Inventors:
Russell P. Sammon - San Francisco CA, US
Terence Wilson - Alameda CA, US
Rahul Ulhas Yargop - San Francisco CA, US
Assignee:
CISCO TECHNOLOGY, INC - San Jose CA
International Classification:
G06F 7/04
Abstract:
A method for providing at least one credential to access a service includes receiving an image from a camera that is included in a user device that also includes a processor and a communications device. The image is analyzed using an optical character recognition engine coupled to the processor. The analyzing the image includes determining that the image includes potential credential information that includes at least one credential including at least one character string. The at least one credential from the potential credential information is provided, using the communications device, to a service in order to access the service. In an embodiment, the user device may include a limited input device that is free of a physical keyboard having alphanumeric characters, and the determination and use of the at least one credential from the image simplifies the accessing of the service by minimizing or eliminating the need to use the limited input device.