METHOD FOR AUTHENTICATING A USER AND CORRESPONDING USER DEVICE, SERVER AND SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A method for authenticating a user,wherein, a server registering at least one user identifier associated with at least one identifier relating to at least one reference short range communication device to be detected in a vicinity of at least one user device, the method comprises the following steps:
- connecting to the server from a user device;
loading from the server to the user device data including executable data;
detecting by the user device, while executing the executable data, whether at least one identifier relating to at least one short range communication device does or does not exist in a vicinity of the user device;
sending from the user device to the server at least one user identifier accompanied with the at least one detected short range communication device identifier only if the at least one identifier relating to at least one detected short range communication device exists in the vicinity of the user device;
verifying by the server for the identified user whether the at least one detected short range communication device identifier or no detected short range communication device identifier does or does not match at least a predetermined part of the at least one reference short range communication device identifier; and
granting access from the server only if the at least one detected short range communication device identifier matches the at least predetermined part of the at least one reference short range communication device identifier;
ordenying access while requesting user authentication data by sending from the server to the user device a corresponding message only if the at least one detected short range communication device identifier or no detected short range communication device identifier does not match the at least predetermined part of the at least one reference short range communication device identifier.
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Abstract
A method for authenticating a user includes connecting to a server from a user device, loading from the server to the user device data including executable data, detecting by the user device, while executing the executable data, whether an identifier relating to a short range communication device exists in a vicinity of the user device, sending from the user device to the server a user identifier accompanied with the detected short range communication device identifier, verifying by the server for the identified user whether a detected short range communication device identifier matches a predetermined part of a reference short range communication device identifier. Access is granted from the server only if the detected short range communication device identifier matches the predetermined part of the reference short range communication device identifier.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for authenticating a user,
wherein, a server registering at least one user identifier associated with at least one identifier relating to at least one reference short range communication device to be detected in a vicinity of at least one user device, the method comprises the following steps: -
connecting to the server from a user device; loading from the server to the user device data including executable data; detecting by the user device, while executing the executable data, whether at least one identifier relating to at least one short range communication device does or does not exist in a vicinity of the user device; sending from the user device to the server at least one user identifier accompanied with the at least one detected short range communication device identifier only if the at least one identifier relating to at least one detected short range communication device exists in the vicinity of the user device; verifying by the server for the identified user whether the at least one detected short range communication device identifier or no detected short range communication device identifier does or does not match at least a predetermined part of the at least one reference short range communication device identifier; and granting access from the server only if the at least one detected short range communication device identifier matches the at least predetermined part of the at least one reference short range communication device identifier;
ordenying access while requesting user authentication data by sending from the server to the user device a corresponding message only if the at least one detected short range communication device identifier or no detected short range communication device identifier does not match the at least predetermined part of the at least one reference short range communication device identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A user device for authenticating a user,
wherein the user device is configured to: -
connect to a server; load data including executable data; detect, while executing the executable data, whether at least one identifier relating to at least one short range communication device does or does not exist in a vicinity of the user device; and send to the server at least one user identifier accompanied with the at least one detected short range communication device identifier only if the at least one identifier relating to at least one detected short range communication device exists in the vicinity of the user device.
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9. A server for authenticating a user,
wherein, the server registering at least one user identifier associated with at least one identifier relating to at least one reference short range communication device to be detected in a vicinity of at least one user device, the server is configured to: -
be connected from a user device; load into the user device data including executable data; receive from the user device at least one user identifier accompanied with the at least one detected short range communication device identifier only if the at least one identifier relating to at least one detected short range communication device exists in a vicinity of the user device; verify for the identified user whether the at least one detected short range communication device identifier or no detected short range communication device identifier does or does not match at least a predetermined part of the at least one reference short range communication device identifier; and grant access only if the at least one detected short range communication device identifier matches the at least predetermined part of the at least one reference short range communication device identifier;
ordeny access while requesting user authentication data by sending from the server to the user device a corresponding message only if the at least one detected short range communication device identifier or no detected short range communication device identifier does not match the at least predetermined part of the at least one reference short range communication device identifier.
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10. A system for authenticating a user,
wherein, the system including a server and at least one user device, the server registering at least one user identifier associated with at least one identifier relating to at least one reference short range communication device to be detected in a vicinity of at least one user device, a user device is configured to connect to the server; -
the server is configured to load into the user device data including executable data; the user device is configured to; detect, while executing the executable data, whether at least one identifier relating to at least one short range communication device does or does not exist in a vicinity of the user device; send to the server at least one user identifier accompanied with the at least one detected short range communication device identifier only if the at least one identifier relating to at least one detected short range communication device exists in the vicinity of the user device; the server is configured to; verify for the identified user whether the at least one detected short range communication device identifier or no detected short range communication device identifier does or does not match at least a predetermined part of the at least one reference short range communication device identifier; and grant access only if the at least one detected short range communication device identifier matches the at least predetermined part of the at least one reference short range communication device identifier;
ordeny access while requesting user authentication data by sending from the server to the user device a corresponding message only if the at least one detected short range communication device identifier or no detected short range communication device identifier does not match the at least predetermined part of the at least one reference short range communication device identifier.
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