US 12,245,119 B2
Multi-factor authentication using biometric and subscriber data systems and methods
David Moffett, Issaquah, WA (US)
Assigned to T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed by T-Mobile USA, Inc., Bellevue, WA (US)
Filed on Dec. 29, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/400,488.
Application 18/400,488 is a continuation of application No. 17/374,651, filed on Jul. 13, 2021, granted, now 11,877,218.
Prior Publication US 2024/0137738 A1, Apr. 25, 2024
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04W 4/50 (2018.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/08 (2021.01); H04W 12/40 (2021.01); H04W 12/69 (2021.01)
CPC H04W 4/50 (2018.02) [H04L 63/0861 (2013.01); H04W 4/60 (2018.02); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04W 12/40 (2021.01); H04W 12/69 (2021.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method to authenticate subscribers of a telecommunications network to access resources associated with the telecommunications network, the method comprising:
accessing heartbeat information associated with a subscriber of the telecommunications network,
wherein the heartbeat information is captured by one or more sensors communicatively coupled to a mobile device of the subscriber;
accessing a cardiac signature of the subscriber of the telecommunications network,
wherein the cardiac signature uniquely identifies the subscriber of the telecommunications network,
wherein the cardiac signature is based on data related to multiple waves comprising at least two of a P-wave, a Q-wave, a R-wave, a S-wave, and a T-wave, and
wherein the cardiac signature includes at least one variable value based on frequency variables, count variables, amplitude variables, or ratios of wave features, or any combination thereof;
determining a match between the accessed heartbeat information and the accessed cardiac signature of the subscriber of the telecommunications network;
when the match is determined between the accessed heartbeat information and the accessed cardiac signature, performing a first authentication,
wherein the first authentication authorizes the subscriber to use the mobile device;
receiving subscriber identity information associated with the mobile device;
based on the received subscriber identity information, performing a second authentication,
wherein the second authentication authorizes the mobile device to access the telecommunications network; and
based on the first authentication and the second authentication, granting, to the subscriber of the telecommunications network, access to a resource associated with the telecommunications network.