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US 2020/0394288 A1Published application
Head related transfer function (hrtf) as biometric authentication
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsJames R. Milne, Gregory Carlsson, Tonni Sandager Larsen
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Abstract
A head related transfer function (HRTF), which can be considered as biometric data is used to authenticate a user from whom the HRTF is derived. The HRTF may be used for authentication in combination with other biometric data such as retina scan or fingerprint to render two-factor biometric authentication. The HRTF used for authentication is encrypted for security.
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A system comprising:
- at least one computer medium that is not a transitory signal and that comprises instructions executable by at least one processor to:
- access at least a first head related transfer function (HRTF) tailored to a first person;
- based at least in part on the first HRTF, determine whether to authenticate the first person to access at least one computer function.
A method comprising:
- receiving, at a computer, information representing at least a first head related transfer function (HRTF) associated with a first person;
- comparing the first HRTF to at least one template HRTF information;
- and
- based at least in part on the comparison, determining whether to authenticate the first person to access at least one computer function.
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An apparatus comprising:
- at least one processor operable to access at least one computer function and configured with instructions to:
- receive first head related transfer function (HRTF) information;
- compare the first HRTIF information to template HRTF information;
- responsive to the first HRTF information matching the template HRTF information, grant access to the computer function;
- and
- responsive to the first HRTF information not matching the template HRTF information, not grant access to the computer function.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.