Sensor-based human authorization evaluation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9584524-B2
Application number	US-201514791128-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jul 2, 2015
Priority date	Jul 3, 2014
Publication date	Feb 28, 2017
Grant date	Feb 28, 2017

Abstract

A resource-access management system detects whether a user is authorized to access resources. The system may include a user device being configured to include a sensor that detects sensor data associated with the user. Further, the system includes a client qualification engine that determines whether or not a client is authorized to access the resources by comparing the sensor data with a plurality of patterns for evaluating whether or not the user is an authorized user. User scores are generated based on the compared sensor data and the plurality of patterns. Further, a composite score corresponding to the user is generated using the sensor data, plurality of patterns, and one or more additional criteria. Whether the user is granted access to the resources, presented with unauthorized user tests, or blocked from access to the resources depends on the composite score and threshold values.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A method for selectively conditioning presentation of resource opportunities based on sensor data, the method comprising:
detecting, at a resource management system, a request to access a ticketing system, the request having originated at a user device operated by a user, the user device being configured to include a display and a processor that communicates with at least one sensor, the at least one sensor passively detecting sensor data associated with the user, passive detection of sensor data corresponding to detecting sensor data during operation or lack of operation of the user device by the user, the detected sensor data being stored on the user device;
receiving the sensor data stored in the user device;
evaluating the received sensor data, the evaluation corresponding to a comparison of the sensor data with a pattern that is associated with one or more characteristics;
generating an agent-characterization result based on the evaluated sensor data, the agent-characterization result being indicative of whether or an extent to which a characteristic of the sensor data corresponds to a human-user characteristic;
determining, based on the agent-characterization result, whether an unauthorized user test is to be displayed on the display of the user device, such that:
when the agent-characterization result indicates that the sensor data corresponds to the human-user characteristic, the unauthorized user test is determined not to be displayed on the display of the user device, and
when the agent-characterization result indicates that the sensor data does not correspond to the human-user characteristic, the unauthorized user test is determined to be displayed on the display of the user device;

when the unauthorized user test is determined to be displayed on the display of the user device:
displaying the unauthorized user test;
receiving a response to the unauthorized user test; and
processing the response to the unauthorized user test to determine whether a satisfying criterion is satisfied;

when the unauthorized user test is determined not to be displayed or the satisfying criterion is satisfied:
authorizing the user operating the user device to submit requests for electronic tickets to an event,
receiving a ticket request for one or more electronic tickets to the event, the request including at least one access-right constraint used to search for an electronic ticket responsive to the ticket request,
determining, based on the agent-characterization result, a level of access to be granted to the user, the level of access being used to determine which electronic tickets are available for assignment to the user,
in response to determining the level of access:
identifying a plurality of electronic tickets associated with the event,
determining a set of electronic tickets from amongst the plurality of electronic tickets, the set of electronic tickets being determined based on the level of access, and each electronic ticket of the set of electronic tickets being available for assignment to the user,
identifying a subset of electronic tickets from amongst the set of electronic tickets, the subset of electronic tickets being identified using the access-right constraint included in the ticket request, and each electronic ticket of the subset of electronic tickets satisfying the access-right constraint, and
transmitting a ticket result to the user device, the ticket result identifying the subset of electronic tickets.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the determining of whether the unauthorized user test is to be displayed comprises:
identifying one or more unauthorized user tests to be displayed on the display of the user device;
identifying one or more test-satisfying criteria, the identification of the one or more test-satisfying criteria or the identification of the one or more unauthorized user tests being based on the sensor data;
displaying the one or more unauthorized user tests;
receiving one or more responses to the one or more unauthorized user tests;
processing the one or more responses to determine whether the one or more satisfying criteria are satisfied; and
when the one or more satisfying criteria are determined as being satisfied, authorizing an item of resource to be electronically accessed via the user device.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein the identifying of the one or more unauthorized user tests is based on the sensor data and includes determining a number of unauthorized user tests to present based on the sensor data.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
processing the one or more responses and the sensor data to identify a degree of electronic access to authorize for the user device; and
authorizing resources to be electronically accessed in accordance with the identified degree of electronic access via the user device.

5. The method of claim 2 , wherein the identifying of the one or more unauthorized user tests is based on the sensor data and includes determining a level of difficulty of the unauthorized user tests to display based on the sensor data, the level of difficulty corresponding to a difficulty level associated with a bot user successfully satisfying the unauthorized user tests.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
monitoring measurements from the at least one sensor in the user device during a period of time; and
determining a template sensor-data characteristic based on the measurements.

7. A system for selectively conditioning presentation of resource opportunities based on sensor data, comprising:
one or more data processors; and
a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing instructions which, when executed on the one or more data processors, cause the one or more data processors to perform operations including:
detecting, at a resource management system, a request to access a ticketing system, the request having originated at a user device operated by a user, the user device being configured to include a display and a processor that communicates with at least one sensor, the at least one sensor passively detecting sensor data associated with the user, passive detection of sensor data corresponding to detecting sensor data during operation or lack of operation of the user device by the user, the detected sensor data being stored on the user device;
receiving the sensor data stored in the user device;
evaluating the received sensor data, the evaluation corresponding to a comparison of the sensor data with a pattern that is associated with one or more characteristics;
generating an agent-characterization result based on the evaluated sensor data, the agent-characterization result being indicative of whether or an extent to which a characteristic of the sensor data corresponds to a human-user characteristic;
determining, based on the agent-characterization result, whether an unauthorized user test is to be displayed on the display of the user device, such that:
when the agent-characterization result indicates that the sensor data corresponds to the human-user characteristic, the unauthorized user test is determined not to be displayed on the display of the user device, and
when the agent-characterization result indicates that the sensor data does not correspond to the human-user characteristic, the unauthorized user test is determined to be displayed on the display of the user device;

when the unauthorized user test is determined to be displayed on the display of the user device:
displaying the unauthorized user test;
receiving a response to the unauthorized user test; and
processing the response to the unauthorized user test to determine whether a satisfying criterion is satisfied;

when the unauthorized user test is determined

Assignees

• Live Nation Entertainment Inc

Inventors

• Du Fengpei
• Lane Michael
• Ives-Halperin Kenneth

Classifications

• H04L63/102 Primary

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• H04L47/60

  implementing hierarchical scheduling · CPC title

• G06F2221/2111

  Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS · CPC title

• H04L63/10 Primary

  for controlling access to devices or network resources · CPC title

• H04L51/04

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