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Concept for authenticating a user of a mobile device

US11971970B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

SONY GROUP CORPORATION · JP

Inventors

Hugo EMBRECHTS · Stuttgart, DE
Gonzalo BAILADOR DEL POZO · Stuttgart, DE
Dimitri Torfs · Winksele, BE

Key dates

Filing date	Feb 26, 2020
Grant date	Apr 30, 2024
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jan 2, 2041

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04L63/0861
WIPO fieldComputer technology
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present disclosure generally relates to authenticating a user of a mobile device based on motion data of said mobile device. Embodiments provide a method, apparatus and computer program for authenticating a user, a mobile device comprising such an apparatus and a system. The method comprises detecting an outfit of the user. The method comprises analyzing a gait of the user using a machine-learning model using motion data of a mobile device as input to the machine-learning model. The analysis is based on the identified outfit of the user. The method comprises authenticating the user based on the analysis of the gait of the user.

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