Advanced multi-factor authentication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2016196414-A1
Application number	US-201615069577-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Mar 14, 2016
Priority date	Aug 19, 2014
Publication date	Jul 7, 2016
Grant date	—

Abstract

Advanced multi-factor authentication is disclosed. Data describing a change in a spatial position of a computing device from a first point in time to a second point in time may be captured. Data describing a change in a spatial position of an object within a field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time may further be captured. Access to at least one resource may be authorized when the data describing the change in the spatial position of the object within the field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time is expected based at least in part on the data describing the change in the spatial position of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time.

First claim

Therefore, the following is claimed:

1 . A non-transitory computer-readable medium embodying a program executable in a computing device, the program, when executed by the computing device, being configured to cause the computing device to at least:
capture data describing a change in a spatial position of the computing device from a first point in time to a second point in time; capture data describing a change in a spatial position of an object within a field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time; determine whether the data describing the change in the spatial position of the object within the field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time is expected based at least in part on the data describing the change in the spatial position of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time; and, when the data describing the change in the spatial position of the object within the field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time is expected based at least in part on the data describing the change in the spatial position of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time, authorize at least one resource to be accessed.

2 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the data describing the change in the spatial position of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time comprises data describing a distance that the computing device moved from the first point in time to the second point in time.

3 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the data describing the change in the spatial position of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time comprises data describing a direction that the computing device moved from the first point in time to the second point in time.

4 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the data describing the change in the spatial position of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time comprises data describing a change in an orientation of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time.

5 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the data describing the change in the spatial position of the object within the field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time comprises data describing a distance that the object within the field of view of the computing device moved from the first point in time to the second point in time.

6 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the data describing the change in the spatial position of the object within the field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time comprises data describing a direction that the object within the field of view of the computing device moved from the first point in time to the second point in time.

7 . The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 1 , wherein the data describing the change in the spatial position of the object within the field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time comprises data describing a change in an orientation of the object within the field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time.

8 . A system, comprising:
at least one processor; and, at least one memory comprising executable instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the processor to at least:
capture data describing a change in a spatial position of a computing device from a first point in time to a second point in time;
capture data describing a change in a spatial position of an object within a field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time;
determine whether the data describing the change in the spatial position of the object within the field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time is expected based at least in part on the data describing the change in the spatial position of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time; and,
when the data describing the change in the spatial position of the object within the field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time is expected based at least in part on the data describing the change in the spatial position of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time, authorize at least one resource to be accessed.

9 . The system of claim 8 , wherein the at least one memory further comprises executable instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:
identify a request to access the at least one resource.

10 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the request comprises a request generated based at least in part on an action of a user of the computing device.

11 . The system of claim 9 , wherein the request comprises a request generated based at least in part on an action of a user of a secondary computing device.

12 . The system of claim 8 , wherein authorizing the at least one resource to be accessed comprises authorizing a user of the computing device to access the at least one resource using the computing device.

13 . The system of claim 8 , wherein authorizing the at least one resource to be accessed comprises authorizing a user of a secondary computing device to access the at least one resource using the secondary computing device.

14 . A method, comprising:
capturing data describing a change in a spatial position of a computing device from a first point in time to a second point in time; capturing data describing a change in a spatial position of an object within a field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time; determining whether the data describing the change in the spatial position of the object within the field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time is expected based at least in part on the data describing the change in the spatial position of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time; and, when the data describing the change in the spatial position of the object within the field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time is expected based at least in part on the data describing the change in the spatial position of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time, authorizing at least one resource to be accessed.

15 . The method of claim 14 , wherein authorizing at least one resource to be accessed comprises unlocking at least one function of at least one of: the computing device or a secondary computing device.

16 . The method of claim 14 , further comprising:
when the data describing the change in the spatial position of the object within the field of view of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time is not expected based at least in part on the data describing the change in the spatial position of the computing device from the first point in time to the second point in time, preventing the at least one resource from

Assignees

• Airwatch Llc

Inventors

• Stuntebeck Erich
• Tse Kar Fai

Classifications

• H04N23/61

  based on recognised objects · CPC title

• G01P13/00 Primary

  Indicating or recording presence, absence, or direction, of movement (electric switches H01H; counting moving objects G06M7/00) · CPC title

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title

• G01P15/0802

  Details · CPC title

• G06F21/30 Primary

  Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals · CPC title