Patent ID: 9195817
Filing Date: 2015-11-24
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for biometric authentication of a user of a mobile device, the method comprising: coupling the mobile device to a case for the mobile device; receiving from the mobile device, by the case, biometric data of the user of the mobile device that was captured by the mobile device and identification data of the mobile device; storing, by the case, the biometric data of the user of the mobile device and the identification data of the mobile device that was received from the mobile device and a biometric pin, wherein the case is configured to only store one time the biometric data of the user of the mobile device and the identification data of the mobile device that was received from the mobile device and the biometric pin; receiving a request from the mobile device, by the case, for authenticating the user of the mobile device, the request including biometric data captured by the mobile device and identification data of the mobile device; performing, by the case, a first comparison between the biometric data stored in the case and the biometric data included in the request, and a second comparison between the identification data of the mobile device stored in the case and the identification data of the mobile device included in the request; and sending to the mobile device, by the case, a response to the request for authenticating the user of the mobile device based on a result of both the first comparison and the second comparison, the response to the request for authenticating the user of the mobile device including the biometric pin if the result of both the first comparison and the second comparison is that there is a match, wherein the response to the request for authenticating the user of the mobile device is for use by the mobile device to perform an operation based on the authentication of the user.