EP4675470A2

Implementation of biometric authentication

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to methods and user interfaces for authentication, including providing and controlling authentication at a computer system using an external device in accordance with some embodiments; providing and controlling biometric authentication at a computer system in accordance with some embodiments; and managing the availability of different types of biometric authentication at a computer system in accordance with some embodiments.

EP4675470A2, drawing sheet 1
Sheet 1 of 122

Term

15.3 yearsto projected expiry

Projected expiry 25 January 2042, counted from filing; an application has no term until it is granted.

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15 claims: 11 independent, 4 dependent

  1. 1
    A method, comprising:at a computer system that is in communication with one or more biometric sensors and one or more output devices: receiving a request at the computer system to perform a first secure operation with the computer system;in response to the request to perform the first secure operation with the computer system: in accordance with a determination that biometric data captured by the computer system meets a set of biometric authentication criteria, performing the first secure operation;and in accordance with a determination that the biometric data does not meet the set of biometric authentication criteria, forgoing performing the first secure operation;after forgoing performing the first secure operation in response to the request to perform the first secure operation, receiving authentication information that meets a set of authentication criteria;and in response to receiving the authentication information that meets the set of authentication criteria: performing a second secure operation associated with the set of authentication criteria;and providing, via the one or more output devices, a prompt to configure the computer system to perform secure operations when an external accessory device is physically associated with a user.
  2. 4
    The method of any one of claims 1-3, further comprising:after receiving the request at the computer system to perform the first secure operation with the computer system, capturing, via the one or more biometric sensors, biometric data.
  3. 5
    The method of any one of claims 1-4, including:after configuring the computer system to perform secure operations when the external accessory device is physically associated with the user, receiving a request at the computer system to perform the secure operation of a first type;and in response to receiving the request at the computer system to perform the secure operation of the first type: in accordance with a determination that biometric data captured by the computer system meets the set of biometric authentication criteria, performing the first secure operation;in accordance with a determination that the biometric data does not meet the set of biometric authentication criteria but one or more states of the external accessory device meets a set of accessory-based criteria, performing the first secure operation;and in accordance with a determination that the biometric data does not meet the set of biometric authentication criteria and that the one or more states of the external accessory device do not meet the set of accessory-based criteria, forgoing performing the first secure operation.
  4. 7
    The method of any one of claims 1-6, wherein:the one or more output devices includes a display generation component;the prompt is a visual prompt that is provided via the display generation component;and the prompt includes a first user-selectable graphical object that, when selected, initiates a process to configure the computer system to perform secure operations when the external accessory device is physically associated with the user.
  5. 8
    The method of any one of claims 1-7, including:after providing the prompt to configure the computer system to perform secure operations when the external accessory device is physically associated with the user, receiving a request at the computer system to perform the secure operation of the first type;and in response to receiving the request at the computer system to perform the secure operation of the first type: in accordance with a determination that biometric data captured by the computer system meets the set of biometric authentication criteria, performing the first secure operation;in accordance with a determination that the biometric data does not meet the set of biometric authentication criteria but the computer system has been configured to perform secure operations when the external accessory device is physically associated with the user and that one or more states of the external accessory device meets a set of accessory-based criteria, performing the first secure operation;and in accordance with a determination that the biometric data does not meet the set of biometric authentication criteria but the computer system has not been configured to perform secure operations when the external accessory device is physically associated with the user forgoing performing the first secure operation.
  6. 9
    The method of any one of claims 1-8, wherein the biometric data captured by the computer system includes data regarding one or more facial features.
  7. 10
    The method of any one of claims 1-9, wherein the biometric data captured by the computer system includes biometric data of a biometric feature and does not meet the set of biometric authentication criteria due to, at least in part, a predefined portion of the biometric feature not being available to be captured by the one or more biometric sensors.
  8. 11
    The method of any one of claims 1-10, further comprising:in response to the request to perform the first secure operation with the computer system, in accordance with a determination that biometric data captured by the computer system meets the set of biometric authentication criteria, performing the first secure operation without providing, via the one or more output devices, a prompt to configure the computer system to perform secure operations when the external accessory device is physically associated with the user.
  9. 12
    The method of any one of claims 1-11, wherein the one or more output devices includes a display generation component, the method further comprising:displaying a settings user interface that includes a second user-selectable graphical object that, when selected, modifies a configuration of the computer system that authorizes the computer system to perform secure operations when a first external accessory device is physically associated with the user.
  10. 14
    A computer-readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured to be executed by one or more processors of a computer system that is in communication with one or more biometric sensors and one or more output devices, the one or more programs including instructions for performing the method of any one of claims 1-13.
  11. 15
    A computer system that is configured to communicate with one or more biometric sensors and one or more output devices, the computer system comprising:one or more processors;and memory storing one or more programs configured to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs including instructions for performing the method of any one of claims 1-13.