Patent ID: 8924735
Filing Date: 2014-12-30
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method for recognizing a user, comprising: obtaining biometric data of a first user from a sensor while the first user is in a field of view of the sensor; determining a biometric profile which is a best match to the biometric data of the first user, the biometric profile is linked to a first user account; determining a confidence level of the best match; determining whether the confidence level is in a first, second or third range; if the confidence level is in the first range, signing the first user into the first user account without prompting the first user to confirm his or her identity; if the confidence level is in the second range, which is below the first range, displaying an image of a user associated with the first user account on a user interface while prompting the first user to confirm his or her identity; and if the confidence level is in the third range, which is below the second range, determining a biometric profile which is a second best match to the biometric data of the first user, the biometric profile which is the second best match is linked to a second user account, and displaying the image of the user associated with the first user account and an image of a user associated with the second user account on the user interface while prompting the first user to confirm his or her identity.