Patent SG-11201811767Y-A (SG)
Title: Biometric device with low power usage
Inventor: LOWE PETER ROBERT
IPC: G06K19/077
Filed: 2017-06-30
Abstract: INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION PUBLISHED UNDER THE PATENT COOPERATION TREATY (PCT) (19) World Intellectual Property MD HIM 011101011M 01 110 1 001111011010111001100 1111 11110 ill 011 Organization International Bureau (10) International Publication Number (43) International Publication Date .....0\" WO 2018/002367 Al 04 January 2018 (04.01.2018) W I PO I PCT (51) International Patent Classification: (74) Agent: TAYLOR, Adam; St Bride's House, 10 Salisbury GOOK 9/00 (2006.01) GOOK 19/073 (2006.01) Square, London Greater London EC4Y 8JD (GB). GOOF 1/32 (2006.01) GOOK 19/077 (2006.01) H04W 52/02 (2009.01) (81) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every kind of national protection available): AE, AG, AL, AM, (21) International Application Number: AO, AT, AU, AZ, BA, BB, BG, BH, BN, BR, BW, BY, BZ, PCT/EP2017/066390 CA, CH, CL, CN, CO, CR, CU, CZ, DE, DJ, DK, DM, DO, (22) International Filing Date: DZ, EC, EE, EG, ES, FI, GB, GD, GE, GH, GM, GT, HN, 30 June 2017 (30.06.2017) HR, HU, ID, IL, IN, IR, IS, JO, JP, KE, KG, KH, KN, KP, KR, KW, KZ, LA, LC, LK, LR, LS, LU, LY, MA, MD, ME, (25) Filing Language: English MG, MK, MN, MW, MX, MY, MZ, NA, NG, NI, NO, NZ, (26) Publication Language: English OM, PA, PE, PG, PH, PL, PT, QA, RO, RS, RU, RW, SA, SC, SD, SE, SG, SK, SL, SM, ST, SV, SY, TH, TJ, TM, TN, (30) Priority Data: TR, TT, TZ, UA, UG, US, UZ, VC, VN, ZA, ZM, ZW. 62/357,445 01 July 2016 (01.07.2016) US (84) Designated States (unless otherwise indicated, for every 1613025.4 28 July 2016 (28.07.2016) GB kind of regional protection available): ARIPO (BW, GH, (71) Applicant: ZWIPE AS [NO/NO]; Radhusgata 24, 0151 GM, KE, LR, LS, MW, MZ, NA, RW, SD, SL, ST, SZ, TZ, Oslo (NO). UG, ZM, ZW), Eurasian (AM, AZ, BY, KG, KZ, RU, TJ, TM), European (AL, AT, BE, BG, CH, CY, CZ, DE, DK, (72) Inventor: LOWE, Peter Robert; 16380 Falcon Hwy, Pey-EE, ES, FI, FR, GB, GR, HR, HU, IE, IS, IT, LT, LU, LV, — ton, Colorado 80831 (US). MC, MK, MT, NL, NO, PL, PT, RO, RS, SE, SI, SK, SM, = = — (54) Title: BIOMETRIC DEVICE WITH LOW POWER USAGE = = Fig. 1 = / 102 = = 110 104 114 = 116 ( Data 120 132 122 Data i ) 130 126 = 108 _ = 1 ) Data = ) )) ) ._, Power I - 1 ((k Data = = = 118 106 124 -- 11 — ; 112 — = = e I 16 128 power 1-1 (57) : A biometrically authorisable device 102 comprises: a biometric sensor 130 for obtaining biometric data from a user; Ir- a control system 114, 128 for controlling the device, wherein the control system 114, 128 is arranged to provide access to one or en more protected functions of the device 102 in response to identification of an authorised user via the biometric sensor 130; and an N internal power source for powering the biometric sensor 130 and the control system 114, 128; wherein the control system 114, 128 is able to place the device 102 into a zero-power standby mode when the device 102 is not in use; and wherein the device comprises a 0 —. movement sensor 16 for reactivating the device 102, the movement sensor 16 generating an electrical voltage in response to movements GC of the device 102 and the device 102 being arranged to reactivate in response to an electrical voltage relating to one or more types of 1-1 c;;;;) movements of the device 102. ei C [Continued on next page] WO 2018/002367 Al MIDEDIMOMMIDIRE101111101111101100HINVON TR), OAPI (BF, BJ, CF, CG, CI, CM, GA, GN, GQ, GW, KM, ML, MR, NE, SN, TD, TG). Published: — with international search report (Art. 21(3)) — before the expiration of the time limit for amending the claims and to be republished in the event of receipt of amendments (Rule 48.2(h))