Patent ID: 7698566

Claim:
A method of authenticating a user seeking access to a computer network resource, comprising the steps of: a) obtaining credential information from the user; b) initiating voice communication between the user and an authentication system for the network resource and obtaining a voice print of the user; c) determining the current geographic location of the user; d) receiving a list of one or more registered permissible geographic locations at which the user may be present to access the network resource; e) determining if 1) the credential information from the user matches credential information in a user profile database; 2) the voice print of the user matches a voice print sample of a person authorized to access said network resource, and 3) the geographic location of the user determined in step c) matches a geographic location in the list of one or more registered permissible geographic locations for the user; and f) if 1) the credential information and 2) the voice print match information in the user profile database and 3) the geographic location of the user matches a location in the list of one or more registered permissible geographic locations for the user, then sending an authorization signal to the computer network resource indicating that the user is authorized to access the computer network resource.