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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2017
Filed:
Oct. 28, 2015
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Rohini Krishnapura, San Jose, CA (US);
Synaptics Incorporated, San Jose, CA (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods for determining a threat level are disclosed. A method includes: receiving, from a biometric sensor, data corresponding an attempt to verify an identity of a user; determining, based on the data corresponding to the attempt, one or more authentication parameters associated with the attempt; authenticating the user based on determining that a score associated with the attempt satisfies an authentication condition associated with a biometric template; after authenticating the user, determining one or more device usage parameters within a time window of authenticating the user; determining a threat level based on the one or more authentication parameters and the one or more device usage parameters; and, causing an action to be performed by the device in accordance with the threat level.