Gesture-Based Signature Authentication

Abstract

Embodiments of the invention are generally directed to systems, methods, devices, and machine-readable mediums for implementing gesture-based signature authentication. In one embodiment, a method may involve recording a first gesture-based signature and storing the recorded first gesture-based signature. Then the method compares the first gesture-based signature with a second gesture-based signature. Then the method verifies the first gesture-based signature as authentic when the first gesture-based signature is substantially similar to the second gesture-based signature.

1 . A mobile device comprising:
 a system on chip (SoC) including a first core and a second core;   a plurality of input devices; and   a storage coupled to the SoC, the storage to store a set of instructions which, if executed by the SoC, causes the SoC to perform a method comprising:
 capturing a first biometric-based input of a user obtained from one or more of the plurality of input devices; 
 generating a first representation using the first biometric-based input; 
 storing the first representation in a secure storage; 
 capturing a second biometric-based input of the user obtained from the one or more of the plurality of input devices; 
 generating a second representation using the second biometric-based input; 
 comparing the first representation with the second representation; 
 authenticating the user in response to the first representation matching the second representation; and 
 after authenticating the user in response to the first representation matching the second representation, returning a password to a website to permit the user to access the website, the password associated with the website and stored in another storage location and obtained during a registration. 
   
     
     
         2 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the storage is further to store instructions which, if executed by the SoC, cause the SoC to register the first biometric-based input prior to the capture of the second biometric-based input. 
     
     
         3 . The mobile device of  claim 2 , wherein the storage is further to store instructions which, if executed by the SoC, cause the SoC to associate the first biometric-based input with the website and further associate the first biometric-based input with a username. 
     
     
         4 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the storage is further to store instructions which, if executed by the SoC, cause the mobile device to present a graphical user interface on a display of the mobile device to request input of the first biometric-based input. 
     
     
         5 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the storage is further to store instructions which, if executed by the SoC, cause the SoC to obtain a plurality of first biometric-based inputs each associated with a given website. 
     
     
         6 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the storage is further to store instructions which, if executed by the SoC, cause the SoC to request the user to re-enter the second biometric-based input in response to the first representation not matching the second representation. 
     
     
         7 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the plurality of input devices comprises a touch screen and a pen. 
     
     
         8 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the mobile device comprises a smart phone. 
     
     
         9 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the SoC further comprises at least one shared cache memory. 
     
     
         10 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the website comprises an e-commerce website. 
     
     
         11 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the first biometric-based input comprises a gesture-based signature. 
     
     
         12 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the SoC further comprises a graphics processor. 
     
     
         13 . The mobile device of  claim 1 , wherein the SoC further comprises a motion sensor. 
     
     
         14 . A mobile device comprising:
 a system on chip (SoC) including a first core and a second core;   a plurality of input devices comprising a touch screen; and   a storage coupled to the SoC, the storage to store a set of instructions which, if executed by the SoC, causes the SoC to perform a method comprising:
 in a registration phase:
 capturing a first biometric-based input of a user obtained from one or more of the plurality of input devices; 
 generating a first representation using the first biometric-based input; and 
 storing the first representation in a first storage; 
 in an authentication phase for an application: 
 capturing a second biometric-based input of the user obtained from the one or more of the plurality of input devices; 
 generating a second representation using the second biometric-based input; 
 comparing the first representation with the second representation; and 
 authenticating the user in response to the first representation matching the second representation; and 
 
 after authenticating the user in response to the first representation matching the second representation, returning a password to the application, the password stored in another storage location and associated with the application. 
   
     
     
         15 . The mobile device of  claim 14 , wherein the storage is further to store instructions which, if executed by the SoC, cause the SoC to obtain the second biometric-based input comprising a gesture-based signature of the user. 
     
     
         16 . The mobile device of  claim 14 , wherein the storage is further to store instructions which, if executed by the SoC, cause the mobile device to present a graphical user interface on the touch screen to request input of the first biometric-based input. 
     
     
         17 . The mobile device of  claim 14 , wherein the password comprises an ASCII-based password. 
     
     
         18 . At least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions, which if performed by a machine cause the machine to perform a method comprising:
 in a registration phase:
 capturing a first gesture-based input of a user obtained from one or more of a plurality of input devices of a mobile device; 
 generating a first representation using the first gesture-based input; and 
 storing the first representation in a first storage location of the mobile device; 
   in an authentication phase:
 capturing a second gesture-based input of the user obtained from the one or more of the plurality of input devices; 
 generating a second representation using the second gesture-based input; 
 comparing the first representation with the second representation; and 
 authenticating the user in response to the first representation matching the second representation; and 
   after authenticating the user in response to the first representation matching the second representation, sending a password to the application, the password stored in a second storage location of the mobile device and associated with the application.   
     
     
         19 . The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 18 , further comprising instructions that when executed enable the mobile device to present a graphical user interface on a display of the mobile device to request input of the first gesture-based input. 
     
     
         20 . The at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium of  claim 18 , further comprising instructions that when executed enable the SoC to request the user to re-enter the second gesture-based input in response to the first representation not matching the second representation.