Methods and Systems for Conducting Multi-User Interactions on a Device Using Biometric Authentication

Number: 20170019401
Published: 2017-01-19
Filed: 2015-07-13
Assignee: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Inventors: Feder; David et al.
CPC: G06Q20/3223; G06Q20/401
Verdict: Set aside multi-user device interaction via biometric authentication, security/authentication plumbing
Source: Google Patents · FreePatentsOnline

Abstract

There is provided a method for use by a mobile device. The method includes launchinga software application requiring an identity verification of each of a plurality of usersfor performing a requested action, the plurality of users including a first user and a second user, receiving a first biometric information of the first user and a second biometric information of the second user, sending the first biometric information of the first user and the second biometric information of the second user to a server, receiving notifications from the server as to whether the first and second biometric information corresponding to biometric information in first user and second user profiles, respectively, and performing the requested action, if the notifications indicate a match.

Background

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 presents an exemplary diagram of a system for conducting multi-user interactions on a device using biometric authentication, according to one implementation of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 shows components of a mobile device for use in the system of FIG. 1, according to one implementation of the present disclosure; and

FIG. 3 presents an exemplary flowchart illustrating a method of conducting multi-user interactions on a device using biometric authentication, according to one implementationof the present disclosure.DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The following description contains specific information pertaining to implementations in the present disclosure. The drawings in the present application and their accompanying detailed description are directed to merely exemplary implementations. Unless noted otherwise, like or corresponding elements among the figures may be indicated by like or corresponding reference numerals. Moreover, the drawings and illustrations in the present application are generally not to scale, and are not intended to correspond to actual relative dimensions.

FIG. 1 shows a diagram of exemplary system 100 for conducting multi-user interactions on mobile device 110 using biometric authentication, according to one implementation of the present disclosure. As shownin FIG. 1, system 100 includes mobile device 110, network 120, server 130, user 101, and user 102.

Mobile device 110 may be any

Claims

1. A method for use by a mobile device having a hardware processor and a memory, the method comprising: launching, using the hardware processor, a software application stored in the memory, the software application requiring an identity verification of each of a plurality of users for performing a requested action, the plurality of users including a first user and a second user; receiving, using the hardware processor, a first biometric information of the first user and a second biometric information of the second user, in response to the software application requiring the identity verification of the each of the plurality of users; sending the first biometric information of the first user and the second biometric information of the second user to a server over a network; receiving a first notification from theserver as to whether the first biometric information of the first user matched a first corresponding biometric information in a first user profile of the first user stored in the server; receiving a second notification from the server as to whether the second biometricinformation of the second user matched a second corresponding biometric information in a second user profile of the second user stored in the server; and performing the requested action, using the software application, if the first notification indicates that the firstbiometric information matched the first corresponding biometric information and the second notification indicates that the second biometric information matched the second corresponding biometric information. 11. A mobile device of a first user comprising: a hardware processor configured to: launch a software application stored in the memory, the software application requiring an identity verification of each of a plurality of users for performing a requested action, the plurality of users including a first user and a second user; receive a first biometric information of the first user and a second biometric information ofthe second user, in response to the software application requiring the identity verification of each of the plurality of users; send the first biometric information of the first user and the second biometric information of the second user to a server over a network; receive a first notification from the server as to whether the first biometric information of the first user matched a first corresponding biometric information in a first user profile of the first user stored in the server; receive a second notification from the server as to whether the second biometric information of the second user matched a second corresponding biometric information in a second user profile of the second user stored in the server; and perform the requested action, using the software application, if the first notification indicates that the first biometric information matched the first corresponding biometric information and the second notification indicates that the second biometric information matched the second corresponding biometric information.