Method, Apparatus and Applications for Biometric Identification, Authentication, Man-to-Machine Communications and Sensor Data Processing
AssigneeOlea Systems, Inc.
InventorsFrancesco Antonio Morese, David J. Sullivan, David K. Varn
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Abstract
Applications, algorithms and technologies are disclosed for machine-to-machine communications, biometric identification and sensor data fusion. Applications include authentication, e-commerce and energy management. Algorithms include biometric signature generation and identification, as well as data fusion methods. Technologies include biometric and environmental sensing and identification. Advantages of the invention include more robust person authentication, greater immunity to theft of personal property and information, and enhanced building energy management.
Claims26
A method for authenticating a person's identity, the method comprising:
- Illuminating the person with an incident electromagnetic energy;
- Receiving a reflected electromagnetic energy produced by a reflection of said incident electromagnetic energy from the person's body, said reflected electromagnetic energy bearing a modulation relative to said incident electromagnetic energy and resulting from a motion of the person's anatomy;
- Generating a first data sequence based on said modulation;
- Generating an authentication token from said first data sequence;
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- Comparing said authentication token to an embedded token to determine a match, the embedded token corresponding to the person.
A method for determining a person's identity, the method comprising:
- Illuminating the person with an incident electromagnetic energy;
- Receiving a reflected electromagnetic energy produced by a reflection of said incident electromagnetic energy from the person's body, said reflected electromagnetic energy bearing a modulation relative to said incident electromagnetic energy and resulting from a motion of the person's anatomy;
- Generating a first data sequence based on said modulation;
- Generating an authentication token from said first data sequence;
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- Comparing said authentication token to a plurality of embedded tokens to determine a match, said plurality of embedded tokens corresponding to a plurality of persons.
A method of conducting a transaction involving a person, the method comprising:
- Scanning the person to generate a first biometric signature, said scanning comprising illuminating the person with electromagnetic energy and processing a reflection of said electromagnetic energy;
- Encrypting said first biometric signature to produce an embedded authentication token;
- Requesting the transaction by the person;
- Scanning the person in response to said requesting a transaction to generate a second biometric signature;
- Encrypting said second biometric signature to produce a local authentication token;
- Generating a comparison result by comparing said local authentication token and said embedded authentication token;
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- Executing the transaction if said comparison result is a positive comparison result.
A method of generating a biometric signature, the method comprising:
- Receiving a biometric data sequence generated from a biometric sensor;
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- Applying the biometric data sequence to a biometric signature generator to generate the biometric signature, the biometric signature generator configured using a biometric functional dataset, the biometric functional dataset describing biological traits of one or more persons;
- wherein the biometric functional dataset is derived by:
- applying a plurality of biometric data sequences to an analysis adaptive network;
- exercising the analysis adaptive network with the applied plurality of biometric data sequences until the analysis adaptive network has substantially converged;
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- obtaining the biometric functional dataset from the substantially converged analysis adaptive network.
A method of managing one or more resources within an environment, the environment comprising a person and one or more environmental sensors, each environmental sensor supplying a corresponding environmental descriptor, and each resource having a corresponding resource control parameter that determines an aspect of the resource, the method comprising:
- Receiving one or more resource status parameters, each resource status parameter associated with a corresponding resource;
- Receiving an identity token associated with the person;
- Determining a preference based on the identity token;
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- Controlling at least one resource control parameter based on at least one environmental descriptor and on at least one resource status parameter and on the preference.
An apparatus for determining a person's identity, the apparatus comprising:
- A sensor for illuminating the person with an incident electromagnetic energy and for receiving a reflected electromagnetic energy produced by a reflection of said incident electromagnetic energy from the person's body, said reflected electromagnetic energy bearing a modulation relative to said incident electromagnetic energy and resulting from a motion of the person's anatomy;
- A sensor data processor for receiving an output of said sensor and generating a first data sequence based on said modulation;
- A token processor for generating an authentication token from said first data sequence;
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- A matcher processor for comparing said authentication token to a plurality of embedded tokens to determine a match, said plurality of embedded tokens corresponding to a plurality of persons.
An apparatus for authenticating a person's identity, the apparatus comprising:
- A sensor for illuminating the person with an incident electromagnetic energy and for receiving a reflected electromagnetic energy produced by a reflection of said incident electromagnetic energy from the person's body, said reflected electromagnetic energy bearing a modulation relative to said incident electromagnetic energy and resulting from a motion of the person's anatomy;
- A sensor data processor for receiving an output of said sensor and generating a first data sequence based on said modulation;
- A token processor for generating an authentication token from said first data sequence;
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- A matcher processor for comparing said authentication token to an embedded token to determine a match, the embedded token corresponding to the person.
An apparatus for generating a biometric signature of a person, the apparatus comprising:
- An analyzer for receiving a plurality of biometric data sequences and generating a corresponding biometric functional dataset, said plurality of biometric data sequences and said biometric functional dataset describing biometric traits;
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- A biometric signature generator for receiving a biometric data sequence corresponding to the person and for generating the biometric signature, the biometric signature generator configured using said biometric functional dataset;
- wherein said analyzer generates the corresponding biometric functional dataset by:
- applying said plurality of biometric data sequences to an analysis adaptive network;
- exercising the analysis adaptive network with said plurality of biometric data sequences until the analysis adaptive network has substantially converged;
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- generating the biometric functional dataset from the substantially converged analysis adaptive network.
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