# US 12,008,565 B2 · System, method, and article of manufacture to non-intrusively authenticate a primary user of a mobile device based on presence of another electronic device associated with the primary user and displaying a scanning code over a lock screen wallpaper of the mobile device > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,008,565 B2 - Document ID: US12008565B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/469,466 - Filed: 2021-09-08 - Published: 2021-12-30 - Granted: 2024-06-11 - Earliest claimed: 2013-05-16 - Assignees: Raid One IP LLC - Applicants: Avant-Garde IP LLC - Inventors: Ramraj Soundararajan - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12008565B2 ## CPC - G06Q 20/40: Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists - G06Q 20/20: Point-of-sale [POS] network systems - G06Q 20/322: {Aspects of commerce using mobile devices [M-devices]} - G06Q 20/3274: {using a pictured code, e.g. barcode or QR-code, being displayed on the M-device} - G06Q 20/3278: {RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices} - G06Q 20/40145: {Biometric identity checks} - G06Q: INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGY [ICT] SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES; SYSTEMS OR METHODS SPECIALLY ADAPTED FOR ADMINISTRATIVE, COMMERCIAL, FINANCIAL, MANAGERIAL OR SUPERVISORY PURPOSES, NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR ## Abstract A mobile device and an article of manufacture as implemented in a mobile device having a lock screen wallpaper is described, where the mobile device maintains a profile storing authentication data associated with a primary user of a mobile device that is authorized to use the mobile device. When the mobile device is at a business location, the primary user is non-intrusively authenticated as an authorized user of the mobile device based on identifying presence of another electronic device (e.g., another mobile device) associated with the primary user. Upon successful authentication a scanning code is displayed over a lock screen wallpaper of the mobile device, where power is conserved in the mobile device by providing the scanning code to the primary user without unlocking the mobile device. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An article of manufacture having non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code executable by a processor in a mobile device, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising: (a) computer readable program code maintaining, in the mobile device, a profile storing authentication data associated with a primary user of the mobile device; (b) computer readable program code identifying the mobile device is at a business location; (c) computer readable program code identifying presence of another electronic device associated with the primary user; (d) computer readable program code non-intrusively authenticating the primary user as an authorized user of the mobile device based on identifying presence of another electronic device associated with the primary user, and upon successful authentication: (e) computer readable program code displaying a scanning code over a lock screen wallpaper when the mobile device is in a screen locked state and when the mobile device is at the business location; and (f) wherein power is conserved in the mobile device by displaying the scanning code without unlocking the mobile device. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the scanning code is a QR code. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the scanning code is a barcode. ### Claim 4 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein computer readable program code displaying a scanning code over a lock screen wallpaper when the mobile device is in a screen locked state and when the mobile device is at the business location comprises computer readable program code displaying the scanning code over a portion of the lock screen wallpaper. ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the scanning code encoding payment information for conducting a transaction at the business location. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The article of manufacture of claim 5, wherein the transaction is a cloud-based, card-not-present, transaction at the business location. ### Claim 7 (depends on 6) The article of manufacture of claim 6, in the cloud-based, card-not-present transaction, a payment provider automatically covers transaction cost with issuer linked funds and, in a separate transaction, the payment provider charging purchaser's selected, cloud-linked account in a card-not-present transaction. ### Claim 8 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code receiving an indication of a completion of a transaction based on the scanning code and, upon receiving the indication, computer readable program code displaying over the lock screen wallpaper a balance left on an account associated with the scanning code. ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein identifying the mobile device is at the business location is based on GPS data. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein identifying the mobile device is at the business location is based upon any of the following interactions with a device at the business location: (a) a near field communication (NFC) interaction, (b) an RFID interaction, or (c) a Bluetooth interaction. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is any of the following: a mobile phone, a tablet, a portable gaming device or a digital music player. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the another electronic device associated with the primary user is another mobile device associated with the primary user. ### Claim 13 (depends on 1) The article of manufacture of claim 1, wherein the scanning code encodes user defined customization data in addition to the payment information. ### Claim 14 An article of manufacture having non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising computer readable program code executable by a processor in a mobile device, the non-transitory computer readable storage medium comprising: (a) computer readable program code maintaining, in the mobile device, a profile storing authentication data associated with a primary user of the mobile device; (b) computer readable program code identifying the mobile device is at a business location; (c) computer readable program code non-intrusively authenticating the primary user as an authorized user of the mobile device based on any of the following: (1) non-intrusively authenticating the primary user based on identifying presence of another electronic device associated with the primary user, (2) non-intrusively authenticating the primary user via facial recognition, and (3) non-intrusively authenticating, via a camera in the mobile device, the primary user; and upon successful authentication: (d) computer readable program code displaying a scanning code over a lock screen wallpaper when the mobile device is in a screen locked state and when the mobile device is at the business location; and (e) wherein power is conserved in the mobile device by displaying the scanning code without unlocking the mobile device. ### Claim 15 (depends on 14) The article of manufacture of claim 14, wherein computer readable program code non-intrusively authenticating the primary user as an authorized user of the mobile device is based on identifying presence of the another electronic device associated with the primary user, wherein the another electronic device associated with the primary user is another mobile device associated with the primary user. ### Claim 16 A mobile device comprising: a processor; a display; storage storing computer readable programmable code, which when executed by the processor implements a method to conserve power in the mobile device having a lock screen wallpaper, the storage comprising computer readable program code to: (a) maintain, in the mobile device, a profile storing authentication data associated with a primary user of the mobile device; (b) identify the mobile device is at a business location; (c) identify presence of another electronic device associated with the primary user; (d) non-intrusively authenticating the primary user as an authorized user of the mobile device based on identifying presence of another electronic device associated with the primary user, and upon successful authentication: (e) displaying a scanning code over a lock screen wallpaper when the mobile device is in a screen locked state and when the mobile device is at the business location; and (f) wherein power is conserved in the mobile device by displaying the scanning code without unlocking the mobile device. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the scanning code is a QR code. ### Claim 18 (depends on 16) The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the scanning code is a barcode. ### Claim 19 (depends on 16) The mobile device of claim 16, wherein computer readable program code displaying a scanning code over a lock screen wallpaper when the mobile device is in a screen locked state and when the mobile device is at the business location comprises computer readable program code displaying the scanning code over a portion of the lock screen wallpaper. ### Claim 20 (depends on 16) The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the scanning code encoding payment information for conducting a transaction at the business location. ### Claim 21 (depends on 20) The mobile device of claim 20, wherein the transaction is a cloud-based, card-not- present, transaction at the business location. ### Claim 22 (depends on 21) The mobile device of claim 21, in the cloud-based, card-not-present transaction, a payment provider automatically covers transaction cost with issuer linked funds and, in a separate transaction, the payment provider charging purchaser's selected, cloud-linked account in a card- not-present transaction. ### Claim 23 (depends on 16) The mobile device of claim 16, wherein the non-transitory computer readable storage medium further comprises computer readable program code receiving an indication of a completion of a transaction based on the scanning code and, upon receiving the indication, computer readable program code displaying over the lock screen wallpaper a balance left on an account associated with the scanning code. ### Claim 24 (depends on 16) The mobile device of claim 16, wherein identifying the mobile device is at the business location is based on GPS data. ### Claim 25 (depends on 16) The mobile device of claim 16, wherein identifying the mobile device is at the business location is based upon any of the following interactions with a device at the business location: (a) a near field communication (NFC) interaction, (b) an RFID interaction, or (c) a Bluetooth interaction. ### Claim 26 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the mobile device is any of the following: a mobile phone, a tablet, a portable gaming device or a digital music player. ### Claim 27 (depends on 1) The mobile device of claim 1, wherein the another electronic device associated with the primary user is another mobile device associated with the primary user.