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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.

Date of Patent:
Dec. 17, 2024

Filed:

Apr. 27, 2021
Applicant:

Uipco, Llc, San Antonio, TX (US);

Inventors:

Ravi Durairaj, San Antonio, TX (US);

Robert Andrew Massie, San Antonio, TX (US);

Christopher Edward Flores, San Antonio, TX (US);

Phillip E Marks, San Antonio, TX (US);

David Joaquin Harris, San Antonio, TX (US);

Oscar Guerra, San Antonio, TX (US);

Justin Royell Nash, Little Elm, TX (US);

Pradeep Mangalagiri, Naperville, IL (US);

Luis Eduardo Santana, Crowley, TX (US);

Assignee:
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G07C 9/00 (2020.01); G10L 17/22 (2013.01); H04B 1/3827 (2015.01); H04W 12/06 (2021.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0853 (2013.01); G07C 9/00896 (2013.01); H04L 63/0861 (2013.01); H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04W 12/06 (2013.01); H04W 12/63 (2021.01); G07C 2009/00928 (2013.01); G10L 17/22 (2013.01); H04B 1/3827 (2013.01); H04L 2463/082 (2013.01);
Abstract

A multi-factor authentication technique can use multiple smart devices to determine whether a person is authenticated by minimizing the extent to which the person is expected to interact with his or her smart devices. In an example multi-factor authentication method comprises performing a first determination, that a first mobile device is located within a wireless range of a device, obtaining a unique identifier from the first mobile device, sending, to a server, the unique identifier, receiving, from the server, information that indicates a first authentication technique and a second authentication technique, performing a second determination that the person is authenticated by successfully performing the first authentication technique with the first mobile device and by successfully performing the second authentication technique with the second mobile device, and performing a final authentication operation in response to performing the second determination.


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