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User authentication based on established network activity

US9690926B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. · US

Inventors

Rezwanul Azim · Lexington, US
Rafael A. Gaviria · Medford, US
Gowtham Javaregowda · Waltham, US
James J. Ni · Westford, US
Robert A. Sartini · Colorado Springs, US
Paul T. Schultz · Colorado Springs, US
Wenbo Su · Newton, US
Elliot G. Eichen · Arlington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Mar 25, 2014
Grant date	Jun 27, 2017
Priority date	—
Expiry date	May 8, 2034

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04W12/065
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A device may determine that a user device should be authenticated; and determine a confidence measurement based on an established activity pattern of the user device. The confidence measurement may relate to a likelihood that an authorized user of the user device is in possession of the user device. The device may authenticate the user device based on the confidence measurement.

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