×

User challenge using geography of previous login

  • US 9,049,211 B1
  • Filed: 11/09/2011
  • Issued: 06/02/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2011
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A computer-implemented method comprising:

  • receiving, at a server, a request to access an online service provided by the server, the request including a set of login credentials;

    verifying that the login credentials are valid;

    providing instructions for a challenge to a user that provided the login credentials including a graphical user interface (GUI) including a map image,the graphical user interface being configured to allow the user to reposition and resize the map image,the challenge instructions requesting that the user identify and provide an indication of a geographic location of a previous successful login associated with the login credentials including providing an indication of map image boundaries selected by the user and a map center point corresponding with the selected map image boundaries, andthe challenge instructions providing information to the user regarding threshold criteria that will be used to determine if the challenge is satisfied, the information indicating that the map center point be within a threshold distance of the geographic location of the previous successful login;

    receiving a response to the challenge, the response including the indication of the identified geographic location;

    determining if the challenge is satisfied by determining, using the threshold criteria, if the identified geographic location is within the threshold distance of the geographic location of the previous successful login associated with the login credentials;

    if the challenge is satisfied, granting the request; and

    if the challenge is not satisfied, denying the request.

View all claims
  • 2 Assignments
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×