Augmented reality security access

• US 9,679,152 B1
• Filed: 07/24/2014
• Issued: 06/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/24/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank NA (Wells Fargo & Company)
• Original Assignee: Wells Fargo Bank NA (Wells Fargo & Company)
• Inventors: Young, Brian Michael, Eidam, Kourtney
• Primary Examiner(s): Armouche, Hadi
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lakhia, Viral
• Application Number:
  US14/340,255
• Time in Patent Office: 1,055 Days
• Field of Search: 726 5- 7, 235382, 709223
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/42 using separate channels for security data
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6209 to a single file or object, e.g. in a secure envelope, encrypted and accessed using a key, or with access control rules appended to the object itself
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/003 Navigation within 3D models or images
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/10 for controlling access to devices or network resources
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information

Abstract

A method implemented on an augmented reality (AR) electronic device includes initiating a security access code software application on the AR electronic device. A user of the AR electronic device is identified. A first electronic computing device at or near a current location of the user is identified. The first electronic computing device is an input device for entry of a security code to permit access to a protected asset. A determination is made as to whether the user is authorized to access the protected asset. When a determination is made that the user is authorized to access the protected asset, a security access code is displayed on the AR electronic device. The security access code permits the user to access the protected asset via the first electronic computing device.

Claims

1. A method involving an augmented reality (AR) electronic device, the method comprising:

identifying a user of an AR electronic device, the AR electronic device executing a security access code software application;

identifying a current location of the user through a global positioning system of the AR electronic device;

identifying a first electronic computing device at the identified current location of the user, the first electronic computing device including an input device for keypad entry of a security code to permit access to a protected asset;

communicatively coupling and synchronizing the AR electronic device to the first electronic computing device, the communicative coupling enabling the security access code software application of the AR electronic device to communicate with a security access code software application being executed by the first electronic computing device;

determining whether the user has security clearance to access the protected asset at the current location of the user;

when a determination is made that the user is authorized to access the protected asset, receiving a voice input command at the AR electronic device to cause the security access code software applications at both the AR electronic device and the first electronic computing device to generate a same security access code;

displaying the generated security access code on the AR electronic device;

receiving the displayed security access code via the input device of the first electronic computing device;

comparing the received security access code to the security access code generated by the first electronic computing device, wherein matching of the security access codes permits the user to access the protected asset.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein identifying the user of the AR electronic device comprises:

comparing the voice input command to a voice print for the user.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user is identified by one or more of a retinal scan of the user at the AR electronic device, a facial recognition of the user or a finger print scan of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the protected asset is one of a server computer, a vault or a secure access area of a building.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising using an object recognition software program on the AR electronic device to identify the first electronic computing device.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the object recognition software program identifies the first electronic computing device via an identifier on the first electronic computing device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the AR electronic device is configured to generate access codes for a plurality of electronic computing devices.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein a software application on the AR electronic device determines which access code to generate based on the identity of the protected asset to be accessed.

9. An augmented reality (AR) electronic device comprising:

a camera;

an optical head-mounted display;

a processing unit; and

system memory, the system memory including instructions which, when executed by the processing unit, cause the AR electronic device to;

execute a security access code software application on the AR electronic device;

identify a user of the AR electronic device;

identify a current location of the user through a global positioning system of the AR electronic device

identify a first electronic computing device at the identified current location of the user, the first electronic computing device including an input device for keypad entry of a security code to permit access to a protected asset;

communicatively couple and synchronize the AR electronic device to the first electronic computing device, the communicative coupling enabling the security access code software application of the AR electronic device to communicate with a security access code software application being executed by the first electronic computing device;

determine, through voice recognition at the the AR electronic device, whether the user is authorized to use the AR electronic device;

determine whether the user has security clearance to access the protected asset at the current location of the user;

when a determination is made that the user is authorized to use the AR electronic device and access the protected asset, receive a voice input command at the AR electronic device to cause the security access code software applications at both the AR electronic device and the first electronic computing device to generate a same security access code and display the generated security access code on the AR electronic device; and

receive the displayed security access code via the input device of the first electronic computing device and compare the received security access code to the security access code generated by the first electronic computing device,

when the received security access code matches the security access code generated by the first electronic computing device permit the user to access the protected asset.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the user is identified by a further biometric authentication method, the biometric authentication method being one of retinal recognition, facial recognition or finger print recognition.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the access code is not displayed on the AR electronic device until a determination is made that 1) the AR electronic device is an authorized device, and 2) the wearer of the AR electronic device is authorized to view the access code.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the protected asset is one of a server computer, a vault or a secure access area of a building.