SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR AUTOMATICALLY LOGGING INTO A USER ACCOUNT

• US 20140282963A1
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Published: 09/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Google LLC (Alphabet Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Google Inc. (Alphabet Inc.)
• Inventors: WILDERMUTH, Sebastian Schnorf, WOS, Adam, BATTRE, Dominic Pascal, MICKLITZ, Stephan, LORA PLATA, Felipe Andres, HEIMANN, Tom, JESSEN, Johan Ulrich Lewin
• Granted Patent: US 9,380,039 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0815 providing single-sign-on or federations
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/61 Time-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/65 Environment-dependent, e.g. using captured environmental data
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/02 Services making use of location information
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/029 Location-based management or tracking services

Abstract

Systems and methods for automatically logging into a user account are described, including receiving, using a device, data from an external source or from two or more sources comprising an internal source and another source, wherein the external source is not a user; determining, using the device, that at least a portion of received data is new data; and based on the received data, automatically logging in, from the device, to an account of the user.

Claims

1. A device-implemented method for logging into a user account, comprising:

receiving, using a device, data from an external source or from two or more sources comprising an internal source and another source, wherein the external source is not a user;

determining, using the device, that at least a portion of received data is new data; and

based on the received data, automatically logging in, from the device, to an account of the user.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising:

before the logging into the account, providing a user interface for the user to accept the logging into the account of the user.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the user interface further includes an input control configured for the user to provide feedback information to the device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising automatically logging off another account of the user from the device.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising sending a request to log off the account from another device.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein the account is an online account associated with at least an email service.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the data are from the external source, the data comprise location data and the new data that represents a location associated with the account.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the data are from the two or more sources, the data includes time information from the internal source and action information from the another source, and the time information is the new data that represents a time associated with the account, and wherein the automatically logging into the account is further based on the action information.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the device is a mobile device.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the device is stationary at a location.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the automatically logging into the account is further based on a setting indicating allowing automatically logging in.

12. A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored therein computer executable instructions for:

receiving, using a device, data from an external source or from two or more sources comprising an internal source and another source, wherein the external source is not a user;

determining, using the device, that at least a portion of received data is new data; and

based on the received data, automatically logging in, from the device, to an account of the user.

13. The computer readable medium of claim 12, further comprising automatically logging off another account of the user from the device.

14. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the account is an online account associated with a plurality of services comprise an email service.

15. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the data are from the external source, the data comprise proximity data and the new data that represents a degree of proximity associated with the account.

16. The computer readable medium of claim 12, wherein the data are from the two or more sources, the data includes gesture information from the internal source and calendar information from the another source, and the gesture information is the new data that represents a gesture associated with the account, and wherein the automatically logging into the account is further based on the calendar information.

17. At least one computing device comprising storage and a processor configured to perform:

receiving, using a device, data from an external source or from two or more sources comprising an internal source and another source, wherein the external source is not a user;

determining, using the device, that at least a portion of received data is new data; and

based on the received data, automatically logging in, from the device, to an account of the user.

18. The at least one computing device of claim 17, further comprising automatically logging off another account of the user from the device.

19. The at least one computing device of claim 17, wherein the account is an online account associated with a plurality of services comprise an email service.

20. The at least one computing device of claim 17, wherein the data are from the external source, the data comprise at least one of audio and camera data, and the new data that represents at least one of a sound, image and video associated with the account.