Pressure-based authentication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10673846-B2
Application number	US-201916392683-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Apr 24, 2019
Priority date	Jun 28, 2017
Publication date	Jun 2, 2020
Grant date	Jun 2, 2020

Abstract

In an approach to securing data using alternative value identification schemes, one or more computer processors receive user registration data, wherein the user registration data includes one or more authentication parameters, wherein the one or more authentication parameters includes one or more physical pressure-based inputs by a user. The one or more computer processors receive an access request requiring an authentication from the user, wherein the access request includes the one or more physical pressure-based inputs by the user associated with the one or more authentication parameters. The one or more computer processors determine whether the one or more authentication parameters match the user registration data. Responsive to determining that the authentication data matches the registration data, The one or more computer processors authenticate access for the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for securing data using alternative value identification schemes, the method comprising:
receiving, by the one or more computer processors, user registration data, wherein the user registration data includes one or more authentication parameters, wherein the one or more authentication parameters includes one or more physical pressure-based inputs by a user, and wherein user access is restricted by the one or more authentication parameters consisting a geolocation, a time, a name, and a date of birth;
receiving, by the one or more computer processors, an access request requiring an authentication from the user, wherein the access request includes the one or more physical pressure-based inputs by the user associated with the one or more authentication parameters, wherein the pressure-based authentication consisting a pressure value and a color based on the pressure value, wherein the pressure value is displayed with an alphanumeric character, and the color is displayed with an alphanumeric character;
wherein receiving the access request requiring the authentication from the user further comprises:
retrieving, by the one or more computer processors, one or more pressure value ratios for a device associated with the access request;
applying, by the one or more computer processors, the one or more pressure value ratios for the device associated with the access request to the authentication from the user;
detecting, by the one or more computer processors, an input pressure using one or more pressure sensors associated with an input medium;
determining, by the one or more computer processors, a pressure value based on an amount of pressure exerted on the input medium, wherein the determined pressure value includes corresponding outputs, where the corresponding outputs consists of: (i) an alphanumeric character, (ii) a visual feedback, (iii) a mechanical feedback, (iv) a color, and (v) a sound-based feedback;
wherein determining a pressure value based on an amount of pressure exerted on the input medium further comprises:
calculating, by the one or more computer processors, a minimum detectable pressure and a maximum detectable pressure associated with the input medium associated with the device;
determining, by the one or more computer processors, a pressure sensitivity scale based on the minimum detectable pressure and the maximum detectable pressure associated with the input medium;
comparing, by the one or more computer processors, the pressure sensitivity scale to a standardized pressure sensitivity scale; and
calculating, by the one or more computer processors, a pressure value ratio to match the standardized pressure sensitivity scale on the input medium; and

associating, by the one or more computer processors, the pressure value with each of the one or more physical-pressure based inputs corresponding to the authentication;

determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether the one or more authentication parameters match the user registration data;
responsive to determining that the authentication data matches the registration data, authenticating, by the one or more computer processors, access for the user,
identifying, by the one or more computer processors, one or more credentials associated with the user;
determining, by the one or more computer processors, whether the identified user meets one or more authorization parameters; and
responsive to determining that the identified user meets the one or more authorization parameters, allowing, by the one or more computer processors, the identified user to input the authentication.

Assignees

• IBM

Inventors

• Goldberg Itzhack
• Mcgregor Harry R
• Mesika Yossi
• Moore Christopher B

Classifications

• G06F21/316

  by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour · CPC title

• G06F21/6218

  to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database · CPC title

• G06F3/04883

  for inputting data by handwriting, e.g. gesture or text · CPC title

• G06F21/32

  using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints · CPC title

• H04L9/3231

  Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina (network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861) · CPC title