Granted Patent B2

US 12,587,818 · App. 17/806,958 · Granted Mar 24, 2026

Inventors: Thomas Jefferson Sandridge (Tampa, FL); Michael Boone (Lutz, FL); Tushar Agrawal (West Fargo, ND); Jeremy R. Fox (Georgetown, TX); Sarbajit K. Rakshit (Kolkata, IN)

Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation

H04W4/90G08B25/10H04W4/80G16Y40/10

Abstract

Claims (50)

1 . A method comprising:

generating a near-body electrical-field via a communication transmitter associated with a user, wherein a plurality of IoT devices is further associated with the user attempting authentication for access to a location;

receiving the near-body electrical-field via a communication receiver on an authentication device for identifying the user attempting the authentication;

in response to identifying the user based on the near-body electrical-field, analyzing a plurality of activities associated with a role for the user, wherein the plurality of activities require the plurality of IoT devices;

analyzing plurality of resources associated with the user, wherein the plurality of resources include at least the plurality of IoT devices associated with the user;

determining whether the user is authenticated based on the analyzing of the plurality of activities and the analyzing of the plurality of resources associated with the user, to perform the plurality of activities at the location; and

in response to determining the user is authenticated based on the analyzing of the plurality of activities and the analyzing of the plurality of resources associated with the user, granting the access to the location.

2 . The method of claim 1 , wherein the plurality of resources further include one or more resources capturable by a camera feed of the user attempting the authentication for the access to the location.

3 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

identifying the plurality of IoT devices based on a shared short-range connection with a client device associated the user.

4 . The method of claim 3 , wherein the client device associated with the user includes the communication transmitter.

5 . The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining whether one or more emergency services related alarms are active at the location; and

responsive to determining at least one of the one or more emergency services related alarms are active, analyzing resources associated with the user based on at least one of the one or more emergency services related alarms.

6 . The method of claim 1 , wherein analyzing the plurality of resources associated with the user determines if the plurality of resources allow for the user to perform the plurality of activities.

7 . A computer program product comprising:

one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media to perform operations comprising:

generating a near-body electrical-field via a communication transmitter associated with a user, wherein a plurality of IoT devices is further associated with the user attempting authentication for access to a location;

receiving the near-body electrical-field via a communication receiver on an authentication device for identifying the user attempting the authentication;

in response to identifying the user based on the near-body electrical-field, analyzing a plurality of activities associated with a role for the user, wherein the plurality of activities require the plurality of IoT devices;

analyzing plurality of resources associated with the user, wherein the plurality of resources include at least the plurality of IoT devices associated with the user;

determining whether the user is authenticated based on the analyzing of the plurality of activities and the analyzing of the plurality of resources associated with the user, to perform the plurality of activities at the location; and

in response to determining the user is authenticated based on the analyzing of the plurality of activities and the analyzing of the plurality of resources associated with the user, granting the access to the location.

8 . The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the plurality of resources further include one or more resources capturable by a camera feed of the user attempting the authentication for the access to the location.

9 . The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying the plurality of IoT devices based on a shared short-range connection with a client device associated the user.

10 . The computer program product of claim 9 , wherein the client device associated with the user includes the communication transmitter.

11 . The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining whether one or more emergency services related alarms are active at the location; and

in response to determining at least one of the one or more emergency services related alarms are active, analyzing resources associated with the user based on at least one of the one or more emergency services related alarms.

12 . The computer program product of claim 7 , wherein analyzing the plurality of resources associated with the user determines if the plurality of resources allow for the user to perform the plurality of activities.

13 . A computer system comprising:

a processor set;

one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media; and

program instructions stored on the one or more non-transitory computer readable storage media to cause the processor set to perform operations comprising:

generating a near-body electrical-field via a communication transmitter associated with a user, wherein a plurality of IoT devices is further associated with the user attempting authentication for access to a location;

receiving the near-body electrical-field via a communication receiver on an authentication device for identifying the user attempting the authentication;

in response to identifying the user based on the near-body electrical-field, analyzing a plurality of activities associated with a role for the user, wherein the plurality of activities require the plurality of IoT devices;

analyzing plurality of resources associated with the user, wherein the plurality of resources include at least the plurality of IoT devices associated with the user;

determining whether the user is authenticated based on the analyzing of the plurality of activities and the analyzing of the plurality of resources associated with the user, to perform the plurality of activities at the location; and

in response to determining the user is authenticated based on the analyzing of the plurality of activities and the analyzing of the plurality of resources associated with the user, granting the access to the location.

14 . The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the plurality of resources further include one or more resources capturable by a camera feed of the user attempting the authentication for the access to the location.

15 . The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise:

identifying the plurality of IoT devices based on a shared short-range connection with a client device associated the user.

16 . The computer system of claim 15 , wherein the client device associated with the user includes the communication transmitter.

17 . The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the operations further comprise:

determining whether one or more emergency services related alarms are active at the location; and

in response to determining at least one of the one or more emergency services related alarms are active, analyzing resources associated with the user based on at least one of the one or more emergency services related alarms.

18 . The computer system of claim 13 , wherein analyzing the plurality of resources associated with the user determines if the plurality of resources allow for the user to perform the plurality of activities.

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