Authentication via motion of wireless device movement

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8984591-B2
Application number	US-201213716786-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 17, 2012
Priority date	Dec 16, 2011
Publication date	Mar 17, 2015
Grant date	Mar 17, 2015

Abstract

Motion of a wireless device is pre-registered as authentication credentials, then later matched, to provide motion-based authentication for access to software, service, etc. The wireless device may contain any number of gyroscopic, distance, positional or compass sensors—any or all of which are measured during a physical gesture or motion or the wireless device while the user is holding the wireless device. Recorded measurements of the specific motion then identifies the authorized user. If measurements of an attempted motion suitably matches the pre-registered and valid authentication credentials for the service or device, then the motioned wireless device is authenticated for use by the user. Such motion is difficult, if not impossible, for a user to pass on to another individual—even if they wanted to, making it the ultimate security technique.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method of authenticating access to a wireless device to a restricted service, comprising:
receiving a series of motion measurements of a motion parameter along each of a plurality of sequential identification points, each motion measurement including at least one of yaw, pitch and roll from a given wireless device attempting access to a restricted service;
comparing said series of motion measurements to a user selected, pre-registered authenticating moti…

Assignees

• Mcfarland keith a
• Telecomm Systems Inc

Inventors

• Mcfarland keith a

Classifications

• H04W12/06 Primary

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W4/027

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W12/08

  Electricity · mapped topic

• H04W12/68

  Electricity · mapped topic