Method and system for verification of human presence at a mobile device

• US 9,183,362 B2
• Filed: 08/06/2012
• Issued: 11/10/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 08/05/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: MOBILE MESSENGER GLOBAL, INC. (Mobile Messenger Americas, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: MOBILE MESSENGER GLOBAL, INC. (Mobile Messenger Americas, Inc.)
• Inventors: Thompson, Fraser
• Primary Examiner(s): Smithers, Matthew
• Application Number:
  US13/567,537
• Publication Number:
  US 20130205386A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,191 Days
• Field of Search: 726/17, 713/182
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2133 Verifying human interaction, e.g., Captcha

Abstract

A method and system is provided for verifying human presence at a mobile device. The method includes receiving a request for verification. Further, the method includes sending a Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA) challenge to the mobile device. Further, the method includes receiving a response to the CAPTCHA challenge. Finally, the method includes verifying the human presence by matching the response received to the CAPTCHA challenge sent.

Claims

1. A method for authentication of a human at a communication device, the method comprising:

receiving, via a first communication device of the human, a request for authentication of the human at a second communication device;

sending a Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA) challenge to the first communication device;

receiving a response to the CAPTCHA challenge, the response being received at one of the first and second communication device; and

authenticating the human upon a positive match between the response received to the CAPTCHA challenge sent.

2. The method recited in claim 1, wherein sending the CAPTCHA challenge comprises generating the CAPTCHA challenge.

3. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the CAPTCHA challenge is generated by a third party server.

4. The method recited in claim 1, wherein the CAPTCHA challenge is sent via a multi-media message (MMS), a SMS, a voice call, an Email, and a video call.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the CAPTCHA challenge is one or more of an image, a video, a question, a motion, an interaction, an audio and a vibration.

6. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the response is one or more of a text, a voice, a motion and an interaction.

7. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the first and second communication devices are selected from a group consisting of a desktop, a laptop, a mobile phone, a tablet PC, a netbook, an e-book reader and a PDA.

8. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request for authentication is received over internet.

9. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the request for authentication is received from a web server.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the request for authentication includes an identification of the communication device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein the identification is a mobile phone number of the communication device.

12. A system for authentication of a human at a communication device, the system comprising:

a request reception module for receiving, via a first communication device of the human, a request for authentication of the human at a second communication device;

a code module for sending a Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA) challenge to the first communication device;

a response reception module for receiving a response to the CAPTCHA challenge, the response being received at one of the first and second communication device; and

an authentication module for authenticating the human upon a positive match between the response received to the CAPTCHA challenge sent.

13. The system recited in claim 12, wherein the code module comprises a code generation module for generating the CAPTCHA challenge.

14. The system recited in claim 12, wherein the code module comprises a code reception module for sending the CAPTCHA challenge generated by a third party server.

15. The system recited in claim 12, wherein the code module is capable of sending the CAPTCHA challenge via a multi-media message (MMS), a SMS, a voice call, an Email and a video call.

16. The system as recited in claim 12, wherein the CAPTCHA challenge is one or more of an image, a video, a question, a motion, an interaction, an audio and a vibration.

17. The system as recited in claim 12, wherein the response reception module is capable of receiving the response via one or more of a text, a voice, a motion and an interaction.

18. The system as recited in claim 12, wherein the communication devices are selected from a group consisting of a desktop, a laptop, a mobile phone, a tablet PC, a netbook, an e-book reader and a PDA.

19. The system of claim 12, wherein the request for authentication includes an identification of the communication device.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the identification is a mobile phone number of the communication device.