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LINKING WEB IDENTITY AND ACCESS TO DEVICES

  • US 20100293607A1
  • Filed: 05/14/2009
  • Published: 11/18/2010
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A system for linking a web identity and a portable device to provide web access to a user from a vehicle, the system comprising:

  • a memory resident on the portable device configured to hold a device identifier;

    a presence agent configured to recognize and to validate the presence of the portable device within the vehicle by receiving the device identifier and comparing the device identifier to a known device value;

    a security manager configured to receive the device identifier, and further configured to receive a user identifier, the security manager configured to verify if the user identifier corresponds with a known user value, upon receipt of the device identifier, and upon verifying the user identifier, the security manager configured to send a user identity secure proxy to a credential manager; and

    the credential manager configured to receive the user identity secure proxy from the security manager and to pass one or more credentials to a computing device onboard the vehicle, the one or more credentials indicating that the user is authorized to access one or more web services from the computing device onboard the vehicle.

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