Method and apparatus for authentication and validation of persons using gait data
US10361860B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 16, 2016 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 1, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C9/26
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for authentication and validation of the identity of a person. The person carries a mobile device configured to measure motion as the person walks or stands still, generating a time record of motion data. A security system in a facility which the person seeks to access receives the time record of motion data and compares gait characteristics inferred from the time record with gait characteristics inferred from motion data previously obtained for a person whom the person seeking access purports to be. The security system may instruct the person to pause and stand still, and then to begin walking again, and it may then verify that the received time record of motion data includes an interval with little motion at a point in the time record corresponding to the pause.
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