Gesture encrypted access system based on multidimensional code

• US 9,865,104 B1
• Filed: 08/16/2016
• Issued: 01/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 08/16/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Huang, Ying, Sheng, Zhaocheng, Chen, Chen
• Primary Examiner(s): Trail, Allyson
• Application Number:
  US15/238,204
• Time in Patent Office: 511 Days
• Field of Search: 235382, 235440, 235380, 235492
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/602 Providing cryptographic facilities or services
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/1417 2D bar codes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/242 by image rotation, e.g. by 90 degrees
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/245 by locating a pattern; Special marks for positioning
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/28 Recognition of hand or arm movements, e.g. recognition of deaf sign language static hand signs G06V40/113
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/25 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence

Abstract

A system and approach utilizing a multi-dimensional code on a card and a gesture applied to the card for a scan. The two-dimensional card may contain information about the card holder, other individuals, the facility or area at which access is desired, and a gesture relating to scanning the card. Appropriate information and a correct gesture applied to the card during a scan may enable a holder of the card to gain access to the facility or area. The gesture may legitimize the card holder.

Claims

1. An access control mechanism comprising:

an item having a multidimensional pattern, the multidimensional pattern including rotation and/or direction information; and

an optical scanner that decodes the multidimensional pattern and recognizes rotation and direction of the item being moved across the scanner; and

wherein;

an entry or exit of a facility or an area is sought for a holder of the item;

the optical scanner upon a scan of the item decodes the multidimensional pattern on the item which has a movement applied to the item by the holder of the item in view of the optical scanner such that the item itself is moved relative to the optical scanner, into a result, wherein the optical scanner performs a comparison of the rotation and/or direction information contained in the multidimensional pattern with the movement applied to the item by the holder, and the comparison is added to the result; and

if the result from the scanner regarding the decoded multidimensional pattern and the movement applied to the item meets predetermined criteria, then the entry or exit of the facility or area is granted to the holder of the item.

2. The mechanism of claim 1, the movement is applied to the item before, during or after the scan.

3. The mechanism of claim 2, wherein the movement is one or more actions selected from a group comprising a track of clockwise rotation, a track of counterclockwise rotation, a direction of the item at a beginning of the scan, a direction of the item during the scan, and a direction of the item at an ending of the scan.

4. The mechanism of claim 3, where the item is a card or a badge.

5. The mechanism of claim 4, wherein the multidimensional pattern is a two-dimensional pattern.

6. The mechanism of claim 4, wherein the result contains information or data about the holder of the item.

7. The mechanism of claim 4, wherein the result incorporates information about the movement of the item and the result is reviewed by the scanner to determine whether the movement of the item matches an expected movement of the item;

and

wherein the movement of the item matching the expected movement of the item is an access condition.

8. The mechanism of claim 7, wherein:

a number of attempted determinations to have the access condition for the movement be met during a scan is limited to Y; and

Y is a predetermined number.

9. A method for controlling access, comprising:

writing information on a card in a two-dimensional code, the information including information about a card holder and a description of a movement needed for achieving access, the movement including moving the card in at least one rotation and/or direction;

scanning the card while performing a gesture with the card to read the information from the two-dimensional code on the card; and

comparing the gesture with the rotation and/or direction information contained in the two-dimensional code on the card;

wherein when the gesture matches the movement needed for achieving access, access is granted.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the gesture comprises one or more items selected from a group comprising a direction of the card at a beginning portion of a scan, a direction of the card during the scan, a direction of the card at an ending portion of the scan, a scanning track of clockwise rotation, and a scanning track of counter-clockwise rotation.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the two-dimensional code may be selected from a group comprising HanXin codes, quick response (QR) codes and Aztec codes.

12. The method of claim 10, wherein:

if the card is accepted upon its scan by a scanner, then the card holder gains access to an entity controlled by the scanner;

for the card to be accepted upon its scan, the information read from the two-dimensional code of the card matches information expected from a scan of the card and the gesture matches the movement needed for achieving access; and

the information expected and the movement needed for achieving access are stored in the scanner for comparison with information and gesture scanned from a two dimensional code of a card for a purpose of validating the card and a holder of the card.

13. An access system comprising:

a card scanner; and

a card having a two-dimensional code imprinted on the card; and

wherein;

the card has an encrypted description of a gesture defining a predetermined movement of the card for scanning by a scanner, the predetermined movement including at least one rotational and/or directional movement of the card over the scanner; and

the two-dimensional code and the predetermined movement of the card over the scanner need to be recognized in the scanner as a predetermined match to code information and rotational and/or directional movement information contained in the scanner, in order to recognize a holder to be in legitimate possession of the card.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein a gesture comprises a change of orientation of the card while the card moves across the scanner.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein:

the orientation is a rotation of the card during a movement of the card across the scanner; and

the gesture further incorporates a direction of the card during the movement of the card across the scanner.

16. The system of claim 13, wherein the two-dimensional code comprises information about a card holder and what the gesture must be for acceptance of the card to grant an access to or egress from a facility or area.

17. The system of claim 13, wherein:

a number of attempts to scan the card and obtain acceptance of the card is limited to X; and

X is a predetermined number.

18. The system of claim 13, wherein the gesture indicates to the scanner of the card whether the holder of the card is authorized to hold the card according to information deciphered from the two-dimensional code.

19. The system of claim 13, wherein the gesture comprises a beginning orientation of the card upon a scan, an orientation of the card during the scan, and an ending orientation of the card upon a termination of the scan.

20. The system of claim 13, wherein the two-dimensional code is selected from a group comprising HanXin codes, quick response (QR) codes and Aztec codes.