User authentication system and method

US 20040248555A1
Filed: 03/04/2004
Published: 12/09/2004
Est. Priority Date: 03/04/2003
Status: Active Grant

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1. A method for authenticating the identity of an individual at a remote viewing terminal, the method comprising acts of:

selecting a phone number;

displaying the selected phone number to the individual on the viewing terminal; and

authenticating the individual upon receipt of a call made by the individual to the selected phone number.

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The present invention relates to systems for and methods of authentication of a program user. More particularly, winning players of an interactive game program call a randomly selected phone number or access a randomly selected website that is displayed to them and additionally enter a randomly generated code also displayed to the viewer that a computer system then compares against its database and determines if the player is authentic.

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1. A method for authenticating the identity of an individual at a remote viewing terminal, the method comprising acts of:
- selecting a phone number;
  
  displaying the selected phone number to the individual on the viewing terminal; and
  
  authenticating the individual upon receipt of a call made by the individual to the selected phone number.
- View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
- - 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the act of displaying the selected phone number includes displaying the selected phone number upon an occurrence of activating event.
  - 3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising an act of maintaining the selected phone number as an active number for a period of time.
  - 4. The method according to claim 3, wherein the period of time is a time period of one game.
  - 5. The method according to claim 3, wherein the period of time is a fixed period of time.
  - 6. The method according to claim 3, wherein the period of time is a variable period of time.
  - 7. The method according to claim 3, wherein the period of time allows for the individual to be authenticated.
  - 8. The method according to claim 3, further comprising an act of disabling the selected phone number after the period of time.
  - 9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the act of displaying the selected phone number includes an act of displaying the selected phone number on one or more remote viewing terminals.
  - 10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the act of displaying the selected phone number includes an act of displaying the selected phone number only at one remote viewing terminal.
  - 11. The method according to claim 1, wherein the selected phone number is selected from a predetermined set of phone numbers.
  - 12. The method according to claim 3, wherein the selected phone number is a toll-free number.
  - 13. The method according to claim 1, further comprising an act of displaying a randomly-generated code to the individual viewing the viewing terminal.
  - 14. The method according to claim 13, wherein a different randomly-generated code is displayed to each individual viewing on a remote viewing terminal.
  - 15. The method according to claim 1, further comprising an act of prompting the individual to enter a code.
  - 16. The method according to claim 15, further comprising acts of accepting the code from the individual and comparing the accepted code with a code displayed to the individual at the viewing terminal after calling the selected phone number.
  - 17. The method according to claim 13, wherein the randomly-generated code is active for a selected short time interval.
  - 18. The method according to claim 1, further comprising an act of conducting an interactive game played by the individual on the remote viewing terminal with a central computer system.
  - 19. The method according to claim 2, wherein the activating event is a determination that the individual has won the game.
  - 20. The method according to claim 1, further comprising an act of determining whether the individual is a winner.
  - 21. The method according to claim 20, further comprising an act of notifying the individual if he or she is determined as a winner.

22. A method for authenticating the identity of an individual at a viewing terminal, comprising acts of:
- displaying a randomly-selected Internet site locator to the individual on the viewing terminal; and
  
  authenticating the individual upon access of the randomly-selected Internet site.
- View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42)
- - 23. The method according to claim 22, wherein the act of displaying further comprises an act of displaying the randomly-selected Internet site locator upon an occurrence of an activating event.
  - 24. The method according to claim 22, further comprising an act of maintaining the randomly-selected Internet site locator as an active locator for a period of time.
  - 25. The method according to claim 24, wherein the period of time is a time period of one game.
  - 26. The method according to claim 24, wherein the period of time is a variable period of time.
  - 27. The method according to claim 24, wherein the period of time is a fixed period of time.
  - 28. The method according to claim 24, wherein the period of time allows for the individual to be authenticated.
  - 29. The method according to claim 24, further comprising an act of disabling the selected phone number after the period of time.
  - 30. The method according to claim 22, wherein the act of displaying the randomly-selected Internet site locator includes an act of displaying the randomly-selected site locator on one or more remote viewing terminals.
  - 31. The method according to claim 22, wherein the act of displaying the randomly-selected Internet site locator includes an act of displaying the randomly-selected Internet site locator only at one remote viewing terminal.
  - 32. The method according to claim 22, wherein the randomly-selected Internet site locator is selected from a predetermined set of Internet site locators.
  - 33. The method according to claim 22, wherein the randomly-selected Internet site locator is randomly-generated.
  - 34. The method according to claim 22, further comprising an act of displaying a randomly-generated code to the individual viewing the viewing terminal.
  - 35. The method according to claim 22, further comprising an act of prompting the individual to enter a code.
  - 36. The method according to claim 35, further comprising acts of accepting the code from the individual and comparing the code with a code displayed to the individual at the viewing terminal after accessing the randomly-selected Internet site.
  - 37. The method according to claim 34, wherein the randomly-generated code is active for a selected short time interval.
  - 38. The method according to claim 22, further comprising an act of conducting an interactive game played by the individual on the remote viewing terminal with a central computer system.
  - 39. The method according to claim 23, wherein the activating event is a determination that the individual has won the game.
  - 40. The method according to claim 22, further comprising an act of determining whether the individual is a winner.
  - 41. The method according to claim 40, further comprising an act of notifying the individual if he or she is determined as a winner.
  - 42. The method according to claim 22, wherein the randomly selected Internet site is displayed on one or more of the remote viewing terminals.

43. A computer-readable medium having computer-readable signals stored thereon that when executed by a computer, perform a method for authenticating the identity of an individual at a remote viewing terminal, the method comprising acts of:
- selecting a phone number;
  
  displaying the selected phone number to the individual on the viewing terminal; and
  
  authenticating the individual upon receipt of a call made by the individual to the selected phone number.
- View Dependent Claims (44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
- - 44. The computer-readable medium according to claim 43, wherein the act of displaying the selected phone number includes displaying the selected phone number upon an occurrence of activating event.
  - 45. The computer-readable medium according to claim 43, wherein the method further comprises an act of maintaining the selected phone number as an active number for a period of time.
  - 46. The computer-readable medium according to claim 45, wherein the period of time is a time period of one game.
  - 47. The computer-readable medium according to claim 45, wherein the period of time is a fixed period of time.
  - 48. The computer-readable medium according to claim 45, wherein the period of time is a variable period of time.
  - 49. The computer-readable medium according to claim 45, wherein the period of time allows for the individual to be authenticated.
  - 50. The computer-readable medium according to claim 45, wherein the method further comprises an act of disabling the selected phone number after the period of time.
  - 51. The computer-readable medium according to claim 43, wherein the act of displaying the selected phone number includes an act of displaying the selected phone number on one or more remote viewing terminals.
  - 52. The computer-readable medium according to claim 43, wherein the act of displaying the selected phone number includes an act of displaying the selected phone number only at one remote viewing terminal.
  - 53. The computer-readable medium according to claim 43, wherein the selected phone number is selected from a predetermined set of phone numbers.
  - 54. The computer-readable medium according to claim 45, wherein the selected phone number is a toll-free number.
  - 55. The computer-readable medium according to claim 43, wherein the method further comprises an act of displaying a randomly-generated code to the individual viewing the viewing terminal.
  - 56. The computer-readable medium according to claim 55, wherein a different randomly-generated code is displayed to each individual viewing on a remote viewing terminal.
  - 57. The computer-readable medium according to claim 43, wherein the method further comprises an act of prompting the individual to enter a code.
  - 58. The computer-readable medium according to claim 57, wherein the method further comprises acts of accepting the code from the individual and comparing the accepted code with a code displayed to the individual at the viewing terminal after calling the selected phone number.
  - 59. The computer-readable medium according to claim 55, wherein the randomly-generated code is active for a selected short time interval.
  - 60. The computer-readable medium according to claim 43, wherein the method further comprises an act of conducting an interactive game played by the individual on the remote viewing terminal with a central computer system.
  - 61. The computer-readable medium according to claim 44, wherein the activating event is a determination that the individual has won the game.
  - 62. The computer-readable medium according to claim 43, wherein the method further comprises an act of determining whether the individual is a winner.
  - 63. The computer-readable medium according to claim 62, wherein the method further comprises an act of notifying the individual if he or she is determined as a winner.

64. A computer-readable medium for authenticating the identity of an individual at a viewing terminal, comprising acts of:
- displaying a randomly-selected Internet site locator to the individual on the viewing terminal; and
  
  authenticating the individual upon access of the randomly-selected Internet site.
- View Dependent Claims (65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84)
- - 65. The computer-readable medium according to claim 64, wherein the act of displaying further comprises an act of displaying the randomly-selected Internet site locator upon an occurrence of an activating event.
  - 66. The computer-readable medium according to claim 64, wherein the method further comprises an act of maintaining the randomly-selected Internet site locator as an active locator for a period of time.
  - 67. The computer-readable medium according to claim 66, wherein the period of time is a time period of one game.
  - 68. The computer-readable medium according to claim 66, wherein the period of time is a variable period of time.
  - 69. The computer-readable medium according to claim 66, wherein the period of time is a fixed period of time.
  - 70. The computer-readable medium according to claim 66, wherein the period of time allows for the individual to be authenticated.
  - 71. The computer-readable medium according to claim 66, wherein the method further comprises an act of disabling the selected phone number after the period of time.
  - 72. The computer-readable medium according to claim 64, wherein the act of displaying the randomly-selected Internet site locator includes an act of displaying the randomly-selected site locator on one or more remote viewing terminals.
  - 73. The computer-readable medium according to claim 64, wherein the act of displaying the randomly-selected Internet site locator includes an act of displaying the randomly-selected Internet site locator only at one remote viewing terminal.
  - 74. The computer-readable medium according to claim 64, wherein the randomly-selected Internet site locator is selected from a predetermined set of Internet site locators.
  - 75. The computer-readable medium according to claim 64, wherein the randomly-selected Internet site locator is randomly-generated.
  - 76. The computer-readable medium according to claim 64, wherein the method further comprises an act of displaying a randomly-generated code to the individual viewing the viewing terminal.
  - 77. The computer-readable medium according to claim 64, wherein the method further comprises an act of prompting the individual to enter a code.
  - 78. The computer-readable medium according to claim 77, wherein the method further comprises acts of accepting the code from the individual and comparing the code with a code displayed to the individual at the viewing terminal after accessing the randomly-selected Internet site.
  - 79. The computer-readable medium according to claim 76, wherein the randomly-generated code is active for a selected short time interval.
  - 80. The computer-readable medium according to claim 64, wherein the method further comprises an act of conducting an interactive game played by the individual on the remote viewing terminal with a central computer system.
  - 81. The computer-readable medium according to claim 65, wherein the activating event is a determination that the individual has won the game.
  - 82. The computer-readable medium according to claim 64, wherein the method further comprises an act of determining whether the individual is a winner.
  - 83. The computer-readable medium according to claim 82, wherein the method further comprises an act of notifying the individual if he or she is determined as a winner.
  - 84. The computer-readable medium according to claim 64, wherein the randomly selected Internet site is displayed on one or more of the remote viewing terminals.

85. A system for authenticating the identity of an individual, the system comprising:
- a selector that selects a phone number;
  
  a display adapted to display the selected phone number to the individual; and
  
  an authenticator adapted to authenticate the individual upon receipt of a call made by the individual to the selected phone number.
- View Dependent Claims (86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104)
- - 86. The system according to claim 85, wherein the display is adapted to display the selected phone number upon an occurrence of activating event.
  - 87. The system according to claim 85, wherein the system comprises means for maintaining the selected phone number as an active number for a period of time.
  - 88. The system according to claim 87, wherein the period of time is a time period of one game.
  - 89. The system according to claim 87, wherein the period of time is a fixed period of time.
  - 90. The system according to claim 87, wherein the period of time is a variable period of time.
  - 91. The system according to claim 87, wherein the period of time allows for the authenticator to authenticate the individual.
  - 92. The system according to claim 87, wherein the selector is adapted to disable the selected phone number after the period of time.
  - 93. The system according to claim 85, wherein the display is part of a remote viewing terminal.
  - 94. The system according to claim 85, wherein the selector is adapted to select the selected phone number from a predetermined set of phone numbers.
  - 95. The system according to claim 87, wherein the selected phone number is a toll-free number.
  - 96. The system according to claim 85, wherein the display is adapted to display a randomly-generated code to the individual viewing the display.
  - 97. The system according to claim 96, wherein the display is adapted to display a different randomly-generated code to each individual viewing the display.
  - 98. The system according to claim 85, further comprising means for prompting the individual to enter a code.
  - 99. The system according to claim 98, further comprising means for accepting the code from the individual and means for comparing the accepted code with a code displayed to the individual on the display after calling the selected phone number.
  - 100. The system according to claim 96, wherein the randomly-generated code is active for a selected short time interval.
  - 101. The system according to claim 85, further comprising means for conducting an interactive game played by the individual at a remote viewing terminal including the display, the game being played with a central computer system.
  - 102. The system according to claim 86, wherein the activating event is a determination that the individual has won the game.
  - 103. The system according to claim 85, further comprising means for determining whether the individual is a winner.
  - 104. The system according to claim 103, further comprising means for notifying the individual if he or she is determined as a winner.

105. A system for authenticating the identity of an individual, comprising:
- a display adapted to display a randomly-selected Internet site locator to the individual; and
  
  an authenticator adapted to authenticate the individual upon access of the randomly-selected Internet site.
- View Dependent Claims (106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124)
- - 106. The system according to claim 105, wherein the display is adapted to display the randomly-selected Internet site locator upon an occurrence of an activating event.
  - 107. The system according to claim 105, further comprising means for maintaining the randomly-selected Internet site locator as an active locator for a period of time.
  - 108. The system according to claim 107, wherein the period of time is a time period of one game.
  - 109. The system according to claim 107, wherein the period of time is a variable period of time.
  - 110. The system according to claim 107, wherein the period of time is a fixed period of time.
  - 111. The system according to claim 107, wherein the period of time allows for the individual to be authenticated.
  - 112. The system according to claim 107, further comprising means for disabling the selected phone number after the period of time.
  - 113. The system according to claim 105, wherein the display is part of a remote viewing terminal.
  - 114. The system according to claim 105, wherein the selector is adapted to select the site locator from a predetermined set of Internet site locators.
  - 115. The system according to claim 105, wherein the randomly-selected Internet site locator is randomly-generated.
  - 116. The system according to claim 105, wherein the display is adapted to display randomly-generated code to the individual viewing the display.
  - 117. The system according to claim 105, further comprising means for prompting the individual to enter a code.
  - 118. The system according to claim 117, further comprising means for accepting the code from the individual and means for comparing the code with a code displayed to the individual after accessing the randomly-selected Internet site.
  - 119. The system according to claim 116, wherein the randomly-generated code is active for a selected short time interval.
  - 120. The system according to claim 105, further comprising means for conducting an interactive game played by the individual on one remote viewing terminal with a central computer system.
  - 121. The system according to claim 106, wherein the activating event is a determination that the individual has won the game.
  - 122. The system according to claim 105, further comprising means for determining whether the individual is a winner.
  - 123. The system according to claim 122, further comprising means for notifying the individual if he or she is determined as a winner.
  - 124. The method according to claim 105, wherein the randomly selected Internet site is displayed on one or more remote viewing terminals.

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Current Assignee
Scientific Games LLC (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
Original Assignee
Gamelogic Inc. (Light & Wonder Incorporated)
Inventors
Herrmann, Mark E., Kane, Steven N., Yanowitz, Jason, Roseman, Stuart

Granted Patent

US 7,623,844 B2
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455/411
CPC Class Codes

G06Q 20/18   involving self-service term...

G07F 17/32   for games, toys, sports, or...

G07F 17/3241   Security aspects of a gamin...

User authentication system and method

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