Biometric access sensitivity

• US 9,411,944 B2
• Filed: 11/15/2006
• Issued: 08/09/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 11/15/2006
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Original Assignee: CFPH LLC (Cantor Fitzgerald, L.P.)
• Inventors: Alderucci, Dean P., Asher, Joseph M., Papageorgiou, Antonio
• Primary Examiner(s): LEMMA, SAMSON B
• Application Number:
  US11/559,933
• Publication Number:
  US 20080113787A1
• Time in Patent Office: 3,555 Days
• Field of Search: 713/186, 713/168, 713/182, 463/29
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: A63F 2300/532 using secure communication, e.g. by encryption, authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• 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
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3206 Player sensing means, e.g. presence detection, biometrics
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/323 wherein the player is informed, e.g. advertisements, odds, instructions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3237 about the players, e.g. profiling, responsible gaming, strategy/behavior of players, location of players
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 17/3241 Security aspects of a gaming system, e.g. detecting cheating, device integrity, surveillance computer security G06F21/00

Abstract

The present application provides methods and corresponding systems for accessing services on a gaming device which, in certain embodiments, include the step or steps of receiving at least one item of identity verification data from a user of a gaming device; enabling at least one service, such as a wager-type game, on the gaming device based on a match between the at least one item of identity verification data received and at least one item of identity verification data obtained previously; displaying an interface screen comprising graphic objects associated with the wager-type game and at least one selectable element for the user to submit a gaming command and a wagering command during game play; obtaining at least one item of user change data from a user during game play; and prompting the user for identity verification data when a user change is suspected based on the at least one item of user change data.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

receiving at least one item of identity verification data from a device;

enabling, by at least one processor, at least one service on the device based at least in part on a match between the at least one item of identity verification data received and at least one other item of identity verification data obtained previously, wherein the at least one service comprises a wager-type game;

while the at least one service is enabled, receiving data obtained by a sensor of the device, wherein the data comprises an indication of body movement by a user of the device, in which the received data comprising an indication of body movement is different from any wager or gameplay input received from the user in the wager-type game;

subsequent to receiving the data and while the at least one service is enabled, receiving data obtained by the sensor of the device, wherein the data comprises an indication of a null reading by the sensor, in which the null reading comprises information affirmatively obtained by the sensor; and

based at least in part on receiving (i) the data that comprises the indication of body movement by a user of the device and (ii) the data that comprises an indication of a null reading by the sensor, prompting, by the at least one processor, the user of the device to provide identity verification data.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

subsequent to enabling the at least one service, obtaining at least one item of user change data regarding a user of the device, wherein the at least one item of user change data comprises at least one of;

playing pattern data, keystrokes, speech, blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, and handwriting;

determining that the at least one item of user change data does not match with at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

based on determining that the at least one item of user change data does not match with the at least one item of user change data obtained previously, prompting the user of the device to provide identity verification data.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

in response to determining that the at least one item of user change data does not match with the at least one item of user change data obtained previously, determining a severity of the mismatch between the at least one item of user change data and the at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

wherein prompting the user for identity verification data comprises prompting the user based on the determined severity of the mismatch between the at least one item of user change data and the at least one item of user change data obtained previously.

4. The method of claim 2, wherein the identity verification data is categorized in at least a first class and the user change data is characterized in at least a second class, the first class being associated with one category of severity of error and the second class being associated with one other category of severity of the error.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the error classification is based on a severity of the error in relation to other errors.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein prompting the user to provide identity verification data is triggered based on registering a plurality of the second class of errors exceeding a configured allowable number of the second class of errors.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the error class and the threshold for the second class of errors is user defined.

8. The method of claim 2, wherein determining that the at least one item of user change data does not match with the at least one item of user change data obtained previously comprises comparing playing pattern data obtained from the user with second playing pattern data obtained previously.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

subsequent to prompting the user for identity verification data, determining that a user change has occurred; and

blocking access to the at least one service on the device based on the determination.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

displaying an interface screen, wherein the interface screen comprises graphic objects associated with the wager-type game and at least one selectable element for the user to submit at least one of a gaming command and a wagering command during play of the wager-type game.

11. The method of claim 4, wherein prompting the user for identity verification data is based at least on one of:

determining a severity of the mismatch between the at least one item of user change data and the at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

registering a plurality of the second class of errors exceeding a configured allowable number of the second class of errors.

12. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

receive at least one item of identity verification data from a device;

enable at least one service on the device based at least in part on a match between the at least one item of identity verification data received and at least one other item of identity verification data obtained previously, wherein the at least one service comprises a wager-type game;

while the at least one service is enabled, receive data obtained by a sensor of the device, wherein the data comprises an indication of body movement by a user of the device;

subsequent to receiving the data and while the at least one service is enabled, receive data obtained by the sensor of the device, wherein the data comprises an indication of a null reading by the sensor, in which the null reading comprises information affirmatively obtained by the sensor; and

based at least in part on receiving (i) the data that comprises the indication of body movement by a user of the device and (ii) the data that comprises an indication of a null reading by the sensor, prompt the user of the device to provide identity verification data.

13. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the computer readable storage medium comprises flash memory.

14. The apparatus of claim 12, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to:

subsequent to enabling the at least one service, obtain at least one item of user change data regarding a user of the device, wherein the at least one item of user change data comprises at least one of;

playing pattern data, keystrokes, speech, blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, and handwriting;

determine that the at least one item of user change data does not match with at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

based on determining that the at least one item of user change data does not match with the at least one item of user change data obtained previously, prompt the user of the device to provide identity verification data;

wherein the identity verification data is categorized in at least a first class and the user change data is characterized in at least a second class, the first class being associated with one category of severity of error and the second class being associated with one other category of severity of the error; and

wherein prompting the user for identity verification data is based at least on one of;

determining a severity of the mismatch between the at least one item of user change data and the at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

registering a plurality of the second class of errors exceeding a configured allowable number of the second class of errors.

15. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

receive at least one item of identity verification data from a device;

enable at least one service on the device based at least in part on a match between the at least one item of identity verification data received and at least one other item of identity verification data obtained previously, wherein the at least one service comprises a wager-type game;

while the at least one service is enabled, receive data obtained by a sensor of the device, wherein the at data comprises an indication of body movement by a user of the device, in which the received data comprising an indication of body movement is separate from any wager or gameplay input received from the user in the wager-type game;

subsequent to receiving the data and while the at least one service is enabled, receive data obtained by the sensor of the device, wherein the data comprises an indication of a null reading by the sensor, in which the null reading comprises information affirmatively obtained by the sensor; and

based at least in part on receiving (i) the data that comprises the indication of body movement by a user of the device and (ii) the data that comprises an indication of a null reading by the sensor, prompt the user of the device to provide identity verification data.

16. The article of manufacture of claim 15, wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to:

subsequent to enabling the at least one service, obtain at least one item of user change data regarding a user of the device, wherein the at least one item of user change data comprises at least one of;

playing pattern data, keystrokes, speech, blood pressure, heart rate, body temperature, and handwriting;

determine that the at least one item of user change data does not match with at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

based on determining that the at least one item of user change data does not match with the at least one item of user change data obtained previously, prompt the user of the device to provide identity verification data;

wherein the identity verification data is categorized in at least a first class and the user change data is characterized in at least a second class, the first class being associated with one category of severity of error and the second class being associated with one other category of severity of the error; and

wherein prompting the user for identity verification data is based at least on one of;

determining a severity of the mismatch between the at least one item of user change data and the at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

registering a plurality of the second class of errors exceeding a configured allowable number of the second class of errors.

17. A method comprising:

receiving at least one item of identity verification data from a device;

enabling, by at least one processor, at least one service on the device based at least in part on a match between the at least one item of identity verification data received and at least one other item of identity verification data obtained previously, wherein the at least one service comprises a wager-type game;

while the at least one service is enabled, obtaining at least one item of user change data regarding a user of the device, wherein the at least one item of user change data comprises at least one of;

blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature, in which the user change data is different from any wager or gameplay input received from the user in the wager-type game;

determining that the at least one item of user change data does not match with the at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

based on determining that the at least one item of user change data does not match with the at least one item of user change data obtained previously, prompting, by the at least one processor, the user of the device to provide identity verification data.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein the level of confidence is set by the at least one processor prior to the comparison between the at least one item of user change data with at least one item of user change data obtained previously.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein prompting the user comprises prompting the user based on a level of confidence associated with the determination, the level of confidence providing an indication of whether the determination shows a change in user;

and wherein the method further comprises establishing the level of confidence, wherein establishing the level of confidence comprises adjusting at least one of;

a difference between the data that triggers the prompt for identify verification data;

an amount of data in a data set used for comparison of the at least one item of user change data with at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

one or more filters to filter noise from the date set for the comparison of the at least one item of user change data with at least one item of user change data obtained previously.

20. An apparatus, comprising:

at least one processor; and

a non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

receive at least one item of identity verification data from a device;

enable least one service on the device based at least in part on a match between the at least one item of identity verification data received and at least one other item of identity verification data obtained previously, wherein the at least one service comprises a wager-type game;

while the at least one service is enabled, obtain at least one item of user change data regarding a user of the device, wherein the at least one item of user change data comprises at least one of;

blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature, in which the user change data is different from any wager or gameplay input received from the user in the wager-type game;

determine that the at least one item of user change data does not match with the at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

based on determining that the at least one item of user change data does not match with the at least one item of user change data obtained previously, prompt the user of the device to provide identity verification data.

21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein prompting the user comprises prompting the user based on a level of confidence associated with the determination, the level of confidence providing an indication of whether the determination shows a change in user;

and wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to establish the level of confidence, wherein establishing the level of confidence comprises adjusting at least one of;

a difference between the data that triggers the prompt for identify verification data;

an amount of data in a data set used for the comparison of the at least one item of user change data with at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

one or more filters to filter noise from the date set for the comparison of the at least one item of user change data with at least one item of user change data obtained previously.

22. An article of manufacture, comprising:

a non-transitory tangible computer readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to;

receive at least one item of identity verification data from a device;

enable least one service on the device based at least in part on a match between the at least one item of identity verification data received and at least one other item of identity verification data obtained previously, wherein the at least one service comprises a wager-type game;

while the at least one service is enabled, obtain at least one item of user change data regarding a user of the device, wherein the at least one item of user change data comprises at least one of;

blood pressure, heart rate, and body temperature, in which the user change data is different from any wager or gameplay input received from the user in the wager-type game;

determine that the at least one item of user change data does not match with the at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

based on determining that the at least one item of user change data does not match with the at least one item of user change data obtained previously, prompt the user of the device to provide identity verification data.

23. The article of manufacture of claim 22, wherein prompting the user comprises prompting the user based on a level of confidence associated with the determination, the level of confidence providing an indication of whether the determination shows a change in user;

and

wherein the instructions, when executed by the at least one processor, further cause the at least one processor to establish the level of confidence, wherein establishing the level of confidence comprises adjusting at least one of;

a difference between the data that triggers the prompt for identify verification data;

an amount of data in a data set used for the comparison of the at least one item of user change data with at least one item of user change data obtained previously; and

one or more filters to filter noise from the date set for the comparison of the at least one item of user change data with at least one item of user change data obtained previously.