Patents by Inventor Unho Choi
Unho Choi 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).
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Patent number: 11973887Abstract: A method for sequential authentication based on chain of authentication using public key infrastructure (PKI) is provided. The method includes generating, by a user, a first private key and a first public key corresponding to each other; generating, by an nth service provider, an nth private key and an nth public key corresponding to each other; transmitting, from the user to the nth service provider, a level n key; verifying, by the nth service provider, the level n key; generating, by the nth service provider, a level (n+1) key by concatenating the level n key and the nth public key signed with the nth private key; and transmitting, by the nth service provider, the level (n+1) key to the user, where n is a natural number, and when n=1, the level 1 key is the first public key signed with the first private key.Type: GrantFiled: September 10, 2021Date of Patent: April 30, 2024Inventor: Unho Choi
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Publication number: 20240070651Abstract: A method for authenticating electronic money includes storing in a portable apparatus a first biometric digital signature of a registered person who has been registered and authorized to use the portable apparatus, storing in the portable apparatus a public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate that includes a first code derived from encoding the first biometric digital signature of the registered person, acquiring biometric pattern of a person who attempts to access the portable apparatus, determining whether the biometric pattern of the person who attempts to access the portable apparatus is matched with the first biometric digital signature and the first code of the registered person, and in response to determining that the biometric pattern of the person who attempts to access the portable apparatus is matched with the first biometric digital signature and the first code of the registered person, transmitting authentication information to a remote server over a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: November 6, 2023Publication date: February 29, 2024Inventor: Unho CHOI
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Patent number: 11842332Abstract: A portable apparatus includes one or more biometric sensors, one or more memories, and one or more processors operative to execute program instructions from the one or more memories. A public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate, which is stored in the one or more memories, includes a first code derived from encoding a first biometric digital signature of a person who has been registered and authorized to use the portable apparatus. The one or more processors cause the portable apparatus to acquire, by the one or more biometric sensors, biometric pattern of a person who attempts to access the portable apparatus; determine whether the biometric pattern is matched with the first biometric digital signature and the first code; and in response to determining that the biometric pattern is matched with the first biometric digital signature and the first code, transmit authentication information to a remote server over a network.Type: GrantFiled: April 11, 2022Date of Patent: December 12, 2023Inventor: Unho Choi
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Patent number: 11664996Abstract: A method of registering a person as an authorized user of a portable device includes acquiring biometric data or a combination of pieces of biometric data of a person, encrypting the acquired biometric data or the combination of pieces of biometric data of the person, generating a code from the encrypted biometric data or the combination of pieces of biometric data of the person, inserting the code in an extension field of a public key certificate stored in the portable device, generating a private key and a public key that corresponds to the private key, based on the public key certificate, wherein the private key contains the code, transmitting the public key to a remote entity that is in communication with the portable device, thereby enabling the remote entity to register the person as an authorized user of the portable device, and modifying the public key to generate a modified public key configured to be used in case that the remote entity is disconnected from a service providing server.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Inventor: Unho Choi
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Patent number: 11664997Abstract: A method of registering a person as an authorized user of a portable device includes acquiring biometric data or a combination of pieces of biometric data of a person, encrypting the acquired biometric data or the combination of pieces of biometric data, generating a code from the encrypted biometric data or the combination of pieces of biometric data, inserting the code in an extension field of a public key certificate stored in the portable device, generating a private key and a public key that corresponds to the private key, based on the public key certificate, wherein the private key contains the code, and transmitting the public key to a remote entity, thereby enabling the remote entity to register the person as an authorized user of the portable device. The extension field of the public key certificate further contains a code associated with identification information of the person.Type: GrantFiled: April 2, 2021Date of Patent: May 30, 2023Inventor: Unho Choi
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Publication number: 20220292411Abstract: A portable device for biometric authentication includes a sensor configured to acquire a biometric pattern from a user who attempts to access the portable device, a biometric information storage section configured to store biometric information of a registered subscriber who has been registered to be authorized to use the portable device, a public key certificate storage section configured to store a public key certificate, and a biometric information matching section operatively coupled to the sensor, the biometric information storage section, and the public key certificate storage section. In particular, biometric information that matches the registered subscriber's biometric information is encoded and inserted into the public key certificate, and the biometric information matching section authenticates in response to determining that the user's biometric pattern acquired by the sensor matches the registered subscriber's encoded biometric information inserted in the public key certificate.Type: ApplicationFiled: June 3, 2022Publication date: September 15, 2022Inventor: Unho CHOI
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Publication number: 20220237593Abstract: A portable apparatus includes one or more biometric sensors, one or more memories, and one or more processors operative to execute program instructions from the one or more memories. A public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate, which is stored in the one or more memories, includes a first code derived from encoding a first biometric digital signature of a person who has been registered and authorized to use the portable apparatus. The one or more processors cause the portable apparatus to acquire, by the one or more biometric sensors, biometric pattern of a person who attempts to access the portable apparatus; determine whether the biometric pattern is matched with the first biometric digital signature and the first code; and in response to determining that the biometric pattern is matched with the first biometric digital signature and the first code, transmit authentication information to a remote server over a network.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 11, 2022Publication date: July 28, 2022Inventor: Unho CHOI
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Patent number: 11328288Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for authenticating an electronic money using a smart card and a communication terminal. The present invention provides a system and a method for authenticating an electronic money, wherein the system comprises a smart card and a communication terminal. The smart card takes biometric signature from a user as an input, transmits recognition completion information to the communication terminal when the biometric signature inputted by the user matches the stored biometric signature, receives an update command from the communication terminal, updates the amount of stored balance data, and transmits an update completion message to the communication terminal. The communication terminal is connected to the smart card in a wired or wireless manner, and transmits the update command to the smart card upon receipt of the recognition completion information.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Inventor: Unho Choi
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Patent number: 11328289Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for authenticating an electronic money using a smart card and a communication terminal. The present invention provides a system and a method for authenticating an electronic money, wherein the system comprises a smart card and a communication terminal. The smart card takes biometric signature from a user as an input, transmits recognition completion information to the communication terminal when the biometric signature inputted by the user matches the stored biometric signature, receives an update command from the communication terminal, updates the amount of stored balance data, and transmits an update completion message to the communication terminal. The communication terminal is connected to the smart card in a wired or wireless manner, and transmits the update command to the smart card upon receipt of the recognition completion information.Type: GrantFiled: January 27, 2017Date of Patent: May 10, 2022Inventor: Unho Choi
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Publication number: 20220114542Abstract: A method for sequential authentication based on chain of authentication using public key infrastructure (PKI) is provided. The method includes receiving, by an nth party, an (n?1)th modified public key from an (n?1)th party; generating, by the nth party, an nth private key and an nth public key corresponding to each other; generating, by the nth party, an nth modified public key by concatenating the (n?1)th modified public key and the nth public key signed with the nth private key; and transmitting, by the nth party, the nth modified public key, where n is a natural number greater than 1, and when n=2, the first modified public key is the first public key signed with the first private key.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventor: Unho CHOI
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Publication number: 20220116231Abstract: A method for sequential authentication based on chain of authentication using public key infrastructure (PKI) is provided. The method includes generating, by a user, a first private key and a first public key corresponding to each other; generating, by an nth service provider, an nth private key and an nth public key corresponding to each other; transmitting, from the user to the nth service provider, a level n key; verifying, by the nth service provider, the level n key; generating, by the nth service provider, a level (n+1) key by concatenating the level n key and the nth public key signed with the nth private key; and transmitting, by the nth service provider, the level (n+1) key to the user, where n is a natural number, and when n=1, the level 1 key is the first public key signed with the first private key.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventor: Unho CHOI
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Publication number: 20220116227Abstract: A method for sequential authentication based on chain of authentication using public key infrastructure (PKI) is provided. The method includes abutting a first wearable device belonging to a first party with a second wearable device belonging to a second party; transmitting, by the first wearable device, authentication information of the first party; verifying the authentication information of the first party; transmitting, by the second wearable device, authentication information of the second party; verifying the authentication information of the second party; authorizing electronic transaction in response to successfully verifying both the authentication information of the first party and the authentication information of the second party. Each of the authentication information of the first party and the authentication information of the second party includes information configured for authentication based on a public key infrastructure (PKI) certificate.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 10, 2021Publication date: April 14, 2022Inventor: Unho CHOI
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Publication number: 20210226798Abstract: A method of registering a person as an authorized user of a portable device includes acquiring biometric data or a combination of pieces of biometric data of a person, encrypting the acquired biometric data or the combination of pieces of biometric data, generating a code from the encrypted biometric data or the combination of pieces of biometric data, inserting the code in an extension field of a public key certificate stored in the portable device, generating a private key and a public key that corresponds to the private key, based on the public key certificate, wherein the private key contains the code, and transmitting the public key to a remote entity, thereby enabling the remote entity to register the person as an authorized user of the portable device. The extension field of the public key certificate further contains a code associated with identification information of the person.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventor: Unho CHOI
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Publication number: 20210226797Abstract: A method of registering a person as an authorized user of a portable device includes acquiring biometric data or a combination of pieces of biometric data of a person, encrypting the acquired biometric data or the combination of pieces of biometric data of the person, generating a code from the encrypted biometric data or the combination of pieces of biometric data of the person, inserting the code in an extension field of a public key certificate stored in the portable device, generating a private key and a public key that corresponds to the private key, based on the public key certificate, wherein the private key contains the code, transmitting the public key to a remote entity that is in communication with the portable device, thereby enabling the remote entity to register the person as an authorized user of the portable device, and modifying the public key to generate a modified public key configured to be used in case that the remote entity is disconnected from a service providing server.Type: ApplicationFiled: April 2, 2021Publication date: July 22, 2021Inventor: Unho CHOI
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Patent number: 11005660Abstract: In some embodiments, encrypted biometric data are stored in advance in a device that is possessed or carried by a user (for example, a smartcard, a communication terminal, or the like) based on a public key certificate, and a user authentication (first user authentication) is performed by a biometric matching in the device. A public key certificate matching the encrypted biometric data is used to perform a user authentication (second user authentication) for a transaction authorization in a service providing server. According to some embodiments, one time password, keystroke, dynamic signature, location information, and the like are employed as additional authentication factors to tighten the security of the first and second user authentications. According to some embodiments, an authentication mechanism including the first user authentication and the second user authentication is applied to control an access to the IoT device.Type: GrantFiled: August 2, 2017Date of Patent: May 11, 2021Inventor: Unho Choi
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Publication number: 20170359180Abstract: In some embodiments, encrypted biometric data are stored in advance in a device that is possessed or carried by a user (for example, a smartcard, a communication terminal, or the like) based on a public key certificate, and a user authentication (first user authentication) is performed by a biometric matching in the device. A public key certificate matching the encrypted biometric data is used to perform a user authentication (second user authentication) for a transaction authorization in a service providing server. According to some embodiments, one time password, keystroke, dynamic signature, location information, and the like are employed as additional authentication factors to tighten the security of the first and second user authentications. According to some embodiments, an authentication mechanism including the first user authentication and the second user authentication is applied to control an access to the loT device.Type: ApplicationFiled: August 2, 2017Publication date: December 14, 2017Inventor: Unho CHOI
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Patent number: 9832019Abstract: In some embodiments, encrypted biometric data are stored in advance in a device that is possessed or carried by a user (for example, a smartcard, a communication terminal, or the like) based on a public key certificate, and a user authentication (first user authentication) is performed by a biometric matching in the device. A public key certificate matching the encrypted biometric data is used to perform a user authentication (second user authentication) for a transaction authorization in a service providing server. According to some embodiments, one time password, keystroke, dynamic signature, location information, and the like are employed as additional authentication factors to tighten the security of the first and second user authentications. According to some embodiments, an authentication mechanism including the first user authentication and the second user authentication is applied to control an access to the IoT device.Type: GrantFiled: April 22, 2015Date of Patent: November 28, 2017Inventor: Unho Choi
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Publication number: 20170140369Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for authenticating an electronic money using a smart card and a communication terminal. The present invention provides a system and a method for authenticating an electronic money, wherein the system comprises a smart card and a communication terminal. The smart card takes biometric signature from a user as an input, transmits recognition completion information to the communication terminal when the biometric signature inputted by the user matches the stored biometric signature, receives an update command from the communication terminal, updates the amount of stored balance data, and transmits an update completion message to the communication terminal. The communication terminal is connected to the smart card in a wired or wireless manner, and transmits the update command to the smart card upon receipt of the recognition completion information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: May 18, 2017Inventor: Unho CHOI
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Publication number: 20170132623Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for authenticating an electronic money using a smart card and a communication terminal. The present invention provides a system and a method for authenticating an electronic money, wherein the system comprises a smart card and a communication terminal. The smart card takes biometric signature from a user as an input, transmits recognition completion information to the communication terminal when the biometric signature inputted by the user matches the stored biometric signature, receives an update command from the communication terminal, updates the amount of stored balance data, and transmits an update completion message to the communication terminal. The communication terminal is connected to the smart card in a wired or wireless manner, and transmits the update command to the smart card upon receipt of the recognition completion information.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 27, 2017Publication date: May 11, 2017Inventor: Unho CHOI
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Patent number: 9589260Abstract: The present invention relates to a system and a method for authenticating an electronic money using a smart card and a communication terminal. The present invention provides a system and a method for authenticating an electronic money, wherein the system comprises a smart card and a communication terminal. The smart card takes biometric signature from a user as an input, transmits recognition completion information to the communication terminal when the biometric signature inputted by the user matches the stored biometric signature, receives an update command from the communication terminal, updates the amount of stored balance data, and transmits an update completion message to the communication terminal. The communication terminal is connected to the smart card in a wired or wireless manner, and transmits the update command to the smart card upon receipt of the recognition completion information.Type: GrantFiled: September 30, 2010Date of Patent: March 7, 2017Inventor: Unho Choi