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Brain shape as a biometric

a biometric and brain technology, applied in the field of biometrics, can solve the problems of fingerprint counterfeiting, individual denied access to the secure location, and inability to use the secure location of the individual,

Inactive Publication Date: 2007-10-18
IBM CORP
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The invention provides a method, system, and program product for identifying an individual using biometric data based on the individual's brain. This is done by obtaining biometric data, extracting characteristics from the data, comparing them with other characteristics, and determining if they match characteristics stored in a database. The technical effects of the invention include improved accuracy in identifying individuals using biometric data and a non-invasive measurement technique.

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If the collected biometric data do not match biometric data within the database, the individual is denied access to the secure location.
Iris images may be counterfeited with contact lenses or obscured with contact lenses or glasses.
Even fingerprints may be counterfeited and are easily obscured by gloves.

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[0024] As indicated above, the invention provides a method, system, and program product for identifying an individual using biometric data based on the individual's brain. More particularly, the invention includes the use of biometric data related to the geometry of the individual's brain. As used herein, brain geometry includes the overall shape of the brain as a whole, and surface and / or interior features of the brain (e.g., its texture), and the location of functional regions based on brain activity.

[0025] Biometric data derived from internal portions of the body are more difficult to deliberately alter than are external portions of the body. Still, internally-derived biometrics are not free from alteration, whether deliberate or otherwise. Organ transplantation, cosmetic and / or reconstructive implantations, and skeletal alterations due to injury and / or surgery all have the ability to alter a biometric derived from internal portions of the body.

[0026] The structure of the brain...

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Abstract

The invention provides a method, system, and program product for identifying an individual using biometric data based on the individual's brain. In one embodiment, the invention includes constructing a biometric signature based on at least one of: features within a two-dimensional scan of the individual's brain and a difference in features between at least two two-dimensional scans of the individual's brain.

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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0001] 1. Technical Field [0002] The invention relates generally to biometrics, and more particularly, to a method, system, and program product using brain shape as a biometric. [0003] 2. Background Art [0004] The use of biometric data to identify individuals is known. Fingerprints, for example, have been used for over a century to identify and distinguish individuals. More recently, biometric data have been included in computerized databases, making such identifications quicker and, in general, more reliable. [0005] The breadth of biometric data currently used in the identification of individuals has increased dramatically in recent years. Systems designed to identify individuals based on facial images, iris images, and other physical characteristics are now routinely used to limit access to secure locations and to identify individuals. [0006] For example, biometric data associated with persons authorized to access to a secure location may be stored in a...

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Patent Type & Authority Applications(United States)
IPC IPC(8): G06K9/00G06V10/426
CPCG07C9/37G06V40/10G06V10/426
Inventor CONNELL, JONATHANDORAI, CHITRANORONHA, SUNILRATHA, NALINI
Owner IBM CORP