Apparatus and method for portal device authentication
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1. A method for authenticating a user comprising:
- communicatively coupling a portable data processing device to a client computer, the client computer having a communication channel configured to communicate with one or more servers;
receiving a request from said client at one of said servers to access server resources, said client operated by said user;
determining if said portable data processing device is coupled to said client; and
providing said user with access to particular server resources associated with said user upon detecting that said user'"'"'s portable data processing device is coupled to said client.
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Abstract
A method is described, comprising: searching for portable device software configured on a client; automatically installing the portable device software if the portable device software is not configured on the client; searching for a portable device attached to the client; and logging in a user of the portable device upon identifying the portable device.
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19 Claims
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1. A method for authenticating a user comprising:
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communicatively coupling a portable data processing device to a client computer, the client computer having a communication channel configured to communicate with one or more servers;
receiving a request from said client at one of said servers to access server resources, said client operated by said user;
determining if said portable data processing device is coupled to said client; and
providing said user with access to particular server resources associated with said user upon detecting that said user'"'"'s portable data processing device is coupled to said client. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
initially detecting whether portal device software is configured on said client.
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4. The method as in claim 3 wherein said portal device software is automatically downloaded and installed on said client if said portal device software is not configured on said client.
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5. The method as in claim 3 wherein said portal device software is a browser plug-in.
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6. A method comprising:
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communicatively coupling a portable data processing device to a client computer, the client computer having a communication channel configured to communicate with one or more servers;
receiving a request from said client at one of said servers to access server resources, said client operated by said user;
searching for portable data processing device software configured on said client, said portable data processing device software enabling said portable data processing device to communicate with said client;
automatically installing said portable data processing device software if said portable data processing device software is not configured on said client;
searching for said portable device attached to said client; and
automatically logging in a user of said portable data processing device upon identifying said portable data processing device. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A server comprising:
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a processor;
a memory for storing instructions which, when executed by said processor, cause said processor to perform the operations of;
communicatively coupling a portable data processing device to a client computer, the client computer having a communication channel configured to communicate with one or more servers;
receiving a request from said client at one of said servers to access server resources, said client operated by said user;
searching for portable data processing device software configured on said client, said Portable data processing device software enabling said portable data processing device to communicate with said client;
responsive to a request by a user, installing said portable data processing device software if said portable data processing device software is not configured on said client;
searching for said portable device attached coupled to said client; and
automatically logging in said user of said portable data processing device upon identifying said portable data processing device. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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