Method for computer identification verification
First Claim
1. A method for verifying that a sign-in user computer is the same computer originally used to set up an account at a network website, said method comprising the steps of:
- obtaining setup information from a setup user, said setup information including machine specific information about the computer being utilized by the setup user to convey said setup information;
encrypting said setup information and storing said encrypted information in a cookie file on said computer being utilized by the setup user to convey said setup information;
receiving sign-in information from the sign-in user, said sign-in information including machine specific information about the computer being utilized by the sign-in user to sign in, and the cookie file from the computer being utilized by the sign-in user to convey said sign-in information;
decrypting said cookie file from the computer being utilized by the sign-in user to convey said sign-in information to obtain decrypted setup information; and
comparing said decrypted setup information to said sign-in information to predict whether said sign-in user computer is the same computer originally used to set up the account.
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Abstract
A method for verifying over a network that a user attempting to sign in and access an account (a sign-in user) is the same individual that originally set up the account (i.e. the setup user) includes the step of receiving machine specific information during account setup. The website then encrypts the received machine specific information and sends the encryption back to the setup user'"'"'s computer for incorporation in the cookie file located on the computer'"'"'s hard drive. When a user attempts to sign in to access the account, the website acquires the cookie file located on the sign-in user'"'"'s computer and machine specific information about the sign-in user'"'"'s computer. The cookie is decrypted to reveal the machine specific information acquired during setup, and this information is compared to the machine specific information acquired from the sign-in user'"'"'s computer to generate a probability that the sign-in user is the setup user.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for verifying that a sign-in user computer is the same computer originally used to set up an account at a network website, said method comprising the steps of:
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obtaining setup information from a setup user, said setup information including machine specific information about the computer being utilized by the setup user to convey said setup information;
encrypting said setup information and storing said encrypted information in a cookie file on said computer being utilized by the setup user to convey said setup information;
receiving sign-in information from the sign-in user, said sign-in information including machine specific information about the computer being utilized by the sign-in user to sign in, and the cookie file from the computer being utilized by the sign-in user to convey said sign-in information;
decrypting said cookie file from the computer being utilized by the sign-in user to convey said sign-in information to obtain decrypted setup information; and
comparing said decrypted setup information to said sign-in information to predict whether said sign-in user computer is the same computer originally used to set up the account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for verifying that a sign-in user computer is the same computer originally used to set up an account at a network website, comprising the steps of:
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maintaining a cookie file on the setup user'"'"'s computer, said cookie file including machine specific information about the setup user'"'"'s computer;
receiving sign-in information from the sign-in user, said sign-in information including machine specific information about the computer being utilized by the sign-in user to sign in, and the cookie file from the computer being utilized by the sign-in user to convey said sign-in information; and
comparing said setup information to said sign-in information to predict whether said sign-in user computer is the same computer originally used to set up the account. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12)
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13. A method for verifying that a sign-in user computer is the same computer originally used to set up an account, said method comprising the steps of:
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storing machine specific information about the computer being utilized by the setup user to convey setup information in the cookie file at the setup user'"'"'s computer;
establishing a comparison algorithm;
inputting machine specific information about the computer being utilized by the sign-in user into said comparison algorithm;
inputting information from the cookie file stored on the computer being utilized by the sign-in user into said comparison algorithm; and
running said comparison algorithm to generate a probability that the sign-in user computer is the same computer originally used to set up the account. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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