Patent ID: 8990914
Filing Date: 2015-03-24
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A target computing device to authenticate a user to a content server, the target computing device comprising: a pairing module to (i) generate a pairing token as a function of a session ID received from the content server, wherein the pairing token is indicative of the session ID and comprises a feature of the target computing device detectable by a sensor of a mobile computing device controlled by the user and (ii) present the pairing token to the mobile computing device controlled by the user to allow the user to authenticate to an authentication server; an authentication module to receive an authentication token from the authentication server in response to presentation of the pairing token to the mobile computing device, wherein the authentication token indicates successful authentication of the user by the mobile computing device; and a content management module to (i) transmit the authentication token to the content server and (ii) access content on the content server in response to transmission of the authentication token.