Patent ID: 8371501

Claim:
A system for authenticating a user, comprising: an authentication terminal comprising: a biometric feature reader operable to read a biometric feature of said user and to generate a unique biometric identifier therefrom; an electronic tag reader operable to read a first electronic tag to obtain a first unique tag identifier therefrom and a second electronic tag to obtain a second unique tag identifier therefrom, wherein the second unique tag identifier is different from the first unique tag identifier, and wherein said electronic tags are attached to different articles worn by said user at a location proximate to said biometric feature and wherein said electronic tag reader receives said unique tag identifier in an identification signal from said electronic tag; wherein said authentication terminal is operable to provide said unique tag identifiers to a multi-factor authentication module operable to process said unique tag identifier information to generate a first authentication action associated with the first unique tag identifier and a second authentication action associated with the second unique tag identifier and present said authentication actions to said user on a user interface for a period of time equal to a period of time that said electronic tag reader receives said identification signal from said electronic tag; and wherein said authentication actions request said user to provide a predetermined biometric feature as a biometric authentication factor to the multi-factor authentication module operable to process said biometric feature to authenticate said user.