device and other devices over a wireless communication system; store data in a tamperproof storage device within the wireless communication device, wherein the tamperproof storage device is a separate device from the memory device; capture a biometric sample of a user; compare the captured biometric sample to a known biometric sample stored in a memory device; extract data from the tamperproof storage device if the captured biometric sample matches the known biometric sample; present the extracted data to the user for a preset amount of time, wherein the preset amount of time is extended if an additional biometric sample is also presented, and wherein the additional authenticated biometric is different from the captured biometric sample; and prompt the user to select one of deleting, adding, or modifying the extracted data. - View Dependent Claims (31, 32, 33)
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34. A wireless communication device comprising:
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a wireless transceiver for facilitating communication between the wireless communication device and other devices over a wireless communication system; a biometric sensor for capturing a biometric sample of a user; a memory device coupled to the biometric sensor, for storing a known biometric sample of the user; a tamperproof storage device for storing data, wherein the tamperproof storage device is a separate device from the memory device; and a processing circuit coupled to the wireless transceiver, the tamperproof storage device, and the memory device, the processing circuit configured to compare the captured biometric sample to the known biometric sample stored in the memory device; extract data from the tamperproof storage device if the captured biometric sample matches the known biometric sample; present the extracted data to the user for a preset amount of time after which time access to the extracted data by the user is terminated by the wireless communication device, wherein the preset amount of time is extended if an additional authenticated biometric sample is also presented, and wherein the additional authenticated biometric sample is different from the captured biometric sample; and prompt the user to select from one of deleting, adding, or modifying the extracted data.
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35. A method operational on a wireless communication device, comprising:
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facilitating wireless communications between the wireless communication device and other devices over a wireless communication system; storing data in a tamperproof storage device within the wireless communication device, wherein the tamperproof storage device is a separate device from a memory device for storing a known biometric sample; capturing a biometric sample of a user; comparing the captured biometric sample to the known biometric sample of the user stored in the memory device; extracting data from the tamperproof storage device if the captured biometric sample matches the known biometric sample; presenting the extracted data to the user for a preset amount of time after which time access to the extracted data by the user is terminated by the wireless communication device, wherein the preset amount of time is extended if an additional authenticated biometric sample is also presented, and wherein the additional authenticated biometric sample is different from the captured biometric sample; and prompting the user to select from one of deleting, adding, or modifying the extracted data.
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