Systems and methods for upgrading authentication systems

摘要

Methods and systems for authenticating a user are described. In some embodiments, an authentication request including biometric information collected from a user is received. The user may be authenticated using a first authentication system by comparing characteristics generated from the biometric information with characteristics of previously collected biometric information. The biometric information collected from the user during the authentication request may be used to automatically enroll the user into a second authentication system.

主权项

1. A method comprising:
receiving, at an authentication engine, biometric information in connection with an authentication request from a user; authenticating, by a first authentication system, the user by comparing characteristics generated from the biometric information received in connection with the authentication request with characteristics generated from previously collected biometric information, the characteristics generated from the previously collected biometric information collected during a first enrollment process generated using the first authentication system,
wherein the first authentication system uses a first biometric algorithm to generate the characteristics of the biometric information received in connection with the authentication request; and upgrading the first authentication system to a second authentication system by automatically enrolling the user into the second authentication system using the biometric information received in connection with the authentication request, wherein automatically enrolling the user into the second authentication system includes deriving characteristics of the biometric information received in connection with the authentication request using the second authentication system,
wherein the second authentication system uses a second biometric algorithm to derive characteristics of the biometric information received in connection with the authentication request,wherein the first biometric algorithm and the second biometric algorithm are incompatible,wherein the user is enrolled without requesting additional enrollment information from the user, andwherein the biometric information received in connection with the authentication request is stored until the characteristics of the biometric information are derived using the second authentication system.