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Date of Patent:
Nov. 22, 2022

Filed:

Jun. 04, 2019
Applicant:

Vmware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Inventors:

Ramanandan Nambannor Kunnath, Bangalore, IN;

Ramani Panchapakesan, Bangalore, IN;

Ajay Bhat, Bangalore, IN;

Pranav Shenoy, Bangalore, IN;

Assignee:

VMware, Inc., Palo Alto, CA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 9/00 (2022.01); H04L 9/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/3231 (2013.01); H04L 9/00 (2013.01); H04L 9/0866 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2013.01); H04L 9/3213 (2013.01); H04L 63/0815 (2013.01);
Abstract

Disclosed are various approaches for authenticating a user through a voice assistant device and creating an association between the device and a user account. The request is associated with a network or federated service. The user is prompted to use a client device, such as a smartphone, to initiate an authentication flow. A soundwave is played through the voice assistant device that contains a secret key, which is then sent to an assistant connection service along with a token identifying the user or the user's device. An association between the user account and the voice assistant device can then be created.


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