Portable wireless access to computer-based systems
First Claim
1. A system for providing user access to a computer-based system conceived and designed to interface with said system, said system comprising:
- a BARB Badge to interface with a user'"'"'s body, responsive to a disruption in said interface and including a transceiver to communicate with an external source;
a BARB Base to detect a presence of said BARB Badge in a vicinity of said BARB Base and relay secure communications between said BARB Badge and said computer-based system; and
an administrator subsystem to regulate interfacing operations of said BARB Badge and said computer-based system.
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Abstract
A portable wireless system for providing a user with access to a computer-based system includes a BARB Badge to interface with the user'"'"'s body, responsive to a disruption in the interface and including a transceiver to communicate with an external source, a BARB Base to detect a presence of said BARB Badge in a vicinity of said BARB Base and relay secure communications between said BARB Badge and said computer-based system; and an administrator subsystem to regulate interfacing operations of said BARB Badge and said computer-based system based on predetermined administrative protocols. In this way, the overall security of the computer-based system is enhanced while the amount of operational burdens associated with accessing the computer-based system are reduced.
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89 Claims
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1. A system for providing user access to a computer-based system conceived and designed to interface with said system, said system comprising:
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a BARB Badge to interface with a user'"'"'s body, responsive to a disruption in said interface and including a transceiver to communicate with an external source;
a BARB Base to detect a presence of said BARB Badge in a vicinity of said BARB Base and relay secure communications between said BARB Badge and said computer-based system; and
an administrator subsystem to regulate interfacing operations of said BARB Badge and said computer-based system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A BARB Badge for providing user access to a computer-based system conceived and designed to interface with said subsystem, said subsystem comprising:
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a communication subsystem conceived and designed to securely communicate with the computer-based system wherein said secure communication includes receiving activation data from the computer-based system and transmitting user authentication and identification data to the computer-based system;
a memory storing said communicated data;
a human-interface subsystem conceived and designed to interface with a human body wherein said human-interface subsystem is responsive to disruptions in said interface with a user'"'"'s body and is conceived and designed to notify the computer-based system via said secure communication subsystem of said disruptions; and
a feedback subsystem to provide a user with predetermined feedback on operations of said user authentication and identification subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A BARB Base conceived and designed to relay secure communications between a computer-based system conceived and designed to interface with a BARB Badge, said BARB Base comprising:
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a communication subsystem conceived and designed to relay said secure communications between said computer-based system and said BARB Badge;
a sensor subsystem conceived and designed to detect a presence of a BARB Badge in a vicinity of said BARB Base and to establish relay secure communication between said BARB badge and said computer-based system;
a recognition subsystem conceived and designed to uniquely identify a particular unique BARB Badge from a plurality of unique BARB Badges detected by said sensor subsystem and to relay secure communications between said particular unique BARB badge and the computer-based system; and
a feedback subsystem to provide a user with feedback on operations of the user authentication and identification subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. An administrator subsystem conceived and designed to regulate interfacing operations of a computer-based system to interface with a BARB Badge, said administrator subsystem comprising:
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an authentication subsystem to authenticate a user based on valid user-provided data, to activate a predetermined BARB Badge corresponding to said user, and to store user authentication and identification data on said activated BARB badge; and
a login subsystem in secure communication with the computer-based system to verify user authentication and identification data received from said BARB badge, wherein said login subsystem grants the BARB Badge access to the computer-based system in response to said verification. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56)
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57. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for providing portable user access to a computer-based system, said method comprising:
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communicating with the computer-based system wherein said communicating includes receiving activation data at a portable device from the computer-based system and transmitting user authentication and identification data to the computer-based system from the portable device;
storing said communicated data; and
detecting detachment of the portable device from the user and notifying the computer-based system of the detachment.
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58. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for relaying secure communications between a computer-based system interfacing with a BARB Badge via a BARB Base, said method comprising:
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detecting a presence of a BARB Badge in a vicinity of said BARB Base and establishing secure communication between the BARB Badge and the computer-based system;
identifying a particular unique BARB Badge from a plurality of unique BARB Badges detected by said detecting and establishing secure communication between said particular unique BARB Badge and the computer-based system; and
providing a user with feedback on operations of said user authentication and identification subsystem.
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59. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for administrating interfacing operations of a computer-based system conceived and designed to interface with a BARB Badge, method comprising:
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authenticating a user based on valid user-provided data;
activating a predetermined BARB Badge corresponding to said user;
storing user authentication and identification data on said activated BARB Badge;
verifying user authentication and identification data received from said BARB Badge; and
granting the BARB Badge access to the computer-based system based on said verifying.
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60. A program storage device readable by a machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform a method for providing portable user access to a computer-based system, said method comprising:
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communicating via a BARB Badge with an external source;
interfacing with a user'"'"'s body via said BARB Badge said interfacing responsive to interfacing disruptions;
detecting a presence of said BARB Badge in a vicinity of a BARB Base relaying secure communications between said BARB Badge and the computer-based system; and
regulating interfacing operations of said user authentication and identification subsystem and said computer-based system based on predetermined administrative protocols.
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61. A method for providing portable user access to a computer-based system, said method comprising:
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communicating with the computer-based system wherein said communicating includes receiving activation data at a portable device from the computer-based system and transmitting user authentication and identification data to the computer-based system from the portable device;
storing said communicated data; and
detecting detachment of the portable device from the user and notifying the computer-based system of the detachment. - View Dependent Claims (62, 63)
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64. A method for relaying secure communications between a computer-based system interfacing with a BARB Badge via a BARB Base, said method comprising:
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detecting a presence of a BARB Badge in a vicinity of the BARB Base and establishing communication between the BARB Badge and the computer-based system;
uniquely identifying a particular unique BARB Badge from a plurality of unique BARB Badges detected by said detecting and establishing communication between said particular unique BARB badge and the computer-based system; and
providing a user with feedback on operations of said user authentication and identification subsystem. - View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67)
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68. A method for providing portable user access to a computer-based system, said method comprising:
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communicating via a BARB Badge with an external source;
interfacing with a user'"'"'s body via said BARB Badge said interfacing responsive to interfacing disruptions;
detecting a presence of said BARB Badge in a vicinity of a BARB Base relaying secure communications between said BARB Badge and said computer-based system; and
regulating interfacing operations of said user authentication and identification subsystem and said computer-based system based on predetermined administrative protocols.
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69. A system for providing portable user access to a computer-based system, said system comprising:
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means for communicating with the computer-based system wherein said means for communicating includes means for receiving activation data at a portable device from the computer-based system and means for transmitting user authentication and identification data to the computer-based system from the portable device;
means for storing said communicated data; and
means for detecting detachment of the portable device from the user and means for notifying the computer-based system of the detachment.
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70. A system for relaying secure communications between a computer-based system interfacing with a BARB Badge via a subsystem, said system comprising:
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means for detecting a presence of a BARB Badge in a vicinity of said BARB Base and means for establishing secure communication between said BARB Badge and the computer-based system;
means for uniquely identifying a particular unique BARB Badge from a plurality of unique BARB Badges detected by said means for detecting and means for establishing secure communication between said particular unique BARB Badge and said computer-based system; and
means for providing a user with feedback on operations of said user authentication and identification subsystem.
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71. A system for providing portable user access to a computer-based system, said system comprising:
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means for communicating via a BARB Badge with an external source;
means for interfacing with a user'"'"'s body via said BARB Badge, said means for interfacing responsive to interfacing disruptions;
means for detecting a presence of said BARB Badge in a vicinity of a BARB Base, said BARB Base including means for relaying secure communications between said BARB Badge and the computer-based system; and
means for regulating interfacing operations of said user authentication and identification subsystem and said computer-based system based on predetermined administrative protocols. - View Dependent Claims (72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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