Managed biometric identity
US9703940B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 23, 2014 |
| Grant date | Jul 11, 2017 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 23, 2034 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/00
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A computing system such as a game console maintains and updates a biometric profile of a user. In one aspect, biometric data of the user is continuously obtained from a sensor such as an infrared and visible light camera, and used to update the biometric profile using a machine learning process. In another aspect, a user is prompted to confirm his or her identify when multiple users are detected at the same time and/or when the user is detected with a confidence level which is below a threshold. A real-time image of the user being identified can be displayed on a user interface with user images associated with one or more accounts. In another aspect, the biometric profile is managed by a shell on the computing system, where the shell makes the biometric profile available to any of a number of applications on the computing system.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.