Enrollment scheme for an electronic device
The present disclosure relates to an electronic device comprising at least a first and a second biometric sensor arrangement, wherein the second biometric sensor arrangement being different from the first biometric sensor arrangement. The present disclosure also relates to a method for enrolling a user of such an electronic device and to a corresponding computer program product.
1. An electronic device, comprising:
a first biometric sensor arrangement comprising a fingerprint sensor configured to acquire fingerprint data of a fingerprint pattern of a finger of a user of the electronic device;
a second biometric sensor arrangement comprising a sensor configured to acquire at least one type of facial feature data of the user of the electronic device;
a user output interface comprising a touch screen display unit, wherein the fingerprint sensor is arranged adjacently to the touch screen display unit and adapted to allow capturing the user's fingerprint data in an active area provided by the display unit, and
processing circuitry connected to the first and the second biometric sensor arrangement and the user output interface, wherein the first and the second sensor arrangement are positioned at the electronic device such that the fingerprint data and the at least one type of facial feature data may be simultaneously acquired, and the processing circuitry is configured to:
form an enrollment instruction to be presented to the user, wherein the instruction comprises a request for the user to interact with the fingerprint sensor for providing the fingerprint pattern of the user;
output the instruction to the user within the active area of the touch screen display unit;
acquire, simultaneously, the fingerprint data and the at least one type of facial feature data using the first and the second biometric sensor arrangement, respectively, while the user is interacting with the touch screen display unit in accordance with the instruction;
form a first biometric template based on the acquired fingerprint data, and
form a second biometric template based on the acquired at least one type of facial feature data.
2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the instruction comprises a request for the user to only interact with the first biometric sensor arrangement for providing fingerprint data.
3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein sensor of the second biometric sensor arrangement is arranged to acquire information relating to an iris of the user, wherein the at least one type of facial feature data is provided in relation to the iris of the user.
4. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the fingerprint sensor is employing at least one of optical, thermal, and ultrasonic sensing technology.
5. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein the electronic device is a mobile phone, a tablet or a laptop.
6. A method of enrolling biometric data for a user using an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises:
a first biometric sensor arrangement comprising a fingerprint sensor configured to acquire fingerprint data of a fingerprint pattern of a finger of a user of the electronic device;
a second biometric sensor arrangement comprising a sensor configured to acquire at least one type of facial feature data of the user of the electronic device;
a user output interface comprising a touch screen display unit, wherein the fingerprint sensor is arranged adjacently to the touch screen display unit and adapted to allow capturing the user's fingerprint data in an active area provided by the display unit, and
processing circuitry connected to the first and the second biometric sensor arrangement and the user output interface,
wherein the first and the second sensor arrangement are positioned at the electronic device such that the fingerprint data and the at least one type of facial feature data may be simultaneously acquired,
wherein the method comprises the steps of:
forming an enrollment instruction to be presented to the user, wherein the instruction comprises a request for the user to interact with the fingerprint sensor for providing the fingerprint pattern of the user;
presenting the instruction to the user within the active area of the touch screen display unit;
acquiring, simultaneously, fingerprint data and the at least one type of facial feature data using the first and the second biometric sensor arrangement, respectively, while the user is interacting with the touch screen display unit in accordance with the instruction;
forming a first biometric template based on the acquired fingerprint data, and
forming a second biometric template based on the acquired at least one type of facial feature data.
7. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon computer program means for enrolling biometric data for a user using an electronic device, wherein the electronic device comprises:
a first biometric sensor arrangement comprising a fingerprint sensor configured to acquire fingerprint data of a fingerprint pattern of a finger of a user of the electronic device;
a second biometric sensor arrangement comprising a sensor configured to acquire at least one type of facial feature data of the user of the electronic device;
a user output interface comprising a touch screen display unit, wherein the fingerprint sensor is arranged adjacently to the touch screen display unit and adapted to allow capturing the user's fingerprint data in an active area provided by the display unit, and
processing circuitry connected to the first and the second biometric sensor arrangement and the user output interface,
wherein the first and the second sensor arrangement are positioned at the electronic device such that the fingerprint data and the at least one type of facial feature data may be simultaneously acquired,
wherein the computer program product comprises:
code for forming an enrollment instruction to be presented to the user, wherein the instruction comprises a request for the user to interact with fingerprint sensor for providing the fingerprint pattern of the user;
code for presenting the instruction to the user within the active area of the touch screen display unit;
code for acquiring, simultaneously, the fingerprint data and the at least one type of facial feature data using the first and the second biometric sensor arrangement, respectively, while the user is interacting with the touch screen display unit in accordance with the instruction;
code for forming a first biometric template based on the acquired fingerprint data, and
code for forming a second biometric template based on the acquired at least one type of facial feature data.