Method and apparatus for Account Management
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1. A method of managing access to at least one of accounts, information, products and services provided by a computer server to a plurality of computing devices communicating with the server over a network, the method comprising:
- receiving a request from a computing device at the server;
automatically identifying a plurality of form fields for an electronic form with the server in response to the request, the plurality of form fields allowing a user of the computing device to input information for submission to the server;
automatically arranging the plurality of form fields in a random order with the server;
automatically creating and sending the electronic form from the server to the computing device, the electronic form including the plurality of form fields arranged in the random order;
receiving a plurality of inputs corresponding to the plurality of form fields from the computing device at the server; and
automatically determining with the server whether the plurality of inputs corresponding to the plurality of form fields received from the computing devices are valid.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for on-line account management controls access to a computer such as a web server. The method and apparatus reduces interference from Internet bots while minimizing the impact on a legitimate user'"'"'s use of a web site.
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1. A method of managing access to at least one of accounts, information, products and services provided by a computer server to a plurality of computing devices communicating with the server over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a computing device at the server; automatically identifying a plurality of form fields for an electronic form with the server in response to the request, the plurality of form fields allowing a user of the computing device to input information for submission to the server; automatically arranging the plurality of form fields in a random order with the server; automatically creating and sending the electronic form from the server to the computing device, the electronic form including the plurality of form fields arranged in the random order; receiving a plurality of inputs corresponding to the plurality of form fields from the computing device at the server; and automatically determining with the server whether the plurality of inputs corresponding to the plurality of form fields received from the computing devices are valid. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method of managing access to at least one of accounts, information, products and services provided by a computer server to a plurality of computing devices communicating with the server over a network, the method comprising:
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receiving a request from a first computing device at the server; automatically creating and sending an electronic form from the server to the first computing device in response to the request received from the first computing device, the electronic form including a plurality of form fields arranged in a first order; receiving a request from a second computing device at the server; automatically creating and sending the electronic form from the server to the second computing device in response to the request received from the second computing device, the electronic form including the same plurality of form fields arranged in a second order different from the first order; receiving a plurality of inputs corresponding to the plurality of form fields from the first and second computing devices at the server; and automatically determining with the server whether the plurality of inputs corresponding to the plurality of form fields received from the first and second computing devices are valid. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A system for managing access to at least one of accounts, information, products and services by a plurality of computing devices which are connectable to a network, the system comprising:
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a computer server operatively connected to the plurality of computing devices through the network; a memory accessible by the server; and at least one access management application stored in the memory, the at least one access management application controlling the server to automatically identify a plurality of form fields for an electronic form in response to a request from a computing device, the plurality of form fields allowing a user of the computing device to enter information for submission to the server, to automatically arrange the plurality of form fields in a random order, to automatically create and send the electronic form from the server to the computing device, the electronic form including the plurality of form fields arranged in the random order, to receive a plurality of inputs corresponding to the plurality of form fields from the computing device, and to automatically determine whether the plurality of inputs corresponding to the plurality of form fields received from the computing devices are valid. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38)
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