Method and apparatus for providing authentication
First Claim
1. A system for providing authentication, the system comprising:
- a server presenting a visual image to a user via a display device and receiving an output from the user via an input device, the visual image having information embedded therein, wherein the visual image includes a barcode and is generated based on predetermined information; and
a portable device performing the steps of;
capturing the visual image using a camera integrated with the portable device;
storing the predetermined information, wherein the predetermined information includes information specific to the portable device;
capturing input information from the user, the input information including one of a personal identification and biometric information;
ensuring that the user is authorized to use the portable device based on the input information;
extracting the embedded information and generating the output using the embedded information and the predetermined information; and
displaying the output to the user;
wherein the server authenticates the user based on the output; and
upon authenticating the user, authorizes the user to conduct a transaction at the server with respect to an account associated with the user.
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Abstract
A system for providing authentication is disclosed. The system includes a server configured to present an image to the user via a computer, the image having information embedded therein, and a portable device configured to: allow the user to capture the image, store predetermined information, capture input information from the user, the input information to be used to ensure that the user is authorized to use the portable device, and generate an output based on the information embedded in the image and the predetermined information. The server is further configured to receive the output from the portable device and authenticate the user based on the output. Once the user is authenticated, the user is allowed to access a website via the computer to conduct a transaction with respect to an account associated with the user.
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22 Claims
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1. A system for providing authentication, the system comprising:
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a server presenting a visual image to a user via a display device and receiving an output from the user via an input device, the visual image having information embedded therein, wherein the visual image includes a barcode and is generated based on predetermined information; and a portable device performing the steps of; capturing the visual image using a camera integrated with the portable device; storing the predetermined information, wherein the predetermined information includes information specific to the portable device; capturing input information from the user, the input information including one of a personal identification and biometric information; ensuring that the user is authorized to use the portable device based on the input information; extracting the embedded information and generating the output using the embedded information and the predetermined information; and displaying the output to the user; wherein the server authenticates the user based on the output; and
upon authenticating the user, authorizes the user to conduct a transaction at the server with respect to an account associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of providing authentication, the method comprising:
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presenting a visual image to a user via a display device, the visual image having information embedded therein, wherein the visual image includes a barcode and is generated based on predetermined information; capturing the visual image using a camera integrated with a portable device; storing at the portable device, the predetermined information, wherein the predetermined information includes information specific to the portable device; receiving input information from the user, the input information including at least one of a personal identification and biometric information; extracting the embedded information from the visual image at the portable device; displaying an output on the portable device, the output generated using the embedded information and the predetermined information authenticating the user based on the input information and a response comprising the output entered at an input device by the user; and responsive to the authenticating, authorizing the user to use the portable device for conducting a transaction at a server with respect to an account associated with the user. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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