US 12,170,671 B2
Systems and methods for secure selection of a user profile in a shared context
George Fletcher, Round Hill, VA (US)
Assigned to Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed by Verizon Patent and Licensing Inc., Basking Ridge, NJ (US)
Filed on Sep. 9, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/930,750.
Application 17/930,750 is a continuation of application No. 16/743,730, filed on Jan. 15, 2020, granted, now 11,444,949.
Prior Publication US 2023/0007008 A1, Jan. 5, 2023
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC H04L 63/102 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0492 (2013.01); H04L 63/0861 (2013.01); H04L 63/20 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
determining, by one or more processors, that a first user device of a first user is within a predetermined proximity of a multiuser device, the multiuser device being associated with a shared profile, the shared profile comprising a first user profile associated with the first user and a second user profile associated with a second user;
requesting user verification from the first user as a result of determining that the first user device is within the predetermined proximity of the multiuser device; and
activating the first user profile associated with the first user on the multiuser device upon receiving verification from the first user, the first user profile including one or more preferred settings of the first user.