Sensor-based human authorization evaluation

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9838394-B2
Application number	US-201715409793-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 19, 2017
Priority date	Jul 3, 2014
Publication date	Dec 5, 2017
Grant date	Dec 5, 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 resource management method for dynamically granting access to electronic tickets, the resource management method comprising:
detecting, at a resource management system, a first request to access one or more electronic tickets to an event stored in the resource management system, the first request being transmitted by a first user device associated with a first user, and the first user device being configured to include at least one first sensor detecting first sensor data associated with the first user;
accessing the first sensor data associated with the first user device;
evaluating whether the first user is authorized to request the one or more electronic tickets based on the first sensor data associated with the first user device;
denying access to the one or more electronic tickets when the first user is determined not to be authorized to access the one or more electronic tickets;
detecting, at the resource management system, a second request to access the one or more electronic tickets to the event, the second request being transmitted by a second user device associated with a second user, and the second user device being configured to include at least one second sensor detecting second sensor data associated with the second user;
evaluating whether a first parameter of the first request corresponds to a second parameter of the second request;
when the second parameter of the second request corresponds to the first parameter of the first request, grouping the first user and the second user, the grouping causing the second user to be denied authorization to request the one or more electronic tickets to the event; and
when the second parameter of the second request does not correspond to the first parameter of the first request, evaluating whether the second user is authorized to request the one or more electronic tickets based on sensor data associated with the second user device.

2. The resource management method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter of the first request corresponds to a first geographical location of the first user device, and the parameter of the second request corresponds to a second geographical location of the second user device.

3. The resource management method of claim 1 , wherein the parameter of the first request corresponds to an internet protocol (IP) address of the first user device, and the parameter of the second request corresponds to an IP address of the second user device.

4. The resource management method of claim 2 , wherein the first parameter corresponds to the second parameter when the first geographical location corresponds to the second geographical location.

5. The resource management method of claim 1 , wherein evaluating whether the first user is authorized to request the one or more electronic tickets based on the sensor data associated with the first user device includes evaluating whether the sensor data is associated with a characteristic that corresponds to a bot user.

6. A system for dynamically granting access to electronic tickets, 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 first request to access one or more electronic tickets to an event stored in the resource management system, the first request being transmitted by a first user device associated with a first user, and the first user device being configured to include at least one first sensor detecting first sensor data associated with the first user;
accessing the first sensor data associated with the first user device;
evaluating whether the first user is authorized to request the one or more electronic tickets based on the first sensor data associated with the first user device;
denying access to the one or more electronic tickets when the first user is determined not to be authorized to access the one or more electronic tickets;
detecting, at the resource management system, a second request to access the one or more electronic tickets to the event, the second request being transmitted by a second user device associated with a second user, and the second user device being configured to include at least one second sensor detecting second sensor data associated with the second user;
evaluating whether a first parameter of the first request corresponds to a second parameter of the second request;
when the second parameter of the second request corresponds to the first parameter of the first request, grouping the first user and the second user, the grouping causing the second user to be denied authorization to request the one or more electronic tickets to the event; and
when the second parameter of the second request does not correspond to the first parameter of the first request, evaluating whether the second user is authorized to request the one or more electronic tickets based on sensor data associated with the second user device.

7. The system of claim 6 , wherein the parameter of the first request corresponds to a first geographical location of the first user device, and the parameter of the second request corresponds to a second geographical location of the second user device.

8. The system of claim 6 , wherein the parameter of the first request corresponds to an internet protocol (IP) address of the first user device, and the parameter of the second request corresponds to an IP address of the second user device.

9. The system of claim 7 , wherein the first parameter corresponds to the second parameter when the first geographical location corresponds to the second geographical location.

10. The system of claim 6 , wherein evaluating whether the first user is authorized to request the one or more electronic tickets based on the sensor data associated with the first user device includes evaluating whether the sensor data is associated with a characteristic that corresponds to a bot user.

11. A computer-program product tangibly embodied in a non-transitory machine-readable storage medium, including instructions configured to cause a data processing apparatus to perform operations including:
detecting, at a resource management system, a first request to access one or more electronic tickets to an event stored in the resource management system, the first request being transmitted by a first user device associated with a first user, and the first user device being configured to include at least one first sensor detecting first sensor data associated with the first user;
accessing the first sensor data associated with the first user device;
evaluating whether the first user is authorized to request the one or more electronic tickets based on the first sensor data associated with the first user device;
denying access to the one or more electronic tickets when the first user is determined not to be authorized to access the one or more electronic tickets;
detecting, at the resource management system, a second request to access the one or more electronic tickets to the event, the second request being transmitted by a second user device associated with a second user, and the second user device being configured to include at least one second sensor detecting second sensor data associated with the second user;
evaluating whether a first parameter of the first request corresponds to a second parameter of the second request;
when the second parameter of the second request corresponds to the first parameter of the first request, grouping the first user and the second user, the grouping causing the second user to b

Assignees

• Live Nation Entertainment Inc

Inventors

• Du Fengpei
• Lane Michael
• Ives-Halperin Kenneth

Classifications

• H04L47/60

  implementing hierarchical scheduling · CPC title

• G06F2221/2133

  Verifying human interaction, e.g., Captcha · CPC title

• G06F2221/2111

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

• H04L63/102

  Entity profiles · CPC title

• G06F21/316

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