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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 17, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2013
Applicant:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Inventors:
Aaron Michael Stewart, Raleigh, NC (US);
Jeffrey E. Skinner, Raleigh, NC (US);
Lance Warren Cassidy, Raleigh, NC (US);
James Stephen Rutledge, Saratoga, CA (US);
Assignee:
Lenovo (Singapore) Pte. Ltd., Singapore, SG;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 12/00 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 13/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01); G11C 7/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06K 9/00013 (2013.01); G06K 9/00087 (2013.01); G06K 9/00892 (2013.01);
Abstract
A method including receiving sensed information corresponding to a contact signature of a user holding a device, generating a contact signature from the sensed information, comparing the contact signature to a library of contact signatures, and authenticating the user based on the comparison to provide access to functions on the device.