CN1900876A - Biological signal input device, computer system with said device and its control method - Google Patents

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CN1900876A
CN1900876A CN 200510085342 CN200510085342A CN1900876A CN 1900876 A CN1900876 A CN 1900876A CN 200510085342 CN200510085342 CN 200510085342 CN 200510085342 A CN200510085342 A CN 200510085342A CN 1900876 A CN1900876 A CN 1900876A
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Being connected to BIOS chip of a computer device, the input device of biologic signal executes control lock for BIOS bootstrap. Using USB interface to communicate USB controller of the control lock unit, the computer device executes hardware detection and initialization operation so as to determine the USB starting up hard disk. Then, the computer device installs and executes individualized operation system, application program of biologic identification in storage of the control lock unit, and activates biosensor to read biologic data of user. The read out biologic data to be identified and template of biologic data stored in storage of the control lock unit in advance are sent to main storage device of computer device. CPU of computer device compares biologic data to be identified with stored biologic data. If the comparison is passed, the method allows CPU to load operation system in main storage device of the computer device to accomplish starting up program.

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Biological signal input device, computer system and control method thereof with this device
Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of biological signal input device, have the computer system and the control method thereof of biological signal input device.
Background technology
The present invention is associated with one of them inventor's of this case following patented claim: Taiwan application for a patent for invention case number 093128575, and the applying date is on September 21st, 2004, denomination of invention is " computer system and the control method thereof of tool BIOS control locking device ".
Traditionally, the status of computer system confirms that with protecting all be to utilize password, yet, access to your password and protect, not only have the trouble that the user forgets Password easily, the danger that more has password cracked by the people.
Therefore, adding the biological characteristic identification device just becomes an important techniques with the input that replaces password, and based on the convenience of using and the degree of ripeness of technology, fingeprint distinguisher is the most normal adopted usually.
In the prior art, integrate the method for fingeprint distinguisher as basic input-output system BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) the control lock of computing machine, topmost technological development is subject to the specification of commercial BIOS chip, the storage area of BIOS chip (ROM) in the computing machine for example, after deducting necessary program code, just there are not enough storage areas (ROM) to be used for as the storage area that stores identification of fingerprint program and fingerprint characteristic file, for example more rigorous unique point identification of fingerprint program, at least the space that needs about 200Kbytes (kilobyte), therefore if simple directly with fingerprint sensor and BIOS chip attach (CPU of employing computing machine is as computing), and the target when using the conduct of BIOS chip to deposit identification of fingerprint program and computing is quite difficult in the commercial BIOS chip of existing computing machine specification.
In addition, the working storage that the BIOS chip can provide (RAM) is also limited, can't place the memory headroom demand that fingerprint image and subsequent treatment thereof need, the fingerprint sensing chip of slidingtype particularly, its each fragment figure picture all has the overlapping of certain degree, therefore need the fragment figure picture (needing 300KByte at least) in temporary hundreds of of bigger buffering (buffer) space, follow-up processing also needs to strengthen memory headroom, and it is quite difficult therefore will carrying out identification of fingerprint at the BIOS chip.
The method that solves can provide an independent fingeprint distinguisher (being that fingerprint acquisition and identification all are to carry out) in same device, gets rid of the target (CPU of employing computing machine as computing) of the above-mentioned BIOS of utilization chip when depositing identification of fingerprint program and computing.Yet, the costing an arm and a leg of this independent fingeprint distinguisher.For example, except fingerprint sensor, image processing and recognition module need the microprocessor of high-order, the Reduced Instruction Set Computer RISC of 32 (bits) (Reduced Instruction-set Computer) processor or dsp chip for example, add the ROM (read-only memory) (ROM) and the required random-access memory (ram) of computing that store identification program, make that this a kind of independent device for identifying is quite expensive and be difficult for being extended to the use that computer system BIOS control is locked.
For solving the high problem of above-mentioned cost, this case inventor has disclosed a kind of USB of utilization controller and has been connected to a biological sensor (particularly fingerprint sensor) and respectively and deposits the software storer of (comprising biology identification application program) in the computer system and the control method thereof of locking device " the tool BIOS control " application case, the BIOS chip of computing machine can be considered as this device the disk of one start, Kai Ji A for example: dish, and activate the fingerprint application program to finish the program of finger print identifying.The mechanism of this method is different from above-mentioned prior art fully and utilizes the keyholed back plate of independent fingeprint distinguisher as the BIOS start, but more cheap price is arranged, and quite is beneficial to popularization.
Continuity foregoing invention, this case provide a kind of can be more effective work start keyholed back plate and have the biological signal input device of more diversified application, computer system and control method thereof with biological signal input device.
Summary of the invention
For this reason; the object of the present invention is to provide a kind of biological signal input device, have the computer system and the control method thereof of biological signal input device; utilize the keyholed back plate of finger print identifying, in order to the safety of protection computer system data as the authority of computer system BIOS start.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of biological signal input device cheaply that does not need built-in independent identification processor, this control locking device can not need to change any hardware unit of computer system, only need be linked in the computer system, load the program code of BIOS chip, CPU by computing machine carries out finger print identifying, as the authority controlling and managing of computer system BIOS start.
That another purpose of the present invention is is little by a built-in volume, the serial port formula storer of high capacity and low unit price, can not need application program and individual's fingerprint biological data is inserted among the BIOS, so BIOS can not need significantly changes, and only needs preferential this device of control to get final product; And use serial port formula storer can reduce the pin count and the volume of USB controller, and then the volume of reduction means significantly.
Another purpose of the present invention is to provide a kind of BIOS control locking device that does not need other install driver, and it is considered as a Stand Alone Memory with biology sensor, and BIOS only need control this device and get final product, can be easily and the BIOS integration.
Another object of the present invention is to provide a kind of computer system and control method thereof with BIOS control locking device that not influenced by operating system.
For achieving the above object, the invention provides a kind of biological signal input device, it is connected to a computer equipment, described computer equipment comprises a central processing unit (CPU), a primary memory, a BIOS chip, a main storage device, user's interface and a USB interface, and described biological signal input device is connected to described computer equipment by described USB interface;
Described biological signal input device comprises: a USB controller is connected to described USB interface; One biological sensor is connected to described USB controller; One program storage is connected to described USB controller; When the start of described computer equipment, utilize batch processing code in the described BIOS chip to carry out a hardware detection and initialization action, to detect and the described CPU of initialization, primary memory, user's interface and USB interface; Described then BIOS chip detection is to the described biological signal input device that is designed to USB start hard disk, suspend described hardware detection and initialization action, and make an individualized start operating system of depositing in described program storage be downloaded to execution in the described computer equipment automatically, to set up a personalized operating system environment; Described CPU activates a biological identification application program that is stored in the described biological signal input device down automatically in described personalized operating system environment, to provide a man-machine interface to guide a user to use described biology sensor, to carry out a biological data entry action or a biological data contrast action;
In described biological data login action, described man-machine interface guides an authorized user to login, described USB controller is controlled the described authorized user's of described biology sensor sensing and is authorized biological data, and described CPU reads described mandate biological data and is processed into a template biological data from described USB controller and is stored in the described program storage;
In described biological data contrast action, described man-machine interface guides a user to be identified to authenticate, described USB controller is controlled the described user's to be identified of described biology sensor sensing a biological data to be identified, and described CPU reads and handles described biological data to be identified from described USB controller, and whether the biological data described to be identified handled of contrast conforms in fact with described template biological data in being stored in described program storage, when substantially conforming to, continue to finish described hardware detection and initialization action, to detect and the described main storage device of initialization, and make a main start operating system that is stored in described main storage device be loaded on described CPU execution, to finish a boot action.
Described program storage is a NOR type storer or a nand type memory.
Described program storage comprises:
One public block is used to store described individualized start operating system and described biology identification application program;
One secret block is used to store personal identification data and described template biological data.
Described public block also is used to store an encryption and decryption application program, and described secret block also is used to store encryption and decryption gold key, and described central processor CPU loads described encryption and decryption application program and the described personal identification data of encryption and decryption key pair give encryption and decryption.
Described biology sensor is a fingerprint sensor, a vocal print sensor, an iris sensor or a shape of face sensor.
In described biological data login action, described template biological data is stored in the described main storage device and uses for backup.
Described man-machine interface is shown on user's interface of described computer equipment.
Described man-machine interface guides described user to use described biology sensor in the mode that sound, literal or picture show.
When described biology identification application program detected described program storage and do not have described template biological data, described man-machine interface guided described user to select whether to carry out described biological data login action.After described boot action was finished, described biological signal input device inputed to a biological signal in the described computer equipment as a biological signal reader under described main start operating system.
The present invention also provides a kind of computer system with biological signal input device, comprising:
One computer equipment comprises a central processor CPU, a primary memory, a basic input-output system BIOS chip, a main storage device, user's interface and a USB interface;
One biological signal input apparatus is connected to described computer equipment by described USB interface, and this biological signal input device comprises: a USB controller is connected to described USB interface; One biological sensor is connected to described USB controller; One program storage is connected to described USB controller, wherein:
When described computer equipment is started shooting, utilize the batch processing code in the described BIOS chip to carry out a hardware detection and initialization action, to detect and the described central processor CPU of initialization, primary memory, user's interface and USB interface;
Described BIOS chip detection is to the described biological signal input device that is designed to USB start hard disk, suspend described hardware detection and initialization action, and make an individualized start operating system of depositing in described program storage be downloaded to execution in the described computer equipment automatically, to set up a personalized operating system environment;
Described central processor CPU activates a biological identification application program that is stored in the described biological signal input device down automatically in described personalized operating system environment, to provide a man-machine interface to guide a user to use described biology sensor, to carry out a biological data entry action or a biological data contrast action;
In described biological data login action, described man-machine interface guides an authorized user to login, described USB controller is controlled the described authorized user's of described biology sensor sensing and is authorized biological data, and described central processor CPU reads described mandate biological data and is processed into a template biological data from described USB controller and is stored in the described program storage;
In described biological data contrast action, described man-machine interface guides a user to be identified to authenticate, described USB controller is controlled the described user's to be identified of described biology sensor sensing a biological data to be identified, and described central processor CPU reads and handles described biological data to be identified from described USB controller, and whether the biological data described to be identified handled of contrast conforms in fact with described template biological data in being stored in described program storage, when conforming in fact, continue to finish described hardware detection and initialization action, to detect and the described main storage device of initialization, and make a main start operating system that is stored in described main storage device be loaded into described central processor CPU execution, to finish a boot action.
Described program storage is a NOR type storer or a nand type memory.
Described program storage comprises:
One public block is used to store described individualized start operating system and described biology identification application program;
One secret block is used to store personal identification data and described template biological data.
Described public block also is used to store an encryption and decryption application program, and described secret block also is used to store encryption and decryption gold key, and described central processor CPU loads described encryption and decryption application program and the described personal identification data of encryption and decryption key pair give encryption and decryption.
Described biology sensor is a fingerprint sensor, a vocal print sensor, an iris sensor or a shape of face sensor.
In described biological data login action, described template biological data is stored in the described main storage device and uses for backup.
Described man-machine interface is shown on user's interface of described computer equipment.
Described man-machine interface guides described user to use described biology sensor in the mode that sound, literal or picture show.
When described biology identification application program detected described program storage and do not have described template biological data, described man-machine interface guided described user to select whether to carry out described biological data login action.
After described boot action was finished, described biological signal input device inputed to a biological signal in the described computer equipment as a biological signal reader under described main start operating system.
Described computer equipment is judged automatically and is carried out described biological data and login action or described biological data contrast action.
Described computer equipment is designed to can't start shooting under the situation that does not have described biological signal input device to exist.
The present invention also provides a kind of control method with computer system of biological signal input device, may further comprise the steps:
Carry out a hardware detection and initialization action, after a central processor CPU, a primary memory, user's interface and a USB interface in detection and initialization one computer equipment, detection and initialization are designed to a biological signal input apparatus of USB start hard disk;
Suspend described hardware detection and initialization action, and control access biological signal input device;
An individualized start operating system of depositing in a program storage of described biological signal input device is downloaded in the described CPU automatically carries out, to set up a personalized operating system environment;
Automatically activate a biological identification application program down in described personalized operating system environment; And
Provide a man-machine interface to guide a user to use a biological sensor of described biological signal input device, contrast action to carry out a biological data entry action or biological data;
In described biological data login action, described man-machine interface guides an authorized user to login, one USB controller of described biological signal input device is controlled the described authorized user's of described biology sensor sensing and is authorized biological data, and described central processor CPU reads described mandate biological data and is processed into a template biological data from described USB controller and is stored in the described program storage;
In described biological data contrast action, described man-machine interface guides a user to be identified to authenticate, described USB controller is controlled the described user's to be identified of described biology sensor sensing a biological data to be identified, and described central processor CPU reads and handles described biological data to be identified from described USB controller, and whether the biological data described to be identified handled of contrast conforms in fact with described template biological data in being stored in described program storage, when conforming in fact, continue to finish described hardware detection and initialization action, main storage device with detection and the described computer equipment of initialization, and make a main start operating system that is stored in described main storage device be loaded on described central processor CPU execution, to finish a boot action.
Described program storage is a NOR type storer or a nand type memory.
Described program storage comprises:
One public block is used to store described individualized start operating system and described biology identification application program;
One secret block is used to store personal identification data and described template biological data.
Described public block also is used to store an encryption and decryption application program, and described secret block also is used to store encryption and decryption gold key, and described central processor CPU loads described encryption and decryption application program and the described personal identification data of encryption and decryption key pair give encryption and decryption.
Described biology sensor is a fingerprint sensor, a vocal print sensor, an iris sensor or a shape of face sensor.
In described biological data login action, described template biological data is stored in the described main storage device and uses for backup.
Described man-machine interface is shown on user's interface.
Described man-machine interface guides described user to use described biology sensor in the mode that sound, literal or picture show.
When described biology identification application program detected described program storage and do not have described template biological data, described man-machine interface also guided described user to select whether to carry out described biological data login action.
After described boot action was finished, described biological signal input device was led under the start operating system as a biological signal reader, to read a biological signal in described.
Further comprising the steps of: as to judge automatically and carry out described biological data login action or described biological data contrast action.
Described computer system is designed to can't start shooting under the situation that does not have described biological signal input device to exist.
Further comprising the steps of:
Automatically judge whether described computer system has described template biological data, then carry out described biological data login action if not, if then carry out described biological data contrast action.
Further comprising the steps of:
Automatically judge whether described computer system has described template biological data, then continues if not to finish described hardware detection and initialization action, if then carry out described biological data contrast action.
Beneficial effect of the present invention is, biological signal input device of the present invention fully need be in the BIOS of computer equipment chip install driver and built-in recognition software in addition; , high capacity little by a built-in volume reaches the serial port formula storer of low unit price, can not need application program and individual's fingerprint biological data is inserted among the BIOS, and so BIOS can not need significantly changes, and only need get final product by preferential this device of control; And use serial port formula storer can reduce the pin count and the volume of USB controller, and then the volume of reduction means significantly.
Simultaneously, data that the program storage of this biological signal input device is stored and/or program, fingerprint characteristic by the individual activates encryption, perhaps, by fingerprint with HD encryption, or require sequence number in the program checkout control locking device of BIOS chip, solve the control locking device and be replaced the safety problem that is caused.
In addition, biological signal input device of the present invention also can be after the master operating system installation of computer equipment, as a kind of biological data reader, with the authority controlling and managing that uses as application program except the function that BIOS control lock is provided.
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Fig. 1 is the computer system calcspar with biological signal input device of preferred embodiment of the present invention;
Fig. 2 is the control method process flow diagram of the computer system with biological signal input device of first embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 3 is the control method process flow diagram of the computer system with biological signal input device of second embodiment of the invention;
Fig. 4 is the control method process flow diagram of the computer system with biological signal input device of third embodiment of the invention.
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Basic input/output BIOS (Basic Input/Output System) is in the time of 1981, during first personal computer of IBM planning, hardware during its some starts opens beginning/error detecting code (initialcode), from main storage device load operation system to the leading program code of finishing boot program and the child code handled of the peripheral I/O that some are the most basic (as screen display, disc driver drive, rocking bar controls or the like), all be incorporated in the BIOS chip.So this biological signal input device and BIOS chip are integrated, can reach complete keyholed back plate, and and operating system independent.Therefore, under the prototype structure that does not change the BIOS chip, the BIOS chip can utilize the mode of accessing storing device and this biological signal input device to link up running.Below will be by the details and the application of graphic explanation apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 1 is the computer system calcspar with biological signal input device of preferred embodiment of the present invention.As shown in Figure 1, the basic structure of the biological signal input device 10 of present embodiment is the storage device of a USB (universal serial bus) interface, is connected to a computer equipment 20.
Described computer equipment 20 can be such as personal computer (PC), mobile computer (NotebookComputer), PDA(Personal Digital Assistant) and mobile phone etc.
The basic structure of described computer equipment 20 comprises a central processing unit (CPU) 26, a primary memory 23, a BIOS chip 24, one main storage device 25, user's interface (for example screen, keyboard and mouse etc.) 21 and one USB interface 27.Described BIOS chip 24 is controlled the task of all activated programs and hardware communication, and is connected by described USB interface 27 with described biological signal input device 10.
Described biological signal input device 10 is connected to described computer equipment 20 by described USB interface 27.Described biological signal input device 10 comprises a USB controller 14, one a biological sensor 16 and a program storage 18.Described USB controller 14 is connected to described USB interface 27.Described biology sensor 16 is connected to described USB controller 14.
Also comprise a read only memory ROM 14A and a random access memory ram 14B in the USB controller 14.ROM14A stores the firmware with computer equipment 20 hot plugs, and the firmware that is stored among the ROM14A is the communication protocol of linking up with computer equipment 20.When activating the power supply of computer equipment 20, it is a USB storage device that this biological signal input device can be identified as.Computer equipment 20 is according to the mode of the described storage device of access then, links access automatically and is stored in software or data in the program storage 18, and it is stated from down in the primary memory 23 of computer equipment 20 automatically carries out, and activate this software of running or data.Operation buffer zone when RAM14B is used for as data processing.
Described biology sensor 16 is a fingerprint sensor, a vocal print sensor, an iris sensor, a shape of face sensor or other biology sensor.Fingerprint sensor in the present embodiment is the chip type fingerprint sensor particularly, has comprised the fingerprint sensor of area-type or sliding-type, to satisfy compact product application demand.
Described program storage 18 is connected to described USB controller 14.In the present invention, program storage 18 is mainly serial port formula storer (Serial NOR Flash is called for short NOR type flash memory, for example Atmel model AT45DB041B), also can be the flash memory of NAND type or other type, and other non-volatility memorizer.Described program storage 18 comprises: a public block 18A is used to store an individualized start operating system and a biological identification application program; And a secret block 18B, be used to store personal identification data (for example name, address etc.) and described template biological data.
Described public block 18A can also be used to store an encryption and decryption application program, and described secret block 18B also is used to store encryption and decryption gold key, and described CPU26 loads described encryption and decryption application program and described encryption and decryption gold key comes described personal identification data are given encryption and decryption.
When 20 starts of described computer equipment, utilize batch processing code in the described BIOS chip 24 to carry out a hardware detection and initialization action, to detect and the described CPU26 of initialization, primary memory 23, user's interface 21 and USB interface 27.
Described then BIOS chip 24 detects the described biological signal input device 10 that is designed to USB start hard disk, suspend described hardware detection and initialization action, and make the described individualized start operating system of depositing in described program storage 18 be downloaded to execution in the described computer equipment 20 automatically, to set up a personalized operating system environment.This individualized start operating system is a Linux platform in the present invention, also the DOS that can be familiar with for common people.
Described CPU26 activates the described biology identification application program that is stored in the described biological signal input device 10 down automatically in described personalized operating system environment, to provide a man-machine interface to guide a user to use described biology sensor 16, to carry out a biological data entry action or a biological data contrast action.Described computer equipment 20 can be judged automatically and carry out described biological data and login action or described biological data contrast action.Described biology identification application program is also carried out the action of identification contrast, and success back and passback message are to BIOS chip 24, to proceed follow-up boot program again, till the master operating system in the main storage device that is stored in computer system activates and finishes.
Described man-machine interface 22 is shown on user's interface 21 of described computer equipment 20, such as on display or the loudspeaker.Therefore, described man-machine interface 22 can guide described user to use described biology sensor 16 in the mode that sound, literal or picture show.
Perhaps, when described biology identification application program detected described program storage 18 and do not have described template biological data, described man-machine interface 22 also guided described user to select whether to carry out described biological data login action.
In described biological data login action, described man-machine interface 22 guiding one authorized user logins, the described authorized user's of described USB controller 14 described biology sensor 16 sensings of control one authorizes biological data, and described CPU26 reads described mandate biological data and is processed into a template biological data and is stored in the described program storage 18 from described USB controller 14.In addition, described template biological data can also be stored in the described main storage device 25 and use for backup.
In described biological data contrast action, described man-machine interface 22 guiding one users to be identified authenticate, the described USB controller 14 described users' to be identified of described biology sensor 16 sensings of control a biological data to be identified, and described CPU26 reads and handles described biological data to be identified from described USB controller 14, and whether the biological data described to be identified handled of contrast conforms in fact with described template biological data in being stored in described program storage 18, then when substantially conforming to, continue to finish described hardware detection and initialization action, to detect and the described main storage device 25 of initialization, and make a main start operating system that is stored in described main storage device 25 be loaded on described CPU26 execution, to finish a boot action.
Biological signal input device 10 is to utilize individual biological characteristic to replace traditional password to login with the fundamental purpose that computer equipment 20 is integrated, as computer booting master operating system (microsoft operation system for example, Macintosh operating system, (SuSE) Linux OS and other operating system) the preceding BIOS control lock of activation, the method of its integration is designed to a USB hard disk unit with this biological signal input device 10, and it is to have precedence over main storage device 25 that the peripheral hardware active program (by the setting of BIOS firmware or bios program code) of BIOS chip is set this USB hard disk unit, and then biological signal input device 10 just can be used as the control locking device (it is described in detail in down) of BIOS start.Another purpose is after the computing machine master operating system activates, the authority controlling and managing that utilizes this biological signal input apparatus 10 to use as application program.
After described boot action was finished, described biological signal input device 10 was led under the start operating system as a biological signal reader, so that a biological signal is inputed in the described computer equipment 20 in described.
In a word, during practical application, the template biological data of using (for example fingerprint) is logined for the first time, can be under personalized operating system platform, by a man-machine interface, for example the guiding of literal, picture and sound is carried out down, perhaps there is no the existence of template biological data in system's trace routine storer 18, and directly enter in the master operating system, and finish logining of template biological data by the man-machine interface that the application program in the master operating system provides.In one embodiment of the invention, template biological data is stored in the described program storage 18, and like this, in the time of can preventing the hard disk of computer system to break down, the hard disk that more renews also can be carried out the function of biological identification at once.Another embodiment also can be positioned over template biological data in the main storage device (such as hard disk) 25 according to the demand of using, and for example the conduct backup is in case program storage 18 damages etc.
On using, an embodiment of biological signal input device of the present invention can Embeddedly design in computer equipment, and the program storage that adopted this moment is a serial port formula storer.Another kind of by way of example then can look like one circumscribed usb key (adopting serial port formula storer), and itself can only make the control lock key of computer equipment merely.Perhaps can coil with oneself and combine with general fingerprint; do the setting of two-in-one function; at this time selected storer then is a NAND type flash memory; its method for designing then is same as a kind of memorizer memory devices that is disclosed in the part inventor's of the present invention above-mentioned patent; make the BIOS control lock of start on the one hand, make carry-on disk storage Data Protection on the other hand.In the case, computer equipment can be designed to can't start shooting under the situation that does not have described biological signal input device to exist.
In another embodiment of the present invention, all integrated circuit packages and sensor also can be integrated on the one chip in the above-mentioned biological signal input device, more help dwindling of cost reduction and plant bulk.
Whether described biology identification application program can be differentiated the user is to use this biological signal input device for the first time, in this way, can impel fingerprint sensor to read its fingerprint and be processed into one group of authorization data template, this group authorization data template can comprise single authorized user's many pieces of finger print data templates, also can comprise multiple authorized user's many pieces of finger print data templates.Perhaps, when described biology identification application program detected described program storage 18 and do not have described template biological data, described man-machine interface also guided described user to select whether to carry out described biological data login action.
Fig. 2 is the control method process flow diagram of the computer system with biological signal input device of first embodiment of the invention.Shown in Fig. 2 and 1, control method of the present invention comprises following steps.
At first, activate the power supply of computer equipment 20, shown in step 71.Then, BIOS chip 24 is carried out a hardware detection and initialization action, after a CPU26, a primary memory 23, user's interface 21 and a USB interface 27 in detection and initialization one computer equipment 20, detection and initialization are designed to a biological signal input apparatus 10 of USB start hard disk, shown in step 72.Then, suspend described hardware detection and initialization action, and control access biological signal input device 10 (USB start shooting hard disk), shown in step 73.Then, an individualized start operating system of depositing in a program storage 18 of described biological signal input device 10 is downloaded in the described CPU26 automatically carries out, to set up a personalized operating system environment, and in the automatic down biological identification application program that activates of described personalized operating system environment, shown in step 74.Then, biology identification application program provides a man-machine interface to guide a user to use a biological sensor 16 of described biological signal input device 10, contrasts action to carry out a biological data entry action or biological data, shown in step 75.
When described biology identification application program detected described program storage 18 and do not have template biological data, described man-machine interface also guided described user to select whether to carry out described biological data login action.If the authorized user selects to login action, then described man-machine interface guides described authorized user to login, and the described authorized user's of described USB controller 14 described biology sensor 16 sensings of control authorizes biological data, shown in step 76.Then, described CPU26 reads described mandate biological data and is processed into a template biological data and is stored in the described program storage 18 from described USB controller 14, shown in step 77.Then, BIOS chip 24 continues to finish described hardware detection and initialization action, shown in step 78, to detect and the described main storage device 25 of initialization, and make a main start operating system that is stored in described main storage device 25 be loaded on described CPU26 execution, to finish a boot action, shown in step 80.
When described biology identification application program detected described program storage 18 template biological data is arranged, described man-machine interface also guided a user to be identified to carry out described biological data contrast action.The described USB controller 14 described users' to be identified of described biology sensor 16 sensings of control a biological data to be identified, shown in step 81, and described CPU26 reads and handles described biological data to be identified from described USB controller 14, and whether the biological data described to be identified handled of contrast conform in fact with described template biological data in being stored in described program storage 18, shown in step 82.Then, when substantially conforming to, continue to finish described hardware detection and initialization action, to detect and the described main storage device 25 of initialization, shown in step 83, and make a main start operating system that is stored in described main storage device 25 be loaded on described CPU26 execution, to finish a boot action, shown in step 84 and 85.If contrast is not passed through, then allow the user select whether to continue contrast, shown in step 86.If the user selects to continue contrast, then get back to step 81, otherwise be judged as authentification failure, shown in step 87, then the boot action failure, shown in step 88.
Fig. 3 is the control method process flow diagram of the computer system with biological signal input device of second embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 3, present embodiment is similar to first embodiment, difference is that described control method also comprises step 75A, automatically judge whether described computer system has described template biological data, if then carry out described biological data contrast action, otherwise whether the inquiry user carries out described biological data login action, shown in step 75.If the user selects to carry out described biological data login action, then skip to step 76, if the user selects not carry out described biological data login action, then skip to step 83, continue to finish described hardware detection and initialization action and follow-up boot action.So, the user can select to carry out biological data login action in main start operating system.
Fig. 4 is the control method process flow diagram of the computer system with biological signal input device of third embodiment of the invention.As shown in Figure 4, present embodiment is similar to second embodiment, difference is that step 75A judges automatically whether described computer system has described template biological data, if then carry out described biological data contrast action, otherwise do not inquire whether the user carries out described biological data login action, and skip to step 83, continue to finish described hardware detection and initialization action and follow-up boot action.So, the user can select to carry out biological data login action in main start operating system.
In sum, biological signal input device of the present invention fully need be in the BIOS of computer equipment chip install driver and built-in recognition software in addition.Bios program in the computer equipment only passes through the communication protocol USB controller communication of biological signal input device therewith of USB interface, and set the USB hard disk of this device for preferential start, computer equipment is according to the mode of accessing storing device then, choose interior execution of primary memory that this controls the application program of locking device and is uploaded to computer equipment, operate this biology identification application program to set up a personalized operating system and to activate.Simultaneously, data that the program storage of this biological signal input device is stored and/or program are activated by individual's fingerprint characteristic and to encrypt, and can't capture correct form and content even described storer pulled out also.Perhaps, with HD encryption, or require sequence number in the program checkout control locking device of BIOS chip, also can solve the control locking device and be replaced the safety problem that is caused by fingerprint.In addition, biological signal input device of the present invention also can be after the master operating system installation of computer equipment, as a kind of biological data reader, with the authority controlling and managing that uses as application program except the function that BIOS control lock is provided.
The foregoing description only is used to illustrate the present invention, is not to be used to limit the present invention.

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1. biological signal input device, it is characterized in that, be connected to a computer equipment, described computer equipment comprises a central processor CPU, a primary memory, a basic input-output system BIOS chip, a main storage device, user's interface and a USB interface, this biological signal input device is connected to described computer equipment by described USB interface, and described biological signal input device comprises:
One USB controller is connected to described USB interface;
One biological sensor is connected to described USB controller;
One program storage is connected to described USB controller, wherein:
When described computer equipment is started shooting, utilize the batch processing code in the described BIOS chip to carry out a hardware detection and initialization action, to detect and the described central processor CPU of initialization, primary memory, user's interface and USB interface;
Described BIOS chip detection is to the described biological signal input device that is designed to USB start hard disk, suspend described hardware detection and initialization action, and make an individualized start operating system of depositing in described program storage be downloaded to execution in the described computer equipment automatically, to set up a personalized operating system environment;
Described central processor CPU activates a biological identification application program that is stored in the described biological signal input device down automatically in described personalized operating system environment, in order to provide a man-machine interface to guide a user to use described biology sensor, to carry out a biological data entry action or a biological data contrast action;
In described biological data login action, described man-machine interface guides an authorized user to login, described USB controller is controlled the described authorized user's of described biology sensor sensing and is authorized biological data, and described central processor CPU reads described mandate biological data and is processed into a template biological data from described USB controller and is stored in the described program storage;
In described biological data contrast action, described man-machine interface guides a user to be identified to authenticate, described USB controller is controlled the described user's to be identified of described biology sensor sensing a biological data to be identified, and described central processor CPU reads and handles described biological data to be identified from described USB controller, and whether the biological data described to be identified handled of contrast conforms in fact with described template biological data in being stored in described program storage, when conforming in fact, continue to finish described hardware detection and initialization action, to detect and the described main storage device of initialization, and make a main start operating system that is stored in described main storage device be loaded into described central processor CPU execution, to finish a boot action.
2. biological signal input device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described program storage is a NOR type storer or a nand type memory.
3. biological signal input device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described program storage comprises:
One public block is used to store described individualized start operating system and described biology identification application program;
One secret block is used to store personal identification data and described template biological data.
4. biological signal input device according to claim 3, it is characterized in that, described public block also is used to store an encryption and decryption application program, described secret block also is used to store encryption and decryption gold key, and described central processor CPU loads described encryption and decryption application program and the described personal identification data of encryption and decryption key pair give encryption and decryption.
5. biological signal input device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described biology sensor is a fingerprint sensor, a vocal print sensor, an iris sensor or a shape of face sensor.
6. biological signal input device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, in described biological data login action, described template biological data is stored in the described main storage device and uses for backup.
7. biological signal input device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described man-machine interface is shown on user's interface of described computer equipment.
8. biological signal input device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, described man-machine interface guides described user to use described biology sensor in the mode that sound, literal or picture show.
9. biological signal input device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, when described biology identification application program detected described program storage and do not have described template biological data, described man-machine interface guided described user to select whether to carry out described biological data login action.
10. biological signal input device according to claim 1, it is characterized in that, after described boot action was finished, described biological signal input device as a biological signal reader, inputed to a biological signal in the described computer equipment under described main start operating system.
11. the computer system with biological signal input device is characterized in that, comprising:
One computer equipment comprises a central processor CPU, a primary memory, a basic input-output system BIOS chip, a main storage device, user's interface and a USB interface;
One biological signal input apparatus is connected to described computer equipment by described USB interface, and this biological signal input device comprises:
One USB controller is connected to described USB interface;
One biological sensor is connected to described USB controller;
One program storage is connected to described USB controller, wherein:
When described computer equipment is started shooting, utilize the batch processing code in the described BIOS chip to carry out a hardware detection and initialization action, to detect and the described central processor CPU of initialization, primary memory, user's interface and USB interface;
Described BIOS chip detection is to the described biological signal input device that is designed to USB start hard disk, suspend described hardware detection and initialization action, and make an individualized start operating system of depositing in described program storage be downloaded to execution in the described computer equipment automatically, to set up a personalized operating system environment;
Described central processor CPU activates a biological identification application program that is stored in the described biological signal input device down automatically in described personalized operating system environment, to provide a man-machine interface to guide a user to use described biology sensor, to carry out a biological data entry action or a biological data contrast action;
In described biological data login action, described man-machine interface guides an authorized user to login, described USB controller is controlled the described authorized user's of described biology sensor sensing and is authorized biological data, and described central processor CPU reads described mandate biological data and is processed into a template biological data from described USB controller and is stored in the described program storage;
In described biological data contrast action, described man-machine interface guides a user to be identified to authenticate, described USB controller is controlled the described user's to be identified of described biology sensor sensing a biological data to be identified, and described central processor CPU reads and handles described biological data to be identified from described USB controller, and whether the biological data described to be identified handled of contrast conforms in fact with described template biological data in being stored in described program storage, when conforming in fact, continue to finish described hardware detection and initialization action, to detect and the described main storage device of initialization, and make a main start operating system that is stored in described main storage device be loaded into described central processor CPU execution, to finish a boot action.
12. the computer system with biological signal input device according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described program storage is a NOR type storer or a nand type memory.
13. the computer system with biological signal input device according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described program storage comprises:
One public block is used to store described individualized start operating system and described biology identification application program;
One secret block is used to store personal identification data and described template biological data.
14. the computer system with biological signal input device according to claim 13, it is characterized in that, described public block also is used to store an encryption and decryption application program, described secret block also is used to store encryption and decryption gold key, and described central processor CPU loads described encryption and decryption application program and the described personal identification data of encryption and decryption key pair give encryption and decryption.
15. the computer system with biological signal input device according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described biology sensor is a fingerprint sensor, a vocal print sensor, an iris sensor or a shape of face sensor.
16. the computer system with biological signal input device according to claim 11 is characterized in that, in described biological data login action, described template biological data is stored in the described main storage device and uses for backup.
17. the computer system with biological signal input device according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described man-machine interface is shown on user's interface of described computer equipment.
18. the computer system with biological signal input device according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described man-machine interface guides described user to use described biology sensor in the mode that sound, literal or picture show.
19. the computer system with biological signal input device according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, when described biology identification application program detected described program storage and do not have described template biological data, described man-machine interface guided described user to select whether to carry out described biological data login action.
20. the computer system with biological signal input device according to claim 11, it is characterized in that, after described boot action is finished, described biological signal input device as a biological signal reader, inputs to a biological signal in the described computer equipment under described main start operating system.
21. the computer system with biological signal input device according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described computer equipment is judged automatically and is carried out described biological data and login action or described biological data contrast action.
22. the computer system with biological signal input device according to claim 11 is characterized in that, described computer equipment is designed to can't start shooting under the situation that does not have described biological signal input device to exist.
23. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device is characterized in that may further comprise the steps:
Carry out a hardware detection and initialization action, after a central processor CPU, a primary memory, user's interface and a USB interface in detection and initialization one computer equipment, detection and initialization are designed to a biological signal input apparatus of USB start hard disk;
Suspend described hardware detection and initialization action, and control access biological signal input device;
An individualized start operating system of depositing in a program storage of described biological signal input device is downloaded in the described CPU automatically carries out, to set up a personalized operating system environment;
Automatically activate a biological identification application program down in described personalized operating system environment; And
Provide a man-machine interface to guide a user to use a biological sensor of described biological signal input device, contrast action to carry out a biological data entry action or biological data;
In described biological data login action, described man-machine interface guides an authorized user to login, one USB controller of described biological signal input device is controlled the described authorized user's of described biology sensor sensing and is authorized biological data, and described central processor CPU reads described mandate biological data and is processed into a template biological data from described USB controller and is stored in the described program storage;
In described biological data contrast action, described man-machine interface guides a user to be identified to authenticate, described USB controller is controlled the described user's to be identified of described biology sensor sensing a biological data to be identified, and described central processor CPU reads and handles described biological data to be identified from described USB controller, and whether the biological data described to be identified handled of contrast conforms in fact with described template biological data in being stored in described program storage, when conforming in fact, continue to finish described hardware detection and initialization action, main storage device with detection and the described computer equipment of initialization, and make a main start operating system that is stored in described main storage device be loaded on described central processor CPU execution, to finish a boot action.
24. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, described program storage is a NOR type storer or a nand type memory.
25. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, described program storage comprises:
One public block is used to store described individualized start operating system and described biology identification application program;
One secret block is used to store personal identification data and described template biological data.
26. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 25, it is characterized in that, described public block also is used to store an encryption and decryption application program, described secret block also is used to store encryption and decryption gold key, and described central processor CPU loads described encryption and decryption application program and the described personal identification data of encryption and decryption key pair give encryption and decryption.
27. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, described biology sensor is a fingerprint sensor, a vocal print sensor, an iris sensor or a shape of face sensor.
28. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, in described biological data login action, described template biological data is stored in the described main storage device and uses for backup.
29. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, described man-machine interface is shown on user's interface.
30. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, described man-machine interface guides described user to use described biology sensor in the mode that sound, literal or picture show.
31. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 23, it is characterized in that, when described biology identification application program detected described program storage and do not have described template biological data, described man-machine interface also guided described user to select whether to carry out described biological data login action.
32. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 23, it is characterized in that, after described boot action was finished, described biological signal input device was led under the start operating system as a biological signal reader, to read a biological signal in described.
33. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of: judge automatically and carry out described biological data login action or described biological data contrast action.
34. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, described computer system is designed to can't start shooting under the situation that does not have described biological signal input device to exist.
35. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of:
Automatically judge whether described computer system has described template biological data, then carry out described biological data login action if not, if then carry out described biological data contrast action.
36. the control method with computer system of biological signal input device according to claim 23 is characterized in that, and is further comprising the steps of:
Automatically judge whether described computer system has described template biological data, then continues if not to finish described hardware detection and initialization action, if then carry out described biological data contrast action.
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