Methods and systems for ensuring that an individual is authorized to conduct an activity

• US 10,095,853 B2
• Filed: 02/20/2017
• Issued: 10/09/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Corporation DAON Technology
• Original Assignee: Daon Holdings Limited
• Inventors: Grissen, Thomas, Peirce, Michael, Langley, Richard Jay, Beloncik, Jason Chris, Kane, Mark Thomas
• Primary Examiner(s): Parsons, Theodore C
• Application Number:
  US15/437,089
• Publication Number:
  US 20170200250A1
• Time in Patent Office: 596 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/30 Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/84 Vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/082 applying multi-factor authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent

Abstract

A method for ensuring that an individual is authorized to conduct an activity is provided. The method includes conducting, using a processor, an authentication transaction with authentication data captured from an individual desiring to conduct an activity, and determining whether the captured authentication data is legitimate when the individual is successfully authenticated. Moreover, the method includes determining the individual is authorized to conduct the activity when the captured authentication data is legitimate, and conducting, using the processor, a subsequent authentication transaction with authentication data captured from the individual at a subsequent time.

Claims

1. A method for ensuring an individual is authorized to conduct an activity comprising:

changing, by a first individual operating a first terminal device, a default authentication level to a different authentication level, the first individual being a ride sharing service customer and the different authentication level comporting with circumstances existing during an authentication transaction;

capturing, by a second individual operating a second terminal device, data of a biometric modality of the second individual, the biometric modality data being in accordance with the different authentication level, wherein the first and second terminal devices communicate over a network;

after successfully authenticating the second individual based on the biometric modality data, determining, by the first terminal device, whether the biometric modality data was captured from a live person; and

determining, by the first terminal device, the second individual is authorized to conduct the activity when the biometric modality data was captured from a live person.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising:

determining location coordinates of a vehicle operated by the second individual and coordinates of the second terminal device;

calculating a distance between the coordinates; and

determining the vehicle and the second terminal device are proximate each other when the distance is within a threshold distance.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1 further comprising:

calculating location coordinates of the first and second terminal devices;

calculating the distance between the coordinates; and

determining the devices are proximate each other when the distance is within a threshold distance.

4. A method in accordance with claim 1, said determining whether the biometric modality data was captured from a live person step comprising:

checking, by the first terminal device, the biometric modality data for eye blinks; and

determining the biometric modality data was captured from a live person when the biometric modality data includes an eye blink.

5. A computer system for ensuring an individual is authorized to conduct an activity comprising:

a processor; and

a memory configured to store data, said computer system being associated with a network and said memory being in communication with said processor and having instructions stored thereon which, when read and executed by said processor cause said computer system to perform steps comprising;

changing, in response to input by a first individual, a default authentication level to a different authentication level, the first individual being a ride sharing service customer and the different authentication level comporting with circumstances existing during an authentication transaction;

receiving data of a biometric modality of a second individual, the biometric modality data being in accordance with the different authentication level and being captured by a terminal device operated by the second individual;

after successfully authenticating the second individual based on the biometric modality data, determining whether the biometric modality data was captured from a live person; and

determining the second individual is authorized to conduct the activity when the biometric modality data was captured from a live person.

6. A computer system for ensuring an individual is authorized to conduct an activity in accordance with claim 5 wherein the instructions when read and executed by said processor further cause said computer system to perform steps comprising:

determining location coordinates of a vehicle operated by the second individual and coordinates of the terminal device;

calculating a distance between the coordinates; and

determining the vehicle and the terminal device are proximate each other when the distance is within a threshold distance.

7. A computer system for ensuring an individual is authorized to conduct an activity in accordance with claim 5 wherein the instructions when read and executed by said processor further cause said computer system to perform steps comprising:

calculating location coordinates of said computer system and the terminal device;

calculating the distance between the coordinates; and

determining the computer system and terminal device are proximate each other when the distance is within a threshold distance.

8. A computer system for ensuring an individual is authorized to conduct an activity in accordance with claim 5 wherein the instructions when read and executed by said processor further cause said computer system to perform steps comprising:

checking the biometric modality data for eye blinks; and

determining the biometric modality data was captured from a live person when the biometric modality data includes an eye blink.