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US 9,311,464 B2Granted
Authentication via accelerometer
AssigneeAirWatch LLC
InventorsErich Stuntebeck, Kar Fai Tse
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Abstract
Authentication via accelerometer may be provided. Upon receiving a request to unlock a device, a user may perform an authentication movement that may be detected by an accelerometer on the device. If the authentication movement is determined to match an approved movement, the device may be unlocked.
Claims20
A method for authenticating a user, comprising:
- capturing, using at least one sensor of a device:
- an authentication movement comprising a plurality of characteristics describing a movement of the device, and
- at least one image comprising the user and a field of view of the device;
- determining whether the authentication movement comprises an approved movement and whether the at least one image comprises a facial recognition of the user;
- determining whether the authentication movement is correlated with the at least one image, wherein determining whether the authentication movement is correlated with the at least one image comprises determining whether a position of the user within the field of view of the device is expected based at least in part on the plurality of characteristics describing the movement of the device;
- and,
- if the authentication movement comprises an approved movement, the at least one image comprises a verified facial recognition, and the approved movement is correlated with the at least one image, authenticating the user.
4 more elements
A system for authenticating a user, comprising:
- an accelerometer;
- a camera;
- a memory store;
- and
- a processor coupled to the memory store, wherein the processor is configured to:
- capture at least one image using the camera, the at least one image comprising the user and a field of view of the system;
- detect an authentication movement using the accelerometer;
- determining whether the authentication movement comprises an approved movement and whether the at least one image comprises a facial recognition of the user;
- determine whether the authentication movement is correlated with the at least one image, wherein determining whether the authentication movement is correlated with the at least one image comprises determining whether a position of the user within the field of view of the device is expected based at least in part on the plurality of characteristics describing the movement of the device;
- and,
- if the authentication movement comprises an approved movement, the at least one image comprises a verified facial recognition, and the approved movement is correlated with the at least one image, authenticating the user.
8 more elements
A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising program code that, when executed, causes a method to be performed, the method comprising:
- capturing, using at least one sensor of a device:
- an authentication movement comprising a plurality of characteristics describing a movement of the device, and
- at least one image comprising the user and a field of view of the device;
- determining whether the authentication movement comprises an approved movement and whether the at least one image comprises a facial recognition of the user;
- determining whether the authentication movement is correlated with the at least one image, wherein determining whether the authentication movement is correlated with the at least one image comprises determining whether a position of the user within the field of view of the device is expected based at least in part on the plurality of characteristics describing the movement of the device;
- and,
- if the authentication movement comprises an approved movement, the at least one image comprises a verified facial recognition, and the approved movement is correlated with the at least one image, authenticating the user.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.