Single sign-on for access to a central data repository
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Abstract
Systems and methods for providing access to an information account stored in a central data repository. The information account is associated with a consumer and is subject to the consumer'"'"'s control and management. Consumer authentication information is input by the consumer in connection with a first request for access to the information account via a first web-site. Responsive to authentication of the consumer, a single sign-on feature may be activated for automatically managing subsequent authentications of the consumer so that the consumer will not be required to again input the consumer authentication information upon initiating a second request for access to the information account while interacting with a subsequent web-site that is configured to provide access to the information account upon authentication of the consumer. The single sign-on function may be deactivated upon the occurrence of a terminating event, such as the expiration of a time-out interval.
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Citations
75 Claims
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56. A computer-implemented method for providing access to an information account stored in a central data repository that is accessible via a distributed network and is coupled to a database management system, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, over the distributed electronic network, a first request from a network device for access to the information account and consumer authentication information, the first request associated with a first web-site;
in response to the request authenticating a consumer with the database management system based on the consumer authentication information and providing access to the information account stored in the central data repository;
in response to authenticating the consumer, automatically managing second and subsequent authentications from the consumer with the database management system so that consumer authentication information will not be required upon initiating second or subsequent requests for access to the information account with a second web-site that is configured to provide access to the information account upon authentication of the consumer;
in response to the first, second, and subsequent requests for access to the information account stored in the central data repository retrieving one or more consumer information elements from the information account; and
auto-populating input fields of a displayed web page file of the first and second websites with the consumer information elements. - View Dependent Claims (57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64)
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65. A computer-implemented method for accessing an information account stored in a central data repository that is accessible via a distributed network and is coupled to a host server, the method comprising the steps of:
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transmitting to a host server, over the distributed electronic network, a first request for access to the information account and consumer authentication information in response to activity originating from a first web-site hosted by a vendor server;
automatically managing subsequent authentications of the consumer with the host server so that the consumer authentication information will not be required upon initiating a second request for access to the information account while interacting with a subsequent web-site that is configured to provide access to the information account upon authentication of the consumer;
in response to the first, second, and subsequent requests for access to the information account stored in the central data repository, retrieving one or more consumer information elements from the information account; and
sending the retrieved consumer information elements over the distributed electronic network to the subsequent web-site. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 68, 69)
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70. A system storing, managing and distributing consumer information via a distributed electronic network, comprising:
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a central data repository accessible via the distributed electronic network for storing an information account; and
a host server for communicating with the central data repository and with a network device via the distributed electronic network and for executing computer-executable instructions for;
receiving with the host server, over the distributed electronic network, a first request from the network device for access to the information account and consumer authentication information, the request associated with a first web-site;
in response to the request, authenticating the consumer with the host server based on the consumer authentication information, thereby providing access to the information account stored in the central data repository;
in response to authenticating the consumer, automatically managing subsequent authentications of the consumer with the host server so that consumer authentication information will not be required upon a second request for access to the information account while interacting with a subsequent web-site that is configured to provide access to the information account upon authentication of the consumer;
retrieving one or more consumer information elements from the information account with the host server after the first and second requests; and
auto-populating input fields of a displayed web page file of the subsequent web-site with the consumer information elements. - View Dependent Claims (71, 72, 73, 74, 75)
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