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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 13, 2012
Filed:
Jan. 22, 2008
Shin-yan Chiou, Hsinchu County, TW;
Yen-hsueh Chen, Tainan, TW;
Shin-Yan Chiou, Hsinchu County, TW;
Yen-Hsueh Chen, Tainan, TW;
Industrial Technology Research Institute, Hsinchu, TW;
Abstract
A biometric method, a biometric apparatus, and a biometric data encryption method thereof are disclosed. In the biometric method and the biometric apparatus, a biometric data is quantified to obtain a quantified data. A one-way function is then performed to convert the quantified data into an encrypted data. In the present invention, the biometric data is protected through a cryptography system so as to prevent the biometric features from being stolen or misappropriated. Moreover, in the present invention, a biometric technique can be integrated with a cryptography technique.