Granted Patent B2

US 12,332,005 · App. 18/431,770 · Granted Jun 17, 2025

Inventors: Kai Thorin Kloepfer (Denver, CO); Bryan Edward Rogers (Aurora, CO); Donna Kelley (Louisville, CO); Jack Hugo Thiesen (Firestone, CO); Timothy Joel Thorson (Castle Rock, CO); Christopher James Owens (Denver, CO)

Assignee: Biofire Technologies Inc.

F41A17/066G07C9/00563G07C9/26G07C9/29

Abstract

Claims (52)

1. A method for enrolling a user of a gun, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first authentication sensor of the gun, first enrollment biometric data;

receiving, from a second authentication sensor of the gun, second enrollment data;

transforming the first enrollment biometric data into first transformed data;

transforming the second enrollment data into second transformed data;

generating a user profile for the user, the user profile comprising the first transformed data and the second transformed data;

storing the user profile in non-volatile memory of the gun;

receiving query biometric data from the first authentication sensor or the second authentication sensor;

determining that the query biometric data corresponds to the user;

producing a measurement of light at an ambient light sensor of the gun; and

performing, based on the measurement of light, a function at a component of the gun in response to the determining that the query biometric data corresponds to the user.

2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

refraining from storing the first enrollment biometric data in the non-volatile memory of the gun; and

refraining from storing the second enrollment data in the non-volatile memory of the gun.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

discarding the first enrollment biometric data such that the first enrollment biometric data is not stored in the non-volatile memory of the gun; and

discarding the second enrollment data such that the second enrollment data is not stored in the non-volatile memory of the gun.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the gun is in a new state corresponding to a brand-new state or a factory reset state, wherein the generating the user profile is based on determining that the gun is in the new state.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

displaying a first prompt for biometric input at a display panel, wherein the receiving the first enrollment biometric data is in based on the displaying the first prompt for biometric input; and

displaying a second prompt for input at the display panel, wherein the receiving the second enrollment data is in based on the displaying the second prompt for input.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving query biometric data from the first authentication sensor or the second authentication sensor; and

determining that the query biometric data corresponds to a primary user of the gun;

wherein the generating the user profile is based on determining that the query biometric data corresponds to the primary user of the gun.

7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving first query biometric data from the first authentication sensor and second query biometric data from the second authentication sensor; and

determining that the first query biometric data and the second query biometric data correspond to a primary user of the gun;

wherein the generating the user profile is based on determining that the first query biometric data and the second query biometric data correspond to the primary user of the gun.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

generating a transformation key at the gun, wherein the transforming the first enrollment biometric data is based on the transformation key.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving, at a display panel, user-input indicating a state for the component of the gun, wherein the performing the function results in the component of the gun being in the state.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein the component is a flashlight, a laser, an aiming sight, a light-emitting diode, a display panel, a haptic motor, or a speaker.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein the function is powering on the component, illuminating the component with a color, displaying an icon on the component, displaying a message on the component, generating a sound, or generating a haptic pulse.

12. The method of claim 1 , wherein the user profile comprises a unique identifier for the user, a permission level for the user, or a configuration indicating a state for the component of the gun.

13. A method for enrolling a user of a gun, the method comprising:

receiving, from a first authentication sensor of the gun, first enrollment biometric data;

receiving, from a second authentication sensor of the gun, second enrollment data;

collecting entropy data based on an accelerometer coupled with the gun;

generating a transformation key at the gun based on the entropy data and a key derivation function;

transforming the first enrollment biometric data into first transformed data based on the transformation key;

transforming the second enrollment data into second transformed data;

generating a user profile for the user, the user profile comprising the first transformed data and the second transformed data; and

storing the user profile in non-volatile memory of the gun.

14. The method of claim 9 , further comprising:

receiving query biometric data from the first authentication sensor or the second authentication sensor;

determining that the query biometric data corresponds to the user; and

performing a function at a component of the gun in response to the determining that the query biometric data corresponds to the user.

15. The method of claim 14 , further comprising:

producing a measurement of light at an ambient light sensor of the gun, wherein the performing the function is based on the measurement of light.

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