Patent ID: 8762734

Claim:
A method of authenticating a user, comprising: receiving login credentials identifying a user; receiving a plurality of pressure readings from a plurality of pressure sensors coupled to a first biometric grip device, the plurality of pressure readings comprising a first biometric pressure reading from a first pressure sensor coupled to the first biometric grip device and a second biometric pressure reading from a second pressure sensor coupled the first biometric grip device, the first biometric pressure reading measuring a first pressure exerted by the user on the first biometric grip device at the first pressure sensor, the second biometric pressure reading measuring a second pressure exerted by the user on the first biometric grip device at the second pressure sensor; generating a local neurological number for each of the first and second pressure sensors, wherein a local neurological number is a function of a pressure reading at a pressure sensor and a location of the selected pressure sensor; generating a compiled neurological number from a summation of the local neurological numbers from the first pressure sensor and the second pressure sensor; obtaining a registered neurological number that is generated using a second biometric grip device different than the first biometric grip device, the second biometric grip device having a second plurality of pressure sensors for obtaining a second plurality of pressure readings comprising a third biometric pressure reading from a third pressure sensor coupled to the second biometric grip device and a fourth biometric pressure reading from a fourth pressure sensor coupled the second biometric grip device, wherein the location of the third and fourth pressure sensors on the second biometric grip device is different than the location of the first and second pressure sensors on the first biometric grip device and the registered neurological number is generated as a function of the location of the third and fourth pressure sensors on the second biometric grip device and biometric pressure readings at the third and fourth pressure sensors; comparing the compiled neurological number with the registered neurological number; and authenticating the user when the compiled neurological number matches the registered neurological number within a selected tolerance.