Method and apparatus for identifying and associating devices using visual recognition
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- identifying a request for access to a first system;
providing a second piece of information to a first device after identifying the request;
obtaining a visual image, the visual image including at least a first piece of information associated with the request, wherein the visual image is associated with the first device and obtained using a second device;
determining if the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted, wherein determining if the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted includes implementing a visual recognition algorithm to process the at least first piece of information and wherein determining if the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted further includes determining if the at least first piece of information includes the second piece of information, wherein the second piece of information includes at least one selected from a group including a text string and a security code; and
granting the access to the first system if it is determined that the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, a method includes identifying a request for access to a first system and obtaining a visual image including at least a first piece of information associated with the request. The visual image is associated with a first device and obtained using a second device. The method also includes determining if the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted, wherein determining if the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted includes implementing a visual recognition algorithm to process the at least first piece of information. Finally, the access to the first system is granted if it is determined that the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted.
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16 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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identifying a request for access to a first system; providing a second piece of information to a first device after identifying the request; obtaining a visual image, the visual image including at least a first piece of information associated with the request, wherein the visual image is associated with the first device and obtained using a second device; determining if the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted, wherein determining if the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted includes implementing a visual recognition algorithm to process the at least first piece of information and wherein determining if the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted further includes determining if the at least first piece of information includes the second piece of information, wherein the second piece of information includes at least one selected from a group including a text string and a security code; and granting the access to the first system if it is determined that the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. One or more non-transitory media including computer executable instructions, when executed by a
processor cause the processor, to: -
identify a request for access to a first system; provide a second piece of information to a first device after identifying the request; obtain a visual image, the visual image including at least a first piece of information associated with the request, wherein the visual image is associated with the first device and obtained using a second device; determine if the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted, wherein the computer executable instructions that cause the processor to determine if the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted is further operable to implement a visual recognition algorithm to process the at least first piece of information, and wherein the computer executable instructions that cause the processor to determine if the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted is still further arranged to determine if the at least first piece of information includes the second piece of information, wherein the second piece of information includes at least one selected from a group including a text string and a security code; and grant the access to the first system if it is determined that the at least first piece of information indicates that the access to the first system is to be granted. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An apparatus comprising:
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a registration hardware module, the registration hardware module being arranged to obtain a request to access the apparatus; a communications interface including at least one selected from a group including an input/output interface and a communications port, the communications interface being arranged to enable the apparatus to obtain an image captured by a first system, the image including content of a screen, wherein the communications interface is arranged to obtain the image after the request to access the apparatus is obtained; an image verification hardware module, the image verification hardware module being arranged to determine when the content of the screen is associated with a first device, the image verification hardware module further being arranged to identify the image as being of the first device when it is determined that the content of the screen is associated with the first device, wherein the registration hardware module is arranged to automatically register the first device when it is determined that the content of the screen is associated with the first device; and a data store, the data store being arranged to store data associated with the first device, wherein the data associated with the first device includes an address of the first device and information associated with the screen associated with the first device. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An apparatus comprising:
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a registration hardware module, the registration hardware module being arranged to obtain a request to access the apparatus; a communications interface including at least one selected from a group including an input/output interface and a communications port, the communications interface being arranged to enable the apparatus to obtain an image captured by a first system, the image including content of a screen, wherein the communications interface is arranged to obtain the image after the request to access the apparatus is obtained; an image verification hardware module, the image verification hardware module being arranged to determine when the content of the screen is associated with a first device, the image verification hardware module further being arranged to identify the image as being of the first device when it is determined that the content of the screen is associated with the first device, wherein the registration module is arranged to automatically register the first device when it is determined that the content of the screen is associated with the first device, wherein the image verification hardware module is arranged to identify the image as being of the first device when it is determined that the content of the screen is associated with the first device by identifying that the content of the screen shows a home screen of the first device, and wherein the registration hardware module is arranged to automatically register the first device when it is determined that the content of the screen is associated with the first device by providing the first device with access to the apparatus.
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