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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 2016
Filed:
Mar. 31, 2008
Applicants:
Douglas K Rosener, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
William O Brown, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Edward L Reuss, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Inventors:
Douglas K Rosener, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
William O Brown, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Edward L Reuss, Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Assignee:
Plantronics, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/40 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G07C 9/00087 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/316 (2013.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/34 (2013.01); G06F 21/40 (2013.01); G06F 2221/2137 (2013.01);
Abstract
A user authentication system and method are disclosed. The user authentication system includes an authentication device which can be donned and doffed by the user, a sensor to determine whether the authentication device is donned or doffed by the user, and an authentication server to receive information from the sensor and to authenticate the user based on whether the authentication device is donned by the user.