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Definitions

• Multi-application smart card with biometric validation Multi-application smart card with biometric validation
• the present invention relates to the technical field of devices for secure access or secure communication. It finds a particularly interesting application, but not exclusively, in the technology of contact or contactless smart cards such as RFID (Radio Frequency Identification) cards.
• the invention relates in particular to a contactless smart card of NFC, Mifare, ISO 14443 or 15693 type, that is to say having an RF antenna and emitting when it is in a suitable electromagnetic field.
• a smart card comprises one (or more) silicon electronic chip containing more or less sensitive information relating to the cardholder.
• the chip is generally connected to an antenna.
• An RFID card can have the format of a conventional smart card, but can also take different forms such as a badge, a tag, a key ring or other ...
• a built-in battery can be provided to extend the functionality of the card.
• RFID technology based on the principle of electromagnetic induction is becoming more and more widespread in everyday life. Initially used for inventory management, this technology has been widely used in the field of access control. It is booming in the field of passport and payment. In Japan, for example, it is widely used as a means of payment by the Felica protocol. In the United States, the first payment terminals based on the IS014443A protocol have already been deployed. Deployment in France is underway today.
• Document US20070016940 describes a card equipped with a biometric circuit for identifying the cardholder and password access control means.
• the document wo03084124 describes a smart card equipped with a biometric circuit for authenticating the user and a selection button for selecting data contained in the card; an RFID circuit allowing communication with the outside.
• the present invention aims at an alternative solution to existing solutions for securing data contained in a card.
• the present invention is of a broader scope since it aims a new smart card capable of integrating many features.
• the present invention has many applications in wireless and / or contact technology.
• Another object of the invention is an enriched device capable of taking into account the environment in which it is located.
• a wireless communication device comprising:
• each application circuit being able to be excited by an external signal
• a biometric circuit for authenticating the user so as to generate said activation authorization.
• An application service may comprise a software application that is executed when this application service is activated.
• Enabling an application service includes making it externally accessible, running an algorithm, or unlocking an application or data.
• the device according to the invention With the device according to the invention, a double check is performed before activating an application service.
• the first verification is environmental since it involves detecting a signal coming from the external environment.
• the second check is biometric.
• the device according to the invention is intelligent because it is auto-adaptive. It is able to recognize the environment in which it is used and to trigger the biometric recognition mechanism that will allow or not the corresponding application service.
• the device according to the invention is multi-application and can automatically choose the appropriate application service.
• the device determines the action or communication channel adapted to a stimulus us and validates the activation by the carrier of the device with its sig biometric nature.
• the application circuits comprise a transceiver of radio frequency signals. It may be a radiofrequency antenna.
• the application service that is activated can be any type of application using the radiofrequency antenna.
• the control unit may comprise an RFID chip type chip.
• these application circuits may comprise at least one metal connector for communication with a reader for example.
• the application circuits comprise at least one environmental detector.
• This environmental detector can be one of the following:
• detectors can notably be made using sensors
• control unit only identifies an excited application circuit when the excitation reaches a predetermined threshold.
• external excitation signal is coded so that the control unit considers the excitation only after analysis of the code.
• This code can also be used to identify an application service among several possible application services. This code may manifest itself in particular in the form of a particular melody in the context of an acoustic detector, a particular wave or light signal frequency in the case of the photodetector, an encoded RFID signal, and so on.
• the biometric circuit comprises a biometric sensor associated with a computing unit for processing biometric data.
• the identification data of one or more users may be stored in the computing unit or in an associated memory during an enrollment step.
• the user interacts with the biometric sensor which transmits detected data to the computing unit for comparison and authentication.
• the biometric circuit can thus directly generate the activation authorization. But when the biometric circuit does not include a computing unit, the comparison can be done within the control unit.
• the device according to the invention comprises a man-machine interface for indicating a state of operation.
• These may be sound indicators to emit a particular sound, voice or music from a piezoelectric element.
• These may be visual indicators including LEDs for Electroluminescent Diodes.
• the human-machine interface can also provide a display screen, a keyboard, a microphone and speakers for example, to access the control unit.
• the device according to the invention can be powered by an integrated battery or preferably a battery which is flexible or not, rechargeable or not.
• a solar collector can be used to recharge a photovoltaic cell integrated in the device. Otherwise, one can use a power supply from an external source, especially when using devices that are not very mobile.
• the device is a portable element in a format of smart card, USB key, or electronic tag.
• a wireless communication card comprising a plurality of application circuits, a control unit and a biometric circuit; this process comprising the following steps:
• an external excitation signal is detected by means of one of the application circuits, each application circuit being associated with at least one application service contained securely within the card, within the control unit, the excited application circuit and the application service associated with this excited application circuit are identified, and a biometric comparison authentication process is started within the biometric circuit, then said activated application service is activated. in response to an activation authorization from the biometric circuit.
• FIGS. 1 to 4 are simplified diagrams illustrating the general principle of implementation of a device according to the invention.
• FIGS. 5 to 8 are simplified diagrams illustrating a mode of implementation of the device according to the invention applied to an RFID circuit
• Figure 9 is a general view of a smart card according to the invention.
• FIGS. 1 to 4 The principle of a self-adaptive card according to the invention is schematically illustrated in FIGS. 1 to 4 on which a smart card 1 can be distinguished comprising on the one hand a set of application circuits 2 to 4 and, on the other hand , a biometric circuit 5.
• the smart card 1 can have many application circuits, only three of them are represented here. References 2 to 4 respectively represent the application circuits n-1, n and n + 1.
• An application circuit may consist of a transceiver associated with an application service. Each application circuit is sensitive to a given physical phenomenon characterizing the environment in which the card is located. These physical phenomena can include the thermal, the touch (contact), the light, the olfactory, the acoustics, the pressure, the electromagnetic field, ...
• the application circuit n detects the presence of this environment that is directly associated, but does not activate the corresponding application service n.
• This application service can be an exchange protocol with this environment "n” or the execution of a particular program.
• the biometric circuit 5 Upon receipt of this authorization request, the biometric circuit starts an authentication process so as to recognize and identify the user. from the menu.
• the biometric circuit comprises a biometric sensor which can be of different types: by analysis of physical characteristics (fingerprint, iris imaging, retinal imaging, ...), by behavioral analysis (voice analysis, signature,).
• the user must then undergo biometric detection so that the biometric circuit recovers data which is then compared to data contained in the card. When the comparison is satisfactory, the biometric recognition is then positive and a chord signal is sent to activate the application service n as seen in Figure 3. Once the application service activated, the application circuit n can interact with the environment as seen in Figure 4.
• FIGS. 5 to 8 show an embodiment of a device according to the invention.
• the card is always designated by the reference 1.
• the application circuits 2 to 4 are respectively an acoustic circuit, a thermal circuit and an RFID circuit.
• the environment is represented by an RFID reader 6 which generates an electromagnetic field or RF field towards the smart card 1.
• the RFID circuit detects this RF field and transmits in FIG. 6 a request for authorization towards the biometric circuit 5.
• This authorization request is intended to activate an RFID communication service between the RFID circuit 4 and the RFID reader 6.
• the biometric circuit 5 authenticates the user and then transmits a signal of agreement or disagreement to the RFID circuit.
• the RFID circuit activates the communication service which notably allows the transfer of data or setpoint to the RFID reader 6 as illustrated in FIG. 8.
• the RFID reader 6 can be associated to a door, a slot machine or any other system so that the receipt of a setpoint from the smart card can cause the opening of the door, the activation of the slot machine, power on or standby of a system, ...
• the instruction may include personal data of the user as well as instructions encoded or not for the RFID reader 6.
• the signal of the environment detected by an application circuit may be a coded or non-coded signal making it possible in particular to distinguish which application service needs to be activated when, for example, several application services may be activated via this application circuit.
• the activated application service initiates a communication with a slot machine by RF field to for example credit a user account in the slot machine or recover gains made by the user, including real time.
• FIG. 9 is a simplified block diagram of an exemplary embodiment of a smart card according to the invention.
• the thermal transceiver 8 is associated with a single application service A2.
• the RFID transceiver 9 is associated with a single application service A3.
• a transceiver is associated with several application services. It is even possible to use several excitation signals detected simultaneously by several transceivers to determine a suitable application service for the current environment.
• a controlled switch 11, 12 and 13 are respectively introduced, so that an application service is only activated when the associated controlled switch is closed.
• each transceiver 7, 8 and 9 is connected to a control unit 10 which manages all the components and software programs of the smart card 1.
• the control unit 10 is a microcontroller equipped with:
• the control unit 10 is configured to close one of the switches 11, 12 and 13 in response to an activation chord issued by the biometric circuit 5.
• An HMI man-machine interface 17 comprises means for displaying, capturing, sound and visual broadcasting.
• the visual diffusion can be done via light emitting diodes LEDs.
• An integrated battery 16 supplies all the components of the card 1.
• the biometric circuit 5 comprises a biometric sensor 14 which takes care of the input of the raw biometric data.
• a fingerprint sensor is used.
• the biometric circuit 5 also includes a computing unit 15 capable of processing biometric data so as to perform enrollment and fingerprint comparisons.
• the enrollment proceeds as follows:
• control circuit activates the biometric circuit by putting it in "enrollment” mode
• the user places his finger on the fingerprint sensor which sends corresponding information to the computing unit
• control unit informs the user that the enrollment has been successful through the HMI interface 17.
• the operation of the card can be the following.
• an excitation signal is detected by one of the transceivers 7, 8 or 9, for example the transceiver 7, the control unit 10 is activated and starts an authentication process:
• control circuit activates the biometric circuit by putting it in "authentication" mode
• the computing unit compares this information with information previously stored during the enrollment phase, and
• control unit informs the user of the result and deactivates the biometric circuit.
• the control unit In the case of a positive response (successful authentication), the control unit then closes the switch 11 so as to allow the communication of the application service Al with the external environment via the transceiver 7.
• the controlled switches 11, 12 and 13 can be implemented in software form, the access to the application services being obtained after receiving an authentication agreement.
• the digital key for opening the door is the digital key for opening the door
• the medical field for example for the analysis of blood or DNA.

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