Patents by Inventor Sumaiya Shomaji

Sumaiya Shomaji has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Biometric locking methods and systems for internet of things and the connected person
    Patent number: 11989273
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus, systems, computer program products, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for setting up biometric access for a legitimate user to a design. In accordance with various embodiments, a biometric template is received originating from the user and is inputted to a first secure sketch generator configured to use first transformation parameters comprising a hash function to generate a protected biometric template by hashing the biometric template. The protected biometric template is inputted to a second secure sketch generator configured to use second transformation parameters comprising a physical unclonable function serving as a fingerprint of the design to generate an original obfuscation key from the protected biometric template.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: University of Florida Research Foundation, Incorporated
    Inventors: Domenic J. Forte, Damon Woodard, Fatemeh Ganji, Sumaiya Shomaji
  • BIOMETRIC LOCKING METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR INTERNET OF THINGS AND THE CONNECTED PERSON
    Publication number: 20220188393
    Abstract: In general, embodiments of the present disclosure provide methods, apparatus, systems, computer program products, computing devices, computing entities, and/or the like for setting up biometric access for a legitimate user to a design. In accordance with various embodiments, a biometric template is received originating from the user and is inputted to a first secure sketch generator configured to use first transformation parameters comprising a hash function to generate a protected biometric template by hashing the biometric template. The protected biometric template is inputted to a second secure sketch generator configured to use second transformation parameters comprising a physical unclonable function serving as a fingerprint of the design to generate an original obfuscation key from the protected biometric template.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2021
    Publication date: June 16, 2022
    Inventors: Domenic J. Forte, Damon Woodard, Fatemeh Ganji, Sumaiya Shomaji