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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 23, 2018
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2014
Applicant:
Microsoft Corporation, Redmond, WA (US);
Inventors:
Ross David Heeter, Seattle, WA (US);
Jason Robert Tuck, Kirkland, WA (US);
Cyrus Kanga, Redmond, WA (US);
Assignee:
Microsoft Technology Licensing, LLC, Redmond, WA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04W 12/08 (2009.01); H04L 29/08 (2006.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04W 12/08 (2013.01); H04L 67/10 (2013.01); H04L 67/16 (2013.01); H04W 4/80 (2018.02); H04L 63/0861 (2013.01); H04L 63/101 (2013.01); H04L 69/14 (2013.01);
Abstract
Aspects of the invention can log a user into a primary device in a more efficient manner. For example, aspects of the invention may eliminate the need for the user to supply user credentials directly to a primary device. Instead, the companion device recognizes relevant primary devices located proximate to the companion device and automatically initiates a user login to the primary device without user intervention. Aspects of the invention can automatically login a user to known and unknown primary devices.