US 12,141,255 B2
Method for authenticating a user on client equipment
Aghiles Adjaz, Courbevoie (FR); Claude Bauzou, Courbevoie (FR); Jérôme Beaudeau, Courbevoie (FR); and Jean-Luc Le Floch, Courbevoie (FR)
Assigned to IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY FRANCE, Courbevoie (FR)
Filed by IDEMIA IDENTITY & SECURITY FRANCE, Courbevoie (FR)
Filed on Jun. 15, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/304,145.
Claims priority of application No. 2006332 (FR), filed on Jun. 17, 2020.
Prior Publication US 2021/0397687 A1, Dec. 23, 2021
Int. Cl. G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/43 (2013.01); G06F 21/60 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 21/32 (2013.01) [G06F 21/43 (2013.01); G06F 21/602 (2013.01); G06F 21/107 (2023.08)] 16 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of authenticating a user on client equipment (2), the user being equipped with a personal terminal (1), the method comprising implementing by data processing means (21) in said client equipment (2) the following steps:
(a). When said user's personal terminal (1) is in proximity to said client equipment (2), receiving from the terminal (1) and temporarily storing on data storage means (22) in the client equipment (2) of authentication data transmitted by the terminal (1) in a same credential comprising:
a reference biometric data item of the said user; and
at least one alphanumeric user authentication data item encapsulated within the reference biometric data item;
stored on the data storage means (12) in the terminal (1);
(b). Identifying said user via biometric recognition from a candidate biometric data item of the user and the reference biometric data item(s) stored on the data storage means (22) in the client equipment (2);
(c). Once said user has been identified, using at least one alphanumeric authentication data item of the identified user stored on the data storage means (22) in the client equipment (2), for authentication of said user.