# US 11,444,949 B1 · Systems and methods for secure selection of a user profile in a shared context > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 11,444,949 B1 - Document ID: US11444949B1 - Status: Granted - Kind: B1 - Application number: 16/743,730 - Filed: 2020-01-15 - Granted: 2022-09-13 - Earliest claimed: 2020-01-15 - Assignees: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Applicants: Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc. - Inventors: George Fletcher - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US11444949B1 ## CPC - H04L 63/102: {Entity profiles} - H04W 12/63: Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent - H04L 63/0492: {by using a location-limited connection, e.g. near-field communication or limited proximity of entities} - H04L 63/0861: {using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231)} - H04L 63/20: {for managing network security; network security policies in general (filtering policies H04L63/0227)} - H04W 12/06: Authentication - H04W 12/102: Route integrity, e.g. using trusted paths - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) ## Abstract Disclosed are systems and methods for secure selection of a user profile in a shared context. For example, a method may include: determining, by one or more processors, an association between a user device and a shared user profile; determining, by the one or more processors, that the user device is within a predetermined proximity of a multiuser device; determining, by the one or more processors, the shared user profile associated with the user device as a result of determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device; receiving, by the one or more processors, biometric verification from the first user; and activating, by the one or more processors, the first specific user profile associated with the first user on the multiuser device as a result of determining that the first user has successfully provided biometric verification. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer-implemented method comprising: determining, by one or more processors, an association between a user device and a shared user profile, wherein the shared user profile is associated with a first user and a second user, and wherein the shared user profile includes a first specific user profile associated with the first user and a second specific user profile associated with the second user, the first specific user profile including settings specific to the first user and the second specific user profile including settings specific to the second user; determining, by the one or more processors, that the user device is within a predetermined proximity of a multiuser device by detecting an electronic transmission from the user device to the multiuser device; as a result of determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device, determining, by the one or more processors, the shared user profile associated with the user device; receiving, by the one or more processors, biometric verification from the first user; and as a result of determining that the first user has successfully provided biometric verification, activating, by the one or more processors, the first specific user profile associated with the first user on the multiuser device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device comprises: receiving a signal transmitted by the user device and determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device based on the received signal. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The computer-implemented method of claim 2, wherein determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device based on the received signal comprises: determining a strength of the received signal; comparing the determined strength of the received signal to a predetermined threshold; and determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity if the determined strength of the received signal exceeds the predetermined threshold. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the shared user profile provides login access to the multiuser device. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: as a result of determining that the first user has successfully provided biometric verification, binding the first specific user profile associated with the first user to the user device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, wherein the shared user profile further includes a guest user profile associated with a general user, and wherein the guest user profile includes general settings for the general user, the method further comprising: as a result of determining that the first user has failed to provide biometric verification, activating, by the one or more processors, the guest user profile on the multiuser device. ### Claim 7 (depends on 1) The computer-implemented method of claim 1, further comprising: prior to determining the shared user profile associated with the user device, authenticating, by the one or more processors, the first user; and displaying, by the one or more processors, the determined shared user profile to the authenticated first user. ### Claim 8 A computer system comprising: at least one memory having processor-readable instructions stored therein; and at least one processor configured to access the memory and execute the processor-readable instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor configured the at least one processor to perform a method including: determining an association between a user device and a shared user profile, wherein the shared user profile is associated with a first user and a second user, and wherein the shared user profile includes a first specific user profile associated with the first user and a second specific user profile associated with the second user, the first specific user profile including settings specific to the first user and the second specific user profile including settings specific to the second user; determining that the user device is within a predetermined proximity of a multiuser device by detecting an electronic transmission from the user device to the multiuser device; as a result of determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device, determining the shared user profile associated with the user device; receiving biometric verification from the first user; and as a result of determining that the first user has successfully provided biometric verification, activating the first specific user profile associated with the first user on the multiuser device. ### Claim 9 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device comprises: receiving a signal transmitted by the user device and determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device based on the received signal. ### Claim 10 (depends on 9) The computer system of claim 9, wherein determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device based on the received signal comprises: determining a strength of the received signal; comparing the determined strength of the received signal to a predetermined threshold; and determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity if the determined strength of the received signal exceeds the predetermined threshold. ### Claim 11 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein the shared user profile provides login access to the multiuser device. ### Claim 12 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, the method further including: as a result of determining that the first user has successfully provided biometric verification, binding the first specific user profile associated with the first user to the user device. ### Claim 13 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein the shared user profile further includes a guest user profile associated with a general user, and wherein the guest user profile includes general settings for the general user, the method further including: as a result of determining that the first user has failed to provide biometric verification, activating, by the one or more processors, the guest user profile on the multiuser device. ### Claim 14 (depends on 8) The computer system of claim 8, wherein the method further includes: prior to determining the shared user profile associated with the user device, authenticating, by the one or more processors, the first user; and displaying, by the one or more processors, the determined shared user profile to the authenticated first user. ### Claim 15 A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform a method comprising: determining an association between a user device and a shared user profile, wherein the shared user profile is associated with a first user and a second user, and wherein the shared user profile includes a first specific user profile associated with the first user and a second specific user profile associated with the second user, the first specific user profile including settings specific to the first user and the second specific user profile including settings specific to the second user; determining that the user device is within a predetermined proximity of a multiuser device by detecting an electronic transmission from the user device to the multiuser device; as a result of determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device, determining the shared user profile associated with the user device; receiving biometric verification from the first user; and as a result of determining that the first user has successfully provided biometric verification, activating the first specific user profile associated with the first user on the multiuser device. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device comprises: receiving a signal transmitted by the user device; determining a strength of the received signal; comparing the determined strength of the received signal to a predetermined threshold; and determining that the user device is within the predetermined proximity if the determined strength of the received signal exceeds the predetermined threshold. ### Claim 17 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the shared user profile provides login access to the multiuser device. ### Claim 18 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises: as a result of determining that the first user has successfully provided biometric verification, binding the first specific user profile associated with the first user to the user device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the shared user profile further includes a guest user profile associated with a general user, and wherein the guest user profile includes general settings for the general user, the method further comprising: as a result of determining that the first user has failed to provide biometric verification, activating, by the one or more processors, the guest user profile on the multiuser device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein the method further comprises: prior to determining the shared user profile associated with the user device, authenticating, by the one or more processors, the first user; and displaying, by the one or more processors, the determined shared user profile to the authenticated first user.