Providing access to a computing device
Methods and devices associated with providing access to a computing device are described. A method can include generating a real-time image including an attempted user, comparing the real-time image to a reference image of an authorized user, identifying an obstructed portion of the attempted user, comparing an unobstructed portion of the attempted user to a portion of the authorized user corresponding to the unobstructed portion of the attempted user, providing access to a computing device in response to the unobstructed portion of the attempted user matching the portion of the authorized user, and rejecting access to the computing device in response to the unobstructed portion of the attempted user being different from the portion of the authorized user.
1. A method, comprising:
generating a real-time image including a face of an attempted user using an image sensor;
comparing the real-time image to a reference image of a face of an authorized user stored in a memory resource using a processing resource coupled to the image sensor;
identifying an obstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image based at least in part on comparing the real-time image to the reference image of the authorized user;
determining at least one of: a time, day of the week, or date;
comparing an unobstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image to a portion of the face of the authorized user in the reference image corresponding to the unobstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image in response to the time, the day of the week, or the date being an approved time, day of the week, or date;
providing limited access to a computing device in response to the unobstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image matching the portion of the face of the authorized user in the reference image; and
rejecting access to the computing device in response to the unobstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image being different from the portion of the face of the authorized user in the reference image.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing limited access to the computing device by restricting access to a number of applications on the computing device.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing limited access to the computing device by restricting purchases using the computing device.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing limited access to the computing device by restricting access to confidential information on the computing device.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising providing limited access to the computing device by restricting access to settings of the computing device.
6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising receiving a request for another authentication method from the computing device in response to identifying the obstructed portion of the attempted user in the real-time image.
7. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving real-time audio from the attempted user via a microphone; and
comparing the real-time audio to reference audio from the authorized user stored in the memory resource.
8. The method of claim 7 , further comprising providing unlimited access to the computing device in response to the real-time audio from the attempted user matching the reference audio from the authorized user.
9. An apparatus, comprising:
an image sensor configured to generate a real-time image including a face of an attempted user;
a memory resource configured to store a reference image of a face of an authorized user; and
a processing resource configured to:
compare the real-time image to the reference image;
identify an obstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image based at least in part on comparing the real-time image to the reference image of the authorized user;
determine a location of the apparatus image recognition;
determine at least one of: a time, day of the week, or date;
compare an unobstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image to a portion of the face of the authorized user in the reference image corresponding to the unobstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image based at least in part on the location of the apparatus and the time, the day of the week, or the date being an approved time, day of the week, or date;
provide access to the apparatus in response to the unobstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image matching the portion of the face of the authorized user in the reference image; and
reject access to the apparatus in response to the unobstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image being different from the portion of the face of the authorized user in the reference image.
10. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein the access to the apparatus is limited based at least in part on the location of the apparatus.
11. The apparatus of claim 9 , further comprising a user interface, wherein the user interface is configured to display a prompt to set a security setting based at least in part on the location of the apparatus.
12. The apparatus of claim 9 , wherein:
the image sensor is configured to generate another real-time image including the attempted user after a particular period of time has passed since providing access to the attempted user; and
the processing resource configured to:
compare the other real-time image to the reference image;
continue providing access to the apparatus in response to an unobstructed portion of the attempted user in the other real-time image matching the portion of the authorized user in the reference image; and
reject access to the apparatus in response to the unobstructed portion of the attempted user in the other real-time image being different from the portion of the authorized user in the reference image.
13. An apparatus, comprising:
an image sensor configured to generate a real-time image including a face of an attempted user;
a memory resource configured to store a reference image of a face of an authorized user; and
a processing resource configured to:
compare the real-time image to the reference image;
identify an obstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image based at least in part on comparing the real-time image to the reference image of the authorized user;
determine at least one of: a time, day of the week, or date from an operating system of the apparatus or an application on the apparatus;
compare an unobstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image to a portion of the face of the authorized user in the reference image corresponding to the unobstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image based at least in part on at least one of: the time, the day of the week, or the date being an approved time, day of the week, or date;
provide access to the apparatus in response to the unobstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image matching the portion of the face of the authorized user in the reference image; and
reject access to the apparatus in response to the unobstructed portion of the face of the attempted user in the real-time image being different from the portion of the face of the authorized user in the reference image.
14. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the access to the apparatus is limited access to the apparatus based at least in part on at least one of: the time, the day of the week, or the date.
15. The apparatus of claim 13 , wherein the unobstructed portion of the attempted user includes at least one of: a nose, mouth, chin, hairline, eye, or eyebrow.
16. The apparatus of claim 13 , further comprising an artificial intelligence (AI) model stored in the memory resource, wherein the AI model is configured to receive at least one of: a present image, a present timestamp, a present location, or present audio each time the processing resource provides access to the apparatus.
17. The apparatus of claim 16 , wherein the AI model is configured to output a security setting in response to performing an AI operation on at least one of: the present image, the present timestamp, the present location, or the present audio.