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Method for biometric-based authentication in wireless communication for access control
Assignee: International Business Machines Corp
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Filing: 2000-10-13
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Granted: 2004-11-16
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Expires: 2020-10-13
Abstract
Abstract Smart cards systems that are utilized in biometric authentication are slow in processing and have the cards themselves have the added disadvantage of being misplaced or lost. Moreover, storing biometric data (on a database) over a network poses security issues that in extreme instances can be compromised. Significant security can be achieved if the biometric templates are stored locally in a portable device. A user can use the portable device to either transmit wirelessly the stored biometric for authentication purposes, or a user can locally measure a biometric using the portable device and match it against a biometric which is also stored locally (in the portable device).
Inventors
- 👤 Rudolf Maarten Bolle
- 👤 Sharon Louise Nunes
- 👤 Sharathchandra Pankanti
- 👤 Nalini Kanta Ratha
- 👤 Barton Allen Smith
- 👤 Thomas Guthrie Zimmerman
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
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Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 16:41
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L63/00; H04L63/08; H04L63/0853; G; G06; G06F; G06F21/00; G06F21/30; G06F21/31; G06F21/32; G06F21/34; G06F21/35; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/40; G06Q20/401; G06Q20/4014; G06Q20/40145; G07; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/22; G07C9/25; G07C9/257; G07C9/26; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; H04L63/0861; H04W; H04W12/00; H04W12/06; G05; G05B; G05B2219/00; G05B2219/20; G05B2219/24; G05B2219/24162
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 33
Claim 1
Independent Claim
159 words
A method for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, said method comprising: presenting a challenge to said portable electronic device, wherein said portable electronic device, after reception of said challenge: identifies a biometric template, measures a user's biometric profile via a biometric measurer located within said portable electronic device, and identifies an authentication output via comparing said identified biometric template with said measured biometric profile; receiving said authentication output, said authentication output comprising an authentication token and an authentication message, said authentication message being an authentication successful message if said compared biometrics are identical, else, said authentication message being an authentication failure message if said compared biometrics do not match, and wherein the validity of said authentication token is maintained in said portable electronic device for a predetermined period of time based on a threshold or criteria test, with said authentication token being terminated upon failure of threshold or criteria test.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
159 words
A method for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, said method comprising: presenting a challenge to said portable electronic device, wherein said portable electronic device, after reception of said challenge: identifies a biometric template, measures a user's biometric profile via a biometric measurer located within said portable electronic device, and identifies an authentication output via comparing said identified biometric template with said measured biometric profile; receiving said authentication output, said authentication output comprising an authentication token and an authentication message, said authentication message being an authentication successful message if said compared biometrics are identical, else, said authentication message being an authentication failure message if said compared biometrics do not match, and wherein the validity of said authentication token is maintained in said portable electronic device for a predetermined period of time based on a threshold or criteria test, with said authentication token being terminated upon failure of threshold or criteria test.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
A method for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 1 , wherein said presented challenge is in response to a stimulus, said stimulus comprising any of: a timer, a button, a motion detector, or an external query.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 1 , wherein said portable electronic device comprises one of the following: personal digital assistant (PDA), badge, electronic wallet, wireless smartcard, or portable telephone.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 1 , wherein said user's biometric profile is a physiological profile.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 4 , wherein said measured physiological biometric comprises any of the following: fingerprint pattern, retinal pattern, pattern of iris, facial pattern, or hand pattern.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 1 , wherein said user's biometric profile is a behavioral profile.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 6 , wherein said measured behavioral biometric comprises of one of the following: signature pattern, voice pattern, or key stroke pattern.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
232 words
A system for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, said portable electronic device comprising any of: simplex, duplex, or tokenized modes of communications, said system comprising: a stimulus which requests a biometric template from said portable device; a biometric-reader which wirelessly receives said requested biometric template from said portable device; a biometric measurer which measures a user's biometric profile via a biometric reader, wherein said biometric reader located within said security authenticator if said biometric authentication is based on said simplex connections, else said biometric reader located within said portable device if said biometric authentication is based on duplex or tokenized connection; a biometric comparator which compares said wirelessly received biometric template with said measured biometric profile, an output-generator which generates an output based on said compared biometrics, wherein said output is an authentication token if said compared biometrics are identical and said biometric authentication is based on said duplex connection, else an authentication successful message if said compared biometrics are identical, and said biometric authentication is based on said simplex connection, else an authentication failure message if said compared biometrics do not match; an authentication validator which maintains the validity of said authentication token for a predetermined period of time based on a threshold or criteria test; and a token terminator which terminates said authentication token upon failure of threshold or criteria test.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
232 words
A system for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, said portable electronic device comprising any of: simplex, duplex, or tokenized modes of communications, said system comprising: a stimulus which requests a biometric template from said portable device; a biometric-reader which wirelessly receives said requested biometric template from said portable device; a biometric measurer which measures a user's biometric profile via a biometric reader, wherein said biometric reader located within said security authenticator if said biometric authentication is based on said simplex connections, else said biometric reader located within said portable device if said biometric authentication is based on duplex or tokenized connection; a biometric comparator which compares said wirelessly received biometric template with said measured biometric profile, an output-generator which generates an output based on said compared biometrics, wherein said output is an authentication token if said compared biometrics are identical and said biometric authentication is based on said duplex connection, else an authentication successful message if said compared biometrics are identical, and said biometric authentication is based on said simplex connection, else an authentication failure message if said compared biometrics do not match; an authentication validator which maintains the validity of said authentication token for a predetermined period of time based on a threshold or criteria test; and a token terminator which terminates said authentication token upon failure of threshold or criteria test.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
31 words
A system for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 8 , wherein said stimulus is provided by said biometric reader.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
29 words
A system for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 8 , wherein said received biometric template is encrypted.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
37 words
A system for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 8 , wherein said biometric reader further comprises a decrypter for decrypting said received encrypted biometric template.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
43 words
A system for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 8 , wherein said portable device comprises one of the following: personal digital assistant (PDA), badge, electronic wallet, wireless smartcard, or portable telephone.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
32 words
A system for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 8 , wherein said biometric measurer measures a user's physiological biometric profile.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
46 words
A system for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 13 , wherein said measured user's physiological biometric profile comprises any of the following: fingerprint pattern, retinal pattern, pattern of iris, facial pattern, or hand pattern.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
32 words
A system for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 8 , wherein said biometric measurer measures a user's behavioral biometric profile.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
42 words
A system for biometric authentication based on communication between a portable electronic device and a security authenticator, as per claim 5 , wherein said measured user's behavioral biometric comprises of one of the following: signature pattern, voice pattern, or key stroke pattern.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for biometric authentication based on duplex communication between a portable electronic device and a system, said method as implemented in said portable electronic device comprising: receiving a challenge from said system; retrieving a biometric template from said portable device; measuring a user's biometric profile via a biometric measurer located within said portable device; comparing said retrieved biometric template with said measured biometric profile, and generating an output based on said compared biometrics, wherein said output is an authentication token and an authentication successful message if said compared biometrics are identical, said authentication successful message forwarded to said system issuing said challenge and said token stored locally in said portable electronic device, else an authentication failure message if said compared biometrics do not match.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
125 words
A method for biometric authentication based on duplex communication between a portable electronic device and a system, said method as implemented in said portable electronic device comprising: receiving a challenge from said system; retrieving a biometric template from said portable device; measuring a user's biometric profile via a biometric measurer located within said portable device; comparing said retrieved biometric template with said measured biometric profile, and generating an output based on said compared biometrics, wherein said output is an authentication token and an authentication successful message if said compared biometrics are identical, said authentication successful message forwarded to said system issuing said challenge and said token stored locally in said portable electronic device, else an authentication failure message if said compared biometrics do not match.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
64 words
A method for biometric authentication based on duplex communication between a portable electronic device and a system, as per claim 17 , wherein said step of generating an authentication token further comprises: maintaining the validity of said authentication token for a predetermined period of time based on a threshold or criteria test, and terminating said authentication token upon failure of threshold or criteria test.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method for biometric authentication based on duplex communication between a portable electronic device and a system, as per claim 17 , wherein said portable electronic device comprises one of the following: personal digital assistant (PDA), badge, electronic wallet, wireless smartcard, or portable telephone.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method for biometric authentication based on duplex communication between a portable electronic device and a system, as per claim 17 , wherein said user's biometric profile is a physiological profile.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim
44 words
A method for biometric authentication based on duplex communication between a portable electronic device and a system, as per claim 20 , wherein said measured physiological biometric comprises any of the following: fingerprint pattern, retinal pattern, pattern of iris, facial pattern, or hand pattern.
Claim 25
Dependent Claim
31 words
A method for biometric authentication based on duplex communication between a portable electronic device and a system, as per claim 17 , wherein said user's biometric profile is a behavioral profile.
Claim 26
Dependent Claim
41 words
A method for biometric authentication based on duplex communication between a portable electronic device and a system, as per claim 22 , wherein said measured behavioral biometric comprises of one of the following: signature pattern, voice pattern, or key stroke pattern.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
155 words
A portable electronic device performing biometric authentication based on duplex communication with a system, said portable electronic device comprising: a biometric measurer which measures a user's biometric profile via a biometric reader located within said portable device; a biometric comparator which compares said measured biometric profile with a biometric template which is stored within said portable device; an output-generator which generates an output based on said compared biometrics, wherein said output is an authentication token and authentication successful message if said compared biometrics are identical said authentication successful message forwarded to said system and said token stored locally in said portable electronic device, else an authentication failure message if said compared biometrics do not match; an authentication validator which maintains the validity of said authentication token for a predetermined period of time based on a threshold or criteria test, and a token terminator which terminates said authentication token upon failure of threshold or criteria test.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
155 words
A portable electronic device performing biometric authentication based on duplex communication with a system, said portable electronic device comprising: a biometric measurer which measures a user's biometric profile via a biometric reader located within said portable device; a biometric comparator which compares said measured biometric profile with a biometric template which is stored within said portable device; an output-generator which generates an output based on said compared biometrics, wherein said output is an authentication token and authentication successful message if said compared biometrics are identical said authentication successful message forwarded to said system and said token stored locally in said portable electronic device, else an authentication failure message if said compared biometrics do not match; an authentication validator which maintains the validity of said authentication token for a predetermined period of time based on a threshold or criteria test, and a token terminator which terminates said authentication token upon failure of threshold or criteria test.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
41 words
A portable electronic device performing biometric authentication based on duplex communication with a system, as per claim 24 , wherein said portable electronic device comprises one of the following: personal digital assistant (PDA), badge, electronic wallet, wireless smartcard, or portable telephone.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
29 words
A portable electronic device performing biometric authentication based on duplex communication with a system, as per claim 24 , wherein said biometric measurer measures a user's physiological biometric profile.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
43 words
A portable electronic device performing biometric authentication based on duplex communication with a system, as per claim 26 , wherein said measured user's physiological biometric profile comprises any of the following: fingerprint pattern, retinal pattern, pattern of iris, facial pattern, or hand pattern.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
29 words
A portable electronic device performing biometric authentication based on duplex communication with a system, as per claim 24 , wherein said biometric measurer measures a user's behavioral biometric profile.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
39 words
A portable electronic device performing biometric authentication based on duplex communication with a system, as per claim 28 , wherein said measured user's behavioral biometric comprises of one of the following: signature pattern, voice pattern, or key stroke pattern.
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