Access code obfuscation using speech input

• US 10,296,733 B2
• Filed: 07/13/2015
• Issued: 05/21/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 07/14/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Friday Harbor LLC
• Original Assignee: Friday Harbor LLC
• Inventors: Roos, Derrick Raymond
• Primary Examiner(s): Serrou, Abdelali
• Application Number:
  US14/798,343
• Publication Number:
  US 20170017782A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,408 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/36 by graphic or iconic representation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/201 Accessories of ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1033 Details of the PIN pad
• CPC Class Codes: G10L 17/24 the user being prompted to utter a password or a predefined phrase
• CPC Class Codes: H04K 1/00 Secret communication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3226 using a predetermined code, e.g. password, passphrase or PIN network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using passwords in a packet data network H04L63/083
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3271 using challenge-response

Abstract

In one aspect, a method includes receiving an identifier; obtaining a plurality of prompts using the identifier, wherein a first prompt corresponds to a first character of an access code, and a second prompt corresponds to a second character of the access code; causing the first prompt and the second prompt to be presented on a display at locations corresponding to a first alternative; causing third prompts and fourth prompts to be presented on the display at locations corresponding to a second alternative; receiving an audio signal comprising speech spoken by a user; and determining whether the audio signal comprises the user speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt.

Claims

1. A method for accessing a secured system, the method comprising:

receiving an identifier of a user, wherein the user is associated with an access code for the secured system;

causing a display to present to the user associated with the access code a first graphical user interface including a plurality of indications, each of the plurality of indications corresponding to a respective character of the access code and a respective location within the first graphical user interface in which the indication is presented, wherein the location for each of the multiple indications directs the user associated with the access code to read a prompt that will be presented in the same location within a second graphical user interface indicating a correspondence between the prompt and the respective character of the access code;

obtaining a plurality of prompts using the identifier, wherein the plurality of prompts include a first prompt, a second prompt, a third prompt, and a fourth prompt, the first prompt corresponds to a first character of the access code, the second prompt corresponds to a second character of the access code, the third prompt not corresponding to the first character of the access code, and the fourth prompt not corresponding to the second character of the access code;

after presenting the first graphical user interface including the plurality of indications, causing the display to present a second graphical user interface including the first prompt and the third prompt at a first time in association with the first character of the access code, wherein a location of the first prompt within the second graphical user interface on the display corresponds to a first alternative at the same location as the respective indication presented within the first graphical user interface indicating the correspondence between the first prompt and the first character of the access code, and a location of the third prompt within the second graphical user interface on the display corresponds to a second alternative at a different location from the respective indication presented within the first graphical user interface indicating the lack of correspondence between the third prompt and the first character of the access code;

causing the display to present the second graphical user interface including the second prompt and the fourth prompt at a second time in association with the second character of the access code, wherein a location of the second prompt within the second graphical user interface on the display corresponds to the first alternative at the same location as the respective indication presented within the first graphical user interface indicating the correspondence between the second prompt and the second character of the access code, and a location of the fourth prompt within the second graphical user interface on the display corresponds to the second alternative at a different location from the respective indication presented within the first graphical user interface indicating the lack of correspondence between the fourth prompt and the second character of the access code;

receiving an audio signal comprising speech spoken by a user, wherein the audio signal comprises the user speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt if the user speaking has been directed by the first graphical user interface to speak the first alternatives and is associated with the access code;

determining whether the audio signal comprises the user speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt; and

granting access to the secured system in response to determining that the audio signal comprises the user speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt; and

denying access to the secured system in response to determining that the audio signal comprises the user not speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt, wherein the user speaking the third prompt or the fourth prompt indicates that the user speaking has not been directed by the first graphical user interface to speak the first alternatives and is not associated with the access code.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the first alternative corresponds to predetermined locations within a graphical user interface that are associated with the identifier.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the plurality of indications correspond to the first alternatives.

4. The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of indications further includes audible indications.

5. The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of indications are presented at locations within the first graphical user interface on the display corresponding to predetermined locations within a graphical user interface that are associated with the identifier.

6. The method of claim 3, further comprising:

causing the plurality of indications to be presented at a location within the first graphical user interface on the display that differs from a location corresponding to an immediately preceding presentation of the plurality of indications.

7. The method of claim 3,

wherein the plurality of indications are presented at locations within the first graphical user interface on the display corresponding to the first alternative.

8. The method of claim 3, wherein the plurality of indications are presented at a locations within the first graphical user interface on the display that differs from the first alternative.

9. A non-transitory computer storage medium encoded with instructions that when executed by a data processing device cause the data processing device to perform operations comprising:

receiving an identifier of a user, wherein the user is associated with an access code for a secured system;

causing a display to present to the user associated with the access code a first graphical user interface including a plurality of indications, each of the plurality of indications corresponding to a respective character of the access code and a respective location within the first graphical user interface in which the indication is presented, wherein the location for each of the multiple indications directs the user associated with the access code to read a prompt that will be presented in the same location within a second graphical user interface indicating a correspondence between the prompt and the respective character of the access code;

obtaining a plurality of prompts using the identifier, wherein a first prompt corresponds to a first character of the access code, a second prompt corresponds to a second character of the access code, a third prompt not corresponding to the first character of the access code, and a fourth prompt not corresponding to the second character of the access code;

after presenting the first graphical user interface including the plurality of indications, causing the display to present a second graphical user interface including the first prompt and a third prompt at a first time in association with the first character of the access code, wherein a location of the first prompt within the second graphical user interface on the display corresponds to a first alternative at the same location as the respective indication presented within the first graphical user interface indicating the correspondence between the first prompt and the first character of the access code, and a location of the third prompt within the second graphical user interface on the display corresponds to a second alternative at a different location from the respective indication presented within the first graphical user interface indicating the lack of correspondence between the third prompt and the first character of the access code;

causing the display to present the second graphical user interface including the second prompt and a fourth prompt at a second time in association with the second character of the access code, wherein a location of the second prompt within the second graphical user interface on the display corresponds to the first alternative at the same location as the respective indication presented within the first graphical user interface indicating the correspondence between the second prompt and the second character of the access code, and a location of the fourth prompt within the second graphical user interface on the display corresponds to the second alternative at a different location from the respective indication presented within the first graphical user interface indicating the lack of correspondence between the fourth prompt and the second character of the access code;

receiving an audio signal comprising speech spoken by a user, wherein the audio signal comprises the user speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt if the user speaking has been directed by the first graphical user interface to speak the first alternatives and is associated with the access code;

determining whether the audio signal comprises the user speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt; and

granting access to the secured system in response determining that the audio signal comprises the user speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt; and

denying access to the secured system in response to determining that the audio signal comprises the user not speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt, wherein the user speaking the third prompt or the fourth prompt indicates that the user speaking has not been directed by the first graphical user interface to speak the first alternatives and is not associated with the access code.

10. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 9, wherein:

a first set of one or more other prompts of the plurality of prompts correspond to one or more characters other than the first character,

a second set of the one or more other prompts correspond to one or more characters other than the second character, and

the operations further comprise;

causing the display to present the second graphical user interface including the first set of the one or more other prompts at the first time; and

causing the display to present the second graphical user interface including the second set of the one or more other prompts to be presented on the display at the second time.

11. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 9, wherein:

causing the display to present the second graphical user interface including the first prompt and the third prompt comprises presenting for a time period after the first time;

causing the display to present the second graphical user interface including the second prompt and the fourth prompt comprises presenting at the second time after the time period has elapsed; and

causing the display to present the second graphical user interface including the second prompt and the fourth prompt comprises presenting for a time period after the second time.

12. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11, wherein the time period is predetermined based on previous interactions associated with the identifier.

13. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11, wherein the time period is a decrease of a time period associated with the identifier.

14. The non-transitory computer storage medium of claim 11, wherein receiving the audio signal comprising speech spoken by the user comprises:

receiving a first audio signal comprising speech spoken by the user after causing the display to present the second graphical user interface including the first prompt and the third prompt and before causing the display to present the second graphical user interface including the second prompt and the fourth prompt; and

receiving a second audio signal comprising speech spoken by the user after causing the display to present the second graphical user interface including the second prompt and the fourth prompt.

15. A system, comprising:

a data processing apparatus; and

a non-transitory computer storage medium encoded with instructions that when executed by the data processing apparatus cause the data processing apparatus to perform operations comprising

receiving an identifier of a user, wherein the user is associated with an access code for a secured system;

causing a display to present to the user associated with the access code a first graphical user interface including a plurality of indications, each of the plurality of indications corresponding to a respective character of the access code and a respective location within the first graphical user interface in which the indication is presented, wherein the location for each of the multiple indications directs the user associated with the access code to read a prompt that will be presented in the same location within a second graphical user interface indicating a correspondence between the prompt and the respective character of the access code;

obtaining a plurality of prompts using the identifier, wherein a first prompt corresponds to a first character of the access code, a second prompt corresponds to a second character of the access code, a third prompt not corresponding to the first character of the access code, and a fourth prompt not corresponding to the second character of the access code;

after presenting the first graphical user interface including the plurality of indications, causing the display to present a second graphical user interface including the first prompt and a third prompt to be presented on a display at a first time in association with the first character of the access code, wherein a location of the first prompt within the second graphical user interface on the display corresponds to a first alternative at the same location as the respective indication presented within the first graphical user interface indicating the correspondence between the first prompt and the first character of the access code, and a location of the third prompt within the second graphical user interface on the display corresponds to a second alternative at a different location from the respective indication presented within the first graphical user interface indicating the lack of correspondence between the third prompt and the first character of the access code;

causing the display to present the second graphical user interface including the second prompt and a fourth prompt to be presented on the display at a second time in association with the second character of the access code, wherein a location of the second prompt within the second graphical user interface on the display corresponds to the first alternative at the same location as the respective indication presented within the first graphical user interface indicating the correspondence between the second prompt and the second character of the access code, and a location of the fourth prompt within the second graphical user interface on the display corresponds to the second alternative at a different location from the respective indication presented within the first graphical user interface indicating the lack of correspondence between the fourth prompt and the second character of the access code;

receiving an audio signal comprising speech spoken by a user, wherein the audio signal comprises the user speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt if the user speaking has been directed by the first graphical user interface to speak the first alternatives and is associated with the access code;

determining whether the audio signal comprises the user speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt; and

granting access to the secured system in response to a result of the determining that the audio signal comprises the user speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt; and

denying access to the secured system in response to determining that the audio signal comprises the user not speaking the first prompt followed by the second prompt, wherein the user speaking the third prompt or the fourth prompt indicates that the user speaking has not been directed by the first graphical user interface to speak the first alternatives and is not associated with the access code.