US 2014/0237577 A1 · Methods, Systems, and Products for Authentication of Users

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products authenticate users for access to devices, applications, and services. Skills of a user are learned over time, such that an electronic model of random subject matter may be generated. The user is prompted to interpret the random subject matter, such as with a drawing, physical arrangement, or performance. The user's interpretation is then compared to the electronic model of the random subject matter. If the user is truly who they purport to be, their interpretation will match the electronic model, thus authenticating the user. If interpretation fails to match the electronic model, authentication may be denied.

Claims20

Dependent claims

A method, comprising:

retrieving, at a server, randomly selected subject matter;
sending, from the server, the randomly selected subject matter to a client device for authentication of a user;
receiving, at the server, data describing a sketch of the randomly selected subject matter drawn by the user;
and
authenticating, by the server, the user based on the sketch of the randomly selected subject matter.

2 more elements

Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Facts

Application

14/266,889Filed 1 May 2014

Priority

9 Oct 2012

Published

21 Aug 2014

Term ends

Not estimatedThe source records don’t support an estimate.

Classification5 codes

G06F 21/36
User authentication: by graphic or iconic representation
G06F 21/32
User authentication: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
H04L 63/08
Network architectures or network communication protocols for network security: for authentication of entities
G06F
Computing and data processing

Methods, Systems, and Products for Authentication of Users

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Methods, Systems, and Products for Authentication of Users

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Abstract

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