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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 16, 2014
Filed:
May. 13, 2009
Charles L. Dennis, Sammamish, WA (US);
Randall A. Snyder, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Patrick J. Boyle, Seattle, WA (US);
Charles L. Dennis, Sammamish, WA (US);
Randall A. Snyder, Las Vegas, NV (US);
Patrick J. Boyle, Seattle, WA (US);
Finsphere Corporation, Bellevue, WA (US);
Abstract
A method and system for authenticating a user includes providing an invocation element capable of being activated by a single user action, receiving an indication that the invocation element has been activated, obtaining a location of a wireless device associated with the user, determining whether the wireless device is associated with an authorized user, approving the user to use the application based on a predetermined location criterion, and producing an indication that the user has been authenticated.