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Personal familiarity authentication

  • US 9,747,429 B2
  • Filed: 01/03/2017
  • Issued: 08/29/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/18/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method, implemented by a computer, comprising:

  • responsive to a request by a user to access a secured device, a computer performing a first search for facial images of a first human person using a plurality of tags, the plurality of tags having first properties related to the first human person;

    selecting, by the computer, a first facial image of the first human person from results retrieved by the first search;

    modifying, by the computer, the first properties of the plurality of tags to create second properties that are different from the first properties;

    performing, by the computer, a second search for facial images of other human persons based on the second properties;

    selecting, by the computer, a plurality of additional facial images of the other human persons retrieved by the second search;

    presenting, on a physical display, a palette of randomized facial images including the first facial image together with the plurality of additional facial images;

    responsive to selection by the user of the first facial image from the palette, granting the request to access the secured device; and

    responsive to selection by the user of any of the plurality of additional facial images, denying the request to access the secured device.

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