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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2014
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Scott Schneider, Sun Valley, CA (US);
Brian T. Witten, Hermosa Beach, CA (US);
Ramzi Abi Antoun, San Francisco, CA (US);
Symantec Corporation, Mountain View, CA (US);
Abstract
A computer-implemented method for enabling biometric authentication options may include (1) identifying a device that includes a biometric authentication option that provides access to a protected feature of the device and that is based on a biometric trait and an initial authentication option that provides access to the protected feature and that is not based on the biometric trait, (2) detecting an authentication action that is performed by a user on the device that provides access to the protected feature via the initial authentication option, (3) capturing biometric data describing the biometric trait of the user in connection with the user performing the authentication action on the device, and (4) using the biometric data as training data for the biometric authentication option to enable the user to access the protected feature of the device via the biometric authentication option. Various other methods, systems, and computer-readable media are also disclosed.