System and Method of Enhanced Identity Recognition Incorporating Random Actions

• US 20160093129A1
• Filed: 09/26/2014
• Published: 03/31/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ademco Inc. (Resideo Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Jelavic, Robert, Oh, Eric
• Granted Patent: US 9,928,671 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2103 Challenge-response
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence

Abstract

A system and method for authenticating a requester seeking service. In response to a received request, the system selects a random biometric behavior. A request to provide the selected behavior is output by the system. Evaluation circuitry compares the received behavioral response, from the requester, to information from an authorized user database and determines if the requested service should be provided.

Claims

1. A method comprising:

receiving a request for service which includes an identifier;

evaluating the identifier and requesting a random physiological-type response;

receiving a response to the request; and

evaluating the received response and determining if that received response corresponds to a predetermined response.

2. A system comprising:

a user input device;

identification circuits coupled to the input device, the circuits select a random authentication behavior; and

output circuits that present the selected random behavior at least one of audibly or visually.

3. A system as in claim 2 wherein the output circuits present the random request both audibly and visually.

4. A system as in claim 2 which includes evaluation circuits that receive a response to the request and detect if the received response corresponds to an expected response.

5. A system as in claim 4 wherein the output circuits present the random request both audibly and visually.

6. A system as in claim 4 with a regional monitoring system which includes the identification and evaluation circuits.

7. A system as in claim 6 wherein the output circuits present the random request both audibly and visually.

8. A system as in claim 2 where the requested behavior includes at least one of a visual movement, a visual image, or an audible response.

9. A system as in claim 2 where the input device includes at least one of a video-type camera directed to a viewing region, and a microphone.

10. A system as in claim 9 where at least one of the camera or microphone is coupled to the identification circuits.

11. A system as in claim 2 where the random request is select from a class which includes at least one of a request to perform an audible behavior, or a visual behavior.

12. A system as in claim 4 where the evaluation circuits store at least selected aspects of expected responses and where the evaluation circuits determine if received responses correspond to at least one of the expected responses.

13. A system as in claim 12 where the evaluation circuits request new responses from the authentified entities and store representations of those responses for use in subsequent authentication processes.

14. A system as in claim 13 where correspondence processing includes at least one of pattern recognition processing, frequency domain processing, mathematical processing, or phoneme-type processing.

15. A system as in claim 14 where in response to a failure of correspondence between received and stored responses, video of the failed attempt can be forwarded to a displaced monitoring station.

16. A system as in claim 15 where the user input device includes a communications unit coupled to the identification circuits where the communication unit includes a microphone, at least one video-type camera, and, at least one of an audio or visual output device to present random requests.

17. A system as in claim 16 where received responses are selected from a class which includes at least phonetic data, facial measure measurements, relative timing and pitch contours.

18. A system as in claim 17 which includes an authorized user data base.

19. A system as in claim 18 which includes an identification action database.

20. A system comprising circuits to select a random, physiologically based identification action from a prestored database of actions in response to an access request;

an output device, coupled to the circuits, to present the selected action to a requester and to request a response thereto;

an input device to receive the response; and

evaluation circuits to compare the received response to at least a database of authorized users.