Biometric scanner apparatus and methods for its use
AssigneeAres Technologies, Inc.
InventorsChristian Wentz, Edward H Frank
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Abstract
A biometric scanner apparatus comprising a biometric sensor configured to scan at least a biological sample and receive a unique biometric pattern, a secret data extractor configured to receive the unique biometric pattern from the biometric sensor and generate an output comprising a sample-specific secret, and a sample identifier circuit communicatively connected to the secret data extractor wherein the sample identifier circuit is configured to produce at least an output comprising a secure proof of the sample-specific secret.
Claims17
A biometric scanner apparatus, the biometric scanner apparatus comprising:
- at least a biometric sensor, the at least a biometric sensor configured to scan at least a biological sample and receive a unique biometric pattern;
- a secret data extractor, wherein the secret data extractor is configured to receive the unique biometric pattern from the biometric sensor and generate an output comprising a sample-specific secret, wherein the secret data extractor comprises at least a non-analyzable circuit element, wherein the at least a non-analyzable circuit element further comprises a circuit element having an output unpredictable by circuit analysis;
- a sample identifier circuit communicatively connected to the secret data extractor wherein the sample identifier circuit is configured to produce at least an output comprising a secure proof of the sample-specific secret;
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- a key extractor communicatively connected to the secret data extractor and the sample identifier circuit, wherein the key extractor is configured to extract a private key from the sample-specific secret.
A method of using biometric scanner apparatus, the method comprising:
- scanning, by a biometric scanner apparatus comprising a biometric sensor, a secret data extractor, and a sample identifier circuit, at least a biological sample;
- receiving, by the biometric scanner apparatus, and using the biometric sensor, at least a unique biometric pattern from the at least a biological sample;
- generating, by the biometric scanner apparatus, and using the secret data extractor, a sample-specific secret as a function of the biometric pattern, wherein the secret data extractor comprises at least a non-analyzable circuit element, wherein the at least a non-analyzable circuit element further comprises a circuit element having an output unpredictable by circuit analysis;
- producing, by the biometric scanner apparatus, and using the sample identifier circuit, at least an output comprising a secure proof of the sample-specific secret;
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- extracting a private key from the sample-specific secret through a key extractor communicatively connected to the secret data extractor.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.