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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 31, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 13, 2019
Applicant:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
James R. Milne, Ramona, CA (US);
Gregory Carlsson, Santee, CA (US);
Tonni Sandager Larsen, San Diego, CA (US);
Assignee:
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/40 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/40 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2113 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2141 (2013.01);
Abstract
A head related transfer function (HRTF), which can be considered as biometric data is used to authenticate a user from whom the HRTF is derived. The HRTF may be used for authentication in combination with other biometric data such as retina scan or fingerprint to render two-factor biometric authentication. The HRTF used for authentication is encrypted for security.