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- the present invention relates to a display system, more particularly, to a fingerprint recognizing display system including fingerprint recognizing means in a panel of a display apparatus and an operating method thereof, wherein a fingerprint of an user is read and a program supported by a computer is allowed to be operated only if the read fingerprint is registered in a fingerprint data base of the computer.
- a computer connected to a network includes features such as required password access in order to protect the information therein.
- a password is chosen as a word easily guessed or a common word easily searched by a search program using dictionary data base. Therefore, an unauthorized user can discover the password and gain access to the data on the computer.
- a fingerprint recognizing module has been applied to a computer system, wherein a fingerprint data base is established after obtaining the fingerprint of authorized users.
- a fingerprint data base is established after obtaining the fingerprint of authorized users.
- the invention disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,420,936 provides touch-sensitive fields on a computer display for user selection. Upon selecting one of the fields with a fingertip, a fingerprint therefrom is analyzed and compared to a list of authorized fingerprints. Once the fingerprint passes inspection, the user is granted access to the underlying program. It is difficult, however, to apply this invention to a general monitor since a touch screen is required.
- the invention disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,838,306 utilizes a computer mouse as an input peripheral device which includes a window area integrally constructed within the mouse and positioned at an area on the mouse upon which a user normally places a finger in operating the mouse.
- the mouse further includes an illuminating device and a light sensitive detection device for providing a user signature signal representative of the characteristics of the ridge and valley pattern of the fingerprint of a finger placed upon the window area.
- the signature signal is transmitted to a BIOS within the computer system in which the mouse is operating and compared with one or more stored patterns which have previously been authorized for access to the computer system.
- the user's signature signal is compared with and matches one of the stored and approved signature signals, the system is enabled and the user is granted access.
- a fingerprint recognizing module is included into a mouse, it is inconvenient to use the mouse because the weight and size of the mouse are increased.
- a fingerprint recognizing module or a fingerprint recognizing unit within the mouse may be damaged due to the shock caused by its being dropped, and a user's fingerprint may not be correctly recognized.
- some computer systems may not need a mouse, but in order to incorporate the fingerprint recognition disclosed in the 5 , 838 , 306 patent, one must buy the mouse having the features disclosed therein.
- a fingerprint recognizing module is automatically changed at the time of changing a mouse according to the prior art, and the user is charged an unreasonable cost.
- an object of the present invention is to provide a fingerprint recognizing display system including fingerprint recognizing module into a panel of a display apparatus and an operating method thereof, wherein an user's fingerprint data is read, the read fingerprint data is transmitted to a computer main body by using a communication unit included in a fingerprint recognizing module of a display apparatus, and a program supported by the computer main body will be operated only if the fingerprint data transmitted from the display apparatus is included in the fingerprint data registered into the computer main body.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a fingerprint recognizing display system and an operating method thereof, wherein a panel of a display apparatus includes fingerprint recognizing module, the fingerprint recognizing module reads fingerprint data of the user, the read fingerprint data is transmitted to a computer main body by using its own communication protocol of the display apparatus, and a program supported from the computer can be operated only if the transmitted fingerprint data is registered in the computer main body.
- an information device recognizing a fingerprint, the information device having a fingerprint data base storing registered fingerprint data; a fingerprint verifying unit comparing fingerprint data transmitted from an external device to the fingerprint verifying unit; and a kernel of an operating system of the information device permitting access to a program stored in the information device when the fingerprint verifying unit determines that transmitted fingerprint data match the registered fingerprint data, wherein the kernel determines whether the fingerprint data base has been established in the information device, recognizes that the external device and the information device have been activated and performs a fingerprint registration routine when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has not been established.
- an information device recognizing a fingerprint, the information device having a fingerprint data base storing registered fingerprint data; a kernel of an operating system of the information device; and a fingerprint verifying unit comparing fingerprint data transmitted from an external device to the fingerprint verifying unit and controlling the kernel to execute a program stored in the information device when the fingerprint verifying unit determines that the transmitted fingerprint data match the registered fingerprint data, wherein the kernel determines whether the fingerprint data base has been established in the information device, recognizes that the external device and the information device have been activated and performs a fingerprint registration routine when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has not been established.
- an information device recognizing a fingerprint, the information device having a fingerprint data base storing registered fingerprint data; a fingerprint verifying unit comparing fingerprint data transmitted from an external device to the fingerprint verifying unit; and a kernel of an operating system of the information device permitting access to electronic commerce through the information device when the fingerprint verifying device determines that the transmitted fingerprint data match the registered fingerprint data, wherein the kernel determines whether the fingerprint data base has been established in the information device, recognizes that the external device and the information device have been activated and performs a fingerprint registration routine when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has not been established.
- the information device kernel determines whether the external device is a fingerprint recognizing device when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has been established.
- the external device comprises a monitor including a fingerprint recognizing module including a fingerprint image recognizing unit and transmitting the fingerprint data recognized by the fingerprint image recognizing unit to the information device.
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a general monitor.
- FIG. 2 is a view illustrating an embodiment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 3 is a view illustrating another embodiment according to the present invention.
- FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a cathode ray tube (CRT) display unit to which a fingerprint recognizing part shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 is applied.
- CRT cathode ray tube
- FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a display apparatus for a liquid crystal display (LCD) to which a fingerprint recognizing part shown in FIG. 2 or FIG. 3 is applied.
- LCD liquid crystal display
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating steps according to the present invention applied to an operating system's (O/S) kernel mode.
- O/S operating system's
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a management and a registration of fingerprint data applied to the present invention.
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating steps according to the present invention applied to a screen protecting mode.
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a routine encoding/decoding a file by using the present invention.
- display system used in the present invention means a total system including a display apparatus 100 and a computer main body 200 .
- FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a general monitor M.
- FIG. 2 is a view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention.
- a display system comprises a display apparatus 100 including a fingerprint recognizing module 110 , recognizing an user's fingerprint through the fingerprint recognizing module 110 and outputting the recognized fingerprint data through a first communication unit 113 included in fingerprint recognizing module 110 , and a computer main body 200 including a fingerprint data base 210 and fingerprint verifying unit 220 , receiving fingerprint data output from display apparatus 100 through a second communication unit 240 , deciding whether the input fingerprint data is an approved fingerprint data through fingerprint data base 210 and fingerprint verifying unit 220 , and driving a program only if the input fingerprint data is approved.
- Fingerprint recognizing module 110 in display apparatus 100 comprises a fingerprint image recognizing unit 111 providing a fingerprint sign of an user representing the user's fingerprint, a converter 112 converting analog fingerprint data input from the fingerprint image recognizing unit 111 to digital fingerprint data, and communication unit 113 outputting the digital fingerprint data to communication unit 240 in computer main body 200 .
- Fingerprint image recognizing unit 111 can be embodied by an optical sensing method using a prism or hologram sensing method and a non-optical sensing method using a sensor array, ultrasonic or magnetic sensing method.
- the display apparatus 100 also comprises a memory 130 , an image signal processing unit 140 and a microprocessor 120 .
- Fingerprint verifying unit 220 in computer main body 200 comprises a distinctive feature detecting unit 221 detecting a distinctive feature of the fingerprint data input by communication unit 240 , a fingerprint matching/recording unit 222 decoding the encoded fingerprint data stored in the fingerprint data base 210 through a decoding unit 224 , comparing the decoded fingerprint data with the fingerprint data input from distinctive feature detecting unit 221 and storing new fingerprint data into fingerprint data base 210 after encoding the same through an encoding unit 225 if any new fingerprint data is input through communication unit 240 , and a recognizing unit 223 outputting a “pass” signal or a “fail” signal by using the result input from fingerprint matching/recording unit 222 .
- Computer main body 200 further comprises a video card 230 , a central processing unit (CPU) 250 , a memory 260 , and a ROM 270 .
- CPU central processing unit
- FIG. 3 is a view showing another embodiment according to the present invention.
- a display system comprises a display apparatus 100 a which includes a fingerprint recognizing module 110 a , recognizing the user's fingerprint through the fingerprint recognizing module 110 a , receiving the recognized fingerprint data into microprocessor 120 and outputting the same to a computer main body 200 through its own communication protocol, wherein the computer main body 200 , including fingerprint data base 210 and fingerprint verifying unit 220 , receives the fingerprint data input from display apparatus 100 through a communication protocol input to video card 230 and drives a program only if the received fingerprint is approved by fingerprint data base 210 and fingerprint verifying unit 220 .
- Fingerprint recognizing module 110 a comprises fingerprint image recognizing unit 111 providing a fingerprint sign of the user representing the user's fingerprint and converter 112 converting analog fingerprint data input from the fingerprint image recognizing unit 111 to digital fingerprint data and outputting the latter to microprocessor 120 included in display apparatus 100 .
- the fingerprint image recognizing unit 111 shown in FIGS. 2 and 3 can be applied to a CRT display apparatus or a display apparatus for a LCD as shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 .
- the fingerprint image recognizing unit 111 reading the user's fingerprint is installed in a front cover 300 of a LCD or CRT display apparatus and a front or side panel of the front cover 300 .
- the fingerprint image recognizing unit 111 is formed integrally at a power switch 11 a and a power on/off signal of a display unit is output if the power switch 111 a is deeply pressed.
- the power switch 111 a is used as the fingerprint image recognizing unit 111 and reads the user's fingerprint if the user touches the power switch.
- compositions of the display apparatus 100 and the computer main body 200 are not different from the above embodiment and will not be described in details.
- FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating steps according to the present invention applied to an O/S kernel mode.
- the computer main body 200 decides whether a fingerprint data base 210 is established (S 500 ).
- the computer main body 200 recognizes a display system as being activated, controls the total system to maintain the display system in an active state (S 505 ). Thereafter, a fingerprint registration step (S 510 ) is enabled and fingerprint data is registered (stored) in fingerprint data base 210 .
- step S 500 When it is determined in step S 500 that fingerprint data base 210 is established in the computer main body 200 , the computer main body 200 decides whether a monitor, i. e., CRT or LCD, connected to the computer main body 200 is a fingerprint recognizing monitor (S 515 ).
- a monitor i. e., CRT or LCD
- step S 515 When it is determined in step S 515 that the monitor is not a fingerprint recognizing monitor 100 , the computer main body 200 recognizes (S 520 ) the monitor as having an abnormal status and the total system is not operated (S 520 ).
- the fingerprint recognizing unit 111 reads a fingerprint of a user and decides whether the fingerprint image is normally received (S 530 ).
- the normally received fingerprint image is converted to digital fingerprint data and transmitted to the computer main body 200 (S 535 ).
- the fingerprint data is transmitted to communication unit 240 in the computer main body 200 through communication unit 113 included in a fingerprint recognizing module 110 .
- the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 when the embodiment shown in FIG. 1 is used, the embodiment shown in FIG.
- the fingerprint data is output to microprocessor 120 in display unit 100 by using I 2 C ((IIC) Inter-IC bus), DDC (Display Data Channel) or USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication protocol. Then, microprocessor 120 outputs the fingerprint data to video card 230 by using its own communication protocol and communication unit 240 in the computer main body 200 receives the fingerprint data from a communication line of video card 230 . When it is determined that a fingerprint image is not normally received, the process returns to step S 525 , and the user's fingerprint is again received.
- I 2 C (IIC) Inter-IC bus)
- DDC Display Data Channel
- USB Universal Serial Bus
- the fingerprint data received by communication unit 240 is input to a distinctive feature detecting unit 221 and its distinctive feature is detected (S 540 ).
- the quality of the detected fingerprint data (namely, rate of recognition) is measured (S 545 ). If the quality is so poor that the detected fingerprint data can not be compared with the registered fingerprint data in the fingerprint data base 210 , an error massage is output (S 550 ), the process returns to the step S 525 , and the user's fingerprint is again received.
- the detected fingerprint data is compared with the registered fingerprint data in the fingerprint data base 210 , and it is decided whether there is the identical fingerprint in the data base (S 555 and S 560 ).
- the display system is recognized as having an impossible to use status and the system cannot be operated (S 565 ). If there is an identical fingerprint data in the registered fingerprint data base, the available value of the recognized fingerprint is measured (S 570 ).
- the measured available value of the fingerprint is included in a predetermined range (S 575 ). If the measured available value of fingerprint is included in the predetermined range, the system is recognized as having an enabled for use status (S 580 ) and the system can be operated by the user. If the measured available value of fingerprint is not included in the predetermined range, it is decided whether the user has attempted to input a fingerprint a number of times which exceeds a predetermined number of times (S 585 ). That is, the user can attempt to input the fingerprint a predetermined number of times, and if the number of times of inputting a fingerprint exceeds a predetermined number of times, the system is recognized as having an impossible to use status and the system cannot be operated (S 590 ). If it is determined that the number of times of inputting a fingerprint is not in excess of a predetermined number of times, a fingerprint re-input message is output (S 595 ) and the process is returned to the step S 515 .
- FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating management and registration of fingerprint data applied to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 7 , steps S 615 to S 655 are the same steps as steps S 515 to S 555 shown in FIG. 5 , and will not be described in detail.
- the read fingerprint data of an user is compared with the registered fingerprint data in the fingerprint data base 210 and it is decided whether the read fingerprint is a fingerprint of an authorized manager (S 660 ). If it is a fingerprint of an authorized manager, the authorized manager is passed (S 670 ) and the total system is controlled to operate a fingerprint managing and registering program (S 675 ). If it is not a fingerprint of an authorized manager, the total system is controlled not to be operated since the system recognizes it as a non-authorized manager (S 665 ).
- FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a case applying the present invention to a screen protecting mode (known in the art) during which a screen is blank or a screen saver program is running.
- a keyboard or a mouse is moved (S 700 ). If the keyboard or the mouse is not moved, a screen protecting mode continues to operate (S 705 ). If the keyboard or the mouse is moved, the routine proceeds with the step S 710 to the step S 750 which are the same steps as step S 515 to step S 555 of FIG. 5 and thus will not be described in detail.
- the user's fingerprint data is read and compared with the registered fingerprint data in the fingerprint data base 210 in the steps S 720 -S 750 , it is decided whether it is a fingerprint of a registered user (S 755 ). If the read fingerprint is a fingerprint of a registered user, the user is passed (S 765 ) and the screen protecting mode is dissolved and the total system is controlled to be operated (S 770 ). If it is not a fingerprint of a registered user, the total system is controlled not to be operated (S 760 ).
- FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a routine encoding/decoding a file according to the present invention. As shown in FIG. 9 , it is decided whether a file desired to executed is a file enabled to be encoded/decoded (S 800 ). If the file can not be encoded/decoded, a impossible message is output and a file relevant to a system is executed (S 805 ).
- steps S 810 to S 865 are performed. Steps S 810 to S 865 are the same as steps S 710 to S 765 shown in FIG. 8 and will not be described in detail.
- the present invention provides an effect of using easily and safely a fingerprint recognizing function by including a fingerprint recognizing function into a display apparatus which is the most important interface equipment for an user in a computer environment.
- the present invention has an effect resolving a problem caused by a conventional mouse including a fingerprint recognizing function since a fingerprint recognizing function is included into a display apparatus.
- the present invention allows only an authorized user to enter a computer system by including a fingerprint recognizing function into a display apparatus so that a terminal securing function and an encoding/decoding function of important files are provided.
- a securing function can be more intensified by providing a function dissolving a screen protection through an input of fingerprint and a function approving an transaction through a fingerprint in an electronic commerce system later.
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An information device recognizing a fingerprint, the information device having a fingerprint data base storing registered fingerprint data; a fingerprint verifying unit comparing fingerprint data transmitted from an external device to the fingerprint verifying unit; and a kernel of an operating system of the information device permitting access to a program stored in the information device when the fingerprint verifying unit determines that transmitted fingerprint data match the registered fingerprint data, wherein the kernel determines whether the fingerprint data base has been established in the information device, recognizes that the external device and the information device have been activated and performs a fingerprint registration routine when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has not been established.
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- This is a Continuation of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/671,671, filed 28 Sep. 2000.
- This application makes reference to, incorporates the same herein, and claims all benefits accruing under 35 U.S.C §119 from an application entitled Fingerprint Recognizing Display And Operating Method Thereof earlier filed in the Korean Industrial Property Office on 8 Nov. 1999, and there duly assigned Serial No. 99-49230 by that Office.
- 1. Field of the invention
- The present invention relates to a display system, more particularly, to a fingerprint recognizing display system including fingerprint recognizing means in a panel of a display apparatus and an operating method thereof, wherein a fingerprint of an user is read and a program supported by a computer is allowed to be operated only if the read fingerprint is registered in a fingerprint data base of the computer.
- 2. Description of the Prior Art
- As the environment related to the Internet and the personal computer (PC) rapidly changes, there is an increasing problem that a hacker, i.e., an unauthorized user, can gain access to files, personal or company information on the computer which in turn can be damaged, downloaded or deleted. Additionally all the information in a computer can disappear because of a virus. Accordingly, it becomes necessary to be able to increase the security of the computer or other hosts, such as a terminal unit, network or network-based system to prevent the above problems.
- To resolve the above problems, a computer connected to a network includes features such as required password access in order to protect the information therein. However, sometimes a password is chosen as a word easily guessed or a common word easily searched by a search program using dictionary data base. Therefore, an unauthorized user can discover the password and gain access to the data on the computer.
- To resolve the problem regarding password protection, a fingerprint recognizing module has been applied to a computer system, wherein a fingerprint data base is established after obtaining the fingerprint of authorized users. Thus, when one desires to gain access to the data on the computer system, or operate a program therein, their fingerprint is compared to the data in the fingerprint data base before they are permitted to use the computer.
- For example, such systems were disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,838,306 to Clint O'Conner et al. and entitled Mouse With Security Feature and U.S. Pat. No. 5,420,936 to Greg P. Fitzpatrick et al. and entitled Method And Apparatus For Accessing Touch Screen Desktop Objects Via Fingerprint Recognition.
- The invention disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,420,936 provides touch-sensitive fields on a computer display for user selection. Upon selecting one of the fields with a fingertip, a fingerprint therefrom is analyzed and compared to a list of authorized fingerprints. Once the fingerprint passes inspection, the user is granted access to the underlying program. It is difficult, however, to apply this invention to a general monitor since a touch screen is required.
- The invention disclosed in U.S. Pat. No. 5,838,306 utilizes a computer mouse as an input peripheral device which includes a window area integrally constructed within the mouse and positioned at an area on the mouse upon which a user normally places a finger in operating the mouse. The mouse further includes an illuminating device and a light sensitive detection device for providing a user signature signal representative of the characteristics of the ridge and valley pattern of the fingerprint of a finger placed upon the window area. The signature signal is transmitted to a BIOS within the computer system in which the mouse is operating and compared with one or more stored patterns which have previously been authorized for access to the computer system. When the user's signature signal is compared with and matches one of the stored and approved signature signals, the system is enabled and the user is granted access. However, if a fingerprint recognizing module is included into a mouse, it is inconvenient to use the mouse because the weight and size of the mouse are increased.
- Also, users often pick up the mouse to move it and in so doing they may drop the it. Thus, a fingerprint recognizing module or a fingerprint recognizing unit within the mouse may be damaged due to the shock caused by its being dropped, and a user's fingerprint may not be correctly recognized. In addition, some computer systems may not need a mouse, but in order to incorporate the fingerprint recognition disclosed in the 5,838,306 patent, one must buy the mouse having the features disclosed therein. Also, a fingerprint recognizing module is automatically changed at the time of changing a mouse according to the prior art, and the user is charged an unreasonable cost.
- Therefore, an object of the present invention is to provide a fingerprint recognizing display system including fingerprint recognizing module into a panel of a display apparatus and an operating method thereof, wherein an user's fingerprint data is read, the read fingerprint data is transmitted to a computer main body by using a communication unit included in a fingerprint recognizing module of a display apparatus, and a program supported by the computer main body will be operated only if the fingerprint data transmitted from the display apparatus is included in the fingerprint data registered into the computer main body.
- Another object of the present invention is to provide a fingerprint recognizing display system and an operating method thereof, wherein a panel of a display apparatus includes fingerprint recognizing module, the fingerprint recognizing module reads fingerprint data of the user, the read fingerprint data is transmitted to a computer main body by using its own communication protocol of the display apparatus, and a program supported from the computer can be operated only if the transmitted fingerprint data is registered in the computer main body.
- To achieve the above objects, there is provided, an information device recognizing a fingerprint, the information device having a fingerprint data base storing registered fingerprint data; a fingerprint verifying unit comparing fingerprint data transmitted from an external device to the fingerprint verifying unit; and a kernel of an operating system of the information device permitting access to a program stored in the information device when the fingerprint verifying unit determines that transmitted fingerprint data match the registered fingerprint data, wherein the kernel determines whether the fingerprint data base has been established in the information device, recognizes that the external device and the information device have been activated and performs a fingerprint registration routine when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has not been established.
- Additionally, there is provided an information device recognizing a fingerprint, the information device having a fingerprint data base storing registered fingerprint data; a kernel of an operating system of the information device; and a fingerprint verifying unit comparing fingerprint data transmitted from an external device to the fingerprint verifying unit and controlling the kernel to execute a program stored in the information device when the fingerprint verifying unit determines that the transmitted fingerprint data match the registered fingerprint data, wherein the kernel determines whether the fingerprint data base has been established in the information device, recognizes that the external device and the information device have been activated and performs a fingerprint registration routine when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has not been established.
- Further, there is provided an information device recognizing a fingerprint, the information device having a fingerprint data base storing registered fingerprint data; a fingerprint verifying unit comparing fingerprint data transmitted from an external device to the fingerprint verifying unit; and a kernel of an operating system of the information device permitting access to electronic commerce through the information device when the fingerprint verifying device determines that the transmitted fingerprint data match the registered fingerprint data, wherein the kernel determines whether the fingerprint data base has been established in the information device, recognizes that the external device and the information device have been activated and performs a fingerprint registration routine when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has not been established.
- The information device kernel determines whether the external device is a fingerprint recognizing device when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has been established.
- The external device comprises a monitor including a fingerprint recognizing module including a fingerprint image recognizing unit and transmitting the fingerprint data recognized by the fingerprint image recognizing unit to the information device.
- A more complete appreciation of the present invention, and many of the attendant advantages thereof, will become readily apparent as the same becomes better understood by reference to the following detailed description when considered in conjunction with the accompanying drawings in which like reference symbols indicate the same or similar components, wherein:
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FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a general monitor. -
FIG. 2 is a view illustrating an embodiment according to the present invention. -
FIG. 3 is a view illustrating another embodiment according to the present invention. -
FIG. 4 is a perspective view illustrating a cathode ray tube (CRT) display unit to which a fingerprint recognizing part shown inFIG. 2 orFIG. 3 is applied. -
FIG. 5 is a perspective view illustrating a display apparatus for a liquid crystal display (LCD) to which a fingerprint recognizing part shown inFIG. 2 orFIG. 3 is applied. -
FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating steps according to the present invention applied to an operating system's (O/S) kernel mode. -
FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating a management and a registration of fingerprint data applied to the present invention. -
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating steps according to the present invention applied to a screen protecting mode. -
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a routine encoding/decoding a file by using the present invention. - Hereinafter, a preferred embodiment of the present invention will be described in details with reference to the accompanying drawings. The term “display system” used in the present invention means a total system including a
display apparatus 100 and a computermain body 200. -
FIG. 1 is a perspective view illustrating a general monitor M.FIG. 2 is a view illustrating an embodiment of the present invention. As shown inFIG. 2 , a display system comprises adisplay apparatus 100 including afingerprint recognizing module 110, recognizing an user's fingerprint through thefingerprint recognizing module 110 and outputting the recognized fingerprint data through afirst communication unit 113 included infingerprint recognizing module 110, and a computermain body 200 including afingerprint data base 210 andfingerprint verifying unit 220, receiving fingerprint data output fromdisplay apparatus 100 through asecond communication unit 240, deciding whether the input fingerprint data is an approved fingerprint data throughfingerprint data base 210 andfingerprint verifying unit 220, and driving a program only if the input fingerprint data is approved. -
Fingerprint recognizing module 110 indisplay apparatus 100 comprises a fingerprintimage recognizing unit 111 providing a fingerprint sign of an user representing the user's fingerprint, aconverter 112 converting analog fingerprint data input from the fingerprintimage recognizing unit 111 to digital fingerprint data, andcommunication unit 113 outputting the digital fingerprint data tocommunication unit 240 in computermain body 200. - Fingerprint
image recognizing unit 111 can be embodied by an optical sensing method using a prism or hologram sensing method and a non-optical sensing method using a sensor array, ultrasonic or magnetic sensing method. - The
display apparatus 100 also comprises amemory 130, an imagesignal processing unit 140 and amicroprocessor 120. - Fingerprint verifying
unit 220 in computermain body 200 comprises a distinctivefeature detecting unit 221 detecting a distinctive feature of the fingerprint data input bycommunication unit 240, a fingerprint matching/recording unit 222 decoding the encoded fingerprint data stored in thefingerprint data base 210 through adecoding unit 224, comparing the decoded fingerprint data with the fingerprint data input from distinctivefeature detecting unit 221 and storing new fingerprint data intofingerprint data base 210 after encoding the same through anencoding unit 225 if any new fingerprint data is input throughcommunication unit 240, and a recognizingunit 223 outputting a “pass” signal or a “fail” signal by using the result input from fingerprint matching/recording unit 222. - Computer
main body 200 further comprises avideo card 230, a central processing unit (CPU) 250, amemory 260, and aROM 270. -
FIG. 3 is a view showing another embodiment according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 3 , a display system comprises a display apparatus 100 a which includes afingerprint recognizing module 110 a, recognizing the user's fingerprint through thefingerprint recognizing module 110 a, receiving the recognized fingerprint data intomicroprocessor 120 and outputting the same to a computermain body 200 through its own communication protocol, wherein the computermain body 200, includingfingerprint data base 210 andfingerprint verifying unit 220, receives the fingerprint data input fromdisplay apparatus 100 through a communication protocol input tovideo card 230 and drives a program only if the received fingerprint is approved byfingerprint data base 210 andfingerprint verifying unit 220. -
Fingerprint recognizing module 110 a comprises fingerprintimage recognizing unit 111 providing a fingerprint sign of the user representing the user's fingerprint andconverter 112 converting analog fingerprint data input from the fingerprintimage recognizing unit 111 to digital fingerprint data and outputting the latter tomicroprocessor 120 included indisplay apparatus 100. - The fingerprint
image recognizing unit 111 shown inFIGS. 2 and 3 can be applied to a CRT display apparatus or a display apparatus for a LCD as shown inFIGS. 4 and 5 . In other words, the fingerprintimage recognizing unit 111 reading the user's fingerprint is installed in afront cover 300 of a LCD or CRT display apparatus and a front or side panel of thefront cover 300. - Additionally, the fingerprint
image recognizing unit 111 is formed integrally at a power switch 11 a and a power on/off signal of a display unit is output if the power switch 111 a is deeply pressed. Generally, the power switch 111 a is used as the fingerprintimage recognizing unit 111 and reads the user's fingerprint if the user touches the power switch. - The other compositions of the
display apparatus 100 and the computermain body 200 are not different from the above embodiment and will not be described in details. - An operation of the display system recognizing a fingerprint according to the present invention will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in
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FIG. 6 is a flowchart illustrating steps according to the present invention applied to an O/S kernel mode. When the user turns on the power of adisplay apparatus 100 and a computermain body 200, the computermain body 200 decides whether afingerprint data base 210 is established (S500). - If the
fingerprint data base 210 is not established, the computermain body 200 recognizes a display system as being activated, controls the total system to maintain the display system in an active state (S505). Thereafter, a fingerprint registration step (S510) is enabled and fingerprint data is registered (stored) infingerprint data base 210. - When it is determined in step S500 that
fingerprint data base 210 is established in the computermain body 200, the computermain body 200 decides whether a monitor, i. e., CRT or LCD, connected to the computermain body 200 is a fingerprint recognizing monitor (S515). - When it is determined in step S515 that the monitor is not a
fingerprint recognizing monitor 100, the computermain body 200 recognizes (S520) the monitor as having an abnormal status and the total system is not operated (S520). - When it is determined in step S515 that the monitor is a fingerprint recognizing monitor, the
fingerprint recognizing unit 111 reads a fingerprint of a user and decides whether the fingerprint image is normally received (S530). When it is determined that a fingerprint image is normally received, the normally received fingerprint image is converted to digital fingerprint data and transmitted to the computer main body 200 (S535). At this time, when the apparatus shown inFIG. 2 is used, the fingerprint data is transmitted tocommunication unit 240 in the computermain body 200 throughcommunication unit 113 included in afingerprint recognizing module 110. On the other hand, when the embodiment shown inFIG. 3 is used, the fingerprint data is output tomicroprocessor 120 indisplay unit 100 by using I2C ((IIC) Inter-IC bus), DDC (Display Data Channel) or USB (Universal Serial Bus) communication protocol. Then,microprocessor 120 outputs the fingerprint data tovideo card 230 by using its own communication protocol andcommunication unit 240 in the computermain body 200 receives the fingerprint data from a communication line ofvideo card 230. When it is determined that a fingerprint image is not normally received, the process returns to step S525, and the user's fingerprint is again received. - The fingerprint data received by
communication unit 240 is input to a distinctivefeature detecting unit 221 and its distinctive feature is detected (S540). The quality of the detected fingerprint data (namely, rate of recognition) is measured (S545). If the quality is so poor that the detected fingerprint data can not be compared with the registered fingerprint data in thefingerprint data base 210, an error massage is output (S550), the process returns to the step S525, and the user's fingerprint is again received. - If the quality of the detected fingerprint data is good, the detected fingerprint data is compared with the registered fingerprint data in the
fingerprint data base 210, and it is decided whether there is the identical fingerprint in the data base (S555 and S560). - If there is no identical fingerprint data in the registered fingerprint data base, the display system is recognized as having an impossible to use status and the system cannot be operated (S565). If there is an identical fingerprint data in the registered fingerprint data base, the available value of the recognized fingerprint is measured (S570).
- It is then decided whether the measured available value of the fingerprint is included in a predetermined range (S575). If the measured available value of fingerprint is included in the predetermined range, the system is recognized as having an enabled for use status (S580) and the system can be operated by the user. If the measured available value of fingerprint is not included in the predetermined range, it is decided whether the user has attempted to input a fingerprint a number of times which exceeds a predetermined number of times (S585). That is, the user can attempt to input the fingerprint a predetermined number of times, and if the number of times of inputting a fingerprint exceeds a predetermined number of times, the system is recognized as having an impossible to use status and the system cannot be operated (S590). If it is determined that the number of times of inputting a fingerprint is not in excess of a predetermined number of times, a fingerprint re-input message is output (S595) and the process is returned to the step S515.
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FIG. 7 is a flowchart illustrating management and registration of fingerprint data applied to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 7 , steps S615 to S655 are the same steps as steps S515 to S555 shown inFIG. 5 , and will not be described in detail. - In the step S655, the read fingerprint data of an user is compared with the registered fingerprint data in the
fingerprint data base 210 and it is decided whether the read fingerprint is a fingerprint of an authorized manager (S660). If it is a fingerprint of an authorized manager, the authorized manager is passed (S670) and the total system is controlled to operate a fingerprint managing and registering program (S675). If it is not a fingerprint of an authorized manager, the total system is controlled not to be operated since the system recognizes it as a non-authorized manager (S665). -
FIG. 8 is a flowchart illustrating a case applying the present invention to a screen protecting mode (known in the art) during which a screen is blank or a screen saver program is running. As shown inFIG. 8 , it is decided whether a keyboard or a mouse is moved (S700). If the keyboard or the mouse is not moved, a screen protecting mode continues to operate (S705). If the keyboard or the mouse is moved, the routine proceeds with the step S710 to the step S750 which are the same steps as step S515 to step S555 ofFIG. 5 and thus will not be described in detail. - Once the user's fingerprint data is read and compared with the registered fingerprint data in the
fingerprint data base 210 in the steps S720-S750, it is decided whether it is a fingerprint of a registered user (S755). If the read fingerprint is a fingerprint of a registered user, the user is passed (S765) and the screen protecting mode is dissolved and the total system is controlled to be operated (S770). If it is not a fingerprint of a registered user, the total system is controlled not to be operated (S760). -
FIG. 9 is a flowchart illustrating a routine encoding/decoding a file according to the present invention. As shown inFIG. 9 , it is decided whether a file desired to executed is a file enabled to be encoded/decoded (S800). If the file can not be encoded/decoded, a impossible message is output and a file relevant to a system is executed (S805). - If the file can be encoded/decoded, steps S810 to S865 are performed. Steps S810 to S865 are the same as steps S710 to S765 shown in
FIG. 8 and will not be described in detail. - When a user's fingerprint is recognized and passed, an encoding/decoding operation of the file is performed (S870) and the total system is normally operated.
- As stated above, the present invention provides an effect of using easily and safely a fingerprint recognizing function by including a fingerprint recognizing function into a display apparatus which is the most important interface equipment for an user in a computer environment.
- In addition, the present invention has an effect resolving a problem caused by a conventional mouse including a fingerprint recognizing function since a fingerprint recognizing function is included into a display apparatus.
- In addition, the present invention allows only an authorized user to enter a computer system by including a fingerprint recognizing function into a display apparatus so that a terminal securing function and an encoding/decoding function of important files are provided. Also, a securing function can be more intensified by providing a function dissolving a screen protection through an input of fingerprint and a function approving an transaction through a fingerprint in an electronic commerce system later.
- Although the preferred embodiment of the present invention has been described, it will be understood by those skilled in the art that the present invention should not be limited to the described preferred embodiment, but various changes and modifications can be made within the spirit and scope of the invention as defined by the appended claims.
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1. An information device recognizing a fingerprint, the information device comprising:
a fingerprint data base storing registered fingerprint data;
a fingerprint verifying unit comparing fingerprint data transmitted from an external device to the fingerprint verifying unit; and
a kernel of an operating system of the information device permitting access to a program stored in the information device when the fingerprint verifying unit determines that transmitted fingerprint data match the registered fingerprint data, wherein the kernel determines whether the fingerprint data base has been established in the information device, recognizes that the external device and the information device have been activated and performs a fingerprint registration routine when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has not been established.
2. The information device according to claim 1 , wherein the kernel determines whether the external device is a fingerprint recognizing device when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has been established.
3. The information device according to claim 2 , wherein the external device comprises a monitor including a fingerprint recognizing module including a fingerprint image recognizing unit and transmitting the fingerprint data recognized by the fingerprint image recognizing unit to the information device.
4. An information device recognizing a fingerprint, the information device comprising:
a fingerprint data base storing registered fingerprint data;
a kernel of an operating system of the information device; and
a fingerprint verifying unit comparing fingerprint data transmitted from an external device to the fingerprint verifying unit and controlling the kernel to execute a program stored in the information device when the fingerprint verifying unit determines that the transmitted fingerprint data match the registered fingerprint data, wherein the kernel determines whether the fingerprint data base has been established in the information device, recognizes that the external device and the information device have been activated and performs a fingerprint registration routine when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has not been established.
5. The information device according to claim 4 , wherein the kernel determines whether the external device is a fingerprint recognizing device when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has been established.
6. The information device according to claim 5 , wherein the external device comprises a monitor including a fingerprint recognizing module including a fingerprint image recognizing unit and transmitting the fingerprint data recognized by the fingerprint image recognizing unit to the information device.
7. An information device recognizing a fingerprint, the information device comprising:
a fingerprint data base storing registered fingerprint data;
a fingerprint verifying unit comparing fingerprint data transmitted from an external device to the fingerprint verifying unit; and
a kernel of an operating system of the information device permitting access to electronic commerce through the information device when the fingerprint verifying device determines that the transmitted fingerprint data match the registered fingerprint data, wherein the kernel determines whether the fingerprint data base has been established in the information device, recognizes that the external device and the information device have been activated and performs a fingerprint registration routine when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has not been established.
8. The information device according to claim 7 , wherein the kernel determines whether the external device is a fingerprint recognizing device when it is determined that the fingerprint data base has been established.
9. The information device according to claim 8 , wherein the external device comprises a monitor including a fingerprint recognizing module including a fingerprint image recognizing unit and transmitting the fingerprint data recognized by the fingerprint image recognizing unit to the information device.
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