US 11,785,001 B1
Image-based access to data
Edward Dean Gogel, St. Helena, CA (US)
Assigned to Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed by Amazon Technologies, Inc., Seattle, WA (US)
Filed on Sep. 21, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/27,420.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06K 7/14 (2006.01); G06K 7/10 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 63/0853 (2013.01) [G06K 7/10722 (2013.01); G06K 7/1417 (2013.01)] 22 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method, comprising:
obtaining, from a first computing device, a code assigned to a second computing device to receive media content, the code obtained from an image displayed by the second computing device;
based on the code, verifying the second computing device is authorized to receive the media content;
obtaining access data from the first computing device, the access data generated based on an authentication process to verify an identity of a user of the first computing device;
based on the access data, confirming the user of the first computing device is authorized to access the media content; and
streaming the media content to the second computing device in response to verifying the second computing device is authorized to receive the media content and further in response to confirming the user of the first computing device is authorized to access the media content.