Patent ID: 8578454

Claim:
A method of authentication/authorization, comprising: receiving an authentication request from an authenticating service system to verify an action to be performed on behalf of a user based on an authentication/authorization process using at least one mobile device; sending a permission request to said at least one mobile device associated with said user to grant or deny permission to perform said action, wherein said at least one mobile device is paired with said authenticating service system; sending a permission response from said at least one mobile device to said authenticating service system, wherein said permission response can be generated manually or automatically; enabling said user to select a feature to automate said permission response to allow said user to eliminate a need to manually grant or deny any future permission request for said action, wherein said future permission requests meet at least one automation criterion; and automating said permission response to said future permission requests without prompting said user to grant or deny said future permission requests if said user has selected said feature to automate.