User identification based on the motion of a device

• US 10,127,371 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2015
• Issued: 11/13/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 12/11/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Roku, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Roku, Inc.
• Inventors: Asnis, Ilya
• Primary Examiner(s): Hirl, Joseph P
• Assistant Examiner(s): Saadoun, Hassan
• Application Number:
  US14/966,576
• Publication Number:
  US 20170169207A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,068 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1694 the I/O peripheral being a single or a set of motion sensors for pointer control or gesture input obtained by sensing movements of the portable computer
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2151 Time stamp
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883

Abstract

Disclosed herein are embodiments for user identification based on the motion of a device. An embodiment operates by detecting a motion of a remote control. The detected motion is compared with one or more stored motions. A user ID corresponding to the motion based on the comparison is determined. Access to a system is provided based on the determined user ID.

Claims

1. A computer implemented method, comprising:

detecting a motion of a remote control;

determining that the motion is associated with a first user ID and a second user ID;

determining a timestamp associated with the motion;

comparing the timestamp of the motion to a first time period corresponding to usage of a user associated with the first user ID, and to a second time period corresponding to usage of a user associated with the second user ID, wherein the first time period at least partially differs from the second time period;

determining that the motion corresponds to the first user ID based on the timestamp being within the first time period;

requesting a confirmation that the determined first user ID corresponds to a user associated with the detected motion; and

providing access to a system based on at least the determined first user ID,

wherein at least the detecting, comparing, and providing are performed by one or more computer processors.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting comprises:

determining that prior to detecting the motion, the remote control was in a stationary state.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the confirmation comprises:

receiving, responsive to the requesting of the confirmation, a motion password confirming the determined first user ID.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting comprises:

detecting the motion of the remote control based on readings provided by one or more accelerometers within the remote control.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the detecting comprises:

receiving an indication of a selection from the remote control; and

determining a time between a first movement of the remote control from a stationary state and the receipt of the indication.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the providing access comprises:

configuring the system with one or more preferences associated with a user corresponding to the first user ID.

7. A computer implemented method, comprising:

detecting a motion of a remote control;

determining that the motion is associated with a first user ID and a second user ID;

determining a timestamp associated with the motion;

comparing the timestamp associated with the motion and both the first user ID and the second user ID to a schedule of access corresponding to both the first user ID and the second user ID, wherein a first one of user IDs corresponds to usage during a first time period, and wherein a second one of the user IDs corresponds to usage during a second time period different from the first time period;

determining that the motion corresponds to the first user ID based on the timestamp being within the first time period;

requesting a confirmation that the determined first user ID corresponds to a user currently using the remote control, wherein the confirmation comprises one of the subsequent motion or input received from the remote control;

wherein if the motion corresponds to the first user ID associated with a system,

configuring the system with one or more preferences associated with a user corresponding to the user first ID; and

wherein if the motion does not correspond to the first user ID associated with the system,

requesting a new user ID, and

establishing an association between the detected motion and the new user ID;

wherein at least the detecting, configuring, requesting, and establishing are performed by one or more computer processors.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the detecting comprises:

determining that prior to detecting the motion, the remote control was in a stationary state.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the determining comprises:

comparing the detected motion to one or more stored motions, wherein at least one of the stored motions corresponds to the first user ID of the system.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the detecting comprises:

detecting the motion of the remote control based on readings provided by one or more accelerometers within the remote control.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the detecting comprises:

receiving an indication of a selection from the remote control; and

determining a time between a first movement of the remote control from a stationary state and the receipt of the indication.

12. A system, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

detect a motion of a remote control;

determine that the motion is associated with a first user ID and a second user ID;

determine a timestamp associated with the motion;

compare the timestamp associated with the motion and both the first user ID and the second user ID to a schedule of access corresponding to both the first user ID and the second user ID, wherein a first one of user IDs corresponds to usage during a first time period, and wherein a second one of the user IDs corresponds to usage during a second time period different from the first time period;

determine that the motion corresponds to the first user ID based on the timestamp being within the first time period;

request a confirmation that the determined first user ID corresponds to the user currently using the remote control; and

provide access to a system based on at least the determined first user ID.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor configured to detect is configured to:

determine that prior to the detection of the motion, the remote control was in a stationary state.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor is further configured to:

receive, responsive to the request, a motion password confirming the determined first user ID.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor configured to detect is configured to:

detect the motion of the remote control based on the readings provided by one or more accelerometers within the remote control.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the processor configured to detect is configured to:

receive an indication of a selection from the remote control; and

determine a time between a first movement of the remote control from a stationary state and the receipt of the indication.

17. A system, comprising:

a memory; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory and configured to;

detect a motion of a remote control;

determine that the motion is associated with a first user ID and a second user ID;

determine a timestamp associated with the motion;

compare the timestamp of the motion to a first time period corresponding to usage of a user associated with the first user ID, and to a second time period corresponding to usage of a user associated with the second user ID, wherein the first time period at least partially differs from the second time period;

determine that the motion corresponds to the first user ID based on the timestamp being within the first time period;

request a confirmation from a user that the determined first user ID corresponds to the user associated with the detected motion;

wherein if the motion corresponds to the first user ID associated with the system,

configure the system with one or more preferences associated with a user corresponding to the first user ID; and

wherein if the motion does not correspond to the first user ID associated with the system,

request a new user ID, and

establish an association between the detected motion and the new user ID.

18. A tangible computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

detecting a motion of a remote control;

determining that the motion is associated with a first user ID and a second user ID;

determining a timestamp associated with the motion;

comparing the timestamp associated with the motion and both the first user ID and the second user ID to a schedule of access corresponding to both the first user ID and the second user ID, wherein a first one of user IDs corresponds to usage during a first time period, and wherein a second one of the user IDs corresponds to usage during a second time period different from the first time period;

determining that the motion corresponds to the first user ID based on the timestamp being within the first time period;

requesting a subsequent confirmation from the user that the determined first user ID corresponds to the user associated with the detected motion; and

providing access to a system based on the determined first user ID.

19. A tangible computer-readable device having instructions stored thereon that, when executed by at least one computing device, causes the at least one computing device to perform operations comprising:

detecting a motion of a remote control;

determining that the motion is associated with a first user ID and a second user ID;

determining a timestamp associated with the motion;

comparing the timestamp of the motion to a first time period corresponding to usage of a user associated with the first user ID, and to a second time period corresponding to usage of a user associated with the second user ID, wherein the first time period at least partially differs from the second time period;

determining that the motion corresponds to the first user ID based on the timestamp being within the first time period;

requesting an acknowledgement from the user that the determined first user ID corresponds to the user associated with the detected motion, wherein the acknowledgment includes receiving a passcode corresponding to the determined first user ID;

wherein if the motion corresponds to the first user ID associated with the system,

configuring the system with one or more preferences associated with a user corresponding to the first user ID; and

wherein if the motion does not correspond to the first user ID associated with a system,

requesting a new user ID, and

establishing an association between the detected motion and the new user ID.