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Method and device for authenticating a user in a variety of contexts

  • US 20040064701A1
  • Filed: 06/27/2003
  • Published: 04/01/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/28/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for authenticating a user of an electronic device in a plurality of usage contexts the user is able to use with the electronic device, characterized in that the method comprises:

  • maintaining a centralized register of the usage contexts available for the device and prestored user profiles associated with each of the usage contexts, the device entering a particular one of said plurality of usage contexts, the device identifying said entering, selecting from the centralized register a user profile in response to said identifying, and performing authentication in the selected usage context by using data from the selected user profile.

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