Peer assisted enhanced authentication
AssigneeQUALCOMM Incorporated
InventorsAkash Kumar, Sai Pradeep Venkatraman, Ankita
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Abstract
Techniques for validating a user on an electronic device in an Internet of Things (IoT) environment are provided. An example of an apparatus according to the disclosure includes a transceiver configured to detect one or more proximate devices, and at least one processor operably coupled to the transceiver and configured to receive authentication information from the user, determine that the one or more proximate devices is at least one companion device, and validate the user based on the authentication information and a detection of the at least one companion device.
Claims23
A method of validating a user on a communication device, comprising:
- receiving authentication information via a user interface;
- detecting one or more proximate devices at a current location of the communication device;
- determining presence of one or more companion devices from the detected one or more proximate devices based on a current time, the current location of the communication device, and a mobility profile that includes a historical listing of companion devices associated with the communication device;
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- validating the user based on the authentication information and the presence of the one or more companion devices.
An apparatus for validating a user, comprising:
- a transceiver configured to detect one or more proximate devices at a current location of the apparatus;
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- at least one processor operably coupled to the transceiver and configured to:
- receive authentication information via a user interface;
- determine presence of at least companion device from the detected one or more proximate devices based on a current time, the current location of the apparatus, and a mobility profile that includes a historical listing of companion devices associated with the apparatus;
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- validate the user based on the authentication information and the presence of the at least one companion device.
An apparatus for validating a user on a communication device, comprising:
- means for receiving authentication information via a user interface;
- means for detecting one or more proximate devices at a current location of the communication device;
- means for determining presence of one or more companion devices from the detected one or more proximate devices based on a current time, the current location of the communication device, and a mobility profile that includes historical listing of companion devices associated with the communication device;
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- means for validating the user based on the authentication information and the presence of the one or more companion devices.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.