Managed Biometric Identity

摘要

A computing system such as a game console maintains and updates a biometric profile of a user. In one aspect, biometric data of the user is continuously obtained from a sensor such as an infrared and visible light camera, and used to update the biometric profile using a machine learning process. In another aspect, a user is prompted to confirm his or her identify when multiple users are detected at the same time and/or when the user is detected with a confidence level which is below a threshold. A real-time image of the user being identified can be displayed on a user interface with user images associated with one or more accounts. In another aspect, the biometric profile is managed by a shell on the computing system, where the shell makes the biometric profile available to any of a number of applications on the computing system.

主权项

1. A computer-implemented method for recognizing a user, comprising:
obtaining biometric data of a first user from a sensor while the first user is in a field of view of the sensor; determining a biometric profile which is a best match to the biometric data of the first user, the biometric profile is linked to a first user account; determining a confidence level of the best match; if the confidence level is above a threshold, signing the first user into the first user account without prompting the first user to confirm his or her identity; and if the confidence level is below the threshold, informing the first user that he or she is believed to be associated with the first user account and prompting the first user to confirm his or her identity.