Optical cognition and visual authentication and authorization for mobile devices

A method for the authentication of a user of a system, said method comprising:

• requiring said user to enter, via eye movement, a sequence of selection events to a selection display displaying a visual pattern;
• comparing said sequence of selections to a stored selection pattern;
• capturing a plurality of different measured selection attributes comprising exchange, intensity, and globularity, from said eye movement;
• calculating a plurality of derived selection attributes;
• comparing said derived selection attributes to projected values for said selection attributes of said user;
• and
• allowing at least limited access by said user to said system if said derived selection attributes are consistent with said projected values.

A method for the authentication of a user of a system, said method comprising:

• requiring said user to visually observe a sequence of locations on a display, displaying a visual pattern, with a front facing camera;
• comparing said sequence of view events to a stored visual pattern;
• capturing a plurality of different measured visual movement attributes comprising exchange, intensity, and globularity;
• calculating a plurality of derived visual movement attributes;
• comparing said derived visual attributes to projected values for said visual attributes of said user;
• and
• allowing at least limited access by said user to said system if said derived visual attributes are consistent with said projected values.