US 11,790,070 B2
Multi-factor authentication and security
Jaione Tirapu Azpiroz, Rio de Janeiro (BR); Christian Srebrenov Rashev, Brno - Stránice (CZ); William Bruce Nicol, II, Durham, NC (US); and Emily Supil, New York, NY (US)
Assigned to International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed by International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US)
Filed on Apr. 14, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/230,122.
Prior Publication US 2022/0335113 A1, Oct. 20, 2022
Int. Cl. G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/40 (2013.01); G07C 9/32 (2020.01)
CPC G06F 21/34 (2013.01) [G06F 21/40 (2013.01); G07C 9/32 (2020.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method implemented by an information handling system that includes a memory and a processor, the method comprising:
measuring a pressure pattern between a sensor array surface of a pressure mapping sensor array accessible by the processor and an identifier affixed to a surface of an object, wherein the identifier includes one or more impressions, and wherein the measured pressure pattern is based on a weight of the object and the identifier;
extracting a plurality of characteristics of the object based on the pressure pattern resulting from the measuring;
comparing the plurality of characteristics with a set of expected characteristics; and
authenticating the object based on the comparison.