Private/public gesture security system and method of operation thereof

• US 9,202,027 B2
• Filed: 12/17/2012
• Issued: 12/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/15/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Original Assignee: Orange S.A.
• Inventors: Odessky, Adam, Gay, Julian
• Primary Examiner(s): Shiferaw, Eleni
• Assistant Examiner(s): Elmore, Gregory M
• Application Number:
  US13/717,200
• Publication Number:
  US 20140006794A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,079 Days
• 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: G07C 2209/65 using means for sensing the user's hand
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition

Abstract

A secure communication method including: obtaining sensor information of at least one user, the sensor information including one or more of image information or depth information; recognizing at least one gesture in accordance with the sensor information of the at least one user; determining whether each of the recognized at least one gesture is a public gesture or a private gesture in accordance with a zone where the gesture was performed, the zone being selected from a plurality of zones; and authorizing access to a resource when it is determined that the at least one gesture is determined to be the public gesture or the private gesture.

Claims

1. A secure communication method, the method comprising steps which are performed by a processor, the steps comprising:

obtaining sensor information of at least one user, the sensor information comprising one or more of image information or depth information;

recognizing, with the processor, at least one gesture in accordance with the sensor information of the at least one user;

authorizing access to a resource when the at least one gesture corresponds to a predefined gesture, the authorizing being characterized in that it further comprises;

determining, with the processor, whether the recognized at least one gesture comprises a public gesture and a private gesture in accordance with a specific zone where the gesture was performed, the specific zone being selected from a plurality of zones relative to a body frame of the at least one user, wherein the plurality of zones comprises a public zone and a private zone;

obtaining at least one of a public encryption key corresponding to the public gesture and a private encryption key corresponding to the private gesture in response to the recognized at least one gesture; and

authorizing access to the resource when the processor determines that the at least one gesture comprises the public gesture and the private gesture.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of determining that the at least one gesture is the public gesture when the processor determines that the at least one gesture was performed in the public zone.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of determining that the at least one gesture is the private gesture when the processor determines that the at least one gesture was performed in the private zone.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the step of authorizing access to the resource comprises a step of authorizing a secure video call or a step of authorizing the at least one user to access the resource comprising a database, a computer application, or content.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising a step of associating a public encryption key with the public gesture and associating a private encryption key with the private gesture.

6. A secure communication system comprising:

a processor;

a memory comprising computer-readable instructions stored thereon, the instructions comprising instructions that configure the processor to obtain sensor information of at least one user, the sensor information comprising one or more of image information or depth information;

instructions that configure the processor to recognize at least one gesture in accordance with the sensor information of the at least one user;

instructions that configure the processor to authorize access to a resource when the at least one gesture corresponds to a predefined gesture;

instructions that configure the processor to determine whether the recognized at least one gesture comprises a public gesture and a private gesture in accordance with a specific zone where the gesture was performed, the specific zone being selected from a plurality of zones relative to a body frame of the at least one user, wherein the plurality of zones comprises a public zone and a private zone;

instructions that configure the processor to obtain at least one of a public encryption key corresponding to the public gesture and a private encryption key corresponding to the private gesture in response to the recognized at least one gesture; and

instructions that configure the processor to authorize access to the resource based on the determined public gesture and the determined private gesture.

7. The system of claim 6 wherein the processor is configured by the instructions to determine that the at least one gesture is the public gesture when the processor determines that the gesture was performed in the public zone.

8. The system of claim 6 wherein the processor is configured by the instructions to determine that the at least one gesture is the private gesture when the processor determines that the gesture was performed in the private zone.

9. The system of claim 6, wherein when the processor authorizes access to the resource, the processor authorizes a secure video call or authorizes the at least one user to access the resource comprising a database, a computer application, or content.

10. The system of claim 6, wherein the processor is configured by the instructions to associate the public encryption key with the public gesture and associate the private encryption key with the private gesture.

11. A computer readable non-transitory memory medium comprising a computer program stored thereon, the computer program being configured to perform a secure communication process, the computer program comprising a program portion configured to:

configure a processor to obtain sensor information of at least one user, the sensor information comprising one or more of image information or depth information;

configure the processor to recognize at least one gesture in accordance with the sensor information of the at least one user;

configure the processor to authorize access to a resource when the at least one gesture corresponds to a predefined gesture;

configure the processor to determine whether the recognized at least one gesture comprises a public gesture and a private gesture in accordance with a specific zone where the gesture was performed, the specific zone being selected from a plurality of zones relative to a body frame of the at least one user, wherein the plurality of zones comprises a public zone and a private zone;

configure the processor to obtain at least one of a public encryption key corresponding to the public gesture and a private encryption key corresponding to the private gesture in response to the recognized at least one gesture; and

configure the processor to authorize access to the resource based on the determined public gesture and the determined private gesture.

12. The computer program of claim 11 wherein the program portion is further configured to determine that the at least one gesture is the public gesture when it is determined that the at least one gesture was performed in the public zone.

13. The computer program of claim 11 wherein the program portion is further configured to determine that the at least one gesture is the private gesture when it is determined that the at least one gesture was performed in the private zone.

14. The computer program of claim 11, wherein when the program portion authorizes access to the resource, the program portion is further configured to authorize a secure video call or authorize the at least one user to access the resource comprising a database, a computer application, or content.

15. The computer program of claim 11, wherein the program portion is further configured to associate the public encryption key with the public gesture and associate the private encryption key with the private gesture.