EP1656761A2 - Tragbares zugangsgerät - Google Patents
Tragbares zugangsgerätInfo
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- EP1656761A2 EP1656761A2 EP04711178A EP04711178A EP1656761A2 EP 1656761 A2 EP1656761 A2 EP 1656761A2 EP 04711178 A EP04711178 A EP 04711178A EP 04711178 A EP04711178 A EP 04711178A EP 1656761 A2 EP1656761 A2 EP 1656761A2
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- the invention provides devices, methods, and systems for controlling access to secure systems.
- the invention provides devices, methods, and systems for controlling access to computers and other secure systems using a portable access device.
- the invention provides devices, methods and systems for controlling access to systems such as computers and systems controlling access to secure facilities or premises, etc., using information provided by a person seeking access to the system, and by the system to which the person is seeking access, to determine whether access by that person is to be authorized.
- the information to be provided by the person seeking access identifies the person.
- the information to be provided by the system is made available at a location at which the information to be provided by the person seeking access are input to the system.
- the information to be provided by the person seeking access can only be provided in the presence of that person, e.g., biometric data obtained directly from the person.
- the person seeking access must be physically present at the location of the system at which the information is to be input to provide his or her information, together with a device (also referred to as an "access device") which receives the information provided by the system.
- a device also referred to as an "access device” which receives the information provided by the system.
- Information from the person seeking access and the system is then used at the system's input location to determine whether to authorize the person to access the system. If the person seeking access is determined to be authorized, in various embodiments, a signal or code is provided that can be tested, e.g., by the system, to determine whether access is to be provided.
- the access device uses the information supplied by the person seeking access and the system, and provides the signal or code to the person, who can then provide it to the system for which access is sought by the person, or directly to the system.
- the portable device provides a code to a person seeking access, and that person inputs the code to the system, which then provides access if the code is found to be authorized.
- the access device may output a coded signal directly to the system.
- the access device Since information is provided both by the person seeking access and the system for which access is sought, the access device must be present at the system location which is to receive the code or coded signal to be provided by the device, and the person must provide his or her information to the access device while at the system location.
- the person's information is biometrically based, so that the person must be present at the system location when the system provides its information.
- the access device may include on-board devices that receive information provided by the person and system, or signals from such devices that are not on board the portable device but linked thereto.
- the invention provides a portable access device for providing the code or coded signal that may be tested to determine whether to provide access to the system.
- a portable access device for providing the code or coded signal that may be tested to determine whether to provide access to the system.
- a device comprises an output device and at least one processor.
- the processor processes information provided by the person seeking access and the system and, depending upon a result of the processing, provides to the output device a code that may be used to access the system, or not, depending upon the provided information.
- the information representing a biometric characteristic of a person seeking access to the system includes information representing any physical characteristic of the prospective user which may be used to identify, with a certainty sufficient in view of the purposes and requirements of the system to which access is being sought, to uniquely identify the person as authorized to receive access.
- information can include, for example, data representing fingerprint patterns or finger images, retina scans, or DNA samples, and is acquired by and/or provided to the processor(s) of the portable access device by any suitable devices, such as one or more biometric sensors.
- suitable biometric characteristics, and methods and sensors for acquiring and processing information representing them, such as fingerprint and retina scanners are known, and are continuously being developed.
- biometric characteristics in view of the purposes and requirements of systems to be protected by controlled access, is within the ability of those having ordinary skill in the art.
- information representing biometric characteristics of prospective users is read or sampled directly from the person seeking access.
- one or more sensors suitable for acquiring information representing biometric characteristics of a person seeking access are included in the access device, and configured to provide acquired information to one or more processors for use in determining whether to grant the person from whom the information is acquired access to the system.
- Some embodiments of the invention process signals provided by the system to which access is being sought, in addition to biometric information related to a person seeking access as part of the process of determining whether access is to be authorized.
- the use of information provided by the system to which access is being sought enables, among other things, the determination as to whether access is to be authorized to be made in various modes according to circumstances. For example, processing related to a request from a person seeking to access a computer system from a user station, designated as a primary entry station, from which access by the person is conditionally pre-authorized, or partly pre-authorized, may proceed in a different way than processing related to a request from the same person attempting to access the same computer system from a user station that is not designated as primary.
- the access device comprises one or more sensors for receiving signals from the system to be accessed.
- sensors may be used, alone or in combination, to receive and pass to the processor, visible-light, infrared, or other electromagnetic, audio, or other stimuli suitable for carrying information, either by wired or wireless means.
- the selection of suitable systems, devices, and methods for providing such signals to the processor will be well within the ability of those having ordinary skill in the art, in view of this disclosure.
- the one or more processors for processing biometric information provided by the person seeking access and information provided by the system comprise any suitable data and signal processors, including any hardware, firmware, and software, suitable for meeting the purposes described herein.
- processors comprise one or more application specific integrated circuits (ASICs) and associated devices and software.
- ASICs application specific integrated circuits
- Processing for determining whether to provide to an output device a code that may be used to access the system, depending upon the biometric information and the information provided by the system to be accessed may be performed entirely by processors included in the portable device, or partly by processors included in the portable device and partly by processors included in the system to be accessed, in a data sharing or shared processing scheme, or in other suitable ways consistent with the purposes disclosed herein.
- processing for determining whether to provide to an output device a code that may be used to access the system, using the biometric information and the information provided by the system to be accessed comprises conditioning provision of the code to the output device upon a correlation between the information representing the biometric characteristic and stored biometric information. For example, biometric information acquired by a biometric sensor and provided to the processor(s) is compared to stored biometric information, and a determination is made as to whether a correlation between the provided and stored information is satisfied. In the event that a satisfactory correlation is established, the processor provides to the output device a code useable for accessing the system.
- the establishment and evaluation of correlations between information acquired from prospective system users and stored biometric information is known, and is within the ability of those having ordinary skill in the arts.
- Embodiments of access devices may comprise memory for storing biometric information for use in determining whether to provide an access code that may be used to access the secure system to an output device, or otherwise enable access to the secure system.
- biometric information may be stored in memory associated with the system to be accessed, and information and/or processing for determining whether to provide a useable access code is shared between the access device and the system to be accessed.
- the output devices to which the processors provide codes that may be used to access the secure system may be of any type suitable for imparting to a prospective user a code suitable for gaining access to the system, such as a human- readable sequence of alphanumeric or other characters.
- display devices such as LEDs, LCDs, CRTs; or printing or audio devices may be used.
- a small LCD display is used, in order to reduce physical size and power requirements for the portable access device.
- an access device comprises a housing for supporting sensors, processors, and other items incorporated by the portable device, and the housing includes one or more surfaces for bearing devices useful for identifying users of the access device or other individuals, such as photographic images, electromagnetic strips, and/or other devices for storing and/or providing access to identifiers or other information.
- Such device-bearing surfaces are useful, for example, where the access device comprises relatively compact components, e.g., suitable for making the access device portable, configured such that the housing can form a suitably-sized and -shaped casing to act as an identification card.
- Such embodiments may further comprise electromagnetic strips and other devices for storing and/or providing access to identification and other data.
- the invention provides methods, and suitable processors and other components, including software, for providing codes for use in accessing systems of the type described herein. Such methods are preferably performed by portable access devices and comprise processing information received from a biometric sensor associated with a portable access device to establish a correlation between the received biometric information and stored biometric information; and, if the correlation satisfies a correlation criteria, providing to an output device of the portable access device an access code that may be used to access the system, otherwise not providing to the output device a code that may be used to access the system.
- the access code where provided, is determined using a signal received by a signal sensor associated with the portable access device from a signal generator associated with the system to be accessed.
- the access code that may be used to access to the system is preferably session-specific. The provision of session-specific access codes helps, for example, to ensure that a specific authorized user offering access to the system is physically present at the point of access to the system.
- the invention provides methods and suitable processors and other components for providing codes for use in accessing systems of the type described herein, where the codes and the determination of whether to provide them may be made according to a plurality of processing modes, the mode used in a given case being determined by the circumstances of the request for access. For example, a signal received by a signal sensor of the portable access device from a signal generator associated with a system to be accessed may be processed to determine whether the system has received information indicating that a person seeking access to the system is attempting to access the system using a conditionally pre-authorized input device (e.g., at a primary entry station). If it is determined that this person is attempting to access the system using a conditionally pre-authorized input device, an access code that may be used to access the system is provided to an output device regardless of any biometric information received from a biometric sensor of the portable access device.
- a conditionally pre-authorized input device e.g., at a primary entry station
- an access code that may be used to access the system is provided only upon determination that a correlation criterion or criteria is satisfied by biometric information received from the biometric sensor and biometric information otherwise accessed by the access device.
- the invention also provides systems for working with portable access devices according to the invention, including all suitable software, processors, memory devices, etc.
- Figure 1 is a schematic perspective view of a preferred embodiment of a portable access device according to the invention.
- Figure 2 is a schematic front elevation of a preferred embodiment of a portable access device according to the invention.
- Figure 3 is a schematic rear elevation of a preferred embodiment of a portable access device according to the invention.
- Figure 4 is a schematic functional block diagram of a preferred embodiment of a portable access device according to the invention.
- Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a processor, and related components, suitable for use in a portable access device according to the invention.
- Figure 6 is a schematic view of use of a portable access device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention.
- FIGS 7 - 9 are schematic diagrams of process flows according to preferred embodiments of the invention. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS [0031] Preferred embodiments of methods, systems, and apparatus according to the invention are described through reference to the Drawings.
- Figures 1 - 3 depict a preferred embodiment of a portable access device 100 according to the invention.
- the invention is not so limited, and the invention may be embodied in devices other than portable devices.
- all or some of the information provided by a person seeking access and the system may be processed by the system. In such a case, the access device need not be portable.
- Portable access device 100 is useful for facilitating access to computer and other systems, and comprises: housing 101; signal sensor 102 ( Figure 3) for receiving a signal (having the information described above) from a signal generator associated with the computer system; biometric sensor 103 for acquiring information (also referred to as "data") representing a biometric characteristic of a person seeking access to the computer (or a "user” or “prospective user”) 200 (see also Figure 6), and thereby uniquely identifying the user and the user's co-location with the access device; output device 104; and at least one processor 105 ( Figures 4, 5) for processing the acquired biometric data and the signal, and for providing to the output device an access code determined using the biometric data and the signal.
- Device 100 further comprises numerous surfaces 107, including edges of the housing (for clarity unmarked by reference numerals), suitable for bearing user identification devices such as photographic image 106.
- Housing 101 is sized to serve conveniently as an identification card as well as an access device.
- device 100 has a length 120 of approximately 57 millimeters, a width 121 of approximately 35 millimeters, and a depth 122 of approximately 2 - 6 millimeters.
- device 100 has dimensions similar to those of a standard credit or electronic identification card such as an automatic bank card, and will fit comfortably in a hand of most human users, in a fashion such that each of the component devices associated with the device 100 may be comfortably and effectively operated, as well as fitting in pockets, wallets, efc.
- Device 100 as depicted in Figures 1 - 3 further comprises a slot 115 suitable for use in attaching a lanyard, cord, or other device for facilitating carrying and/or restraint of the access device, as for example by placing a cord around the neck of a user of the device.
- the configuration of device 100 may be influenced by aesthetic, or non-functional, as well as functional considerations.
- the configuration and dimensions of slot 115, length 120, width 121 , and depth 122, as well as the choice of a generally rectangular configuration may be influenced or determined by both functional and aesthetic considerations.
- the location of various components in the device may also be influenced by aesthetic considerations.
- the placement of biometric sensor 103 on a first surface 125 of the access device, and signal sensor 126 on a second surface 126 facilitates use and operation of the access device, as explained further herein, but may also significantly influenced by aesthetic considerations, as for example in the embodiment depicted in Figures 1 - 3.
- the portable access device 100 depicted in Figures 1 - 3 further comprises a cover (not shown) for covering biometric sensor 103.
- the cover is opened and closed by selectively operating switch 109, e.g., a mechanical switch which comprises a mechanical linkage that selectively rotates the cover into an open position, in which the biometric sensor 103 is exposed, and to a closed position, in which the sensor is hidden from view and protected from shocks and other harmful contacts by external objects.
- Switch 109 may also include and/or selectively activate one or more switches (e.g., electrical switches 142, 143 of Figure 4), to activate processor 105 and other components of the access device 100 by activating, for example, one or more of battery 144 and power supply 141.
- FIG. 4 is a schematic functional block diagram of a preferred embodiment of a portable access device according to the invention, showing the functional arrangement of the device's components.
- the diagram of Figure 4 depicts functional connections between a plurality of signal sensors 102, biometric sensor 103, output device 104, processor 105, battery 144, power supply 141 , switches 142, 143, memories 147, 148, 149, and other components.
- access device 100 comprises a plurality of signal sensors 102, including visible-light sensor 131 and infrared transceiver 133.
- Providing a plurality of signal sensors increases the utility of the portable access device by, for example, making it operable with a greater variety of secure systems, under a broader range of operating conditions.
- an access device comprising a visible-light sensor 131 and an infrared sensor 133 may be used both to receive data based on visible light transmitted by a display screen or other device, as herein described, and to receive and transmit data using infrared signals from infrared light generators.
- Access devices according to the invention incorporating pluralities of signal sensors may comprise processors and processing logic, software, etc., suitable for operation of the access devices with the respective types of signal generators.
- the sensors 131 and 133 enable wireless operation
- the access device may be coupled to the system by a wire, disconnected in the case of a portable access device, over which the system provides information to the access device.
- An example of a suitable visible-light photosensor is the LX1970 visible light detector available from Microsemi Corporation, of Irvine, California.
- This component comprises, for example, an automatic brightness control that can extend battery operation and lengthen the life of large screen liquid crystal display components, and can operate in temperatures ranging from -40 deg. C to +85 deg.
- infrared light sensors exist, and are continuously being developed.
- infrared transceivers are used, so that data may be both transmitted and received by the portable device 100.
- an IrDA (Infrared Data Association) compliant device may be used for communication by the device with an infrared sensor to upload software updates or modifications, as well as to transmit and receive data related to access to the secure system, such as code seeds or access codes.
- a suitable biometric sensor is the AES3000 series of finger scanners, and particularly the AES3500 EntrePad® available from Authentec, Inc., of Melbourne, Florida, USA (www.authentec.com), connected to a suitable ASIC as described below via an 8-bit parallel bus, asynchronous serial interface, and/or other appropriate connection.
- the finger scanner is disposed within housing 101 such that it is accessible by the pad of a thumb or finger of a user while the access device 100 is held in the user's hand.
- Housing 101 comprises a guide ridge 181 to assist the user in orienting his finger or thumb in a position, relative to the scanner, to facilitate rapid and effective scanning of the pad surface.
- guide 181 may be disposed so that its position corresponds with that of a joint between the tip and first knuckle of the user's finger or thumb when the finger or thumb is in position for rapid and effective scanning.
- An example of a suitable output device is a dot-matrix LCD providing a
- Processor 105 may comprise an ASIC such as that shown functionally in Figures 4 and 5.
- the ASIC of Figures 4 and 5 is built around an ARM940T core.
- the ASIC of Figures 4 and 5 comprises the ARM9 processor, static RAM, and suitable interfaces for controlling and input/output interfacing with other components comprised by the access device.
- Application programming for accomplishing access processes as described herein is stored in off-chip FLASH memory 147.
- processor 105 loads the application from FLASH memory 147 into on-chip RAM 148.
- Application processing updates can be provided via infrared sensor interface 133 or other suitable interface.
- processor 105 has an operating temperature range of 0 - 70 degrees Celsius, and an operating voltage of 1.8V ⁇
- the ARM940T processor is available through ARM Ltd., 110 Fulboum Road,
- Battery 144 may comprise a Nickel Metal Hydride (NiMH) cell providing approximately 450mAh at 1.8V, with a life, under expected working conditions, of three years or more.
- Power supply 141 provides a 100 mA output at 1.8V.
- Housing 101 is fabricated from any suitable material having sufficient strength, rigidity, durability, damage tolerance, and corrosion and water resistance suitable for the purposes described herein. In the example of a hand-held device described herein, a combination of plastic and metal components may be used. In some embodiments security is enhanced by provided access device 100 housed in a housing 101 that is sealed, potted, etc., so that the device may not be opened, or its components accessed, by any user without rendered the device inoperable.
- FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a processor 105 suitable for use in a portable access device according to the invention.
- Processor 105 comprises integrated circuit core 311 , comprising an ARM940T processor as described above, and bus interface 312, with connections to memories 147, 148, 149, and to other components including biometric sensor 103, photosensor 102, and display 104.
- FLASH memory 147, and/or MROM 149 and SPSRAM 148 may store additional information, such as, for example, data representing biometric characteristics of one or more authorized prospective users of device 100 and one or more secure computer or other systems.
- processor 105 processes biometric data acquired from biometric sensor 103 to determine whether a correlation exists between the acquired data and the stored biometric data, alone or in combination with one or processors associated with the secure system to which access is being sought.
- Connections and interoperability between individual components shown in Figures 4 and 5 may be made in known manners. Many suitable components are known, or may be developed hereafter for specific applications. The selection or development of suitable components, and for suitable connections to facilitate their operation in the manner described herein, is well within the ability of those of ordinary skill in the arts, in view of this disclosure.
- FIG. 6 is a schematic view of a portable access device according to a preferred embodiment of the invention being used to access a computer or other secure system in accordance with processes described herein.
- User 200 is holding an access device 100 with a finger 193 positioned on a scanning surface of biometric sensor 103, such that the image, or print, of the pad of the user's finger 193 may be scanned, and data representing the print or image acquired, for use by processor 105 as biometric data in determining whether an access code useable for accessing a computer or other system, which may comprise computer 600 and/or any other computers or other secure systems communicatively linked to computer 600, should be displayed at output device 104 for use by user 200.
- a computer or other system which may comprise computer 600 and/or any other computers or other secure systems communicatively linked to computer 600
- computer 600 may be linked to one or more secure computers or other secure systems over a private local or wide area network, or via a public network such as the Internet, and may thus act as an entry port to another secure system.
- computer 600 and/or any computers or systems communicatively linked to computer 600 may comprise a secure system to be accessed by user 200, or may serve as an entry port for such systems.
- user 200 is holding device 100 such that signal sensor 102 is exposed to, or otherwise in a position to receive signals emitted by portion 603 of display screen 601 of computer 600.
- signals are generated by the system to which access is sought by causing portion 603 of the display screen (which may include all or a portion of screen 601 ) to flash on and off in a series of illuminations representing data.
- screen portion 603 functions as a signal generator or light source.
- the intermittent flashes of light generated by screen portion 603 and sensed by signal sensor 102 are provided to processor 105, and interpreted by that or any other processor linked thereto, as representing data that may be used to provide a code, such as a session- unique, human readable code, to output device 104.
- the signal portion 603 may provide any suitable coded light signal.
- the entire screen portion 603 may be modulated to provide a coded light signal, e.g., coded according to the Manchester code.
- a coded light signal e.g., coded according to the Manchester code.
- This approach is suitable to cause sufficient technology displays, e.g., CRT, LCD, plasma, etc., to emit the coded light signal.
- Other modulation schemes may also be used, and are known to those of skill in the art.
- signals are generated by infrared or other wireless devices, such as infrared transceiver 609 of keyboard 611 linked to computer 600, or by or by port 613, into which an access device 100 having suitable port communications devices may be inserted. Signals generated by the system to which access is sought may also be transmitted to device 100 by wire.
- Figure 7 is a schematic diagram of a process flow according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. The process depicted in Figure 7 may be used to initialize an access device according to the invention.
- the access device 100 may be provided by the operator of the system for which access is sought, or by the operator's designee, in an unititialized, or unenrolled state, in which the system is incapable of recognizing any user or providing a useable access code to any user.
- the access device 100 is received by the prospective user of the secure system.
- the prospective user accesses an initialization, or enrollment, screen for the system, as for example by using an input device associated with the system, such as a keyboard 611 of system 600 of Figure 6.
- an input device associated with the system such as a keyboard 611 of system 600 of Figure 6.
- a user wishing to access the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service provided by Bloomberg LP accesses a system enrollment page by using the keyboard and input prompts displayed on a screen 601 and thereby accessing a system home or start-up page and entering a command ENROLL ⁇ GO>.
- the prospective user's request to enroll e.g., the
- the secure system prompts the user for entry of an identifier uniquely associated with the access device 100.
- the system displays a screen at display 601, prompting the prospective user to enter a serial number provided on the access device's housing 101 , as for example by typing it at a keyboard or other input device associated with system 600.
- the system prompts the prospective user with instructions for presenting to a biometric sensor such a biometric characteristic for acquisition of data representing the characteristic.
- a biometric sensor such a biometric characteristic for acquisition of data representing the characteristic.
- the system displays instructions directing the prospective user to place a thumb over a fingerprint sensor of, or to present an eye for retina scanning by, a biometric sensor 103.
- the instructions may be presented at a display 601 of the system 600, at output device 104, or in other suitable location.
- the user follows the instructions and presents the biometric characteristic for the biometric sensor 103, and the sensor 103 scans the presented finger or retina, or otherwise acquires data representing the biometric characteristic.
- the prospective user activates the access device 100 by turning it on, as for example by operating a switch associated with a power supply, as for example switch 109 which also.
- the system determines whether the biometric data acquired from the prospective user, i.e., biometric data representing a biometric characteristic of the prospective user, is satisfactory for use in comparing data acquired in future samplings to the currently-acquired sample, to determine whether a suitable correlation exists for identifying the prospective user and authorizing presentation of an access code useable for accessing the secure system.
- the determination whether the acquired sample is satisfactory for use in making the comparison is made by processor(s) 105 of access device 100, by one or more processors associated with computer 600, by processors otherwise associated with the system to be accessed, or by any suitable combination of such processors. Criteria and processes to be used in making such determinations are known, and many new suitable criteria and processes are continuously being developed. The establishment and implementation of such criteria and processes will depend, inter alia, upon the biometric characteristics to be used, the degree of certainty desired in the correlation, and other factors, and will be within the ability of those of ordinary skill in the relevant arts.
- data representing the sample are stored in memory accessible to the processor(s) to be used in establishing the correlation, such as one or more of memories 147, 148, 149, or other memory associated with the access device or system to be accessed, and processing proceeds.
- the sample is not satisfactory, as for example if the biometric characteristic was improperly positioned relative to the biometric sensor 103, the prospective user is prompted again at 1113 to re-present the biometric characteristic for re-sampling.
- the user may be prompted by the system to which access is desired, as for example by messages displayed on display 601, by messages displayed on output device 104, such as "bad print", or both.
- the prospective user may be invited to provide the biometric characteristic a set number of times before the system shuts down and, for example, requires the user to seek administrative help or to proceed according to other recommendations.
- the cycle 1113 - 1121 may repeat 5 or another number of times, depending upon the objects of the secure system and those who administer it.
- the prospective user is prompted to present the access pad 100 such that one or more of signal sensor(s) 102 are able to receive signals generated by the system to be accessed.
- the prospective user is prompted to present the device 100 in the manner shown in Figure 6, so that photosensor 102, 131 may receive light signals from signal generation portion 603 of screen 601.
- processor 105 Upon receipt of signals from signal generating portion 603, at 1129 processor 105 causes an access code that may be used to access the secure system to be provided at output device 104, as for example by displaying a four- character code on an LED or LCD display.
- a code provided at output device 104 is provided only for a limited time period. This is useful, for example, in preventing unauthorized users from gaining access to the code and the secure system.
- a four-character code is displayed on an LED display for approximately 20 seconds. It has been found that for controlling access to secure computer systems of the type contemplated herein, the 20 second period is adequate for allowing an authorized user to enter the code at a keyboard and for the secure system to receive and process the code, and grant access, while being short enough to prevent or reduce unauthorized access to the secure system.
- 1113, 1117, 1121 , 1125, and 1129 are performed wholly or at least partially by the portable access device 100.
- Figure 8 is a schematic diagram of a process flow according to a preferred embodiment of the invention. The process depicted in Figure 8 may be used to control access, in any one of multiple modes, to a secure system by providing to an output device 104 in suitable circumstances, an access code that may be used to access the secure system.
- the process of Figure 8 begins at 2311 when the prospective user accesses an authorization (e.g., log-in) function of the secure system to be accessed.
- an authorization e.g., log-in
- a user wishing to access the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service provided by BLOOMBERG LP accesses a system log-in screen by using a keyboard 611 and input prompts displayed on a screen 601 at a system entry port such as a computer 600.
- the secure system In response to a request from the entry port, at 2315 the secure system causes the prospective user to be presented with prompts, such as interactive input fields on a graphical user interface provided at screen 601 , for the prospective users system identification number and a password.
- the entry port 600 forwards data input by the prospective user, along with an identifier of the entry port itself.
- a subscribing (or otherwise authorized) user's computer terminal, or prospective entry port is provided with proprietary software for providing an interface to the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service by causing the user's computer terminal to act as an entry port to the service.
- This software which resides at the user terminal, is designed to cause the system 600 to send to the BLOOMBERG
- the BLOOMBERG PROFESSIONAL® service retains in memory a record associating the user terminal with one or more prospective users.
- the secure BLOOMBERG system upon receipt at 2315 of a prospective user's system i.d., the prospective user's password, and a terminal identifier, the secure BLOOMBERG system is enabled to determine whether the prospective user is attempting to access the system using an entry port with which the user is normally associated, which the system's administrators may designate as a primary entry station for the prospective user.
- the secure system determines whether the entry port has been defined as a primary entry station for the user.
- the user is presented with a request to provide any additional required information, and is granted access to the secure system.
- Access to the secure system at 2335 may be conditioned upon additional factors, such as correlation of data representing a biometric characteristic of the prospective user with stored biometric data.
- a primary entry station such as a regular work station/terminal
- a prospective user may be provided with a biometric sensor associated with the terminal, such as a sensor incorporated in a keyboard 611, and pre-authorization may be conditioned upon correlation of data acquired by the keyboard sensor and stored data, instead of, or in addition to, any data acquired by a sensor on the portable access device.
- the user is presented at 2323 with instructions to present the portable access device in a fashion such that one or more of signal sensor(s) 102 are able to receive signals from the secure system, as for example by presenting the signal sensor 102 in the fashion shown in Figure 6, so that sensor 102 is exposed to light rays emanating from signal generating portion 603.
- the prospective user may also be instructed to simultaneously present a biometric characteristic for scanning or other sampling or sensing by biometric sensor 103, as for example by presenting a fingertip as shown in Figure 6.
- the system determines whether the biometric data acquired from the prospective user correlates satisfactorily with previously-acquired, stored data representing the same biometric characteristic.
- the determination whether the correlation between the acquired sample and the stored data is made by processor(s) 105 of access device 100, by one or more processors associated with computer 600, by processors otherwise associated with the system to be accessed, or by any suitable combination of such processors. Criteria and processes to be used in determining whether such correlations are satisfactory are known, and many new suitable criteria and processes are continuously being developed. The establishment and implementation of such criteria and processes will depend, inter alia, upon the biometric characteristics to be used, the degree of certainty desired in the correlation, and other factors, and will be within the ability of those of ordinary skill in the relevant arts.
- output device 104 is provided with an access code that the prospective user may use to access the secure system, e.g., an alphanumeric code to be entered using a keyboard 611.
- an access code that the prospective user may use to access the secure system
- the secure system Upon receipt of a valid access code, the secure system allows the user access, and proceeds with processing according to the normal rules of the accessed system, for example by providing suitable graphical user interfaces, etc.
- Access codes provided may be session specific, i.e., valid only for so long as the prospective user continues to use the access system continuously, or opens a controlled door a single time, etc., and may be presented at output device 104 only for a limited time, e.g., 20 seconds, as previously explained.
- Figure 9 is a schematic diagram of a process flow for processing a signal generated by a secure system to provide an access code that may be used to access the secure system. Process steps shown on the left side of Figure 9 are performed by a processor of the access device 100 and/or by the entry station, those on the right side by a processor or processors associated with the secure system.
- the prospective user invokes the system log-in screen using a keyboard 611 or other input device at the entry station, as described above, and enters his/her user i.d. and password, and/or other identifying information.
- a processor associated with the secure system Upon receipt of the user-identifying information, at 2515 a processor associated with the secure system generates a signal to be sent to the portable access device 100.
- the signal is generated using the system time to define data content for the signal.
- the signal may also be based on other data, derived for example from a station i.d. provided by the prospective entry station as described herein.
- the signal is transmitted by causing a display 601 , which may be referred to as a Visual Display Interface, or VDI, at the entry station 600 to intermittently transmit light, as for example by flashing signal generating portion 603 between white or other bright color and off or some dark color such as black.
- VDI Visual Display Interface
- a signal sensor 102 such as a photosensor 131
- the portable access device 100 receives the signal from the signal generator and forwards it to processor(s) 105.
- Processor(s) 105 processing the signal and optionally a serial number or other identifier associated with the access device 100, generates an access code that may be used by the prospective user to access the secure system, as for example by inputting the access code at the entry station by using a keyboard 611.
- the secure system using the same algorithm used by the portable access device, or a related algorithm, determines an access code, and preferably the same access code determined by the access device 100, that may be used by the prospective user to access the secure system.
- processor(s) 105 provide the access code to the output device
- a four-character code has been found to be useful for systems of the type described herein, in which the prospective user must read the access code and enter it at the entry station within a limited amount of time, as for example 20 seconds. Other-length codes may be useful in similar or different situations.
- Provision of the access code to the output device at 2527 may be conditioned upon correlation of biometric data acquired by a sensor 103 from the prospective user with previously stored biometric data, as herein described.
- the secure system compares the access code received from the entry station to the access code determined by the secure system at 3523. If the access codes are the same, or are satisfactorily related according to standards accepted by the secure system, the user is allowed access to the secure system. The system proceeds with allowed processing, as for example providing suitable graphic user interface displays and accepting input for further processing according to the system.
- the system may warn the prospective user and afford one or more opportunities for retrying, or may recommend that the prospective user seek administrative or technical help, as appropriate.
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