METHOD TO IDENTIFY USER WITH SECURITY

• US 20120200391A1
• Filed: 09/21/2011
• Published: 08/09/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 02/03/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Sugiyama, Nobukazu, Nguyen, Djung, Patil, Abhishek
• Application Number:
  US13/238,017
• Publication Number:
  US 20120200391A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.82
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints

Abstract

The present invention is directed toward a system and method for identifying and authenticating a user using one or more types of pattern information. Specifically, the present invention provides a convenient user identification and authentication method using pattern information from one or more sources including (1) an audio-input device, (2) an optical-input device and/or (3) an orientation sensing device.

Claims

1. A system comprising:

a touch-sensitive display screen electrically coupled to a processor;

an audio-input device electrically coupled to the processor;

an optical-input device electrically coupled to the processor;

an orientation sensing device electrically coupled to the processor,

wherein the orientation sensing device comprises one or more accelerometers; and

wherein the processor is configured to perform steps comprising;

receiving pattern information from at least one of,

(i) the touch-sensitive display screen;

(ii) the audio-input device;

(iii) the optical-input device;

or

(iv) the orientation sensing device;

determining an identity of a user, from among a plurality of users, based at least in part on received pattern information;

authenticating the user, based at least in part on the received pattern information; and

retrieving a user profile specific to the user based on the determined user identity.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from the touch-sensitive display screen;

and

wherein the information received from the touch-sensitive display screen comprises data representing a touch pattern on the touch-sensitive display screen.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the touch pattern comprises a signature of the user.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from the audio-input device;

and

wherein the information received from the audio-input device comprises data representing one or more words spoken by the user.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from the optical-input device;

and

wherein the information received from the optical-input device comprises data representing one or more gestures made by the user.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from the orientation sensing device;

and

wherein the information received from the orientation sensing device comprises data representing one or more movements made by the user.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from at least two of the following:

(i) the touch-sensitive display screen;

(ii) the audio-input device;

(iii) the optical-input device;

or (iv) the orientation sensing device.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from at least three of the following:

(i) the touch-sensitive display screen;

(ii) the audio-input device;

(iii) the optical-input device;

or (iv) the orientation sensing device.

9. The system of claim 1, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from at least four of the following:

(i) the touch-sensitive display screen;

(ii) the audio-input device;

(iii) the optical-input device; and

(iv) the orientation sensing device.

10. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a network device electrically coupled to the processor, wherein the processor is further configured for receiving a remote authentication response received via the network device; and

wherein the authenticating the user is further based at least in part on the remote authentication response.

11. A method comprising:

receiving pattern information from at least one of,

(i) a touch-sensitive display screen;

(ii) an audio-input device;

(iii) an optical-input device;

or

(iv) an orientation sensing device;

determining an identity of a user, from among a plurality of users, based at least in part on received pattern information;

authenticating the user, based at least in part on the received pattern information; and

retrieving a user profile specific to the user based on the determined user identity.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from the touch-sensitive display screen;

and

wherein the information received from the touch-sensitive display screen comprises data representing a touch pattern on the touch-sensitive display screen.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from the audio-input device;

and

wherein the information received from the audio-input device comprises data representing one or more words spoken by the user.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from the optical-input device;

and

wherein the information received from the optical-input device comprises data representing one or more gestures made by the user.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from the orientation sensing device;

and

wherein the information received from the orientation sensing device comprises data representing one or more movements made by the user.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from at least two of the following:

(i) the touch-sensitive display screen;

(ii) the audio-input device;

(iii) the optical-input device;

or (iv) the orientation sensing device.

17. The method of claim 11, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from at least three of the following:

(i) the touch-sensitive display screen;

(ii) the audio-input device;

(iii) the optical-input device;

or (iv) the orientation sensing device.

18. The method of claim 11, wherein the received pattern information comprises information received from at least four of the following:

(i) the touch-sensitive display screen;

(ii) the audio-input device;

(iii) the optical-input device; and

(iv) the orientation sensing device.

19. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

receiving a remote authentication response via a network device;

wherein the authenticating the user is further based at least in part on the received remote authentication response.

20. A tangible non-transitory computer readable medium storing one or more computer readable programs adapted to cause a processor based system to execute steps comprising:

receiving, via a network, pattern information from a client device,

wherein the pattern information comprises information from at least one of,

(i) a touch-sensitive display screen;

(ii) an audio-input device;

(iii) an optical-input device;

or

(iv) an orientation sensing device;

determining an identity of a user, from among a plurality of users, based at least in part on received pattern information;

authenticating the user, based at least in part on the received pattern information;

transmitting, via the network, a verification response to the client device based on a determined identity and authentication of the user.