AU2021101257A4 - Usb: auto data store your gmail and link share your mobile no.) using ai- based programming - Google Patents

Abstract

Our Invention USB: auto data store your gmail and link share your mobile no.) using Al- based programming is an intelligent automated advanced voice based assistant system engages with the user in an integrated unique manner using Al based programming. The invention is also an external service when appropriate to obtain information or perform various actions and the system can be implemented using any of a number of different platforms, such as the email 4-G phone and the like, or any combination. The system is based on sets of interrelated domains and tasks and employs additional functionally powered by external services with which the system can interact. The invention is a computers implemented on USB drives data store and protected by biometric input if anyone can format the USB the data auto stores in the gmail and link share user mobile no. The invention is an Exemplary personal computers include a Nano kernel or minikernel configured to boot when connected to a host computer and Memory is provided for storing the kernel and encrypted data, secure keys and certificates, and one or more software applications. The invention is a kernel is configured to allow software applications to run on the host computer and execute on the user data stored in the memory when the computing apparatus is connected to the host computer and booted. 13 ,,,36 16 14 12 FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the biometrics parameters protected USB interface portable data storage device; FIG. 2 is a System Functional Block Diagram, of the device of FIG. 1.

Description

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FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the biometrics parameters protected USB interface portable data storage device;

FIG. 2 is a System Functional Block Diagram, of the device of FIG. 1.

USB: AUTO DATA STORE YOUR GMAIL AND LINK SHARE YOUR MOBILE NO.) USING AI BASED PROGRAMMING FIELD OF THE INVENTION

Our invention is related to a USB: auto data store your gmail and link share your mobile no.) using Al- based programming.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Today's electronic devices are able to access a large, growing, and diverse quantity of functions, services, and information, both via the Internet and from other sources. Functionality for such devices is increasing rapidly, as many consumer devices, smartphones, tablet computers, and the like, are able to run software applications to perform various tasks and provide different types of information. Often, each application, function, website, or feature has its own user interface and its own operational paradigms, many of which can be burdensome to learn or overwhelming for users. In addition, many users may have difficulty even discovering what functionality and/or information is available on their electronic devices or on various websites; thus, such users may become frustrated or overwhelmed, or may simply be unable to use the resources available to them in an effective manner.

In particular, novice users, or individuals who are impaired or disabled in some manner, and/or are elderly, busy, distracted, and/or operating a vehicle may have difficulty interfacing with their electronic devices effectively, and/or engaging online services effectively. Such users are particularly likely to have difficulty with the large number of diverse and inconsistent functions, applications, and websites that may be available for their use.

The present invention relates generally to portable virtual, personal computers, and more particular, to portable virtual, personal computers implemented on a host computer or its kernel, root, hypervisor and/or a virtual memory machine (VMM) or guest partition, and populated with a computing environment from a USB drive, cell phone platform, or other portable device, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA). There are existing secure USB drives offered by companies such as Kingston

Data Traveler Secure, SanDisk, and Iron Key Secure Flash Drive and Internet Protection. However, existing secure USB drives only provide for encrypted data stored on the USB drive, and typically are encrypted such that they must be utilized on the same computer that originally encrypted the device. While the data is encrypted and portable, it is not usable across different computers (i.e. internet cafe, work, home), and the data is not sealed (i.e. data can be decrypted, and shared as allowed). The challenge is how to secure the data while it is in use on a host computer and not have its integrity compromised (i.e. user data is left on a C drive or other public area such as the desktop and is no longer encrypted).

The concept implemented in the present invention is vaguely similar to the GSM mobile cell phone concept where all GSM infrastructure can accept a subscriber identity module (SIM) card that one can "plug and play" into any GSM phone to configure it as a personal phone. However, the GSM mobile cell phone concept does not implement personal computing functionality.

There is a need for a virtual, secure computing environment comprising personal computers that are implemented on USB drive or cell phone platforms or similar portable devices.

Conventional devices employ a censoring device for sensing biometric characteristics such that the device is connected via USB to a system and that biometric identification is required to launch the function of the said system. U.S. Pat. No. 6,125,192 issued to Vance C Bjorn et al on 26 Sep. 2000 discloses a fingerprint sensor that is connected to a digital system via USB such that access of the digital system requires fingerprint authentication. Similarly, U.S. Pat. No. 6,353,472 issued to Richard V Boult on 5 Mar. 2002 discloses a device for the authentication of a person by his fingerprints prior to an authorization for an operation, and that the connection of this device to the mode of operation can be performed via USB interface. None of the above prior art have suggested the use of fingerprint authentication on a portable hard disk which can be linked to a computer platform via USB such that fingerprint authentication is required to access information stored in the said disk. In addition, the biometrics processing unit of the computer platform can be accessed externally by the USB host to perform various functions including authorization of door and computer access, scanning of fingerprint image, e-banking and other fingerprint identification tools.

U.S. Pat. No. 4,210,899 issued to Swinger et al. on 1 Jul. 1980 discloses an optical scanning fingerprint reader cooperating with a central processing station far a secure access application, such as admitting a person to a location or providing access to a computer terminal. U.S. Pat. No. 4,525,859 issued to Bowles on 25 Jun. 1985 similarly discloses a video camera for capturing a fingerprint image and uses the minutiae of the fingerprints, that is, the branches and endings of the fingerprint ridges, to determine a match with a database of reference fingerprints. Unfortunately, one shortcoming of this technique is that stained fingers may affect optical sensing or an optical sensor may be deceived by presentation of a photograph or printed image of a fingerprint rather than a true live fingerprint.

Optical sensors may be bulky and susceptible to shock, vibration and surface contamination. Additionally, an optical fingerprint sensor may be unreliable in service in addition to being bulky and relatively expensive due to optics and moving parts. It is therefore an object of the present invention to provide a biometrics parameters protected USB interface portable data storage device with USB accessible interface Biometrics processor and is a fingerprint sensor and related methods for accurately sensing a fingerprint, and which sensor is compact, reliable and relatively inexpensive. Accordingly, the many shortcomings and disadvantages of conventional optical sensors are overcome in the present invention with the use of capacitive or electric field sensors.

Singapore Patent No. 96688 issued to Ritronics Components Singapore Pte Ltd (SG) discloses a biometrics protected USB portable data storage device. However, compared to the present invention, the prior art device does not allow its biometrics processing unit to be accessed directly by its USB host.

WIO 03/003283 Al discloses a portable device having biometrics-based authentication capabilities. However, enrollment of such device requires that administration software be installed in the PC host. In addition, access to the nonvolatile memory of the portable device can be achieved using a password as an alternative to the biometric authentication.

OBJECTIVES OF THE INVENTION

1. The objective of the invention is to an intelligent automated advanced voice based assistant system engages with the user in an integrated unique manner using Al- based programming. 2. The other objective of the invention is to an external service when appropriate to obtain information or perform various actions and the system can be implemented using any of a number of different platforms, such as the email 4-G phone and the like, or any combination. 3. The other objective of the invention is to base on sets of interrelated domains and tasks and employs additional functionally powered by external services with which the system can interact. 4. The other objective of the invention is to computers implemented on USB drives data store and protected by biometric input if anyone can format the USB the data auto stores in the gmail and link share user mobile no. 5. The other objective of the invention is to exemplary personal computers include a Nano kernel or minikernel configured to boot when connected to a host computer and Memory is provided for storing the kernel and encrypted data, secure keys and certificates, and one or more software applications. 6. The other objective of the invention is to kernel is configured to allow software applications to run on the host computer and execute on the user data stored in the memory when the computing apparatus is connected to the host computer and booted.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

According to various embodiments of the present invention, the intelligent automated assistant integrates a variety of capabilities provided by different software components (e.g., for supporting natural language recognition and dialog, multimodal input, personal information management, task flow management, orchestrating distributed services, and the like). Furthermore, to offer intelligent interfaces and useful functionality to users, the intelligent automated assistant of the present invention may, in at least some embodiments, coordinate these components and services. The conversation interface, and the ability to obtain information and perform follow-on task, are implemented, in at least some embodiments, by coordinating various components such as language components, dialog components, task management components, information management components and/or a plurality of external services.

According to various embodiments of the present invention, intelligent automated assistant systems may be configured, designed, and/or operable to provide various different types of operations, functionalities, and/or features, and/or to combine a plurality of features, operations, and applications of an electronic device on which it is installed. In some embodiments, the intelligent automated assistant systems of the present invention can perform any or all of: actively eliciting input from a user, interpreting user intent, disambiguating among competing interpretations, requesting and receiving clarifying information as needed, and performing (or initiating) actions based on the discerned intent. Actions can be performed, for example, by activating and/or interfacing with any applications or services that may be available on an electronic device, as well as services that are available over an electronic network such as the Internet.

In various embodiments, such activation of external services can be performed via APIs or by any other suitable mechanism. In this manner, the intelligent automated assistant systems of various embodiments of the present invention can unify, simplify, and improve the user's experience with respect to many different applications and functions of an electronic device, and with respect to services that may be available over the Internet. The user can thereby be relieved of the burden of learning what functionality may be available on the device and on web-connected services, how to interface with such services to get what he or she wants, and how to interpret the output received from such services; rather, the assistant of the present invention can act as a go-between between the user and such diverse services.

Accordingly, it is an object of the invention is to provide a USB device which includes a biometrics processing unit and a biometrics parameters protected USB portable data storage device. The information storage within the device is secured with personal fingerprint bio-data by the biometrics fingerprint processing unit and the same biometrics fingerprint processing unit can be accessed by USB host devices to perform various biometrics (fingerprint) functionalities. In addition, the communication path between any computer platform (with USB host) and the device is via a USB client/host interface.

Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a portable data storage, wherein, the biometric processing unit can be securely accessed by USB fingerprint biodata, only the person with the authorized fingerprints can activate the function of the storage device. In addition, the device also can be served as a biometric (Fingerprint) processing unit for USB host devices including PC host and USB On-the-Go devices, independently from the data storage functionality host to perform various biometrics functionalities at the control of application software running in the PC or USB On-the-Go host. Such biometrics functionalities include fingerprint scanning, fingerprint bio-data generation and encryption, comparison of fingerprint bio-data and storing of fingerprint bio-data. The device acts as a portable hard disk with a biometrics processing unit which can be connected via USB interface onto USB host. The USB host can then access and retrieve data stored in the storage device or store data into the storage device. As the data in the device is protected by a personal.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a portable data storage device, wherein the device is solely biometrics protected and no password is involved in any authorization access of the non-volatile memory. In addition, there is no USB connection to the data processing unit of the device until after authorized fingerprint is authenticated.

According to one aspect of the present invention, there is disclosed a portable data storage device comprising:

i. an embedded fingerprint biometrics processing unit and sensor, wherein the sensor is one of a capacitive or electric field sensing device; ii. a plurality of non-volatile solid state read/write memories forming a storage module arranged to store data; iii. a processor unit for interfacing with the embedded fingerprint processing unit, the storage module, and a host computer system to which said portable data storage device is connectable, said processor unit being operable as a and the memory storage, and being a gateway for data to store/retrieve in/from a flash memory with biometric informationprotection; iv. a data encryption or a data protection scheme for data and information safekeeping within the non-volatile solid state read/write memories; and v. a proprietary enrollment scheme for biometric fingerprint enrollment.

An embodiment of the invention uses a data encryption scheme. In the present invention, the 56-bit Blowfish encryption is used to encrypt the data within the device. However, any encryption can be used to encrypt the data within the device.

An embodiment of the invention uses a data protection scheme. The data protection scheme prevents the physical removal of the non-volatile solid state read/write memories easily from the printed circuits board. Any attempt to remove the non-volatile solid state read/write memories will likely have resulted the memories physically broken. In the present invention, the epoxy is used to physically bound the memories to the printed circuits board.

Another embodiment provides a Biometrics parameters protected USB interface portable data storage device with USB accessible interface Biometrics processor, wherein the fingerprint biometrics processing is not only used to protect the data access to and from the portable data storage, but can also be accessed by USB host without compromising to the security of data within the device. This additional inventive step enables many biometrics related application to be developed on top of the device. Such applications include but not limited to secured PC access control, door access control, secure internet banking, secure access to auto teller machine, secure e-ticketing. The transactions of such accesses can even be stored within the device itself.

The present disclosure provides a biometrics parameters protected USB interface portable data storage device as is an easy to use portable miniature data storage device with high storage capacity. The device is small in size and is capable of storing huge files such as accounting data files, CAD files, huge presentation files, multimedia files.

Another embodiment provides a biometrics parameters protected USB interface portable data storage device, which does not require the installation of administration software for fingerprint enrollment, authentication and verification.

Another embodiment provides a biometrics parameters protected USB interface portable data storage device, wherein the authorization access to the data storage is only by authorized fingerprint and not by password or token.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DIAGRAM

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the biometrics parameters protected USB interface portable data storage device;

FIG. 2 is a System Functional Block Diagram, of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 1-A: is a block diagram depicting an example of one embodiment of an intelligent automated assistant system.

FIG. 2-A:is a block diagram depicting an example of an alternative embodiment of an intelligent automated assistant system.

DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

FIG. 1 shows a portable data storage device 100 which comprises a USB interface unit 14, a fingerprint sensor 12 and a casing 10. With reference to FIG. 1, the casing 10 encloses an embedded fingerprint biometrics processing unit 20, a USB Hub 16, a biometrics access switch 38, a fingerprint enrollment switches 36, an access control decision (a micro-controller) unit 32, a data processing unit 34 and a plurality of nonvolatile solid state read/write memory 40. In the embodiment illustrated, the fingerprint sensor 12 is connected to the fingerprint biometric processing unit 20. The biometrics processing unit 20 is connected to the access control decision (a micro-controller) unit 32, which is connected to the data processing unit 34.

FIG. 2, when in application, the user of the device can switch the biometrics access switch 38 to either data storage or biometrics access before plugging the device onto the USB host.

If the selection is to access the data storage within the device 100, the user of the data storage device 100 places his finger onto the fingerprint sensor 12 (which acts as a reader). The sensor 12 scans the user's fingerprint and the fingerprint bio-data is sent to the embedded fingerprint biometrics processing unit 20. The embedded fingerprint biometrics processing unit 20 verifies the fingerprint bio data with enrolled bio-data that had previously stored and secured as an Encryption Key in a bio-data storage unit within the micro-controller 32.

If the verification is unsuccessful, the user will be denied access to the data in the non-volatile solid-state read/write memory 40 or have his fingerprint re scanned. When the verification is successful, the micro-controller 32 instructs the data processing unit 34 to retrieve the information stored in the nonvolatile solid state read/write memory 40 and sends the information to the USB host or to store the information from USB host on to the non-volatile solid state read/write memory 40. The information that is stored in the non-volatile solid-state read/write memory 40 can be encrypted by the encryption software running in the USB host.

The user has to enroll his fingerprint bio-data into the embedded fingerprint biometrics processing unit 20. In the first enrollment, the user will have his fingerprint scanned by the fingerprint sensor 12, and the fingerprint bio-data will be processed by the biometrics processing unit 20 and then stored in the access control unit 32. The user must have his fingerprint scanned 3 times per finger to ensure an accurate reading of the fingerprint bio-data by the biometrics processing unit 20 before being stored into the access control unit 32. Up to a maximum of 10 users can be enrolled.

After the first user is enrolled, if another user wants to have access to the information stored in the device, he will have to be re-enrolled. Before he can be enrolled, the first user must have his fingerprint authenticated first, and if it is successful, the subsequent users can have their fingerprint bio-data enrolled. Their enrollment process is the same as the first user.

The enrolled fingerprints are further classified into 2 categories-master fingerprints and normal fingerprints. The first two fingerprints enrolled are master fingerprints. The master fingerprints have the right to completely erase the device fingerprint bio-data. The enrollment switches 36 is used to differentiate among master re-enrollment, normal re-enrollment and normal device operation.

In accordance with the present invention, the typical biometrics verification and system access time of the portable data storage device is not more than 1 second, and the biometrics enrollment time is not more than 1 second per user, and not more than 10 users are assigned for authority access right.

If the biometrics access switch 38 is set to allow the access of the embedded fingerprint biometrics processing unit 20 by the USB host, the access control decision (a micro-controller) unit 32 enables the USB connection between the embedded fingerprint biometrics processing unit 20 with the USB host. In the present invention, a PC access control software is provided together with the device. The software employed in this method includes the PC access control as well as the data encryption functionality. However, the present invention provides the platform for further software development and it is not only applicable to PC host but also available to USB-On-the Go host. In addition, the non-volatile solid-state read/write memory 40 is physically protected by epoxy to prevent physical removal of memory 40.

It is a common general knowledge that with the advanced of semiconductor and firmware technology, combination of the above processing units including fingerprint biometrics processing unit 20, a USB Hub 16, an access control decision (a microcontroller) unit 32 and a data processing unit 34 to one or two physical units is possible.

FIG. 1-A, there is shown a simplified block diagram of a specific example embodiment of an intelligent automated assistant 1002. As described in greater detail herein, different embodiments of intelligent automated assistant systems may be configured, designed, and/or operable to provide various different types of operations, functionalities, and/or features generally relating to intelligent automated assistant technology. Further, as described in greater detail herein, many of the various operations, functionalities, and/or features of the intelligent automated assistant system(s) disclosed herein may provide may enable or provide different types of advantages and/or benefits to different entities interacting with the intelligent automated assistant system(s). The embodiment shown in FIG. 1-A may be implemented using any of the hardware architectures described above, or using a different type of hardware architecture.

FIG. 2t-A here is shown an example of an alternative embodiment of intelligent automated assistant system 1002, wherein domain models 1056, vocabulary 1058, language pattern recognizers 1060, short term personal memory 1052, and long term personal memory 1054 components are organized under a common container associated with active ontology 1050, and other components such as active input elicitation component(s) 1094, language interpreter 1070 and dialog flow processor 1080 are associated with active ontology 1050 via API relationships.

Active Input Elicitation Component(s) 1094

In at least one embodiment, active input elicitation component(s) 1094 (which, as described above, may be implemented in a stand-alone configuration or in a configuration including both server and client components) may be operable to perform and/or implement various types of functions, operations, actions, and/or other features such as, for example, one or more of the following (or combinations thereof):

Elicit, facilitate and/or process input from the user or the user's environment, and/or information about their need(s) or request(s). For example, if the user is looking to find a restaurant, the input elicitation module may get information about the user's constraints or preferences for location, time, cuisine, price, and so forth.

Facilitate different kinds of input from various sources, such as for example, one or more of the following (or combinations thereof):

input from keyboards or any other input device that generates text

input from keyboards in user interfaces that offer dynamic suggested completions of partial input

input from voice or speech input systems

input from Graphical User Interfaces (GUs) in which users click, select, or otherwise directly manipulate graphical objects to indicate choices

input from other applications that generate text and send it to the automated assistant, including email, text messaging, or other text communication platforms

By performing active input elicitation, assistant 1002 is able to disambiguate intent at an early phase of input processing. For example, in an embodiment where input is provided by speech, the waveform might be sent to a server 1340 where words are extracted, and semantic interpretation performed. The results of such semantic interpretation can then be used to drive active input elicitation, which may offer the user alternative candidate words to choose among based on their degree of semantic fit as well as phonetic match.

In at least one embodiment, active input elicitation component(s) 1094 actively, automatically, and dynamically guide the user toward inputs that may be acted upon by one or more of the services offered by embodiments of assistant 1002.The procedure begins 20. In step 21, assistant 1002 may offer interfaces on one or more input channels. For example, a user interface may offer the user options to speak or type or tap at any stage of a conversational interaction. In step 22, the user selects an input channel by initiating input on one modality, such as pressing a button to start recording speech or to bring up an interface for typing.

In at least one embodiment, assistant 1002 offers default suggestions for the selected modality 23. That is, it offers options 24 that are relevant in the current context prior to the user entering any input on that modality. For example, in a text input modality, assistant 1002 might offer a list of common words that would begin textual requests or commands such as, for example, one or more of the following (or combinations thereof): imperative verbs (e.g., find, buy, reserve, get, call, check, schedule, and the like), nouns (e.g., restaurants, movies, events, businesses, and the like), or menu-like options naming domains of discourse (e.g., weather, sports, news, and the like)

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WE CLAIM

1) Our Invention USB: auto data store your gmail and link share your mobile no.) using Al- based programming is an intelligent automated advanced voice based assistant system engages with the user in an integrated unique manner using Al- based programming. The invention is also an external service when appropriate to obtain information or perform various actions and the system can be implemented using any of a number of different platforms, such as the email 4-G phone and the like, or any combination. The system is based on sets of interrelated domains and tasks and employs additional functionally powered by external services with which the system can interact. The invention is a computers implemented on USB drives data store and protected by biometric input if anyone can format the USB the data auto stores in the gmail and link share user mobile no. The invention is an Exemplary personal computers include a Nano kernel or minikernel configured to boot when connected to a host computer and Memory is provided for storing the kernel and encrypted data, secure keys and certificates, and one or more software applications. The invention is a kernel is configured to allow software applications to run on the host computer and execute on the user data stored in the memory when the computing apparatus is connected to the host computer and booted.

2) According to claims# the invention is to a intelligent automated advanced voice based assistant system engages with the user in an integrated unique manner using Al- based programming.

3) According to claim,2# the invention is to a external service when appropriate to obtain information or perform various actions and the system can be implemented using any of a number of different platforms, such as the email 4-G phone and the like, or any combination.

4) According to claiml,2,3# the invention is to a based on sets of interrelated domains and tasks and employs additional functionally powered by external services with which the system can interact.

5) According to claiml,2,4# the invention is to a a computers implemented on USB drives data store and protected by biometric input if anyone can format the USB the data auto stores in the gmail and link share user mobile no.

6) According to claim,2,3# the invention is to a exemplary personal computers include a Nano kernel or minikernel configured to boot when connected to a host computer and Memory is provided for storing the kernel and encrypted data, secure keys and certificates, and one or more software applications.

7) According to claiml,3,4# the invention is to a kernel is configured to allow software applications to run on the host computer and execute on the user data stored in the memory when the computing apparatus is connected to the host computer and booted.

FIG. 1 is a schematic view of the biometrics parameters protected USB interface portable data storage device;

FIG. 2 is a System Functional Block Diagram, of the device of FIG. 1.

FIG. 1-A: is a block diagram depicting an example of one embodiment of an intelligent automated assistant system.

FIG. 2-A:is a block diagram depicting an example of an alternative embodiment of an intelligent automated assistant system.