User authentication method and system using variable keypad and biometric identification
US10331868B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jun 26, 2015 |
| Grant date | Jun 25, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 2, 2035 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/082
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A user authentication server includes: a variable keypad generation unit for generating a variable keypad including password keys and a biometric authentication key, wherein the position of each password key and the position of the biometric authentication key are changed in each generation of the keypad; an authentication information storage unit for storing authentication information of portable terminal users; and an authentication unit for authenticating a user by remotely providing information of generated variable keypad to a portable terminal, and comparing biometric information and information of the positions of the password keys in accordance with the order of input by the user, received from the portable terminal, with the authentication information stored in the authentication information storage unit.
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