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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 28, 1998
Filed:
Apr. 01, 1996
Ann Marie Bouchard, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Gordon Cecil Osbourn, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Sandia Corporation, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
The present invention teaches systems and methods for verifying or recognizing a person's identity based on measurements of the acoustic response of the individual's ear canal. The system comprises an acoustic emission device, which emits an acoustic source signal s(t), designated by a computer, into the ear canal of an individual, and an acoustic response detection device, which detects the acoustic response signal f(t). A computer digitizes the response (detected) signal f(t) and stores the data. Computer-implemented algorithms analyze the response signal f(t) to produce ear-canal feature data. The ear-canal feature data obtained during enrollment is stored on the computer, or some other recording medium, to compare the enrollment data with ear-canal feature data produced in a subsequent access attempt, to determine if the individual has previously been enrolled. The system can also be adapted for remote access applications.