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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 2021
Filed:
Jun. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Inventors:
Eun-ah Kim, Seoul, KR;
Hee-kwan Lee, Seongnam-si, KR;
Assignee:
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO.. LTD., Suwon-si, KR;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/45 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/316 (2013.01); G06F 21/45 (2013.01);
Abstract
Provided is an authentication method including receiving an authentication request; obtaining authentication data for authenticating a user from at least one of a plurality of external devices as when the authentication request is received; obtaining an authentication score based on the obtained authentication data and reliability information assigned to a type of the authentication data in advance; and determining whether additional authentication is necessary based on the obtained authentication score.