Patent ID: 11861034
Assignee: MASTERCARD INTERNATIONAL INCORPORATED
Field: IT methods for management (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC G  H

Claim 0:
1. A wearable device for authenticating a user, comprising:
one or more sensors for obtaining sensor data related to movement of fingers of the user wearing the wearable device to provide authentication data, wherein the authentication data comprises a Personal Identification Number (PIN); and
one or more processors configured to:
receive the sensor data, wherein the sensor data comprises data indicative of a plurality of relative spatial locations where one or more of the fingers contact a surface, wherein the surface represents a PIN pad, and wherein the PIN pad is not displayed to the user;
interpret the sensor data using one or more classifiers to determine the authentication data, wherein interpret the sensor data comprises determine a plurality of digits of the PIN based on the sensor data; and
transfer data indicative of the authentication data to a point-of-sale (POS) device or an Automatic Teller Machine (ATM) to access a service.