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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.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 31, 2006
Filed:
Jun. 11, 2001
Applicants:
Narayan Gehlot, Sayreville, NJ (US);
Victor Lawrence, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Inventors:
Narayan Gehlot, Sayreville, NJ (US);
Victor Lawrence, Holmdel, NJ (US);
Assignee:
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04H 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 7/16 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01); H04K 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 17/30 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A method for limiting access to a device to a particular authorized user. The method includes; obtaining visual data related to the appearance of a user of the device; processing the visual data to determine when the particular authorized user is present; allowing initial access to the device when the particular authorized user is present; allowing continued access to the device when the particular authorized user is present; and terminating access to the device when the particular authorized user is not present.