METHOD OF IMPROVING ONLINE CREDENTIALS
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Abstract
The invention comprises a method of providing additional assurance regarding a websites authenticity. The assurance is provided by using a credential that contains an image of the website operator or the website operator'"'"'s business operations. The assurance is also provided by scanning the website associated with the credential for changes and alerting the website operator or a website visitor of the changes. The invention includes a method of ensuring the proper operation of the credential and a method of protecting the credential from mis-issuance.
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49 Claims
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34. A method of providing trust information about a website operator, the method executable by a processor and comprising:
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a. obtaining, using the processor, an image associated with the website, wherein the image comprises a portion of an image of an entity responsible for the website'"'"'s content; b. creating, using the processor, a credential associated with a website that contains the image associated with the website; and c. displaying, using the processor, the image to a website visitor through a browser during an interaction with the website by the website visitor. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A system comprising:
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a computing device having a processor and memory and configured to provide trust information regarding a website operator in conjunction with delivery of a website, wherein the processor is configured to; retrieve an image associated with the website, wherein the image is selected from the group consisting of a portion of image of an entity responsible for content of the website and an image of a portion of the website; upload the image to a credential provider system; receive from the credential provider system a credential associated with the website, where the credential includes the image; and deliver, to a browser of a computing device of a website visitor, the credential for display on the website. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44)
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45. A method of providing trust information about a website operator, the method executable by a processor and comprising:
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a. obtaining, using the processor, a first image associated with the website and a second image associated with the website; b. comparing the first image with the second image; c. creating, using the processor, a credential associated with a website that contains the first image associated with the website based on the comparison of the first and second image; and d. displaying, using the processor, the first image to a website visitor through a browser during an interaction with the website by the website visitor. - View Dependent Claims (46, 47, 48, 49)
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