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Device, computer program and method

US11601806B2 · kind B2 · utility

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17Claims

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Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Conor Aylward · Stuttgart, DE
Hugo EMBRECHTS · Stuttgart, DE
Dimitri Torfs · Winksele, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Sep 14, 2017
Grant date	Mar 7, 2023
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Sep 28, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/68
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device for authenticating a user is described. This device comprises transceiver circuitry configured to receive motion information from a plurality of wearable devices located on a user's body indicative of the motion of the user's body at the location of the respective wearable device at a particular time; and 5 controller circuitry configured to: compare the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device and authenticate the user in the event of a positive comparison between the received motion information and the location of the respective wearable device with stored motion information and the location of the respective wearable device.

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