Patent ID: 9526006
Filing Date: 2016-12-20
CPC Classification: G06F,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method for confirming identity of a user of an electronic device, the method comprising: receiving touch data from a touch-screen of the electronic device; receiving device orientation data from a gyroscope of the electronic device; determining a relation between (i) the touch data received from the touch-screen of the electronic device, and (ii) the device orientation data received from the gyroscope of the electronic device; based on said relation between (i) the touch data received from the touch-screen of the electronic device, and (ii) the device orientation data received from the gyroscope of the electronic device, generating a user-specific trait indicative of said user of said electronic device and reflecting relation between a manner in which said user is orienting the electronic device while also touching the touch-screen of the electronic device; storing, either locally within said electronic device or on a remote server, a reference value of said user-specific trait which reflects said relation between a manner in which said user is orienting the electronic device while also touching the touch-screen of the electronic device; in a subsequent usage session, generating and storing a current value of the user-specific trait indicating relation between touch data and device orientation data; and based on a comparison process between (A) the current value of the user-specific trait that was generated, and (B) the reference value of the user-specific trait that was previously generated, determining whether or not a current user of the electronic device is an authorized user of the electronic device.