Patent ID: 9674700
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method operational by a primary device for authentication of a user, comprising: obtaining at least one biometric parameter representative of the user of the primary device using a biometric parameter detector of the primary device; determining a primary authentication value representative of a degree of authentication of the user of the primary device based on the at least one biometric parameter, wherein the primary authentication value indicates a degree of match within a range of values between the biometric parameter and corresponding features of an authorized user of the primary device; authenticating the user of the primary device based on the primary authentication value by comparing the primary authentication value with a threshold; and sharing the primary authentication value with a secondary device equipped with a secondary biometric parameter detector to facilitate authentication of the user by the secondary device using the secondary biometric parameter detector.