Patent ID: 9552471
Date: 2017-01-24
CPC Classifications: G06F,G06K,H04L

Claim:
1. A method comprising: maintaining, using a computer, a gallery comprising a first identity of a first human person, the first identity associated with a plurality of tags used in identifying the first human person, the plurality of tags having first properties related to the first human person; responsive to a request by a user to access at least one of the computer, software usable by the computer, or data accessible by the computer, the computer performing a first Internet search for facial images of the first human person using the plurality of tags, wherein prior to the first Internet search no facial images are stored by the computer; selecting, by the computer, a first facial image of the first human person from results retrieved by the first Internet search; performing, by the computer, a second Internet search for facial images of other human persons based on second properties that are generated by modifying the first properties of the plurality of tags; selecting, by the computer, a plurality of additional facial images of the other human persons retrieved by the second Internet search; presenting, on a physical display, a palette of randomized facial images including the first facial image together with the plurality of additional facial images; responsive to selection by the user based on familiarity of the first facial image from the palette, granting the request to access at least one of the computer, software usable by the computer, or data accessible by the computer; and responsive to selection by the user based on familiarity of any of the plurality of additional facial images from the palette, denying the request to access at least one of the computer, software usable by the computer, or data accessible by the computer.