Method and system to provide access to secure features of a device
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1. A method comprising:
- detecting, by a motion detector on a secured device, motion during entry of first access credentials by a user on a keypad on the secured device, the first access credentials selected from the group consisting of a personal identification number (PIN), a code and a password, wherein the motion detector is separate from the keypad and detects motion resulting from the entry of the first access credentials via the keypad;
storing first motion data in association with the first access credentials, the first motion data indicating a pattern of the detected motion and of a cadence of the detected motion;
granting access to a secured feature of the secured device upon receiving user access credentials matching the first access credentials accompanied by detected motion that produces user motion data matching the first motion data to a degree within a defined valid data range of the first motion data;
requiring a first re-entry of the user access credentials when the user motion data differs from the first motion data to a degree greater than the valid data range but less than a first threshold range that is larger than the valid data range;
denying the user access to the secured feature when the first re-entry results in motion data that falls outside of a second threshold range that is larger than the valid data range and smaller than the first threshold range; and
allowing the user access to the secured feature when the first re-entry results in motion data that falls inside of the second threshold range.
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Abstract
A method of providing access to secure features of a device includes detecting motion of a secured device during entry of first access credentials on the secured device, storing first motion data in association with the first access credentials, the first motion data indicating a pattern of the detected motion, and granting access to a secured feature of the secured device when a user enters user access credentials matching the first access credentials accompanied by detected motion that produces user motion data matching the first motion data to a degree within a defined valid data range of the first motion data.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a motion detector on a secured device, motion during entry of first access credentials by a user on a keypad on the secured device, the first access credentials selected from the group consisting of a personal identification number (PIN), a code and a password, wherein the motion detector is separate from the keypad and detects motion resulting from the entry of the first access credentials via the keypad; storing first motion data in association with the first access credentials, the first motion data indicating a pattern of the detected motion and of a cadence of the detected motion; granting access to a secured feature of the secured device upon receiving user access credentials matching the first access credentials accompanied by detected motion that produces user motion data matching the first motion data to a degree within a defined valid data range of the first motion data; requiring a first re-entry of the user access credentials when the user motion data differs from the first motion data to a degree greater than the valid data range but less than a first threshold range that is larger than the valid data range; denying the user access to the secured feature when the first re-entry results in motion data that falls outside of a second threshold range that is larger than the valid data range and smaller than the first threshold range; and allowing the user access to the secured feature when the first re-entry results in motion data that falls inside of the second threshold range. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 16, 17, 24)
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10. A device having a secured feature designated to be accessible only to authorized users, the device including:
- a movement detector, a keypad separate from the movement detector, a memory that stores computer executable components, and a processor that executes the following computer executable components stored in the memory;
a credentials component to receive an input of access credentials entered on the keypad by a user, the access credentials selected from the group consisting of a personal identification number (PIN), a code and a password; a motion data component to generate motion data from movements of the device detected by the movement detector resulting from entry of the access credentials via the keypad, the motion data further generated from a cadence of the movements of the device; and an access component to determine whether the user is an authorized user based on the inputted access credentials and the generated motion and to deny access to the secured feature when the user is not an authorized user, to require a first re-entry of the user access credentials when the user motion data differs from the first motion data to a degree greater than the valid data range but less than a first threshold range that is larger than the valid data range, to deny the user access to the secured feature when the first re-entry results in motion data that falls outside of a second threshold range that is larger than the valid data range and smaller than the first threshold range, and to allow the user access to the secured feature when the first re-entry results in motion data that fails inside of the second threshold range. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 25)
- a movement detector, a keypad separate from the movement detector, a memory that stores computer executable components, and a processor that executes the following computer executable components stored in the memory;
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14. A system, comprising:
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a plurality of inter-connected devices, each including one or more sensors that generate data about an environment; and a secured control device to control one or more operations of the system, the control device including; a movement detector, a keypad separate from the movement detector, a memory that stores computer executable components, and a processor that executes the following computer executable components stored in the memory; a credentials component to receive an input of access credentials entered on the keypad by a user, the access credentials selected from the group consisting of a personal identification number (PIN), a code and a password; a motion data component to generate motion data from movements of the device detected by the movement detector resulting from entry of the access credentials via the keypad; a communication component to receive sensor data about the environment of the control device from the plurality of inter-connected devices; and an access component to determine whether the user is an authorized user based on the sensor data, the inputted access credentials and the generated motion data and to deny access to a secured feature when the user is not an authorized user, to require a first re-entry of the user access credentials when the user motion data differs from the first motion data to a degree greater than the valid data range but less than a first threshold range that is larger than the valid data range, to deny the user access to the secured feature when the first re-entry results in motion data that falls outside of a second threshold range that is larger than the valid data range and smaller than the first threshold range, and to allow the user access to the secured feature when the first re-entry results in motion data that falls inside of the second threshold range. - View Dependent Claims (15, 21, 22, 23, 26)
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