Wearable user device authentication system

Abstract

Systems and methods for authenticating a user include a wearable user device receiving a first request to access a secure system. A plurality of authentication elements are then displayed on a display device to a user eye in a first authentication orientation about a perimeter of an authentication element input area. A user hand located opposite the display device from the user eye is then detected selecting a sequence of the plurality of authentication elements. For each selected authentication element in the sequence, the wearable user device moves the selected authentication element based on a detected movement of the user hand and records the selected authentication element as a portion of an authentication input in response to the user hand moving the selected authentication element to the authentication element input area. The user is authenticated for the secure system if the authentication input matches stored user authentication information.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . An authentication system, comprising:
 a non-transitory memory storing user authentication information; and   one or more hardware processors coupled to the non-transitory memory and configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, by a wearable user device, a first request from a user to access a secure system; 
 displaying, to a user eye of the user on a display device of the wearable user device, a plurality of authentication elements in a first authentication orientation about a perimeter of an authentication element input area; 
 detecting, by a camera on the wearable user device, a user hand of the user that is located opposite the display device from the user eye of the user selecting a sequence of the plurality of authentication elements and, for each selected authentication element in the sequence:
 associating the selected authentication element with the user hand; 
 moving the selected authentication element on the display device of the wearable user device based on a detected movement of the user hand; and 
 recording the selected authentication element as a portion of an authentication input in response to moving the selected authentication element to the authentication element input area; and 
 
 determining that an authentication input, which includes each portion of the authentication input that was recorded, matches the user authentication information in the non-transitory memory and, in response, authenticating the user for the secure system. 
   
     
     
         2 . The authentication system of  claim 1 , wherein the wearable user device includes a head mounted display. 
     
     
         3 . The authentication system of  claim 1 , wherein the secure system includes an operating system of the wearable user device. 
     
     
         4 . The authentication system of  claim 1 , wherein the secure system includes an application provided by an operating system on the wearable user device. 
     
     
         5 . The authentication system of  claim 1 , wherein the secure system includes a secure device that is in wireless communication with the wearable user device and that is located opposite the display device from the user eye of the user. 
     
     
         6 . The authentication system of  claim 5 , wherein the one or more hardware processors are configured to read instructions from the non-transitory memory to cause the system to perform operations comprising:
 communicating wirelessly with the secure device and, in response, recognizing that the secure device is associated with the user in the non-transitory memory;   displaying, to the user eye of the user on the display device of the wearable user device, a secure device detection screen that indicates the secure device; and   in response to receiving a secure device authentication command, displaying the plurality of authentication elements.   
     
     
         7 . A method for authenticating a user comprising:
 receiving, by a wearable user device, a first request from a user to access a secure system;   displaying, to a user eye of the user on a display device of the wearable user device, a plurality of authentication elements in a first authentication orientation about a perimeter of an authentication element input area;   detecting, by a camera on the wearable user device, a user hand of the user that is located opposite the display device from the user eye of the user selecting a sequence of the plurality of authentication elements and, for each selected authentication element in the sequence:
 associating the selected authentication element with the user hand; 
 moving the selected authentication element on the display device of the wearable user device based on a detected movement of the user hand; and 
 recording the selected authentication element as a portion of an authentication input in response to moving the selected authentication element to the authentication element input area; 
   determining that an authentication input, which includes each portion of the authentication input that was recorded, matches a user authentication information in a database and, in response, authenticating the user for the secure system.   
     
     
         8 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the wearable user device includes a head mounted display. 
     
     
         9 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the secure system includes an operating system of the wearable user device. 
     
     
         10 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the secure system includes an application provided by an operating system on the wearable user device. 
     
     
         11 . The method of  claim 7 , wherein the secure system includes a secure device that is in wireless communication with the wearable user device and that is located opposite the display device from the user eye of the user. 
     
     
         12 . The method of  claim 11 , further comprising:
 communicating wirelessly with the secure device and, in response, recognizing that the secure device is associated with the user in the database;   displaying, to the user eye of the user on the display device of the wearable user device, a secure device detection screen that indicates the secure device; and   in response to receiving a secure device authentication command, displaying the plurality of authentication elements.   
     
     
         13 . The method of  claim 12 , wherein the authenticating the user for the secure system that includes the secure device includes sending an instruction wirelessly to the secure device to unlock a lock. 
     
     
         14 . A non-transitory machine-readable medium having stored thereon machine-readable instructions executable to cause a machine to perform operations comprising:
 receiving, by a wearable user device, a first request from a user to access a secure system;   displaying, to a user eye of the user on a display device of the wearable user device, a plurality of authentication elements in a first authentication orientation about a perimeter of an authentication element input area;   detecting, by a camera on the wearable user device, a user hand of the user that is located opposite the display device from the user eye of the user selecting a sequence of the plurality of authentication elements and, for each selected authentication element in the sequence:
 associating the selected authentication element with the user hand; 
 moving the selected authentication element on the display device of the wearable user device based on a detected movement of the user hand; and 
 recording the selected authentication element as a portion of an authentication input in response to moving the selected authentication element to the authentication element input area; 
   determining that an authentication input, which includes each portion of the authentication input that was recorded, matches a user authentication information in a database and, in response, authenticating the user for the secure system.   
     
     
         15 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the wearable user device includes a head mounted display. 
     
     
         16 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the secure system includes an operating system of the wearable user device. 
     
     
         17 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the secure system includes an application provided by an operating system on the wearable user device. 
     
     
         18 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the secure system includes a secure device that is in wireless communication with the wearable user device and that is located opposite the display device from the user eye of the user. 
     
     
         19 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 18 , wherein the operations further comprise:
 communicating wirelessly with the secure device and, in response, recognizing that the secure device is associated with the user in the database;   displaying, to the user eye of the user on the display device of the wearable user device, a secure device detection screen that indicates the secure device; and   in response to receiving a secure device authentication command, displaying the plurality of authentication elements.   
     
     
         20 . The non-transitory machine-readable medium of  claim 14 , wherein the authenticating the user for the secure system that includes the secure device includes sending an instruction wirelessly to the secure device to unlock a lock.