Method and apparatus for processing biometric information using distributed computation

• US 9,246,914 B2
• Filed: 05/16/2011
• Issued: 01/26/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 07/16/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Nokia Technologies Oy (Nokia Corporation)
• Inventors: Boldyrev, Sergey, Oliver, Ian Justin, Luukkala, Vesa-Veikko, Sovio, Sampo Juhani
• Primary Examiner(s): YEN, ERIC L
• Application Number:
  US13/108,596
• Publication Number:
  US 20120016662A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,716 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/5066 Algorithms for mapping a plurality of inter-dependent sub-tasks onto a plurality of physical CPUs mappping at compile time, see G06F8/451
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/25 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/00 Speaker identification or verification techniques
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231

Abstract

An approach is provided for providing biometric information processing using distributed computation. A biometric information processing infrastructure determines to receive an input including, at least in part, biometric information. The biometric information processing infrastructure selects one or more analyses for processing the input. The biometric information processing infrastructure also determines one or more processes associated with the one or more analyses. The biometric information processing infrastructure further determines to derive one or more computation closures from the one or more processes. The biometric information processing infrastructure determines to decompose the one or more computation closures for distribution in one or more computation spaces.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving an input including, at least in part, biometric information, wherein receiving the input comprises converting the biometric information into an electrical signal;

determining one or more analyses for processing the input;

determining one or more processes associated with the one or more analyses;

deriving one or more computation closures from the one or more processes;

decomposing the one or more computation closures; and

distributing the one or more computation closures among one or more users of one or more computation spaces, wherein the method is performed by at least one processor.

2. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

determining a computation element based, at least in part, on the biometric information, wherein the computation element comprises the one or more processes, the one or more computation closures, one or more corresponding information sets, or a combination thereof.

3. A method of claim 1, wherein the distributing the one or computation closures is based, at least in part, on the biometric information.

4. A method of claim 1, further comprising:

initiating computation of the one or more computation closures;

storing computation results in the one or more computation closures; and

gathering the computation results of the one or more computation closures.

5. A method of claim 4, wherein the computation results are one or more isomorphic transformations.

6. A method of claim 4, wherein the input is a natural language input and the one or more analyses include a semantic analysis of the input, and wherein the method of claim 4 further comprising:

estimating an outcome of the semantic analysis; and

binding the one or more computation closures to one or more primitive processes and thereby generating corresponding one or more primitive computation closures.

7. A method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining that at least a portion of the one or more derived computation closures are not decomposed;

refining the one or more primitive computation closures, wherein the refining is based, at least in part, on the one or more primitive computation closures, the one or more primitive processes, or a combination thereof; and

decomposing the at least a portion of the one or more derived computation closures.

8. A method of claim 6, further comprising:

determining that all or substantially all of the one or more derived computation closures are decomposed; and

based, at least in part, on the determination that all or substantially all of the one or more derived computation closures are decomposed, initiating distribution of the one or more primitive computation closures.

9. A method of claim 8, further comprising:

initiating computation of the one or more primitive computation closures;

storing computation results in the one or more primitive computation closures;

gathering the computation results of the one or more primitive computation closures;

binding the computation results of the one or more primitive computation closures to one or more user interface elements respectively; and

rendering the one or more user interface elements, the computation results of the computation of the one or more primitive computation closures, or a combination thereof.

10. A method of claim 1, wherein the one or more analyses include signal processing analysis, semantic analysis, pitch analysis, isomorphic transformation, or a combination thereof.

11. A method of claim 1 further comprising:

constructing a computational graph; and

binding the computational graph to each of the one or more computation closures.

12. An apparatus comprising:

at least one processor; and

at least one memory including computer program code for one or more programs,

the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following,

receive an input including, at least in part, biometric information, wherein receiving the input comprises converting the biometric information into an electrical signal;

determine one or more analyses for processing the input;

determine one or more processes associated with the one or more analyses;

derive one or more computation closures from the one or more processes;

decompose the one or more computation closures; and

distribute the one or more computation closures among one or more users of one or more computation spaces.

13. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine a computation element based, at least in part, on the biometric information, wherein the computation element comprises the one or more processes, the one or more computation closures, one or more corresponding information sets, or a combination thereof.

14. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the distributing the one or computation closures is based, at least in part, on the biometric information.

15. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

initiate computation of the one or more computation closures;

store computation results in the one or more computation closure; and

gather the computation results of the one or more computation closures.

16. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the computation results are one or more isomorphic transformations.

17. An apparatus of claim 15, wherein the input is a natural language input and the one or more analyses include a semantic analysis of the input, and wherein the apparatus of claim 14 further caused to:

estimate an outcome of the semantic analysis; and

bind the one or more computation closures to one or more primitive processes and thereby generate corresponding one or more primitive computation closures.

18. An apparatus of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine that at least a portion of the one or more derived computation closures are not decomposed;

refine the one or more primitive computation closures, wherein the refining is based, at least in part, on the one or more primitive computation closures, the one or more primitive processes, or a combination thereof; and

decompose the at least a portion of the one or more derived computation closures.

19. An apparatus of claim 17, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

determine that all or substantially all of the one or more derived computation closures are decomposed; and

based, at least in part, on the determination that all or substantially all of the one or more derived computation closures are decomposed, initiate distribution of the one or more primitive computation closures.

20. An apparatus of claim 19, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

initiate computation of the one or more primitive computation closures;

store computation results in the one or more primitive computation closures;

gather the computation results of the one or more primitive computation closures;

bind the computation results to one or more user interface elements respectively; and

render the one or more user interface elements, the computation results of the computation of the one or more primitive computation closures, or a combination thereof.

21. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the one or more analyses include signal processing analysis, semantic analysis, pitch analysis, isomorphic transformation, or a combination thereof.

22. An apparatus of claim 12, wherein the apparatus is further caused to:

construct a computational graph; and

bind the computational graph to each of the one or more computation closures.