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US 11,689,525 B2Granted
System and apparatus for biometric identification of a unique user and authorization of the unique user
AssigneeBrain Tunnelgenix Technologies Corp.
InventorMarcio Marc Abreu
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Abstract
A verification device provides an approach to identification and authorization by requiring an authorized biometric presence before permitting the input of a sequence of signals. Furthermore, the device may be configured to recognize incorrect inputs, and to respond by transmitting an alert code while providing limited functionality to convince an unauthorized user that access has been granted until a location of the device has been determined.
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A method for biometrically identifying and authenticating a unique user comprising:
- a. contacting a first fingerprint sensor with a distal end of a first finger on a first hand and contacting a second fingerprint sensor with a distal end of a second finger on the first hand, a first pressure sensor positioned on a left side of the first fingerprint sensor and a second pressure sensor positioned on a right side of the first fingerprint sensor, a third pressure sensor positioned on a left side of the second fingerprint sensor, and a fourth pressure sensor positioned on a right side of the second fingerprint sensor such that the second and third pressure sensors are positioned directly between the first fingerprint sensor and the second fingerprint sensor when viewed from a direction perpendicular to the first fingerprint sensor and the second fingerprint sensor, each of the distal ends of the two fingers contacting a respective one of the first fingerprint sensor and the second fingerprint sensor, acquiring a fingerprint from each of the first fingerprint sensor and the second fingerprint sensor, and determining and authenticating an identity of a person from the fingerprints, and
- b. performing at least one of, as follows, rocking or moving from a left side to a right side the two fingers on the first hand while maintaining contact of the distal ends of the first finger and the second finger with the first fingerprint sensor and the second fingerprint sensor, the at least one of the rocking, or moving from a left side to a right side, causing contact of the two fingers on the first hand in a predetermined sequence with at least one of the first pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor, the third pressure sensor, and the fourth pressure sensor to activate the contacted at least one of the first pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor, the third pressure sensor, and the fourth pressure sensor,
- wherein when the predetermined sequence indicates the presence of an unauthorized user, an alert is sent to a security entity as a result of entry of the predetermined sequence, and
- wherein the rocking or the moving from a left side to a right side is performed along a pair of curvilinear surfaces, each of the curvilinear surfaces including a respective one of the first and second fingerprint sensors and a respective pair of the first pressure sensor, the second pressure sensor, the third pressure sensor, and the fourth pressure sensor.
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A method for biometrically identifying and authenticating a unique user comprising:
- contacting a fingerprint sensor facing in a first direction with a finger, the fingerprint sensor positioned in a depression that extends from an edge of a device, the first direction being a direction that is perpendicular to a center of a contact pad of the fingerprint sensor,
- acquiring a fingerprint from the fingerprint sensor,
- determining and authenticating an identity of a person from the fingerprint,
- moving the finger to contact a first pressure sensor that faces in a second direction that is angled toward the first direction, the second direction being a direction that is perpendicular to a contact surface of the first pressure sensor, and then
- moving the finger to contact a second pressure sensor that faces in a third direction that is angled toward the first direction and the second direction, the third direction being a direction that is perpendicular to a contact surface of the second pressure sensor,
- wherein when the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor are contacted in a predetermined sequence indicating the presence of an unauthorized user, an alert is sent to a security entity as a result of entry of the predetermined sequence, and
- wherein movement of the finger is along a curvilinear surface that includes the fingerprint sensor, the first pressure sensor, and the second pressure sensor.
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A method for biometrically identifying and authenticating a unique user comprising:
- contacting a fingerprint sensor with a distal end of a finger and determining and authenticating an identity of a person from the fingerprint located on the distal end of the finger, the fingerprint sensor located in a recess and extending longitudinally in a first direction to accommodate the finger along the first direction,
- moving the finger to contact a first pressure sensor positioned only to a first side of the fingerprint sensor while maintaining contact of the distal end of the finger with the fingerprint sensor, the first pressure sensor positioned on a first curvilinear surface forming a first side of the recess, and
- moving the finger to contact a second pressure sensor positioned only to a second, opposite side of the fingerprint sensor from the first side of the fingerprint sensor such that the fingerprint sensor is positioned directly between the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor,
- wherein the contact of the finger with the second pressure sensor is performed while maintaining contact of the distal end of the finger with the fingerprint sensor, the second pressure sensor positioned on a second curvilinear surface forming a second side of the recess opposite to the first side of the recess,
- wherein when the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor are contacted in a predetermined sequence indicating presence of an unauthorized user, an alert is sent to a security entity as a result of entry of the predetermined sequence, and
- wherein each of the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor protrudes from directly adjacent surfaces of a respective curvilinear surface.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.