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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 12, 2022
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2019
Nxp B.v., Eindhoven, NL;
Thomas Suwald, Hamburg, DE;
NXP B.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Abstract
In accordance with a first aspect of the present disclosure, an authentication token is provided, comprising: a communication unit for contactless communication between the token and an external device; an energy storage unit for storing energy; a biometric capturing unit for capturing at least one biometric sample; a processing unit for processing the biometric sample captured by the biometric capturing unit; wherein the token further comprises a synchronization unit configured to: determine a communication status of the communication unit; determine a power supply capability of the energy storage unit; adjust a processing speed of the processing unit in dependence on said communication status and said power supply capability. In accordance with a second aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding method of operating an authentication token is conceived. In accordance with a third aspect of the present disclosure, a corresponding computer program is provided.