User authentication systems and methods
US10097538B1 · kind B1 · utility
7Cited by
7References
18Claims
0Family size
Assignee
Inventor
Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 12, 2017 |
| Grant date | Oct 9, 2018 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 12, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L2463/082
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method of authenticating a user of a multifunction device to a server, the method comprising associating a user-supplied image with user login credentials, using a server; receiving, at the server, an image uploaded from the multifunction device; and comparing the uploaded image to the user-supplied image, using the server, and, only if the uploaded image is identical to the user-supplied image, allowing the user of the multifunction device to authenticate to the server by providing additional login credentials to the server using the multifunction device.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.