Controlled access to functionality of a wireless device
AssigneeIntel Corporation
InventorBran Ferren
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Abstract
Various embodiments of the invention may be used to verify that a person being authorized by biometric techniques to use a device is a living person and not some form of recording intended to spoof the system. Some embodiments may try to cause a change in a measured biometric feature, and compare images taken before and after the change to verify the change occurred. In some embodiments, multiple stages of verification may be used, either to increase the difficulty of spoofing the security system, or to provide different levels of security for different levels of access to the device's functionality.
Claims15
An apparatus, comprising
- an electronic device including a processor, a memory, and a camera, wherein the device is to:
- prompt a person to perform a first physical body behavior;
- obtain a first picture of the first physical body behavior with the camera;
- and
- analyze the first picture to verify that the first picture shows the first physical body behavior.
A method comprising
- performing operations by a electronic device, the operations comprising:
- prompting a person to perform a first physical body behavior;
- obtaining a first picture of the first physical body behavior with a camera;
- and
- analyzing the first picture to verify that the first picture shows the first physical body behavior.
A tangible computer-readable medium that contains instructions, which when executed by one or more processors result in performing operations comprising:
- prompting a person to perform a first physical body behavior;
- obtaining a first picture of the first physical body behavior with a camera;
- analyzing the first picture to verify the first picture shows the first physical body behavior;
- and
- granting the person access to predetermined features of the electronic device if the person also passes an authorization procedure.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.