Patent ID: 11860985
Assignee: BEHA VIOSEC INC
Field: Computer technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G | IPC G

Claim 0:
1. A method for determining a biometric authentication threshold for a user, comprising:
at a computing device, receiving a first biometric input, and based on the received first biometric input granting a first level of authorization to the user to access a first set of information stored on a device and/or received via a packet-switched network;
while the user accesses the first set of information, using at least one sensor, collecting behavioral data associated with accessing the first set of information;
transferring the collected behavioral data to the computing device;
at the computing device, monitoring and storing the behavioral data;
comparing the behavioral data to previously stored behavioral data associated with a particular user associated with the first level of authorization;
based on the comparing, computing a behavioral threshold of closeness between the behavioral data and the previously stored behavioral data;
based on the behavioral threshold of closeness, determining an initial biometric threshold percentage of a biometric data match required for step-up authentication for the user to access a second set of information, the second set of information including the first set of information and additional information not included in the first set of information, the initial biometric threshold percentage having a value greater than 0 and smaller than 100; and
at the computing device, receiving from a biometric sensor, second biometric data relating to a second biometric input;
computing, based on comparing the second biometric input to the first biometric input, a biometric match percentage between the second biometric input and the first biometric input;
computing an updated biometric threshold percentage based on reducing the initial biometric threshold in proportion to the biometric match percentage; and
granting access to the second set of information based on the biometric match percentage being at, or above the updated biometric threshold percentage.