# US 2014/0195815 A1 · Methods and systems for fingerprint template enrollment and distribution process > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2014/0195815 A1 - Document ID: US20140195815A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 14/146,865 - Filed: 2014-01-03 - Published: 2014-07-10 - Earliest claimed: 2013-01-04 - Assignees: Synaptics Incorporated - Applicants: Synaptics Incorporated - Inventors: Sebastien Ludovic Jean TAVEAU; Marcia TSUCHIYA - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20140195815A1 ## CPC - G06F 21/32: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract A system and method may comprise providing a database comprising a user list and a user device list, the user list comprising a list of user biometric identifiers, each extracted from and unique to a respective template of a user biometric of a verified user, and the user device list comprising a list of user biometric identifiers each extracted from and unique to a respective template of a user biometric of a verified user device associated with the verified user; and determining one of (1) whether a user biometric identifier of a known user biometric received from an unverified user device matches a user biometric identifier on the user device list and (2) whether a user biometric identifier extracted from and unique to a new user biometric template received from a verified user device matches a user biometric identifier in the stored user list. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: providing a database comprising a user list and a user device list, the user list comprising a list of one or more user biometric identifiers, each user biometric identifier extracted from and unique to a respective template of a user biometric of a verified user, and the user device list comprising a list of one or more user biometric identifiers each extracted from and unique to a respective template of a user biometric of a verified user device associated with the verified user; and determining, via an interpreter/matcher one of (1) whether a user biometric identifier of a known user biometric received from an unverified user device matches a user biometric identifier on the user device list to verify the unverified user device and (2) whether a user biometric identifier extracted from and unique to a new user biometric template received from a verified user device matches a user biometric identifier in the stored user list to verify the new user biometric template. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the template of the user biometric comprises information relating to the biometric characteristics of a user biometric sensed by a trusted user biometric image sensor. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The method of claim 2 wherein the template of the user biometric is created in the trusted biometric image sensor. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the service provider database is connected to a service provider server. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein verifying a new user device adds the new user device to the user device list in the service provider database comprising a cluster of user devices associated with the user. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein verifying the new user biometric template adds to the user list in the service provider database another user biometric associated with the user. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1 wherein the user biometric identifier is an encrypted version of the user biometric template. ### Claim 8 A system comprising: a service provider database storing a user list and a user device list, the user list comprising a list of one or more user biometric identifiers, each user biometric identifier extracted from and unique to a respective template of a user biometric of a verified user, and the user device list comprising a list of one or more user biometric identifiers each extracted from and unique to a respective template of a user biometric of a verified user device associated with the verified user; and an interpreter/matcher configured to determine one of (1) whether a user biometric identifier of a known user biometric received from an unverified user device matches a user biometric identifier on the user device list to verify the unverified user device and (2) whether a user biometric identifier extracted from and unique to a new user biometric template received from a verified user device matches a user biometric identifier in the stored user list to verify the new user biometric template. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8 wherein the template of the user biometric comprises information relating to the biometric characteristics of a user biometric sensed by a trusted user biometric image sensor. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The system of claim 9 wherein the template of the user biometric is created in the trusted biometric image sensor. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8 wherein the service provider database is connected to a service provider server. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8 wherein verifying a new user device adds the new user device to the user device list in the service provider database comprising a cluster of user devices associated with the user. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8 wherein verifying the new user biometric template adds to the user list in the service provider database another user biometric associated with the user. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The system of claim 8 wherein the user biometric identifier is an encrypted version of the user biometric template. ### Claim 15 A method comprising: storing in a service provider database a user list and a user device list, the user list comprising a list of one or more user biometric identifiers, each user biometric identifier extracted from and unique to a respective template of a user biometric of a verified user, and the user device list comprising list of one or more user biometric identifiers each extracted from and unique to a respective template of a user biometric of a verified user device associated with the verified user; and determining, via an interpreter/matcher, whether a user biometric identifier extracted from and unique to a new user biometric template, received from a verified user device, matches a user biometric identifier in the stored user list to verify the new user biometric template; and authorizing a verified user device containing a stored master template identified by the user biometric identifier contained in the user list to transfer to the user device which transmitted the verified new user biometric template, a verified master template, to create a new root of trust and user biometric identifier for storage in the user list and the user device list. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The method of claim 15 wherein the transfer is accomplished by way of a short range wireless network. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The method of claim 16 wherein the short range wireless network is one of a Bluetooth wireless (“BT wifi”), Bluetooth low energy (“BLE”) and near-field communication (“NFC”) network. ### Claim 18 A system comprising: a service provider database configured to store a user list and a user device list, the user list comprising a list of one or more user biometric identifiers, each user biometric identifier extracted from and unique to a respective template of a user biometric of a verified user, and the user device list comprising list of one or more user biometric identifiers each extracted from and unique to a respective template of a user biometric of a verified user device associated with the verified user; and an interpreter/matcher configured to determine whether a user biometric identifier extracted from and unique to a new user biometric template, received from a verified user device, matches a user biometric identifier in the stored user list to verify the new user biometric template; and a transfer authorizing unit, configured to authorize a verified user device containing a stored master template identified by the user biometric identifier contained in the user list to transfer to the user device which transmitted the verified new user biometric template, a verified master template, to create a new root of trust and user biometric identifier for storage in the user list and the user device list. ### Claim 19 (depends on 18) The method of claim 18 wherein the transfer is accomplished by way of a short range wireless network. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of claim 19 wherein the short range wireless network is one of a Bluetooth wireless (“BT wifi”), Bluetooth low energy (“BLE”) and near-field communication (“NFC”) network.