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Patent No.:

US 9740846 B1

PDFFull Text
Date of Patent:
Aug. 22, 2017

Filed:

May. 25, 2015

Controlling user access to electronic resources without password

Applicant:

Angel Secure Networks, Inc., Old Town, ME (US);

Inventor:

Fred Hewitt Smith, Old Town, ME (US);

Assignee:

ANGEL SECURE NETWORKS, INC., Old Town, ME (US);

Attorneys:

Guntin & Gust, PLC

Ralph Trementozzi

Primary Examiner:

Jeffrey Pwu

Assistant Examiner:

Thong Truong

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); G06F 21/42 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); H04L 29/06 (2006.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/35 (2013.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06F 21/42 (2013.01); H04L 9/3231 (2013.01); H04L 63/107 (2013.01);
Abstract

Described herein are devices and techniques for remotely controlling user access to a restricted computer resource. The process includes obtaining an image from a communication device of a user. An individual and a landmark are identified within the image. Determinations are made that the individual is the user and that the landmark is a predetermined landmark. Access to a restricted computing resource is granted based on the determining that the individual is the user and that the landmark is the predetermined landmark. Other embodiments are disclosed.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Smith, Fred. (2017). Controlling user access to electronic resources without password (U.S. Patent No. 9740846). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9740846

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