MANAGING ELECTRONIC ACCOUNT ACCESS CONTROL
First Claim
1. A computer program product, stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising instructions that when executed on one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations implementing an authorization service controlling access to an electronic account belonging to a user, the operations comprising:
- receiving, by the authorization service, an authorization service request for access to the electronic account belonging to the user;
sending, from the authorization service, an authorization request to a client device associated with the user;
in response to receiving, from the client device, a response from the user to the authorization request,authenticating the user based at least in part on the received response to the authorization request; and
in an instance in which the user is authenticated, granting the user access to the electronic account.
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Abstract
In general, embodiments of the present invention provide systems, methods and computer readable media for controlling access to an electronic account. In some embodiments, a method includes receiving, at a server computer and from an electronic account provider computer, a notification pertaining to an electronic account belonging to a user. The method also includes, sending, via the server computer, an authorization request to the user. The method further includes receiving, a response to the authorization request sent to the user. The method additionally includes authenticating the user based at least in part on the received response to the authorization request. The method also includes granting the user access to the electronic account based at least in part on the authenticating step.
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8 Claims
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1. A computer program product, stored on a non-transitory computer readable medium, comprising instructions that when executed on one or more computers cause the one or more computers to perform operations implementing an authorization service controlling access to an electronic account belonging to a user, the operations comprising:
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receiving, by the authorization service, an authorization service request for access to the electronic account belonging to the user; sending, from the authorization service, an authorization request to a client device associated with the user; in response to receiving, from the client device, a response from the user to the authorization request, authenticating the user based at least in part on the received response to the authorization request; and in an instance in which the user is authenticated, granting the user access to the electronic account. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system comprising:
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one or more computers and one or more storage devices storing instructions that are operable, when executed by the one or more computers, to cause the one or more computers to perform operations implementing an authorization service controlling access to an electronic account belonging to a user, the operations comprising; receiving, by the authorization service, an authorization service request for access to the electronic account belonging to the user; sending, from the authorization service, an authorization request to a client device associated with the user; in response to receiving, from the client device, a response from the user to the authorization request, authenticating the user based at least in part on the received response to the authorization request; and in an instance in which the user is authenticated, granting the user access to the electronic account.
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