PEDOBAROGRAPHIC BIOMETRIC SYSTEM
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Abstract
A method and system to characterize the wearer of at least one item of footwear having a sensor means which, while the item is being worn, collects from the wearer current pedobarometric data that is characteristic of the wearer, and the current pedobarometric data is compared with corresponding reference data for a specified wearer, preferably previously collected via the same or a similar item of footwear while worn by the specified wearer under controlled conditions, the results of the comparison being used to characterize the present wearer according to prescribed criteria.
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115 Claims
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1-71. -71. (canceled)
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72. A method of characterizing a wearer of at least one item of apparel having sensor means for sensing biometric data about the wearer, comprising the steps of:
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while the wearer is wearing the item of apparel, acquiring from said sensor means biometric data that is characteristic of the wearer; comparing the biometric data with reference biometric data including corresponding biometric data previously obtained under controlled conditions while the same or a similar item of apparel was being worn by a specified person; and in dependence upon the result of the comparison, providing an output signal indicating whether or not the wearer is the specified person. - View Dependent Claims (73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 93, 111)
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80. A method of using pedobarographic data to characterize a person, comprising the steps of:
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using pedobarographic sensor means to acquire pedobarographic data from said person, generating locally from the acquired pedobarographic data a pedobarographic template characterizing the person and correlating said pedobarographic signature template with at least one locally stored reference pedobarographic template associated with either or both of a specified person and an item of apparel; and characterizing the person according to the degree of correlation between the generated pedobarographic template and the at least one locally stored reference pedobarographic template.
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- 86. A method of authenticating or identifying a person currently wearing an item of apparel, for example an item of footwear having a pressure-sensitive sensor means for collecting pedobarographic biometric data, wherein the item of apparel, while being worn by the person, collects current biometric data that is uniquely characteristic of the wearer, the biometric data is compared with corresponding biometric data previously collected via the same item of apparel while worn under controlled conditions, and stored, and the result of the comparison is used to determine whether or not the current wearer is the same person who wore the apparel under said controlled conditions.
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87. A method for biometric identification of a person comprising:
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monitoring pedobarographic sensor means at predetermined intervals to obtain pedobarographic biometric data of that person; generating a pedobarographic template from said pedobarographic data; determining a degree of correlation between a current pedobarographic template and a stored reference pedobarographic template, by steps comprising comparing a current pedobarographic template with a plurality of locally stored reference pedobarographic templates for each of a respective plurality of persons having a unique identifier; wherein the step of determining a degree of correlation comprises determining whether there is a match within a threshold range, and when there is a match, returning the unique identifier associated with the reference template, and otherwise indicating there is no match.
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88. A method for providing at least one of identification and authentication of a person using biometric data comprising:
- using pedobarographic sensor means for generating biometric data comprising pedobarographic data, locally generating therefrom a pedobarographic signature and correlating said pedobarographic signature with at least one locally stored reference pedobarographic signature, each associated with a unique identifier of a respective person.
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89. A method for real time biometric authentication of a person comprising:
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monitoring pedobarographic sensor means to obtain pedobarographic biometric data from the person at predetermined intervals, said pedobarographic sensor means being associated with a unique identifier; periodically generating a pedobarographic template from said pedobarographic data; determining a degree of correlation between the stored template and newly generated template by steps comprising comparing a newly generated pedobarographic template with a stored (reference) pedobarographic template, wherein determining a degree of correlation comprises determining whether there is a match within a threshold range, a match being associated with an authenticated status and no match being associated with an unauthenticated status; and generating an output signal dependent on the degree of correlation to provide an indication of authentication status.
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94. A method for identification of an alarming event comprising:
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monitoring pedobarographic sensor means to obtain pedobarographic biometric data of at least one person; generating a current pedobarographic template for each person from said pedobarographic data; determining a degree of correlation between a current pedobarographic template and a plurality of stored reference pedobarographic templates that were generated under alarming conditions, by comparing the current pedobarographic template with the plurality of stored reference pedobarographic templates that represent alarming conditions for each person; wherein the step of determining a degree of correlation comprises determining whether there is a match within a threshold range, and when there is a match, indicating that an alarming event has occurred.
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95. A system for characterizing a wearer of an item of apparel, the system comprising:
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sensor means in or associated with the item for sensing at least one biometric characteristic of a wearer of the item, storage means in or associated with said item for storing biometric data, and processor means in or associated with said item of apparel for controlling the sensor means to acquire biometric data from the wearer, compare the acquired biometric data with corresponding biometric data for a specified wearer, preferably previously collected via the same or a similar item of apparel while worn by the specified wearer under controlled conditions, characterizing the wearer in dependence upon the results of the comparison according to prescribed criteria, and for outputting a signal indicative of the result of the characterization, the processing means optionally generating from said biometric data a pedobarographic template, and correlating said pedobarographic template with at least one stored reference pedobarographic template associated with a unique identifier of a respective person.
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96. A system for providing at least one of identification and authentication of a person using pedobarographic data comprising:
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pedobarographic sensor means for generating biometric data, local processing means for generating a pedobarographic template and preferably storing the pedobarographic template on the person, for example in said item of apparel, and local means for correlating said pedobarographic template with at least one locally stored reference pedobarographic template associated with a unique identifier of a specified person.
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97. A system comprising sensor means in or for association with an item of apparel for capturing data about at least one biometric characteristic of a person wearing the item of apparel, for example pedobarographic data, gait-based biometric data, including gait information and/or walking cadence, or other kinetic data, the item of apparel comprising storage means for securely storing said data, and processing means for correlating data captured in a first time interval during wearing of the item of apparel by a registered authorized user, and data captured during a subsequent time interval, and determining whether or not there is a match of said data, a mismatch being indicative of wearing of the apparel by an unauthorized user,
the system optionally further comprising means for annunciating whether or not the current wearer is an unauthorized wearer, the processing means preferably providing for real time processing of data captured and stored periodically during use.
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99. Biometric security apparatus for providing for at least one of monitoring, identification and authentication of a person, comprising:
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pedobarographic sensor means for acquiring pedobarographic data of said person and having associated identity information comprising at least a unique identifier tag; control means comprising; input means for receiving data from said pedobarographic sensor means, and local_storage means for storing data comprising at least one pedobarographic template (signature) generated from said pedobarographic data, and associated identity information; local processing means operable to; monitor/sample pedobarographic data from the pedobarographic sensor means at predetermined intervals and periodically generate a current pedobarographic template (signature) therefrom; and compare a current pedobarographic template (current template) with a stored reference pedobarographic template (stored template), and determine a degree of correlation between the current template and the stored reference template; and output means for generating an output/control signal dependent on the degree of correlation between the stored reference template and the current template, said correlation means optionally providing an output control signal indicative of an authentication status, for example when a degree of correlation between a current template and the stored template is within a threshold range;
otherwise said output signal being indicative of an unauthenticated status,or said correlation means optionally providing an output control signal indicative of an alarm status, for example when a degree of correlation between a current status template and an alarm template is within a threshold range. - View Dependent Claims (100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 114)
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115. A set of apparel comprising a plurality of items normally worn together, each item having means for registering the item as a member of the set, and means for detecting whether or not one or more of said items are being worn at the same time as another item that is not a member of the set, and signaling if said another item is not a member of the set.
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