Patent ID: 9503894
Filing Date: 2016-11-22
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A method comprising: providing, by a mobile device and for presentation, a prompt for a user to unlock the mobile device using a biometric input, verifying, by the mobile device, a received biometric input as a biometric associated with an authorized user of the mobile device; unlocking, by the mobile device and based on verifying the received biometric input, the mobile device; providing, by the mobile device, a first menu including a prompt for the user to select a fingerprint login preference setting as a biometric login preference setting for logging into a mobile device application for execution on the mobile device, providing, by the mobile device, for presentation, and based on receiving a selection of the fingerprint login preference setting, a prompt for input of text-based credentials for authenticating the user for access to the mobile device application; sending, by the mobile device, the text-based credentials to an authentication server for authentication; receiving, by the mobile device and based on sending the text-based credentials, an authentication result indicating that the user is allowed to access the mobile device application, storing, by the mobile device, the authentication key in a memory of the mobile device; providing, by the mobile device and for presentation, a second menu that includes the mobile device application for execution on the mobile device; locking, by the mobile device and based on receiving an input selecting the mobile device application, the mobile device application, providing, by the mobile device and for presentation, a prompt for the user to unlock the mobile device application using the fingerprint input; retrieving, by the mobile device and using the fingerprint input, the authentication key from the memory of the mobile device and an identifier of the mobile device from the memory; sending, by the mobile device, the authentication key and the identifier to the authentication server; receiving, by the mobile device and from the authentication server, an indication that the authentication key matches an authentication key computed using the identifier; and unlocking, by the mobile device and based on receiving the indication, the mobile device application,