US 11,695,758 B2
Second factor authentication of electronic devices
Doga Tav, Fredericton (CA); Ron Williams, Austin, TX (US); and Hyman David Chantz, Scarsdale, NY (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Feb. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 16/799,784.
Prior Publication US 2021/0266315 A1, Aug. 26, 2021
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 3/01 (2006.01); H04W 12/30 (2021.01); G06V 40/16 (2022.01); G06V 40/18 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/0861 (2013.01) [G06F 3/013 (2013.01); G06V 40/172 (2022.01); G06V 40/176 (2022.01); G06V 40/193 (2022.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04W 12/30 (2021.01); H04L 2463/082 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for a multi-factor authentication, the method comprising:
one or more processors receiving results of an initial authentication of a user;
responsive to a successful result of the initial authentication, the one or more processors presenting to the user an image including at least one facial gesture and a set of options combined as a second factor authentication of facial activity;
the one or more processors determining a selection of an option from the user corresponding to the image that includes the at least one facial gesture and the set of options combined as the second factor authentication, wherein the selection of the option is determined by tracking eye movement of the user over the image;
in response to determining the selection of the option by the user from the set of options, the one or more processors displaying the image of the at least one facial gesture in combination with the selected option for the user to perform and subsequently monitoring facial activity made by the user;
the one or more processors determining whether the facial activity monitored matches an authentication condition, pre-established by the user, corresponding to the user performing the at least one facial gesture and the selection of the option made from the set of options combined as the second factor authentication; and
responsive to the facial activity of the user matching the authentication condition pre-established by the user and corresponding to the at least one facial gesture and the selection of the option made from the set of options combined as the second factor authentication, the one or more processors confirming a second authentication of the user.