Methods and systems for detecting a user and intelligently altering user device settings

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2019243664-A1
Application number	US-201916277780-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Feb 15, 2019
Priority date	Aug 29, 2013
Publication date	Aug 8, 2019
Grant date	—

Abstract

Systems and methods according to one or more embodiments are provided for detecting or recognizing a user and intelligently altering or adjusting user device settings appropriate for the detected user. In an embodiment, a method comprises detecting, electronically by a processor, a first user interacting with a user device via a user input interface of the user device; determining, electronically by the processor, one or more characteristics associated with a primary user of the user device; determining, electronically by the processor, the first user is not the primary user based at least in part on comparing interactions of the first user with the user device and the one or more characteristics associated with the primary user of the user device; and altering one or more settings of the user device.

First claim

1 . (canceled)

2 . A method, comprising:
receiving, by one or more hardware processors, first user operation data corresponding to a first user operating a user device during a first time period while the user device is in an unlocked state; deriving, by the one or more hardware processors, a first pattern of operating the user device based on the first user operation data; accessing, by the one or more hardware processors, second user operation data corresponding to a second user associated with the user device and a second pattern of operating the user device during a second time period and associated with the second user operation data; comparing, by the one or more hardware processors, the first pattern and the second pattern; and determining an access level setting of the user device based on the comparing.

3 . The method of claim 2 , wherein determining the access level setting of the user device comprises determining a first access level for the first user based on the comparing, wherein user device is configured to provide access to the second user according to a second access level different from the first access level.

4 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
receiving, from the first user via the user device subsequent to the first time period, a request to access an application or data; and restricting the first user from accessing the application or the data based on the first access level determined for the first user.

5 . The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
receiving, from the first user via the user device subsequent to the first time period, a request to access an application or data; and prompting the first user for a password for accessing the application or the data based on the first access level determined for the first user.

6 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first user operation data comprises first sensor data corresponding to a touch contact of the first user with a touchscreen of the user device, wherein deriving the first pattern comprises determining at least one of a first fingertip contact size or a first contact pressure based on the first sensor data, wherein the second user operation data comprises second sensor data corresponding to a touch contact of the second user with the touchscreen of the user device, and wherein the second pattern comprises at least one of a second fingertip contact size or a second contact pressure derived based on the second sensor data.

7 . The method of claim 5 , wherein the comparing comprises at least one of comparing the first fingertip contact size with the second fingertip contact size or comparing the first contact pressure with the second contact pressure.

8 . The method of claim 2 , wherein the first user operation data comprises sensor data corresponding to a touch contact of the first user with the touchscreen of the user device, wherein the second pattern comprises a fingertip contact size and a contact pressure, and wherein the access level setting of the user device is determined further based on determining at least one of the fingertip contact size is below a size threshold or the contact pressure is below a pressure threshold.

9 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
determining a difference between the second pattern and a third pattern associated with a primary user of the user device, wherein the determining the access level setting of the user device is further based on the difference between the second pattern and the third pattern.

10 . The method of claim 2 , further comprising modifying an authentication setting of the user device based on the comparing.

11 . A system comprising:
a non-transitory memory; and one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
obtaining first user operation data corresponding to a first user interacting with a first application running on a user device during a first time period while the user device in an unlocked state;
obtaining a first pattern of operating the user device based on the first user operation data;
receiving second user operation data corresponding to a second user interacting with a second application running on the user device during a second time period while the user device in the unlocked state;
deriving a second pattern of operating the user device based on the second user operation data;
determining a difference between the first pattern and the second pattern; and
in response to determining the difference, modifying an authentication setting of the user device based on the difference.

12 . The system of claim 11 , wherein the first user is authenticated according to a first authentication setting, wherein the modifying causes the second user to be authenticated according to a second authentication setting different from the first authentication setting.

13 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the second authentication setting has a higher security than the first authentication setting.

14 . The system of claim 12 , wherein the operations further comprise:
receiving, from the user device subsequent to the second time period, a request to access an application or data; and in response to receiving the request, causing the user device to authenticate the second user according to the second authentication setting before providing the second user access to the application or the data.

15 . The system of claim 14 , wherein the first authentication setting enables the first user access the application or the data without providing additional authentication input, and wherein causing the user device to authenticate the second user according to the second authentication setting comprises causing the user device to prompt the second user for a password.

16 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the operations further comprise determining an access level setting of the user device based on the difference.

17 . The system of claim 1 , wherein the second user operation data comprises sensor data corresponding to a touch contact of the second user with the touchscreen of the user device, wherein deriving the second pattern comprises determining at least one of a fingertip contact size pattern or a contact pressure pattern associated with the second user based on the sensor data, wherein the operations further comprise:
analyzing the fingertip contact size pattern and the contact pressure pattern, and wherein the modifying is in response to determining at least one of the fingertip contact size pattern is below a size threshold or the contact pressure pattern is below a pressure threshold.

17 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
receiving first user operation data corresponding to a first user operating a user device during a first time period while the user device is in an unlocked state; deriving a first pattern of operating the user device based on the first user operation data; accessing second user operation data corresponding to a second user associated with the user device and a second pattern of operating the user device during a second time period and associated with the second user operation data; determining a difference between the first pattern and the second pattern; and modifying an access level setting of the user device based on the difference.

18 . The non-transito

Assignees

• Paypal Inc

Inventors

• Chatterton Geoffrey W
• Khanna Ramaneek
• Nichols Timothy C

Classifications

• G06F21/31

  User authentication · CPC title

• G06F21/316

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

• G06F9/4451 Primary

  User profiles; Roaming · CPC title

• G06F3/0414

  using force sensing means to determine a position · CPC title