Using trusted devices to augment location-based account protection
US9449156B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Oct 1, 2012 |
| Grant date | Sep 20, 2016 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 1, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F2221/2111
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An authentication process receives information identifying a user, a device used by the user and a location in which the device is being used. That authentication process determines whether the location is among a set of familiar locations stored about the user for a service being accessed. If the location is not among the set of familiar locations, then the user is not authenticated. A desirable user experience can be obtained by using information about any existing relationship, such as a synchronization relationship, between the device and the service established at a prior familiar location. Instead of challenging a user whose device is in an unfamiliar location, the authentication process determines whether the device has a relationship established with the service. If the device has a relationship established with the service, then the set of familiar locations is updated to include the location in which the device is being used.
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