Wearable user device authentication system

• US 9,251,333 B2
• Filed: 08/29/2013
• Issued: 02/02/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/29/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: PayPal, Inc. (PayPal Holdings, Inc.)
• Inventors: Chatterton, Geoffrey W., Voytovich, Robert Michael Jr., Khanna, Ramaneek, Nichols, Timothy C.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nalven, Andrew
• Assistant Examiner(s): PHAM, QUY C
• Application Number:
  US14/014,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20150067824A1
• Time in Patent Office: 887 Days
• Field of Search: 726/4, 726/19
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/014 comprising information/image processing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/017 Head mounted
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/005 Input arrangements through a video camera
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0482 Interaction with lists of selectable items, e.g. menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04842 Selection of displayed objects or displayed text elements G06F3/0482 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/0486 Drag-and-drop
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04883 for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/113 Recognition of static hand signs
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/28 Recognition of hand or arm movements, e.g. recognition of deaf sign language static hand signs G06V40/113
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/14 With a sequence of inputs of different identification information
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/65 using means for sensing the user's hand
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/33 using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses

Abstract

Systems and methods for authenticating a user include a wearable user device receiving a first request to access a secure system. A plurality of authentication elements are then displayed on a display device to a user eye in a first authentication orientation about a perimeter of an authentication element input area. A user hand located opposite the display device from the user eye is then detected selecting a sequence of the plurality of authentication elements. For each selected authentication element in the sequence, the wearable user device moves the selected authentication element based on a detected movement of the user hand and records the selected authentication element as a portion of an authentication input in response to the user hand moving the selected authentication element to the authentication element input area. The user is authenticated for the secure system if the authentication input matches stored user authentication information.

Claims

1. An authentication system, comprising:

a non-transitory memory storing user authentication information; and

one or more hardware processors coupled to the memory and operable to read instructions from the memory to perform the steps of;

receiving, by a wearable user device, a first request from a user to access a secure system;

displaying, to a user eye of the user on a display device of the wearable user device, a plurality of authentication elements in a first authentication orientation about a perimeter of an authentication element input area;

detecting, by a camera on the wearable user device, a user hand of the user that is located opposite the display device from the user eye of the user selecting a sequence of the plurality of authentication elements and, for each selected authentication element in the sequence;

associating the selected authentication element with the user hand;

moving the selected authentication element on the display device of the wearable user device based on a detected movement of the user hand; and

recording the selected authentication element as a portion of an authentication input in response to moving the selected authentication element to the authentication element input area;

determining that an authentication input, which includes each portion of the authentication input that was recorded, matches the user authentication information in the non-transitory memory and, in response, authenticating the user for the secure system;

receiving, by the wearable user device, a second request to access the secure system; and

displaying the plurality of authentication elements in a second authentication orientation about the perimeter of the authentication element input area on the display device of the wearable user device, wherein the second authentication orientation is different from the first authentication orientation.

2. The authentication system of claim 1, wherein the one or more hardware processors are operable to read instructions from the memory to perform the steps of:

receiving, by the wearable user device, a third request to access the secure system; and

displaying the plurality of authentication elements in a third authentication orientation about the perimeter of the authentication element input area on the display device of the wearable user device, wherein the third authentication orientation is different from the first authentication orientation and the second authentication orientation.

3. The authentication system of claim 1, wherein the secure system includes an operating system of the wearable user device.

4. The authentication system of claim 1, wherein the secure system includes an application provided by an operating system on the wearable user device.

5. The authentication system of claim 1, wherein the secure system includes a secure device that is in wireless communication with the wearable user device and that is located opposite the display device from the user eye of the user.

6. The authentication system of claim 5, wherein the one or more hardware processors are operable to read instructions from the memory to perform the steps of:

communicating wirelessly with the secure device and, in response, recognizing that the secure device is associated with the user in the non-transitory memory;

displaying, to the user eye of the user on the display device of the wearable user device, a secure device detection screen that indicates the secure device; and

in response to receiving a secure device authentication command, displaying the plurality of authentication elements.

7. A method for authenticating a user comprising:

receiving, by a wearable user device, a first request from a user to access a secure system;

displaying, to a user eye of the user on a display device of the wearable user device, a plurality of authentication elements in a first authentication orientation about a perimeter of an authentication element input area;

detecting, by a camera on the wearable user device, a user hand of the user that is located opposite the display device from the user eye of the user selecting a sequence of the plurality of authentication elements and, for each selected authentication element in the sequence;

associating the selected authentication element with the user hand;

moving the selected authentication element on the display device of the wearable user device based on a detected movement of the user hand; and

recording the selected authentication element as a portion of an authentication input in response to moving the selected authentication element to the authentication element input area;

determining that an authentication input, which includes each portion of the authentication input that was recorded, matches a user authentication information in a database and, in response, authenticating the user for the secure system;

receiving, by the wearable user device, a second request to access the secure system; and

displaying the plurality of authentication elements in a second authentication orientation about the perimeter of the authentication element input area on the display device of the wearable user device, wherein the second authentication orientation is different from the first authentication orientation.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

receiving, by the wearable user device, a third request to access the secure system; and

displaying the plurality of authentication elements in a third authentication orientation about the perimeter of the authentication element input area on the display device of the wearable user device, wherein the third authentication orientation is different from the first authentication orientation and the second authentication orientation.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein the secure system includes an operating system of the wearable user device.

10. The method of claim 7, wherein the secure system includes an application provided by an operating system on the wearable user device.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the secure system includes a secure device that is in wireless communication with the wearable user device and that is located opposite the display device from the user eye of the user.

12. The method of claim 11, further comprising:

communicating wirelessly with the secure device and, in response, recognizing that the secure device is associated with the user in the database;

displaying, to the user eye of the user on the display device of the wearable user device, a secure device detection screen that indicates the secure device; and

in response to receiving a secure device authentication command, displaying the plurality of authentication elements.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the authenticating the user for the secure system that includes the secure device includes sending an instruction wirelessly to the secure device to unlock a lock.

14. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising a plurality of machine-readable instructions which, when executed by one or more processors, are adapted to cause the one or more processors to perform a method comprising:

receiving, by a wearable user device, a first request from a user to access a secure system;

displaying, to a user eye of the user on a display device of the wearable user device, a plurality of authentication elements in a first authentication orientation about a perimeter of an authentication element input area;

detecting, by a camera on the wearable user device, a user hand of the user that is located opposite the display device from the user eye of the user selecting a sequence of the plurality of authentication elements and, for each selected authentication element in the sequence;

associating the selected authentication element with the user hand;

moving the selected authentication element on the display device of the wearable user device based on a detected movement of the user hand; and

recording the selected authentication element as a portion of an authentication input in response to moving the selected authentication element to the authentication element input area;

determining that an authentication input, which includes each portion of the authentication input that was recorded, matches a user authentication information in a database and, in response, authenticating the user for the secure system;

receiving, by the wearable user device, a second request to access the secure system; and

displaying the plurality of authentication elements in a second authentication orientation about the perimeter of the authentication element input area on the display device of the wearable user device, wherein the second authentication orientation is different from the first authentication orientation.

15. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving, by the wearable user device, a third request to access the secure system; and

displaying the plurality of authentication elements in a third authentication orientation about the perimeter of the authentication element input area on the display device of the wearable user device, wherein the third authentication orientation is different from the first authentication orientation and the second authentication orientation.

16. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the secure system includes an operating system of the wearable user device.

17. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the secure system includes an application provided by an operating system on the wearable user device.

18. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the secure system includes a secure device that is in wireless communication with the wearable user device and that is located opposite the display device from the user eye of the user.

19. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 18, wherein the method further comprises:

communicating wirelessly with the secure device and, in response, recognizing that the secure device is associated with the user in the database;

displaying, to the user eye of the user on the display device of the wearable user device, a secure device detection screen that indicates the secure device; and

in response to receiving a secure device authentication command, displaying the plurality of authentication elements.

20. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the authenticating the user for the secure system that includes the secure device includes sending an instruction wirelessly to the secure device to unlock a lock.