Continuous biometric authentication matrix

A system for controlling access to a protected system or device at intermittent intervals during use by an individual, comprising:

• a plurality of biometric authentication devices for detecting biometric data of the individual, said biometric authentication devices each producing biometric output data;
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• computing means receiving said biometric output data of each of said biometric authentication devices and comparing said biometric output data with stored biometric data corresponding to that collected by said biometric authentication devices, said stored biometric data representing an individual authorized to use the protected system, for selectively enabling or disabling access to the protected system or device;
• said computing means including an intermittent initiating means for initiating collection of data from each of said plurality of biometric authentication devices at intermittent intervals during use of the protected system or device by said individual.

A method for controlling access to a protected system or device at intermittent intervals during use by an individual, comprising the steps of:

• providing storage means for storing biometric data relating to an individual;
• measuring biometric data relating to the individual and storing the measured biometric data in said storage means;
• providing a plurality of biometric authentication devices for detecting biometric data of the individual;
• using each of said biometric authentication devices to produce biometric output data;
• providing a computing means for receiving said biometric output data of each of said biometric authentication devices, said computing means including an intermittent initiating means for initiating collection of data from each of said plurality of biometric authentication devices at intermittent intervals during use of the protected system or device by said individual;
• using said computing means to compare said biometric output data with the biometric data stored in said storage means, for selectively enabling or disabling access to the protected system or device by the individual.

A method for controlling access to a protected system or device at intermittent intervals during normal use by an individual comprising the steps of:

• providing storage means for storing biometric data relating to an individual;
• measuring biometric data relating to the individual and storing the measured biometric data in said storage means;
• providing a plurality of biometric authentication devices for detecting biometric data of the individual;
• using each of said biometric authentication devices to produce biometric output data;
• providing a computing means for receiving said biometric output data of each of said biometric authentication devices;
• providing a user manipulatable interface means for communicating with said computing means, wherein said user manipulatable interface means comprises a manipulatable device which is connected with said biometric authentication device so that biometric output data is supplied by said user manipulatable interface means during normal use of said user manipulatable interface means by the individual;
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• using said computing means to compare said biometric output data with the biometric data stored in said storage means, for selectively enabling or disabling access to the protected system or device by the individual.

A system for controlling access to a protected system or device during normal use by an individual, comprising:

• a biometric authentication device for detecting biometric data of the individual, said biometric authentication device producing biometric output data;
• computing means receiving said biometric output data of said biometric authentication device and comparing said biometric output data with said stored biometric data representing an individual authorized to use the protected system or device, for selectively enabling or disabling access to the protected system or device during normal use of the protected system or device by the individual;
• said computing means including an initiating means for initiating collection of data from said biometric authentication device during normal use of the protected system or device by said individual;
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• a user manipulatable interface means for communicating with said computing means, wherein said user manipulatable interface means comprises a manipulatable device integrated with said biometric authentication device.