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US 11,961,350 B2Granted
Consensus based authentication and authorization process
AssigneeComcast Cable Communications, LLC
InventorsKathy Patterson, David Beaumont, Sergey Matochkin, Nicholas Beenham
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Abstract
In accordance with one or more embodiments, authorization and/or authentication protects against unauthorized use of devices and/or features. Devices managing authorization and/or authentication may be connected to communications services, such as the internet or a social network. A user using the communication services may configure a system to authenticate and/or authorize a future action. An authorizer may authorize and/or authenticate by responding via one or more devices and/or social networks to allow an individual to perform an action on a device, as a way of controlling what actions can be taken and who they can be taken by.
Claims30
A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device and from a user device associated with a requesting user, a request for an action associated with a first user, wherein the first user is different from the requesting user;
- sending, to a plurality of second users that are authorized to approve requests associated with the first user, messages associated with the request for the action, wherein the plurality of second users are associated with a plurality of response weights indicative of an association between the first user and each second user of the plurality of second users;
- receiving, by the computing device, at least one response message from at least one of the plurality of second users;
- and
- determining, based on the at least one response message and the response weight associated with the at least one of the plurality of second users, whether to approve the request for the action.
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A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device and from a user device associated with a requesting user, a request for an action associated with a first user, wherein the first user is different from the requesting user;
- determining, for the action and based on selection data associated with approval of requests associated with the first user, an authorization entity comprising a proxy, wherein the proxy is a plurality of second users that are authorized to approve requests associated with the first user;
- sending, to the plurality of second users, messages associated with the request for the action;
- receiving, by the computing device, at least one response message from at least one of the plurality of second users;
- based on the computing device receiving the at least one response messages, determining whether to approve the request for the action;
- and
- sending, to the user device, a response to the request.
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An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the apparatus to:
- receive, from a user device associated with a requesting user, a request for an action associated with a first user, wherein the first user is different from the requesting user;
- send, to a plurality of second users that are authorized to approve requests associated with the first user, messages associated with the request for the action, wherein the plurality of second users are associated with a plurality of response weights indicative of an association between the first user and each second user of the plurality of second users;
- receive at least one response message from at least one of the plurality of second users;
- and
- determine, based on the at least one response message and the response weight associated with the at least one of the plurality of second users, whether to approve the request for the action.
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An apparatus comprising:
- one or more processors;
- and
- memory storing instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, configure the apparatus to:
- receive, from a user device associated with a requesting user, a request for an action associated with a first user, wherein the first user is different from the requesting user;
- determine, for the action and based on selection data associated with approval of requests associated with the first user, an authorization entity comprising a proxy, wherein the proxy is a plurality of second users that are authorized to approve requests associated with the first user;
- send, to the plurality of second users, messages associated with the request for the action;
- receive at least one response message from at least one of the plurality of second users;
- based on the apparatus receiving the at least one response message from the proxy, determine whether to approve the request for the action;
- and
- send, to the user device, a response to the request.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.