Biometric Authentication Feedback for Registered Entry Identification

Solution Overview

Problem

In biometric authentication systems where multiple pieces of fingerprint information are registered, users face difficulties in identifying which registered information corresponds to their specific biometric data, leading to potential unintended editing such as duplicate registration or deletion of other users' data.

Innovation Solution

A biometric authentication system that includes a storage device for biometric information, an acquisition device to collect user data, and a control device that notifies associated registered information when a match is found, preventing unintended editing by allowing users to confirm which registered information corresponds to their biometric data.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Adaptability or versatility

If multiple pieces of biometric information are registered in the storage device, then the system can support multiple users and multiple fingers, but it becomes difficult for users to identify which registered information corresponds to their specific biometric data

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvecapability to register multiple biometric informationVSAvoiddifficulty to identify corresponding registered information

Core Design Contradiction:

Adaptability or versatilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The notification device provides feedback to users by displaying registered information (such as registration dates, locations, or descriptive data) that corresponds to their biometric data. When a user's biometric information is read, the system retrieves and displays associated registered information, enabling users to identify which registered entry belongs to them without confusion among multiple registrations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

2Device complexity

If users rely on memory to identify their biometric information among multiple registered entries, then no additional notification mechanism is needed, but unintended editing such as duplicate registration or deletion of other users' data may occur

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvesimplicity of system structureVSAvoidrisk of unintended editing

Core Design Contradiction:

Device complexityVSReliability

Solution Approach 1:

The notification device provides feedback to users by displaying registered information (such as registration dates, locations, or descriptive data) that corresponds to their biometric data. When a user's biometric information is read, the system retrieves and displays associated registered information, enabling users to identify which registered entry belongs to them without confusion among multiple registrations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

3Speed

If no notification of registered information is provided, then the system operation remains simple and fast, but users cannot confirm which registered information corresponds to their biometric data

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvespeed of authentication processVSAvoidlack of information about registered data

Core Design Contradiction:

SpeedVSLoss of information

Solution Approach 1:

The notification device provides feedback to users by displaying registered information (such as registration dates, locations, or descriptive data) that corresponds to their biometric data. When a user's biometric information is read, the system retrieves and displays associated registered information, enabling users to identify which registered entry belongs to them without confusion among multiple registrations.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #23Feedback

Data Source

PatentUS11874908B2Biometric authentication system, control device, and non-transitory computer readable medium

Publication Date: 2024.01.16 KK TOKAI RIKA DENKI SEISAKUSHO

AI summary

A biometric authentication system includes: a storage device that stores pieces of biometric information and pieces of registered information associated with the respective pieces of the biometric information and identifying the respective pieces of the biometric information; an acquisition device that acquires the biometric information of a user to be authenticated; and a control device that is configured to cause a notification device, when the biometric information acquired by the acquisition device matches a piece of the biometric information stored in the storage device, to notify of a piece of the registered information associated with the matched piece of the biometric information.