Systems and methods for using haptic vibration for inter device communication

• US 10,679,473 B2
• Filed: 12/31/2018
• Issued: 06/09/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/17/2018
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (Capital One Financial Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Capital One Services LLC (Capital One Financial Corporation)
• Inventors: Benkreira, Abdelkader, Edwards, Joshua, Mossoba, Michael
• Primary Examiner(s): Moorthy, Aravind K
• Application Number:
  US16/237,598
• Publication Number:
  US 20200126373A1
• Time in Patent Office: 526 Days
• Field of Search: 726 17
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/40 by quorum, i.e. whereby two or more security principals are required
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/44 Program or device authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 6/00 Tactile signalling systems, e.g. personal calling systems

Abstract

The present disclosure relates to systems and methods for using haptic vibration for inter-device communication. In one implementation, a system for inter-device communication using haptic vibration may include at least one force gauge configured to measure displacements caused by an external device in contact with the at least one force gauge; at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: receive an identifier associated with a user; retrieve a pattern associated with the received identifier; receive, from the at least one force gauge, one or more measurements over a period of time; assess a degree of difference between the received one or more measurements and the retrieved pattern; and, when the degree of difference is below a threshold, authenticate the user.

Claims

1. A system for calibration of a device for inter-device communication, the system comprising:

at least one scale configured to measure weight of an external device;

at least one vibration sensor configured to measure vibrations from the external device;

at least one memory storing;

a table mapping models of external devices to weights and to transformations; and

instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving, from a user, an identifier of the user;

receiving, from the at least one scale, a measured weight of the external device;

determining, using the stored table, likely models for the external device;

transmitting to the external device a command to cause the external device to vibrate according to one or more commanded patterns;

receiving, from the at least one vibration sensor, one or more measurements corresponding to the one or more commanded patterns;

selecting one of the likely models having a mapped transformation that transforms the received measurement into the one or more commanded patterns, within a first margin of error; and

associating the received identifier with the selected model.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising at least one of a magnetic strip reader, a contactless reader, or a barcode scanner configured to receive the user identifier.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein receiving the user identifier comprises wirelessly receiving the user identifier from the external device.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein selecting the likely model comprises determining that a weight in the table corresponds to the measured weight, within a second margin of error.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the second margin of error comprises 2 grams or less.

6. The system of claim 4, wherein the second margin of error comprises 5% or less.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the one or more transformations comprise at least one of multiplicative, additive, Fourier, or translational transformations.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the first margin of error comprises a threshold on a degree of difference between the transformed one or more measurements and the one or more commanded patterns.

9. The system of claim 8, wherein the degree of difference comprises an unsigned difference.

10. The system of claim 8, wherein the degree of difference comprises an autocorrelation function.

11. The system of claim 8, wherein the at least one processor applies the threshold to at least one of a maximum, a minimum, a signed integral, or an unsigned integral of the degree of difference.

12. A system for calibration of a device for inter-device communication, the system comprising:

at least one vibration sensor configured to measure vibrations from the external device;

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving, from a user, an identifier of the user;

transmitting to the external device a command to cause the external device to vibrate according to one or more commanded patterns;

receiving, from the at least one vibration sensor, one or more measurements corresponding to the one or more commanded patterns;

generating a data structure mapping the one or more received measurements to the one or more commanded patterns; and

indexing the data structure by the received identifier.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from the user, an indication of a model of the external device; and

further indexing the data structure by the received model indication.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the operations further comprise:

receiving, from a remote device, a request for the indexed data structure; and

transmitting, in response to the request, the indexed data structure.

15. The system of claim 12, wherein transmitting the command comprises sending the command using a short-range communication link.

16. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one vibration sensor comprises a micro electro-mechanical systems (MEMS) accelerometer, a piezoelectric accelerometer, a piezoresistive accelerometer, or a capacitive accelerometer.

17. The system of claim 12, wherein the at least one vibration sensor comprises a spring scale or a strain gauge.

18. The system of claim 12, further comprising at least one scale configured to measure a weight of the external device, and wherein the operations further comprise further indexing the data structure by the measured weight.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein the at least one scale comprises a spring scale, a hydraulic scale, a pneumatic scale, or a string gauge scale.

20. A system for calibration of a device for inter-device communication, the system comprising:

at least one scale configured to measure weight of an external device;

at least one vibration sensor configured to measure vibrations from the external device;

at least one memory storing instructions; and

at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations, the operations comprising;

receiving, from a user, an identifier of the user;

receiving, from the user, an indication of a model of the external device;

receiving, from the at least one scale, a measured weight of the external device;

transmitting to the external device a command to cause the external device to vibrate according to one or more commanded patterns;

receiving, from the at least one vibration sensor, one or more measurements corresponding to the one or more commanded patterns;

generating a data structure mapping the one or more received measurements to the one or more commanded patterns;

indexing the data structure by the received model indication; and

associating the received identifier with the received model indication and the measured weight.