Patent application EP17172573A (EP), filed 2017-05-23
Publication number: EP3407232A1
Title: SPATIOTEMPORAL AUTHENTICATION
Abstract: A system and method of authentication is provided that uses the spatiotemporal context of a user which has been measured using third party monitoring systems. Spatiotemporal data obtained from third party systems such as CCTV networks, ATM networks or the like is used to determine a unique spatiotemporal fingerprint for an individual. That is, the unique identifier is not derived from a device carried by the individual. This fingerprint can then be used to verify a user and detect abnormal and unexpected behaviour.
IPC codes: G06F  21/    31            A I
G06F  21/    55            A I
H04L  29/    06            A I
H04L  29/    08            A I
H04W   4/   021            A I
H04W   4/   029            A I
Claims: number: 1
text: A computer-implemented method of generating a unique identifier, the method comprising:
number: 2
text: A method according to claim 1, wherein the at least one network of sensing devices comprises a plurality of sensing devices distributed over a defined geographic area.
number: 3
text: A method according to claims 1 or 2, wherein the determining from the at least one set of sensing data a plurality of spatiotemporal data points comprises identifying the first user at a plurality of spatiotemporal positions.
number: 4
text: A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the generating the first unique identifier comprises calculating a plurality of vectors having a spatial and temporal component.
number: 5
text: A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the at least one network of sensing devices is at least one of a group of: a closed-circuit television (CCTV) system, an interbank network, and a network of electronic card readers.
number: 6
text: A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the receiving the at least one set of sensing data comprises receiving at least one set of sensing data recorded over a predetermined amount of time.
number: 7
text: A method according to claim 6, wherein the predetermined amount of time is at least one month.
number: 8
text: A method according to claims 6 or 7, wherein the predetermined amount of time is at least one year.
number: 9
text: A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the method further comprises receiving biometric data corresponding to the first user and adding the received biometric data to the first unique identifier.
number: 10
text: A method according to claim 9, wherein the biometric data comprises at least one of: facial patterns, gesture patterns and vocal communication patterns.
number: 11
text: A method according to any preceding claim, wherein the method further comprises receiving authorisation data corresponding to the first user, and adding the received authorisation data to the first unique identifier.
number: 12
text: A method according to claim 11, wherein the authorisation data comprises information relating to an asset and/or location, wherein the first user is authorised to access the asset and/or location.
number: 13
text: A method according to claim 11, wherein the authorisation data comprises information relating to an asset and/or location, wherein the first user is unauthorised to access the asset and/or location.
number: 14
text: A system comprising:
number: 15
text: A method of performing authentication, comprising:
Office action: search_report, dated 2018-11-28
Rejection reasons: novelty_epc_54
Prior art cited: ref_id: US2014341440A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: US2016253486A1
ref_type: patent
severity: background
ref_id: - JOAO CARLOS D LIMA ET AL: "A Context-Aware Recommendation System to Behavioral Based Authentication in Mobile and Pervasive Environments", EMBEDDED AND UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING (EUC), 2011 IFIP 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON, IEEE, 24 October 2011 (2011-10-24), pages 312 - 319, XP032074994, ISBN: 978-1-4577-1822-9, DOI: 10.1109/EUC.2011.2
ref_type: npl
severity: background
ref_id: - ALBAYRAM YUSUF ET AL: "A method for improving mobile authentication using human spatio-temporal behavior", 2013 IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS (ISCC), IEEE, 7 July 2013 (2013-07-07), pages 305 - 311, XP032574324, DOI: 10.1109/ISCC.2013.6754964
ref_type: npl
severity: background
ref_id: US2016253486
ref_type: patent
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: - JOAO CARLOS D LIMA ET AL, "A Context-Aware Recommendation System to Behavioral Based Authentication in Mobile and Pervasive Environments", EMBEDDED AND UBIQUITOUS COMPUTING (EUC), 2011 IFIP 9TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON, IEEE, (20111024), doi:10.1109/EUC.2011.2, ISBN 978-1-4577-1822-9, pages 312 - 319, XP032074994 [X] 1-4,6,11-15 * Sections I und IV * [I] 5,7-10
ref_type: npl
severity: novelty_destroying
ref_id: - ALBAYRAM YUSUF ET AL, "A method for improving mobile authentication using human spatio-temporal behavior", 2013 IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTERS AND COMMUNICATIONS (ISCC), IEEE, (20130707), doi:10.1109/ISCC.2013.6754964, pages 305 - 311, XP032574324 [X] 1-4,6,11-15 * Section I and V; Fig. 1 * [I] 5,7-10
ref_type: npl
severity: novelty_destroying
Final disposition: pending (2018-11-28)