Efficient startup and logon

• US 10,650,132 B1
• Filed: 05/10/2019
• Issued: 05/12/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 04/30/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Original Assignee: United Services Automobile Association
• Inventors: Johnson, Zakery Layne, Shelton, John, Casillas, Debra Randall, Buckingham, Thomas Bret, Fernandez, Gabriel Carlos, Rangarajan, Sudarshan, Mortensen, Maland Keith
• Primary Examiner(s): Murphy, J. Brant
• Application Number:
  US16/409,426
• Time in Patent Office: 368 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• 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: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/065 Continuous authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

Methods and systems for receiving a detection of a physical presence of a user and, in response, initiating a start-up process on an enterprise device according to a profile associated with the user are described. Thereafter, the system receives authentication credentials at the enterprise device and the user is granted access to the enterprise device after the authentication credentials are verified.

Claims

1. A computerized method comprising:

receiving, at a first device, a command to initiate startup processes on the first device,

wherein the command is sent in response to a detection of a physical presence of a second device, wherein the second device is associated with a user,

wherein a geo-fence surrounds an area, and wherein the physical presence of the second device is detected when the second device associated with the user enters or leaves the area surrounded by the geo-fence;

in response to receiving the command to initiate the startup processes, launching at least one application on the first device;

receiving, at the first device, verification of authentication credentials; and

providing, to the user, access to the first device upon receiving the verification of the authentication credentials, wherein the startup processes are initiated prior to the verification of the authentication credentials.

2. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising verifying the authentication credentials at the first device.

3. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising:

sending, to a server, the authentication credentials; and

receiving, from the server, the verification of the authentication credentials.

4. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising sending a message to a mobile device associated with the user notifying the user that the startup processes are complete.

5. The computerized method of claim 4, wherein the mobile device is the second device.

6. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the server initializes the startup processes defined in a user profile, and wherein the computerized method further comprises locking the first device in a name of the user.

7. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein the startup processes are initialized a period of time after receiving the detection, and wherein the period of time is defined in a user profile associated with the user.

8. The computerized method of claim 1, wherein a user profile includes a user-selectable setting that inhibits initiating the startup processes.

9. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising determining a time to initiate the startup processes based on a physical location of the user, wherein the physical location of the user is determined by the physical presence of the second device.

10. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving a detection that the user is exiting the area; and

initiating a logoff process.

11. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring, by a network of detectors, for an indication of the physical presence of the second device, wherein a first detector in the network of detectors sends first information to identify an identity of the user, and wherein a second detector in the network of detectors sends second information to verify the identity of the user.

12. The computerized method of claim 1, further comprising monitoring, by a network of detectors, for an indication of the physical presence of the second device associated with the user, wherein the network of detectors comprises a radio-frequency identification reader, wherein the method further comprises:

scanning, by the radio-frequency identification reader, a badge of the user; and

transmitting information scanned from the badge of the user, wherein the information scanned from the badge is used at least in part to detect the physical presence of the second device.

13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing a set of instructions that, when executed by one or more processors, cause a machine to:

receive, at a first device, a command to initiate startup processes on the first device,

wherein the command is sent in response to a detection of a physical presence of a second device, wherein the second device is associated with a user,

wherein a geo-fence surrounds an area, and wherein the physical presence of the second device is detected when the second device associated with the user enters or leaves the area surrounded by the geo-fence;

in response to receiving the command to initiate the startup processes, launch at least one application on the first device;

receive, at the first device, verification of authentication credentials; and

provide, to the user, access to the first device upon receiving the verification of the authentication credentials, wherein the startup processes are initiated prior to the verification of the authentication credentials.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by the one or more processors, further causes the machine to:

receive a detection that the user is exiting the area; and

initiate a logoff process.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the startup processes are initialized a period of time after receiving the detection, and wherein the period of time is defined in a user profile associated with the user.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable storage medium of claim 13, wherein the set of instructions, when executed by one or more processors, further causes the machine to determine a time to initiate the startup processes based on a physical location of the user, wherein the physical location of the user is determined based on the physical presence of the second device.

17. A computer system comprising:

at least one processor;

at least one memory comprising instructions configured to cause the at least one processor to perform a method comprising;

receiving, at a first device, a command to initiate startup processes on the first device,

wherein the command is sent in response to a detection of a physical presence of a second device, wherein the second device is associated with a user,

wherein a geo-fence surrounds an area, and wherein the physical presence of the second device is detected when the second device associated with the user enters or leaves the area surrounded by the geo-fence;

in response to receiving the command to initiate the startup processes, launching at least one application on the first device;

receiving, at the first device, verification of authentication credentials; and

providing, to the user, access to the first device upon receiving the verification of the authentication credentials, wherein the startup processes are initiated prior to the verification of the authentication credentials.

18. The system of claim 17, wherein the method further comprises determining a time to initiate the startup processes based on a physical location of the user, wherein the physical location of the user is determined by the physical presence of the second device.