Patent ID: 9342677
Filing Date: 2016-05-17
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method of authenticating a user via a handheld electronic device, comprising: storing at the handheld electronic device a first plurality of dynamic personal identification data samples specific to the user that are collected over time, wherein the first plurality of dynamic personal identification data samples comprises a plurality of biometric data samples associated with the user and a corresponding plurality of location data samples associated with the handheld electronic device; sending a copy of the first plurality of dynamic personal identification data samples to a remote computing device to be stored as a second plurality of dynamic personal identification samples; receiving at the handheld electronic device an authentication challenge that is based on the second plurality of dynamic personal identification samples and based on how many dynamic personal identification data samples are saved on the handheld electronic device; and computing at the handheld electronic device a first authentication response to the authentication challenge based on the plurality of biometric data samples and the plurality of location data samples.