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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2026
Filed:
Jun. 17, 2020
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Sony Group Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Examples relate to a method, an apparatus and a computer program for authenticating a user. The method comprises prompting the user to perform a facial gesture. The method comprises recording a facial gesture performed by the user using a visual sensor. The method comprises comparing micro-movements of the user's facial features during the recorded facial gesture with a user-specific reference sample of micro-movements for a specific facial gesture. The method comprises authenticating the user based on a match between the micro-movements of the user's facial features during the recorded facial gesture and the user-specific reference sample of micro-movements for the specific facial gesture.