System and method for mobile peer authentication and asset control

• US 10,140,600 B2
• Filed: 06/30/2016
• Issued: 11/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LiveEnsure, Inc.
• Original Assignee: LiveEnsure, Inc.
• Inventors: Hessler, Christian J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Goodchild, William J.
• Application Number:
  US15/199,191
• Publication Number:
  US 20170006009A1
• Time in Patent Office: 880 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/316 by observing the pattern of computer usage, e.g. typical user behaviour
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/10 specially adapted for electronic funds transfer [EFT] systems; specially adapted for home banking systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/223 based on the use of peer-to-peer networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/32 using wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/321 using wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/384 using social networks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/386 using messaging services or messaging apps using mobile network messaging services for payment, e.g. SMS G06Q20/3255
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/64 using geofenced areas
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/65 Environment-dependent, e.g. using captured environmental data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/68 Gesture-dependent or behaviour-dependent

Abstract

A system and method for mobile peer authentication and asset control. The system and method may be configured to authenticate peer users across any digital network and platform and may allow users to independently control access to content they share with others across the same platforms from their computing devices. Senders may anonymously verify other mobile users according to device, location, behavior, and knowledge contexts, and may independently control or monetize shares with one or more of those peers in real-time across any social, messaging, or electronic communication network, either by value or by reference.

Claims

1. A computer-aided method for peer asset authentication and asset control, the steps comprising:

providing a server application;

prompting a user to select a share on a first computing device, such that a selected share is created;

prompting said user to configure said selected share with one or more authentication factors on said first computing device, such that a configured and selected share is created;

receiving said configured and selected share from said first computing device by said server application;

returning a secured share link to said first computing device;

sharing said secured share link with one or more second computing devices of one or more recipients via one or more electronic transmissions;

accepting by said server application one or more authentication engagements by said one or more recipients to determine if one or more recipients are authenticated to have access to said configured and selected share in said secured share link;

comparing said one or more authentication engagements to said one or more authentication factors by said server application; and

providing an access to said configured and selected share to said one or more recipients whose said one or more authentication engagements match up with said one or more authentication factors, said access provided on said one or more second computing devices;

wherein said secured share link is configured to only be accessible by said one or more recipients via a synchronicity, such that at least two of said one or more recipients are required by said server application be mutually and synchronously engaged with the secured share link.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said one or more recipients having valid access to said configured and selected share have access for a set duration of time.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said authentication factors are selected from the group of authentication factors consisting of:

device, location, time, behavior, knowledge, and monetization.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said one or more authentication factors comprise a monetization factor, which comprises one or more valid peer electronic payments from said one or more recipients to said user in an amount specified by said user.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said share is selected from the group of shares consisting of:

a data file, an image, a textual content, an audio file, an audio stream, a video file, a video stream, an encrypted file, a hyperlink, and a chat stream.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said share is selected remotely on said first computing device.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said one or more electronic transmissions is selected from the group of electronic transmissions consisting of:

a social network platform, a social media, a text message, an instant message platform, an email, a hyperlink, a content stream, an intranet, an Internet, and an interactive chat.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said secured share link is shared to one or more recipients by reverse proxy to hide a source location of said secured share link.

9. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps:

notifying said user when any of said one or more recipients successfully accesses said configured and selected share.

10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

accepting one or more valid peer electronic payments made by said one or more recipients;

wherein said access is only granted if said one or more valid peer electronic payments are made and if said one or more authentication engagements match up with said one or more authentication factors.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said configured and selected share is encrypted.

12. The method of claim 1 wherein at least one element of synchronicity is selected from the elements consisting of:

time, location, proximity, sequence, and other relational parameters.

13. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step:

monitoring, such that said user tracks or is notified of said one or more authentication engagements by said one or more recipients.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein said monitoring step allows said user to override said one or more authentication factors, such that said user is able to allow or deny access to said share to said one or more recipients in real-time.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein said share is authored by said user.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein said sharing of said secured share link with said one or more recipients is revoked by said user.

17. A computer-aided method for peer asset authentication and asset control, the steps comprising:

providing a server application;

prompting a user to select a share on a first computing device, such that a selected share is created;

prompting said user to configure said selected share with one or more authentication factors on said first computing device, such that a configured and selected share is created;

receiving said configured and selected share from said first computing device by said server application;

returning a secured share link to said first computing device;

sharing said secured share link with one or more second computing devices of one or more recipients via one or more electronic transmissions;

accepting by said server application one or more authentication engagements by said one or more recipients to determine if one or more recipients are authenticated to have access to said configured and selected share in said secured share link;

comparing said one or more authentication engagements to said one or more authentication factors by said server application;

providing an access to said configured and selected share to said one or more recipients whose said one or more authentication engagements match up with said one or more authentication factors, said access provided on said one or more second computing devices;

wherein said share is selected remotely on said first computing device;

wherein said one or more recipients having valid access to said configured and selected share have access for a set duration of time; and

wherein said secured share link is configured to only be accessible by said one or more recipients via a synchronicity, such that at least one of said one or more recipients and said user are required by said server application be mutually and synchronously engaged with the secured share link.

18. The method of claim 17, wherein at least one element of synchronicity is selected from the elements consisting of:

time, location, proximity, sequence, and other relational parameters.

19. A computer-aided method for peer asset authentication and asset control, the steps comprising:

providing a server application;

prompting a user to select a share on a first computing device, such that a selected share is created;

prompting said user to configure said selected share with one or more authentication factors on said first computing device, such that a configured and selected share is created;

receiving said configured and selected share from said first computing device by said server application;

returning a secured share link to said first computing device;

sharing said secured share link with one or more second computing devices of one or more recipients via one or more electronic transmissions;

accepting by said server application one or more authentication engagements by said one or more recipients to determine if one or more recipients are authenticated to have access to said configured and selected share in said secured share link;

comparing said one or more authentication engagements to said one or more authentication factors by said server application;

providing an access to said configured and selected share to said one or more recipients whose said one or more authentication engagements match up with said one or more authentication factors, said access provided on said one or more second computing devices; and

notifying said user regarding whether any of said one or more recipients successfully accessed said configured and selected share;

wherein said one or more recipients having valid access to said configured and selected share have access for a set duration of time;

wherein said one or more authentication factors comprise a monetization factor, which comprises one or more valid peer electronic payments from said one or more recipients to said user in an amount specified by said user;

wherein said secured share link is shared to one or more recipients by reverse proxy to hide a source location of said secured share link;

wherein said access is only granted if said one or more valid peer electronic payments are made and if said one or more authentication engagements match up with said one or more authentication factors;

monitoring, such that said user tracks or is notified of said one or more authentication engagements by said one or more recipients;

wherein said monitoring step allows said user to override said one or more authentication factors, such that said user is able to allow or deny access to said share to said one or more recipients in real-time;

and

wherein said configured and selected share is encrypted.