Smart Ring Vein Pattern Authentication System
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional biometric identification systems for smart wearable devices lack a secure and efficient 'closed loop' framework for managing user computing sessions, relying on external authentication methods such as passcodes or face recognition.
Innovation Solution
A biometric identification system that utilizes a smart wearable device, such as a smart ring, to authenticate users through learned vein pattern recognition, eliminating the need for external authentication devices by storing access mechanisms within the wearable device.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If conventional authentication mechanisms (passcode, swipe pattern, face recognition) are used for smart wearable devices, then user authentication can be performed, but the system lacks a secure closed loop framework and requires external authentication devices
Solution Approach 1:
The smart wearable device performs self-authentication by capturing and analyzing vein patterns locally using its integrated optical sensor and processor. The device stores verified vein patterns and automatically authenticates users without requiring external authentication devices or complex manual processes, enabling the device to serve itself in the authentication process.
Solution Approach 2:
The authentication functionality is extracted from external devices (smartphones) and embedded directly into the smart wearable device. The vein pattern capture and verification mechanisms are integrated within the wearable itself, eliminating the need for external authentication devices and creating a self-contained secure authentication system.
2Productivity
If multiple authentication methods (passcode, swipe pattern, face recognition) are required to unlock the device, then authentication can be performed, but the process becomes time-consuming and less efficient
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs preliminary vein pattern capture and storage during the user's normal interaction with the device. Instead of requiring authentication at the moment of use, the vein pattern is captured in advance and stored for later verification, enabling rapid authentication when needed without time-consuming real-time verification processes.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces manual authentication mechanisms (typing passcodes, swiping patterns, physical face scanning) with an automated optical vein pattern recognition system. The optical sensor captures vein patterns and the processor automatically verifies them, substituting mechanical user actions with automated optical and computational processes that are faster and more efficient.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
This solution provides a secure and efficient means of user authentication, enabling secure real-world and digital activities by automatically confirming user identity upon proper wear of the smart ring.
Implementation Method 1
an optical sensor configured to detect a vein pattern of the user's finger
Data Source
AI summary
Disclosed are systems and methods that provide a novel framework for user authentication and verification via a user's wearable device. In some embodiments, information, inclusive of data, metadata, metrics and/or models of a user's vein structure in their hand/finger can be leveraged to determine whether a user is to be granted access to securely held resources, inclusive of real-world, digital and/or electronic assets. The disclosed framework can operate to cause a wearable device of a user to check whether vein/vital information of a user corresponds to learned/known vein model data of the user, whereby an access request can be enabled via communication via the wearable upon performing such determination.