Wearable Earpiece Biometric Authentication System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current wireless transaction authentication methods lack robust security due to the high volume and value of transactions, making them vulnerable to unauthorized access and replication of biometric data.
Innovation Solution
The development of wearable earpieces equipped with advanced biometric sensors that map the external auditory canal, tragal region, and pinna in 360 degrees to create a unique identifier, combined with onboard storage and multiple variable biometric identifiers, to authenticate transactions and enhance security.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If traditional authentication methods are used for wireless transactions, then transaction speed and ease of operation are maintained, but security and reliability are insufficient due to high volume and value of transactions
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple biometric sensors (microphone, temperature sensor, motion sensor, barometer, accelerometer) into a single wearable earpiece device to perform multifactorial authentication. This merging approach enhances security by collecting diverse biometric data from one integrated system rather than requiring separate devices for each sensor type.
Solution Approach 2:
The wearable earpiece serves multiple functions: it acts as a communication device, a biometric authentication system, and a security verification tool. The single device performs traditional audio functions while simultaneously capturing biometric data through integrated sensors, eliminating the need for separate authentication devices.
2Reliability
If multiple biometric sensors are integrated into the wearable earpiece, then authentication reliability and security are improved, but device complexity and manufacturing difficulty increase
Solution Approach 1:
The authentication process is segmented into distinct biometric factors captured by different sensors: voice patterns (microphone), body temperature (temperature sensor), motion characteristics (accelerometer, gyroscope), and environmental pressure (barometer). Each sensor independently captures a specific biometric attribute, and the system combines these segmented data streams for comprehensive authentication.
Solution Approach 2:
The system monitors changes in multiple physiological parameters simultaneously: temperature variations, motion dynamics, voice frequency patterns, and pressure changes. By tracking parameter changes over time rather than static values, the system achieves higher authentication accuracy while using standard off-the-shelf sensors.
3Measurement precision
If 360 degree mapping of ear structures is performed, then uniqueness of biometric identifier is enhanced, but measurement precision requirements and device complexity increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs periodic sampling of biometric data from multiple sensors as the user naturally moves their head and ear. Rather than requiring a single precise 360-degree scan, the system accumulates ear structure information through repeated measurements taken during normal wear, achieving high precision through temporal averaging.
Solution Approach 2:
The system uses feedback from motion sensors (accelerometer, gyroscope) to adjust and correct the positioning of the earpiece in the ear canal. This feedback mechanism ensures consistent contact with ear structures, improving measurement precision without requiring complex mechanical adjustment mechanisms.
4Reliability
If onboard storage of biometric identifiers is implemented in protected area, then security against hacking is improved, but device complexity and power consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
Biometric templates are pre-processed and encrypted during the enrollment phase and stored in secure onboard memory. During authentication, the system compares new readings against these pre-stored templates rather than transmitting data for verification, reducing real-time power consumption while maintaining high security through local cryptographic operations.
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AI summary
A system, method and one or more wireless earpieces for authenticating a transaction utilizing one or more wireless earpieces. An indication that the transaction is pending is received by the one or more wireless earpieces. Biometric readings are performed for a user utilizing sensors of the one or more wireless earpieces. The biometric readings are analyzed to determine whether the user is authorized to perform the transaction. The transaction is authenticated in response to determining the biometric readings authorize the user to perform the transaction.