Michael P Malone

US Patent:

20210367438, Nov 25, 2021

Filed:

Sep 29, 2020

Appl. No.:

17/036431

Inventors:

- Washington DC, US
Michael B. Lochner - Occoquan VA, US
Michael A. Malone - Manassas VA, US

Assignee:

Federal Bureau of Investigation - Washington DC

International Classification:

H02J 7/00
H05K 7/14
H01R 33/94
H01R 33/945
H01R 13/717

Abstract:

An adapter that is a lightweight and portable passive device with circuitry that converts voltage and current from a first type of battery into usable voltage and current for a second type of battery. The second type of battery is the battery that powers a USB device, such as a cellular telephone. The first type of battery may be any type of battery, such as a radio battery. The adapter is pocket-sized and robust for portability and long-term use.

US Patent:

20210286865, Sep 16, 2021

Filed:

Feb 22, 2021

Appl. No.:

17/182076

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Lucia E. Ballard - San Francisco FL, US
Jerrold V. Hauck - Windermere FL, US
Feng Tang - Cupertino CA, US
Etai Littwin - Te Aviv, IL
Gideon Littwin - Tel Aviv, IL
Thorsten Gernoth - San Francisco CA, US
Lucie Kucerova - Zdice, CZ
Petr Kostka - Praha 9, CZ
Steven P. Hotelling - Los Gatos CA, US
Eitan Hirsh - Ramat Hasharon, IL
Tal Kaitz - Kiryat Ono, IL
Jonathan Pokrass - Herzliya, IL
Andrei Kolin - Herzliya, IL
Moshe Laifenfeld - Haifa, IL
Matthew C. Waldon - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas P. Mensch - Sunnyvale CA, US
Lynn R. Youngs - Cupertino CA, US
Christopher G. Zeleznik - San Jose CA, US
Michael R. Malone - San Jose CA, US
Ziv Hendel - Herzliya, IL
Ivan Krstic - San Francisco CA, US
Anup K. Sharma - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 21/32
G06K 9/00
H04L 9/32
H04W 12/06
H04L 29/06
G06F 21/83
H04L 9/08

Abstract:

Techniques are disclosed relating to biometric authentication, e.g., facial recognition. In some embodiments, a device is configured to verify that image data from a camera unit exhibits a pseudo-random sequence of image capture modes and/or a probing pattern of illumination points (e.g., from lasers in a depth capture mode) before authenticating a user based on recognizing a face in the image data. In some embodiments, a secure circuit may control verification of the sequence and/or the probing pattern. In some embodiments, the secure circuit may verify frame numbers, signatures, and/or nonce values for captured image information. In some embodiments, a device may implement one or more lockout procedures in response to biometric authentication failures. The disclosed techniques may reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of spoofing and/or replay attacks, in some embodiments.

US Patent:

20190042718, Feb 7, 2019

Filed:

Jul 31, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/050021

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Lucia E. Ballard - San Francisco FL, US
Jerrold V. Hauck - Windermere FL, US
Feng Tang - Cupertino CA, US
Etai Littwin - Tel Aviv, IL
Gideon Littwin - Tel Aviv, IL
Thorsten Gernoth - San Francisco CA, US
Lucie Kucerova - Zdice, CZ
Petr Kostka - Praha 9, CZ
Steven P. Hotelling - Los Gatos CA, US
Eitan Hirsh - Ramat Hasharon, IL
Tal Kaitz - Kiryat Ono, IL
Jonathan Pokrass - Herzliya, IL
Andrei Kolin - Herzliya, IL
Moshe Laifenfeld - Haifa, IL
Matthew C. Waldon - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas P. Mensch - Sunnyvale CA, US
Lynn R. Youngs - Cupertino CA, US
Christopher G. Zeleznik - San Jose CA, US
Michael R. Malone - San Jose CA, US
Ziv Hendel - Herzliya, IL
Ivan Krstic - San Francisco CA, US
Anup K. Sharma - Sunnyvale CA, US
Kelsey Y. Ho - Los Altos CA, US

International Classification:

G06F 21/32
G06K 9/00

Abstract:

Techniques are disclosed relating to biometric authentication, e.g., facial recognition. In some embodiments, a device is configured to verify that image data from a camera unit exhibits a pseudo-random sequence of image capture modes and/or a probing pattern of illumination points (e.g., from lasers in a depth capture mode) before authenticating a user based on recognizing a face in the image data. In some embodiments, a secure circuit may control verification of the sequence and/or the probing pattern. In some embodiments, the secure circuit may verify frame numbers, signatures, and/or nonce values for captured image information. In some embodiments, a device may implement one or more lockout procedures in response to biometric authentication failures. The disclosed techniques may reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of spoofing and/or replay attacks, in some embodiments.

US Patent:

20190044723, Feb 7, 2019

Filed:

Jul 31, 2018

Appl. No.:

16/049933

Inventors:

- Cupertino CA, US
Lucia E. Ballard - San Francisco FL, US
Jerrold V. Hauck - Windermere FL, US
Feng Tang - Cupertino CA, US
Etai Littwin - Te Aviv, IL
Gideon Littwin - Tel Aviv, IL
Thorsten Gernoth - San Francisco CA, US
Lucie Kucerova - Zdice, CZ
Petr Kostka - Praha, CZ
Steven P. Hotelling - Los Gatos CA, US
Eitan Hirsh - Ramat Hasharon, IL
Tal Kaitz - Kiryat Ono, IL
Jonathan Pokrass - Herzliya, IL
Andrei Kolin - Herzliya, IL
Moshe Laifenfeld - Haifa, IL
Matthew C. Waldon - San Francisco CA, US
Thomas P. Mensch - Sunnyvale CA, US
Lynn R. Youngs - Cupertino CA, US
Christopher G. Zeleznik - San Jose CA, US
Michael R. Malone - San Jose CA, US
Ziv Hendel - Herzliya, IL
Ivan Krstic - San Francisco CA, US
Anup K. Sharma - Sunnyvale CA, US

International Classification:

H04L 9/32
G06F 21/32
H04L 9/08
G06K 9/00

Abstract:

Techniques are disclosed relating to biometric authentication, e.g., facial recognition. In some embodiments, a device is configured to verify that image data from a camera unit exhibits a pseudo-random sequence of image capture modes and/or a probing pattern of illumination points (e.g., from lasers in a depth capture mode) before authenticating a user based on recognizing a face in the image data. In some embodiments, a secure circuit may control verification of the sequence and/or the probing pattern. In some embodiments, the secure circuit may verify frame numbers, signatures, and/or nonce values for captured image information. In some embodiments, a device may implement one or more lockout procedures in response to biometric authentication failures. The disclosed techniques may reduce or eliminate the effectiveness of spoofing and/or replay attacks, in some embodiments.