Wearable device with user authentication interface

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11030840-B2
Application number	US-202016773858-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 27, 2020
Priority date	Oct 29, 2014
Publication date	Jun 8, 2021
Grant date	Jun 8, 2021

Abstract

A wearable device is used to authenticate a user into a user account at a user device of the user. In particular, the wearable device may include a sensor configured to detect whether the wearable device is worn by or is with the user. If so, the wearable device may send a signal to the user device and the user device may authenticate the user based on the signal received from the wearable device. For example, when the sensor detects that the wearable device is worn by the user, the wearable device may send a unique signal periodically, such as every five seconds or every 10 seconds. Based on whether the unique signal from the wearable device is received, the user device may authenticate the user.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A system, comprising:
a non-transitory memory comprising instructions; and
one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read the instructions to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
detecting, from a user device, a request for access to a first user account of a user;
detecting, via the user device, a first signal received from a first wearable device of the user when the first wearable device determines that it is being worn by the user;
detecting, via the user device, a second signal received from a second wearable device of the user when the second wearable device determines that it is being worn by the user;
authenticating the user based on the first signal and the second signal;
providing the user device with access to the first user account;
monitoring the first signal and the second signal; and
logging the user device out of the first user account after a period of time in response to detecting the first signal or the second signal has ended based on the monitoring.

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the first signal is in response to the first wearable device determining that an actuator on the first wearable device has been depressed.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the detecting the first signal is in response to the first wearable device determining that a temperature sensor located on the first wearable device detects a temperature associated with the user.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first signal is unique to the first wearable device.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first wearable device is configured to transmit the first signal periodically when the first wearable device determines that it is being worn by the user.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the first user account is associated with a first authentication level that is different from a second authentication level associated with a second user account of the user.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the first authentication level includes detecting the first signal from the wearable device, and wherein the second authentication level includes detecting the first signal from the first wearable device and the second signal from the second wearable device associated with the user.

8. A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
detecting, from a user device, a request for access to a first user account of a user;
detecting, via the user device, a first signal received from a first wearable device of the user when the first wearable device determines that it is being worn by the user; and
detecting, via the user device, a second signal received from a second wearable device of the user when the second wearable device determines that it is being worn by the user;
authenticating the user based on the first signal and the second signal;
providing the user device with access to the first user account;
monitoring the first signal and the second signal; and
logging the user device out of the first user account after a period of time in response to detecting the first signal or the second signal has ended based on the monitoring.

9. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the detecting the first signal is in response to the first wearable device determining that-an actuator on the first wearable device has been depressed.

10. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the detecting the first signal is in response to the first wearable device determining that temperature sensor located on the first wearable device detects a temperature associated with the user.

11. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first signal is unique to the first wearable device.

12. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first wearable device is configured to transmit the first signal periodically when the first wearable device determines that it is being worn by the user.

13. The non-transitory machine-readable medium of claim 8 , wherein the first user account is associated with a first authentication level that is different from a second authentication level associated with a second user account of the user.

14. A method, comprising:
detecting, from a user device, a request for access to a first user account of a user;
detecting, via the user device, a first signal received from a first wearable device of the user when the first wearable device determines that it is being worn by the user; and
detecting, via the user device, a second signal received from a second wearable device of the user when the second wearable device determines that it is being worn by the user;
authenticating the user based on the first signal and the second signal;
providing the user device with access to the first user account;
monitoring the first signal and the second signal; and
logging the user device out of the first user account after a period of time in response to detecting the first signal or the second signal has ended based on the monitoring.

15. The method of claim 14 , wherein the wearable device wherein the detecting the first signal is in response to the first wearable device determining that actuator on the first wearable device has been depressed.

16. The method of claim 14 , wherein the detecting the first signal is in response to the first wearable device determining that temperature sensor located on the first wearable device detects a temperature associated with the user.

17. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first signal is unique to the first wearable device.

18. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first wearable device is configured to transmit the first signal periodically when the first wearable device determines that it is being worn by the user.

19. The method of claim 14 , wherein the first user account is associated with a first authentication level that is different from a second authentication level associated with a second user account of the user.

20. The method of claim 19 , wherein the first authentication level includes detecting the first signal from the first wearable device, and wherein the second authentication level includes detecting the first signal from the wearable device and the second signal from the second wearable device associated with the user.

Assignees

• Paypal Inc

Inventors

• Williams Megan Marie
• Hwang Michael
• Serrano Michelle

Classifications

• G07C9/28 Primary

  the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence · CPC title

• G06F1/1677

  for detecting open or closed state or particular intermediate positions assumed by movable parts of the enclosure, e.g. detection of display lid position with respect to main body in a laptop, detection of opening of the cover of battery compartment · CPC title

• G04G21/02

  Detectors of external physical values, e.g. temperature · CPC title

• G04G21/00 Primary

  Input or output devices integrated in time-pieces · CPC title

• G06F1/163

  Wearable computers, e.g. on a belt · CPC title