Method and apparatus for determining information concerning the identity of an individual
First Claim
1. A method of determining information concerning the identity of an individual, the method comprising:
- measuring at least one biometric of the individual comprising at least one bio-potential waveform generated by the individual'"'"'s heart,extracting a plurality of characteristics from the bio-potential waveform comprising two or more of an approximate location of a point of a P peak, an approximate location of a Q-point of a QRS peak system, an approximate location of an R-point of a QRS peak system, an approximate location of an S-point of a QRS peak system, or an approximate location of a point of a T peak,using the plurality of characteristics from the bio-potential waveform to calculate at least one waveform parameter comprising one or more of (an amplitude at an S-point minus an amplitude at an R-point) divided by (an amplitude at an approximate midpoint of a T peak minus an amplitude at an R-point), (an amplitude at an S-point minus an amplitude at an R-point) divided by (an amplitude at an approximate mid-point of a P peak minus an amplitude at an R-point), (an amplitude at a Q-point minus an amplitude at an R-point) divided by (an amplitude at an approximate mid-point of a P peak minus an amplitude at an R-point), or (an amplitude at a Q-point minus an amplitude at an R-point) divided by (an amplitude at an S-point minus an amplitude at an R-point),comparing at least one calculated waveform parameter with at least one previously acquired waveform parameter to generate a score, and using the score to determine information concerning the identity of the individual.
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Abstract
A method of determining information concerning the identity of an individual comprising measuring at least one biometric of the individual comprising at least one bio-potential waveform generated by the individual'"'"'s heart, extracting a plurality of characteristics from the bio-potential waveform comprising any of an approximate location of a point of a P peak, an approximate location of a Q-point of a QRS peak system, an approximate location of an R-point of a QRS peak system, an approximate location of an S-point of a QRS peak system, an approximate location of a point of a T peak, using the characteristics to calculate at least one waveform parameter, comparing at least one calculated waveform parameter with at least one previously-acquired waveform parameter to generate a score, and using the score to determine information concerning the identity of the individual.
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19 Claims
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1. A method of determining information concerning the identity of an individual, the method comprising:
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measuring at least one biometric of the individual comprising at least one bio-potential waveform generated by the individual'"'"'s heart, extracting a plurality of characteristics from the bio-potential waveform comprising two or more of an approximate location of a point of a P peak, an approximate location of a Q-point of a QRS peak system, an approximate location of an R-point of a QRS peak system, an approximate location of an S-point of a QRS peak system, or an approximate location of a point of a T peak, using the plurality of characteristics from the bio-potential waveform to calculate at least one waveform parameter comprising one or more of (an amplitude at an S-point minus an amplitude at an R-point) divided by (an amplitude at an approximate midpoint of a T peak minus an amplitude at an R-point), (an amplitude at an S-point minus an amplitude at an R-point) divided by (an amplitude at an approximate mid-point of a P peak minus an amplitude at an R-point), (an amplitude at a Q-point minus an amplitude at an R-point) divided by (an amplitude at an approximate mid-point of a P peak minus an amplitude at an R-point), or (an amplitude at a Q-point minus an amplitude at an R-point) divided by (an amplitude at an S-point minus an amplitude at an R-point), comparing at least one calculated waveform parameter with at least one previously acquired waveform parameter to generate a score, and using the score to determine information concerning the identity of the individual. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An identification apparatus for determining information concerning the identity of an individual, the identification apparatus comprising:
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a measurement device which measures at least one biometric of the individual comprising at least one bio-potential waveform generated by the individual'"'"'s heart, and an analysis system comprising an analysis device which analyzes the bio-potential waveform to extract a plurality of characteristics from the bio-potential waveform comprising two or more of am approximate location of a point of a P peak, an approximate location of a Q-point of a QRS peak system, an approximate location of an R-point of a QRS peak system, an approximate location of an S-point of a QRS peak system, or an approximate location of a point of a T peak, a calculation device which uses the plurality of characteristics from the bio-potential waveform to calculate at least one waveform parameter comprising one or more of (an amplitude at an S-point minus an amplitude at an R-point) divided by (an amplitude at an approximate mid-point of a T peak minus an amplitude at an R-point), (an amplitude at an S-point minus an amplitude at an R-point) divided by (an amplitude at an approximate mid-point of a P peak minus an amplitude at an R-point), (an amplitude at a Q-point minus an amplitude at an R-point) divided by (an amplitude at an approximate mid-point of a P peak minus an amplitude at an R-point), or (an amplitude at a Q-point minus an amplitude at an R-point) divided by (an amplitude at an S-point minus an amplitude at an R-point), a comparator which compares at least one calculated waveform parameter with at least one previously-acquired waveform parameter to generate a score, and uses the score to determine information concerning the identity of the individual. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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