Apparatus and methods for user recognition employing behavioral passwords

Patent 6421453 Issued on July 16, 2002. Estimated Expiration Date:

May 15, 2018. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.

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Inventors

Application

No. 079754 filed on 05/15/1998

US Classes:

382/115, Personnel identification (e.g., biometrics)340/5.2Authorization control (e.g., entry into an area)

Examiners

Primary: Ahmed, Samir

Attorney, Agent or Firm

F. Chau & Associates, LLP

International Class

G06K 009/00

Abstract

A method for controlling access of an individual to one of a computer and a service and a facility comprises the steps of: pre-storing a predefined sequence of intentional gestures performed by the individual during an enrollment session; extracting the predefined sequence of intentional gestures from the individual during a recognition session; and comparing the pre-stored sequence of intentional gestures to the extracted sequence of intentional gestures to recognize the individual.