Granted Patent B2

US 12,499,201 · App. 18/139,568 · Granted Dec 16, 2025

Inventors: Renata Budko (Los Altos, CA); Dmitry Feld (Santa Clara, CA); Konstantin Kalinin (Rostov-on-Don, RU); Mikhail Petrushan (Rostov-on-Don, RU)

Assignee: Winkk, Inc.

G06F21/36G06K7/1417G06Q20/12G06Q20/3276G06Q20/388G06Q20/4014H04L63/0838H04W12/06G06Q20/3263G06Q20/3265G06Q20/38215G06Q20/3823G06Q20/3825G06Q20/3829G06Q20/385G06Q20/40145G06Q20/425

Abstract

Claims (14)

1 . A device comprising:

a processor;

a non-transitory memory coupled to the processor and storing an application, the application when executed by the processor causes the processor to perform the following:

generating an optical mark, including at least two concentric circles, wherein a portion of the optical mark within the at least two concentric circles, comprises a plurality of segments each comprising one color of a plurality of different colors;

displaying the optical mark on a device screen of the device;

receiving an authentication from a mobile device, wherein the authentication is based on the mobile device scanning the optical mark; and

displaying on the device screen a visual indication of the authorization of a client to access the web service of the web service provider.

2 . The device of claim 1 wherein the optical mark comprises a one-time password.

3 . The device of claim 1 wherein the application is further configured for:

orienting the optical mark upon detection, by positioning a registration mark relative to the portion of the optical mark; and

encoding the portion based on the plurality of different colors including associating each color with an optical code comprising a number.

4 . The device of claim 1 wherein the application is further configured for: calibrating the optical mark by comparing the plurality of different colors within a calibration region within the at least two concentric circles to an encoding palette.

5 . The device of claim 1 wherein the optical mark is recognized when it is displayed on a device screen of a mobile device.

6 . The device of claim 5 wherein recognizing the optical mark comprises recognizing the optical mark over an air-gapped channel between the mobile device and the device screen of the device.

Continuity (4)

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