Patent ID: 8656486
Filing Date: 2014-02-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. An electronic device comprising: a communications interface; a user prompting device; a biometric sensor; and a controller cooperating with said communications interface, said user prompting device, and said biometric sensor, said controller configured for performing biometric spoof detection with said biometric sensor, receiving a request for human presence verification from a remote device via said communications interface, sending a notification to the remote device via said communications interface that said biometric sensor is coupled to said controller, prompting, subsequent to sending the notification, the user, via said user prompting device, with a Completely Automated Public Turing test to tell Computers and Humans Apart (CAPTCHA) request for a verification action using said biometric sensor based upon receiving the request for human presence verification, determining that the user has completed the verification action using said biometric sensor in response to the prompting and based upon the biometric spoof detection, and sending a response to the remote device via said communications interface and based upon determining that the user has completed the verification action for bypassing the CAPTCHA request with said biometric sensor.