US 12,141,261 B1
Environment based authentication
Emily Kathleen Krebs, San Antonio, TX (US); Jose L. Romero, Jr., San Antonio, TX (US); Reynaldo Medina, III, San Antonio, TX (US); Andre Rene Buentello, San Antonio, TX (US); Noe Alberto Martinez, San Antonio, TX (US); Cayley Danielle Collum, San Antonio, TX (US); and Christopher Russell, San Antonio, TX (US)
Assigned to United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed by United Services Automobile Association (USAA), San Antonio, TX (US)
Filed on Jul. 5, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/347,518.
Application 18/347,518 is a continuation of application No. 16/825,670, filed on Mar. 20, 2020, granted, now 11,734,401.
Claims priority of provisional application 62/821,580, filed on Mar. 21, 2019.
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01)
CPC G06F 21/32 (2013.01) [G06F 21/316 (2013.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); H04L 51/52 (2022.05); H04L 63/0861 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method of performing an environment-based authentication, the method comprising:
collecting, during a call while a user operates a vehicle, status information of a user device, wherein the status information,
indicates that the user device is within a proximity of a driver seat location in the vehicle, and
includes a noise level or a light level within the vehicle;
in response to determining that the user device is within the proximity of the driver seat location in the vehicle,
determining, during the call, a type of authentication for authenticating the user based on the noise level or the light level within the vehicle; and
sending, during the call, a message to the user device that requests the user to provide user information according to the type of authentication for authenticating the user.