Sony Group Corporation
A CONCEPT FOR AUTHENTICATING A USER OF A MOBILE DEVICE

Abstract:

The present disclosure generally relates to authenticating a user of a mobile device based on motion data of said mobile device. Embodiments provide a method, apparatus and computer program for authenticating a user, a mobile device comprising such an apparatus and a system. The method comprises detecting an outfit of the user. The method comprises analyzing a gait of the user using a machine-learning model using motion data of a mobile device as input to the machine-learning model. The analysis is based on the identified outfit of the user. The method comprises authenticating the user based on the analysis of the gait of the user.