Authentication system and method thereof

• US 9,465,368 B1
• Filed: 12/08/2012
• Issued: 10/11/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Aaron Bernard Huttner, Navroop Pal Singh Mitter
• Original Assignee: Aaron Bernard Huttner, Navroop Pal Singh Mitter
• Inventors: Mitter, Navroop Pal Singh, Huttner, Aaron Bernard
• Primary Examiner(s): Girma, Fekadeselassie
• Assistant Examiner(s): EUSTAQUIO, CAL J
• Application Number:
  US13/708,940
• Time in Patent Office: 1,403 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 1/00 Comparing elements, i.e. elements for effecting comparison directly or indirectly between a desired value and existing or anticipated values
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints

Abstract

A haptic-based identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system usable with a touch-enabled device having a touch screen haptic interface, touch-enabled device receiving a plurality of inputs during interaction with a user which includes a storage space to store a first plurality of inputs corresponding to an authenticated user and a central processing unit (CPU) in communication with the storage space and the touch-enabled device to compare the first plurality of inputs with a second plurality of inputs inputted by the user, wherein the CPU authenticates the user to the touch-enabled device when the inputted second plurality of inputs is determined to be similar to the first plurality of inputs.

Claims

1. A method of authenticating a user, the method comprising:

receiving a first data corresponding to a manner in which the user uses a first device;

comparing a second data inputted on the first device by the user with the first data; and

continuously monitoring the user to determine whether the second data is similar to the first data, wherein the first data corresponds to the user'"'"'s unique behavioral traits and is a combination of rhythm/cadence data of finger press, accelerometer data, and contact area data.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device includes a means to receive sensory input data.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the second data corresponds to a manner in which the user uses the first device.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user can access the first device if authorized.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein the user may access a second device if authorized, if the second device inherits the authentication from the first device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the first device includes a touch screen device, a tablet, a smart phone device, a computer, and a network.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the first data includes device usage information or sensory input data.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the second data includes a password, a phrase, or normal device usage mannerisms.

28. The method of claim 1, wherein the first data further includes body temperature data, pressure data, time data, capacitance data, geographic GPS data, and device position data.

9. A haptic-based identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system usable with a touch-enabled device having a touch screen haptic interface, touch-enabled device receiving a plurality of inputs during interaction with a user, the system comprising:

a storage space to store a first plurality of inputs corresponding to behavioral traits of an authenticated user; and

a central processing unit (CPU) in communication with the storage space and the touch-enabled device to continuously compare the first plurality of inputs with a second plurality of inputs inputted by the user,

wherein the CPU continuously monitors the user'"'"'s unique behavioral traits from the touch-enabled device to determine whether the inputted second plurality of inputs is similar to the first plurality of inputs to authenticate the user, and

wherein the plurality of inputs is a combination of rhythm/cadence data of finger press, accelerometer data, and contact area data.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein the CPU may allow access to the touch-enabled device or specific resource if authorized.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of inputs further include data received from non-biometric sensors and wherein the CPU authorizes the user depending on a comparison of the first plurality of inputs with the second plurality of inputs.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein the first and second plurality of inputs include biometric input data and sensory input data.

13. The system of claim 12, wherein the first and second plurality of inputs include biometric input data inputted by the authenticated user during interaction with the touch-enabled device.

14. The system of claim 12, wherein the first and second plurality of inputs comprise simultaneous, sequential or combinations of simultaneous and sequential measurements from the haptic-based biometric sensory inputs or the sensory input data.

15. The system of claim 13, wherein the biometric input data comprises body temperature data, pressure data, time data, capacitance data, rhythm/cadence data of finger press, accelerometer data, geographic GPS data, device position data, and contact area data.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein the biometric input data comprises a user'"'"'s physiological state.

17. The system of claim 9, wherein the CPU authorizes the user if the second plurality of inputs is similar to the first plurality of inputs, and authorizes the user access to the touch-enabled device according to a degree of similarity between the first and second plurality of inputs.

29. The system of claim 9, wherein the plurality of inputs further includes body temperature data, pressure data, time data, capacitance data, geographic GPS data, and device position data.

18. A haptic-based identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system to be implemented on a touch-enabled device, comprising:

a touch screen haptic interface, the touch screen haptic interface having means for providing various sensory inputs corresponding to the user'"'"'s unique behavioral traits during interaction with a user;

a central processing unit having means for communication with the haptic interface, the sensory inputs having means for continuously obtaining and transmitting the user'"'"'s biometric input data and unique behavioral traits sensed during interaction with the user;

a user authentication controller having means for continuously receiving, storing, and analyzing sets of the biometric input data during interaction with the user;

means for transmitting the biometric input data to the user authentication controller,

means for creating a registered haptic-based biometric signature based upon an authenticated user'"'"'s biometric input data; and

means for continuously comparing the biometric input data to the registered haptic-based biometric signature,

wherein the touch enabled device is programmed to undertake actions based upon the results of the comparison between the biometric input data to the registered haptic-based biometric signature and,

wherein the biometric input data is a combination of rhythm/cadence data of finger press, accelerometer data, and contact area data.

19. The identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system according to claim 18, wherein the sensory inputs comprise haptic-based biometric sensory inputs.

20. The identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system according to claim 18, wherein the authentication controller provides a plurality of levels of access to the touch enabled device based upon the comparison between the biometric input data to the registered haptic-based biometric signature.

21. The identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system according to claim 18, wherein the data sets comprise simultaneous, sequential or combinations of simultaneous and sequential measurements from the haptic-based biometric sensory inputs.

22. The identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system according to claim 18, wherein the biometric input data comprises body temperature data, pressure data, time data, capacitance data, rhythm/cadence data of finger press, accelerometer data, geographic GPS data, device position data, and contact area data.

23. The identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system according to claim 22, wherein the biometric input data comprises a user'"'"'s physiological state.

24. The identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system according to claim 20, wherein the authentication controller provides a first level of access to the touch enabled device if the user'"'"'s physiological state data within the biometric input data is similar to the user'"'"'s physiological state data within the registered haptic-based biometric signature.

25. The identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system according to claim 24, wherein the authentication controller provides a second level of access to the touch enabled device if the user'"'"'s physiological state data within the biometric input data is different than the user'"'"'s physiological state data within the registered haptic-based biometric signature.

26. The identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system according to claim 22, wherein the authentication controller provides a first level of access to the touch enabled device if the user is within a predefined region based on the GPS data.

27. The identification, authentication, authorization, and context aware authorization system according to claim 26, wherein the authentication controller provides a second level of access to the touch enabled device if the user is outside the predefined region based on the GPS data.

30. A method of authenticating a user, the method comprising:

receiving a first data corresponding to a manner in which the user uses a first device;

comparing a second data inputted on the first device by the user with the first data; and

constantly monitoring behavioral data of the user to determine whether the second data is similar to the first data to continuously authenticate the user, wherein the first data corresponds to the user'"'"'s unique behavioral traits and is a combination of rhythm/cadence data of finger press, accelerometer data, and at least one of body temperature data, pressure data, time data, capacitance data, geographic GPS data, device position data, and contact area data.