Performing authentication
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1. An authentication system, comprising:
- an interface configured to receive, in response to a request presented to a first user, preference data; and
a processor configured to;
compare the received preference data to stored preference data associated with an enrolled user, wherein the stored preference data was captured in conjunction with a previous request for preference data presented to the enrolled user, wherein the stored preference data includes an indication of a type of preference with respect to an item associated with the previous request, wherein the indicated type of preference corresponds to one of a positive preference, a negative preference, and a neutral preference for the item; and
determine that an action should be authorized based at least in part by computing a score based at least in part on the comparison and determining whether the score exceeds a threshold.
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Abstract
Preference data is received. The received preference data is compared to stored preference data associated with a user with which the received preference data is associated. A determination is made whether to authorize an action based at least on the comparison. The preference data is received as a selection.
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1. An authentication system, comprising:
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an interface configured to receive, in response to a request presented to a first user, preference data; and a processor configured to; compare the received preference data to stored preference data associated with an enrolled user, wherein the stored preference data was captured in conjunction with a previous request for preference data presented to the enrolled user, wherein the stored preference data includes an indication of a type of preference with respect to an item associated with the previous request, wherein the indicated type of preference corresponds to one of a positive preference, a negative preference, and a neutral preference for the item; and determine that an action should be authorized based at least in part by computing a score based at least in part on the comparison and determining whether the score exceeds a threshold. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 20)
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16. A method, comprising:
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receiving, in response to a request presented to a first user, preference data; comparing the received preference data to stored preference data associated with an enrolled user, wherein the stored preference data was captured in conjunction with a previous request for preference data presented to the enrolled user, wherein the stored preference data includes an indication of a type of preference with respect to an item associated with the previous request, wherein the indicated type of preference corresponds to one of a positive preference, a negative preference, and a neutral preference for the item; and determining, by a microprocessor, that an action should be authorized based at least in part by computing a score based at least in part on the comparison and determining whether the score exceeds a threshold; wherein the preference data is received as a selection. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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19. A computer program product embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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receiving, in response to a request presented to a first user, preference data; comparing the received preference data to stored preference data associated with an enrolled user, wherein the stored preference data was captured in conjunction with a previous request for preference data presented to the enrolled user, wherein the stored preference data includes an indication of a type of preference with respect to an item associated with the previous request, wherein the indicated type of preference corresponds to one of a positive preference, a negative preference, and a neutral preference for the item; and determining that an action should be authorized based at least in part by computing a score based at least in part on the comparison and determining whether the score exceeds a threshold; wherein the preference data is received as a selection.
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