Apple inc. (20240184869). IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION simplified abstract

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IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION

Organization Name

apple inc.

Inventor(s)

Marcel Van Os of Santa Cruz CA (US)

Peter D. Anton of Portola Valley CA (US)

Lynne Devine of San Francisco CA (US)

Daamun Mohseni of Campbell CA (US)

IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 20240184869 titled 'IMPLEMENTATION OF BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an electronic device that receives a request to perform an operation requiring authentication. If the user is successfully authenticated, the operation is performed; otherwise, if certain error conditions are met, the device displays the location of biometric sensors on the screen.

  • The electronic device receives a request for an operation that needs authentication.
  • It attempts to authenticate the user.
  • If authentication is successful, the operation is performed.
  • If authentication fails and specific error conditions are met, the device displays the location of biometric sensors on the screen.

Potential Applications

This technology could be applied in various industries such as cybersecurity, mobile devices, and access control systems.

Problems Solved

This technology helps prevent unauthorized access to sensitive information or functions by providing a visual indication of the location of biometric sensors.

Benefits

The technology enhances security measures by guiding users to the biometric sensors for authentication, reducing the risk of unauthorized access.

Potential Commercial Applications

"Enhancing Security Measures with Biometric Sensor Location Indication"

Possible Prior Art

There are existing technologies that use visual indicators to guide users, such as on-screen prompts for fingerprint authentication on smartphones.

Unanswered Questions

How does the device determine when to display the location of biometric sensors?

The patent application does not specify the criteria or conditions that trigger the display of the sensor location.

Are there any limitations to the effectiveness of displaying the sensor location?

It is unclear whether users may still encounter difficulties in locating or using the biometric sensors even with the visual indication provided by the device.


Original Abstract Submitted

an electronic device performs techniques related to receiving a request to perform an operation that requires authentication, in response to receiving the request to perform the operation that requires authentication, attempting to authenticate a user, if authentication is successful, performing the operation, and if authentication is not successful and that a set of error condition criteria is met: displaying an indication of a location of the one or more biometric sensors, wherein the indication is a graphical indicator that is displayed at a respective location on the display that is a first distance from a first edge of the electronic device, and wherein the respective location on display is a second distance from a second edge of the electronic device, wherein the second edge is opposite from the first edge, and wherein the second distance is greater than the first distance, and forgoing performing the operation.