Identity Verification for Online Education
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Abstract
Performing identity verification for online education is disclosed. In response to receiving a notification of a submission event, a user is prompted to provide authentication information including at least one of a plurality of types of information. Authentication information received is compared to at least a portion of stored enrollment information associated with the user with which the received authentication information is associated. The stored enrollment information includes at least two different types of information collected during an enrollment phase, including the at least one type of information solicited during the user prompting. In the event that matching criteria are met based at least in part the comparison a first action is performed. In the event that matching criteria are not met based at least in part on the comparison, a second action that is different from the first action is performed.
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50 Claims
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1-30. -30. (canceled)
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31. A method, comprising:
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prompting a user of to provide an authentication typing sample by the user entering an authentication phrase using a keyboard in order to authenticate the user prior to submitting coursework of the user in an online course; determining whether the authentication typing sample matches an enrollment typing sample captured earlier, wherein a processor is configured to compare the authentication typing sample to the enrollment typing sample; in the event that the authentication typing sample is determined to match the enrollment typing sample, authenticating the user'"'"'s identity; and in the event that the authentication typing sample is not determined to match the enrollment typing sample, prompting the user to provide a second type of authentication information. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41)
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42. A system, comprising:
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a processor configured to; receive an authentication typing sample generated by a user entering an authentication phrase using a keyboard, wherein the user enters the authentication phrase prior to submitting coursework of the user in an online course; compare the authentication typing sample to an enrollment typing sample captured earlier in order to determine whether the authentication typing sample matches the enrollment typing sample; in the event that the authentication typing sample is determined to match the enrollment typing sample, indicate that the user'"'"'s identity has been authenticated; and in the event that the authentication typing sample is not determined to match the enrollment typing sample, prompt the user to provide a second type of authentication information; and a memory coupled to the processor and configured to provide the processor with instructions on how to compare the authentication typing sample to the enrollment typing sample. - View Dependent Claims (43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50)
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