Patent ID: 9015813
Filing Date: 2015-04-21
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method of authenticating a user seeking to conduct at least one interaction with a secured capability provided by a computer system, the method comprising: using the computer system to provide a first identifier to at least one verification server, the first identifier corresponding to the secured capability; using the computer system to provide, to an electronic device being used by the user, a user-selectable application-specific resource identifier with a second identifier corresponding to the secured capability, the user-selectable application-specific resource identifier configured to, upon being selected by the user, initiate an app to run on the electronic device, the app configured to access the second identifier, to access user verification information, and to transmit a third identifier and the user verification information to the at least one verification server, the third identifier corresponding to the secured capability; using the computer system to receive authorization information from at least one of the electronic device and the at least one verification server, the authorization information indicative of the user being authorized to conduct the at least one interaction with the secured capability; and using a processor of the computer system to provide the user with access to conduct the at least one interaction with the secured capability in response at least to the authorization information.