Expedited biometric validation

• US 9,965,607 B2
• Filed: 03/12/2013
• Issued: 05/08/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Original Assignee: Apple Inc.
• Inventors: Marciniak, Craig A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Jiang, Yong Hang
• Application Number:
  US13/797,902
• Publication Number:
  US 20140002240A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,883 Days
• Field of Search: 340 58, 340 581, 340 582, 340 583, 382115, 382116, 382117, 382118, 382119
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 2201/10 Recognition assisted with metadata
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands

Abstract

Embodiments may take the form of devices and methods to help expedite matching biometric data in a validation process. One embodiment, for example, may take the form of a method for biometric validation including receiving a biometric input and retrieving metadata data of a most recently matched template. The method also includes evaluating the metadata and selecting one or more nodes from the most recently matched template for comparison. Additionally, the method includes comparing the selected one or more nodes with the received biometric input and determining if the selected one or more nodes match with the received biometric input. Also, the method includes validating the received biometric input if the selected one or more nodes match with the received biometric input.

Claims

1. A method of biometric validation comprising:

receiving biometric input;

retrieving metadata of a most recently matched template, wherein the metadata comprises an amount of applied pressure when the received biometric input was obtained;

comparing the received biometric input with the most recently matched template based on the metadata;

determining if the received biometric input and the most recently matched template match;

if the received biometric input and the most recently matched template match;

collecting data related to the match; and

validating the received biometric input; and

if the received biometric input and the most recently matched template do not match;

comparing the received biometric input with a node string of the most recently matched template;

determining if the received biometric input and the node string match; and

if the received biometric input and the node string match;

collecting data related to the match; and

validating the received biometric input.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

if the received biometric input and the node string do not match;

comparing the received biometric input with a node of the most recently matched template;

determining if the received biometric input and the node match; and

if the received biometric input and the node match;

comparing nodes adjacent to the matched node; and

if the adjacent nodes match;

collecting data related to the match; and

validating the received biometric input.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the node string is selected based on the metadata of the most recently matched template.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the node is selected based on the metadata of the most recently matched template.

5. The method of claim 2, further comprising comparing a next most recently matched template with the received biometric input if the node does not match.