Biometric authentication of individuals utilizing characteristics of bone and blood vessel structures
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Publication Number
US-10135822-B2
Publication Date
2018-11-20
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Abstract
Biometric authentication of a subject utilizing bone and/or blood vessel (vein or artery) structures is provided. A vertice profile is generated from a non-invasive, multi-dimensional image scan of a subject or a portion thereof. The vertice profile is generated by identifying relative locations of divots and peaks on a surface of a bone structure or by identifying branch intersections and traversals of blood vessels. Additional varication techniques can be used for proof of life (verification of human subject). If authenticated, access to physical or digital/virtual assets is allowed.
Core Innovation
The invention relates to biometric authentication enhanced with non-invasive bone surface matching internal to and unique to a specific living user. An access request is received from the specific living user over a data communication network, and access is granted utilizing biometric authentication responsive to the access request received.
The method includes scanning, with an external device, internal characteristics of the surface of the bone of a living body part to generate an anatomical multi-dimensional image internal to the specific living user. From the anatomical multi-dimensional image, a vertices profile is generated that is unique to the living body part by identifying locations of peaks and divots, calculating relative locations of the peaks and divots to each other, and generating a vector mapping based on distances of the peaks and divots from each other to describe the relative locations.
Authentication is determined by transmitting, via a network interface, the generated vertices profile to an authentication server for comparison with a database stored vertices profile and determining whether the comparison meets a pre-determined threshold of accuracy. Responsive to a determination that the generated vertices profile and the database stored vertices profile meet the pre-determined threshold of accuracy, the authentication server grants authentication and/or grants the access request to the specific living user through the network interface.
Claims Coverage
The input includes four independent claims. Each independent claim centers on granting access or authentication over a data communication network using non-invasive internal bone surface matching that generates a vertices profile from an anatomical multi-dimensional image, then compares against database stored vertices profiles against a pre-determined threshold of accuracy. Some independent claims additionally require vascular vessel branch/intersection traversal features and/or a light transducer profile with an additional threshold comparison.
Bone-surface vertices profile from anatomical multi-dimensional bone image
Scanning internal characteristics of the surface of the bone of a living body part to generate an anatomical multi-dimensional image internal to the specific living user; generating a vertices profile unique to the living body part by identifying locations of peaks and divots, calculating relative locations of the peaks and divots to each other, and generating a vector mapping based on distances of the peaks and divots from each other to describe the relative locations.
Network authentication server comparison against database vertices profile with threshold gating
Determining via transmission from a network interface to the processor and memory of the authentication server over the data communication network whether the generated vertices profile and a database stored vertices profile, through comparison, meet a pre-determined threshold of accuracy; and responsive to a determination that the threshold is met, granting the access request to the specific living user and/or granting authentication through the network interface of the authentication server.
Vascular vessel vertices profile from anatomical multi-dimensional vascular image
Scanning internal characteristics of the surface of vascular vessels of a living body part to generate an anatomical multi-dimensional image internal to the specific living user; generating a vertices profile of the vascular vessels unique to the living body part by identifying locations of branches and traversals, calculating relative locations of the branches and traversals to each other, and generating a vector mapping based on distances of the branches and traversals from each other to describe the relative locations.
Authentication server reception of multi-characteristic anatomical multi-dimensional image including peaks and divots and vascular branch intersections and traversals
Receiving a data transmission comprising an anatomical multi-dimensional image scanned of a living human or non-human body part by a scanning device of a biometric device, wherein the anatomical multi-dimensional image comprises at least one of a plurality of relative locations between peaks and divots localized to a bone surface and a plurality of relative locations of branch intersections and traversals between intersections localized to a vascular vessel structure; determining via transmission whether the generated vertices profile and a database stored vertices profile meet a pre-determined threshold of accuracy; and responsive to a determination granting authentication to the specific living user through the network interface.
Light transducer profile combined with vertices-profile threshold comparison
Generating a light transducer profile of the specific living user from a light transducer, wherein the generated light transducer profile comprises at least one of light transducer characteristics and color signatures within a range of data on file for the live human or live non-human; determining via transmission whether the generated vertices profile and database stored vertices profile and the generated light transducer profile and a database stored light transducer profile, through comparison, meet a pre-determined threshold of accuracy; and responsive to a determination that the threshold is met, granting the access request to the specific living user.
Across the independent claims, access or authentication is granted over a data communication network by generating a vertices profile from an anatomical multi-dimensional image, including bone peaks and divots and/or vascular branch intersections and traversals, generating a vector mapping based on relative distances, and comparing the generated vertices profile and optionally an additional light transducer profile against corresponding database stored profiles against a pre-determined threshold of accuracy.
Stated Advantages
Enables biometric authentication that is based on non-invasive bone surface matching internal to and unique to a specific living user.
Allows access to be granted based on comparison meeting a pre-determined threshold of accuracy.
Optionally enhances authentication by also requiring a light transducer profile comparison against a database stored light transducer profile against a pre-determined threshold of accuracy.
Optionally enhances authentication by incorporating vascular vessel branch intersections and traversals into the vertices profile-based comparison.
Documented Applications
Granting access to a specific living user over a data communication network.
Authentication server providing authentication through a network interface coupled to a data communication network.
Access grant responsive to an access request received from the specific living user.
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