Patent ID: 9680644
Date: 2017-06-13
CPC Classifications: H04L

Claim:
1. A user authentication method comprising: a) presenting an authentication instruction to an individual via any of a plurality of output interfaces of a computing device, wherein the authentication instruction is selected from an identity authentication profile that is specifically adapted to a user of the computing device and that is accessible to the computing device, and wherein prior to presenting the instruction to the individual the instruction has been previously demonstrated to 1) elicit different interpretations from different individuals regarding the meaning of the instruction, and 2) elicit different decisions how to react to the instruction; b) receiving a response to the authentication instruction via any of a plurality of input methods supported by the computing device, wherein the response includes content provided through the performance of an action; c) determining d) determining that each of the current measurements matches a corresponding benchmark associated with the authentication instruction to within a predefined tolerance, wherein the benchmarks are selected from the identity authentication profile; and e) performing steps a)-d) for each of a predefined number of authentication instructions selected from the identity authentication profile, thereby authenticating the individual.