Fingerprint and Tactile Pattern Authentication
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current user authentication methods, such as passwords, PINs, fingerprint scanning, and tactile pattern recognition, are vulnerable to attacks and inconvenient, necessitating a strong multi-factor authentication mechanism that is user-friendly.
Innovation Solution
A system that combines fingerprint and tactile pattern recognition using a computing device with integrated fingerprint readers and touch panels to capture and match user inputs for secure authentication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple authentication mechanisms are required before device unlock, then security strength is improved, but user convenience deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines fingerprint recognition and tactile pattern recognition into a unified authentication system. The fingerprint sensor and touch-sensitive display are integrated to capture both biometric data and interaction pattern data simultaneously, allowing two authentication factors to be verified in a single user action rather than requiring separate authentication steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The system automatically captures both fingerprint and tactile pattern data during the natural user interaction with the device. The user simply places their finger on the touch-sensitive display to unlock the device, and the system autonomously collects biometric and behavioral data without requiring the user to perform separate authentication actions or consciously follow complex procedures.
2Ease of operation
If tactile pattern recognition is used for authentication, then user-friendly operation is improved, but security strength deteriorates due to brute force attacks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges tactile pattern recognition with fingerprint recognition to create a multi-factor authentication system. The tactile pattern provides user-friendly interaction while the fingerprint biometric data adds a layer of security that cannot be easily replicated. Together, they form a combined authentication mechanism that is both convenient and secure.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication system uses a composite approach by combining two different authentication modalities: behavioral biometrics (tactile pattern) and physiological biometrics (fingerprint). This composite authentication method leverages the strengths of both approaches, making it resistant to brute force attacks while maintaining ease of use.
3Ease of operation
If fingerprint scanning alone is used for authentication, then user convenience is improved, but security strength deteriorates due to spoofing attacks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent integrates fingerprint scanning with tactile pattern recognition to create a dual-factor authentication system. While the fingerprint sensor captures biometric data for convenient authentication, the touch-sensitive display simultaneously captures the tactile pattern, adding a behavioral biometric layer that prevents spoofing attacks by verifying both what the user is and how the user interacts with the device.
4Ease of operation
If traditional passwords or PINs are used for authentication, then ease of operation is improved, but security strength deteriorates due to cracking attacks
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces traditional mechanical authentication methods (keyboards for passwords or PINs) with biometric and behavioral biometric sensors. The fingerprint sensor and touch-sensitive display capture physiological and behavioral data, substituting the mechanical input method with automated sensor-based authentication that is both convenient and secure.
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AI summary
Systems and methods for authenticating a user by a combination of the user's fingerprint and a tactile pattern are provided. According to one embodiment, a computing device captures a tactile pattern that is drawn by a user's finger on a touch panel that is operationally connected to the computing device. The computing device captures one or more fingerprints of the user using a fingerprint reader component of the computing device at one or more locations on the touch panel while the user is drawing the tactile pattern. The computing device matches the captured tactile pattern and fingerprints with a stored tactile pattern and fingerprints and authenticates the user if both the captured tactile pattern and fingerprints match with the stored tactile pattern and fingerprints.