US 11,809,536 B2
Headphone biometric authentication
Cesar Augusto Rodriguez Bravo, Alajuela (CR); and Sarbajit K. Rakshit, Kolkata (IN)
Assigned to KYNDRYL, INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed by KYNDRYL, INC., New York, NY (US)
Filed on Mar. 6, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/811,096.
Prior Publication US 2021/0279314 A1, Sep. 9, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G10L 17/06 (2013.01); G10L 17/00 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/32 (2013.01) [G10L 17/00 (2013.01); G10L 17/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method comprising:
detecting a voice signal in a headphone, wherein the voice signal includes a spoken audible command spoken by a person which cause the headphone to generate audible responses for hearing by the person;
generating a biometric scan of a face of the person including one or more biometric features of the biometric scan by the headphone while being worn, wherein the biometric scan is generated by a facial mapper integrally coupled to the headphone which comprises two-factor biometric headphones,
wherein the facial mapper generates a composite facial map of the person wearing the two-factor biometric headphones based on a composite set of biometric data collected by the facial mapper that is one of non-continuous and non-overlapping;
retrieving, based on detecting the voice signal, a first biometric signature of a user including one or more facial features;
comparing the first biometric signature to the one or more biometric features of the person;
determining, based on comparing the first biometric signature to the one or more biometric features, an authentication of the user; and
performing, based on detecting the voice signal and in response to verifying the authentication, an authentication action.