DYNAMIC CONTENT AUTHENTICATION FOR SECURE MERCHANT-CUSTOMER COMMUNICATIONS

• US 20170180385A1
• Filed: 12/18/2015
• Published: 06/22/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 12/18/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Inventors: Gonzales Jr, Sergio Pinzon
• Granted Patent: US 9,961,086 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/12 specially adapted for electronic shopping systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/127 Shopping or accessing services according to a time-limitation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/405 Establishing or using transaction specific rules
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/0601 Electronic shopping [e-shopping]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data

Abstract

According to various embodiments, the Message Authentication Engine is given permission to access dynamically changing content provided by a buyer system. The Message Authentication Engine receives a purchase request from the buyer system for an item from a vendor system. Based on the purchase request, the Message Authentication Engine retrieves a portion of the dynamically changing content from a client device of the buyer system. The Message Authentication Engine provides to the vendor system the portion of the dynamically changing content provided by the buyer system. The vendor system sends a message to the buyer system with a copy of the portion of the dynamically changing content as a visual verification that the vendor system can be trusted.

Claims

1. A computer system comprising:

a processor;

a memory device holding an instruction set executable on the processor to cause the computer system to perform operations comprising;

receiving permission for future access of dynamically-changing content available on a client device corresponding to a first account;

receiving a request from the first account for a transaction with a. second account;

based on the request, retrieving a portion of the dynamically-changing content from the client device corresponding to the first account; and

sending the portion of the dynamically-changing content to the second account, the portion of the dynamically-changing content to be included in a message related to the transaction sent from the second account as verification of authenticity of the second account.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein receiving permission for future access to dynamically-changing content available on a client device corresponding to a first account comprises:

receiving permission for future access to dynamically-changing content according to a recency criteria selected by the first account, the recency criteria specifying a threshold time range during which the dynamically-changing content was created.

3. The computer system of claim 2, wherein retrieving a portion of the dynamically-changing content from the client device corresponding to the first account comprises:

retrieving a respective portion of the dynamically-changing content that meets the recency criteria.

4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein retrieving a portion of the dynamically-changing content from the client device corresponding to the first account comprises:

retrieving a respective portion of the dynamically-changing content created after receipt of the permission for future access.

5. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the dynamically-changing content comprises:

an image stream available on the client device corresponding to the first account.

6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the dynamically-changing content comprises:

an indication of a current location of the client device corresponding to the first account.

7. The computer system of claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the message from the second account; and

forwarding the message to the first account.

8. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving permission for future access of dynamically-changing content available on a client device corresponding to a first account;

receiving a request from the first account for a transaction with a second account;

based on the request, via one or more processors, retrieving a portion of the dynamically-changing content from the client device corresponding to the first account; and

sending the portion of the dynamically-changing content to the second account, the portion of the dynamically-changing content to be included in a message related to the transaction sent from the second account as verification of authenticity of the second account.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein receiving permission for future access to dynamically-changing content available on a client device corresponding to a first account comprises:

receiving permission for future access to dynamically-changing content according to a recency criteria selected by the first account, the recency criteria specifying a threshold time range during which the dynamically-changing content was created.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 9, wherein retrieving a portion of the dynamically-changing content from the client device corresponding to the first account comprises:

retrieving a respective portion of the dynamically-changing content that meets the recency criteria.

11. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein retrieving a portion of the dynamically-changing content from the client device corresponding to the first account comprises:

retrieving a respective portion of the dynamically-changing content created after receipt of the permission for future access.

12. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the dynamically-changing content comprises:

an image stream available on the client device corresponding to the first account.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 8, wherein the dynamically-changing content comprises:

an indication of a current location of the client device corresponding to the first account.

14. A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing executable instructions thereon, which, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to perform operations including:

receiving permission for future access of dynamically-changing content available on a client device corresponding to a first account;

receiving a request from the first account for a transaction with a second account;

based on the request, retrieving a portion of the dynamically-changing content from the client device corresponding to the first account; and

sending the portion of the dynamically-changing content to the second account, the portion of the dynamically-changing content to be included in a message related to the transaction sent from the second account as verification of authenticity of the second account.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein receiving permission for future access to dynamically-changing content available on a client device corresponding to a first account comprises:

receiving permission for future access to dynamically-changing content according to a recency criteria selected by the first account, the recency criteria specifying a threshold time range during which the dynamically-changing content was created.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15, wherein retrieving a portion of the dynamically-changing content the client device corresponding to the first account comprises:

retrieving a respective portion of the dynamically-changing content that meets the recency criteria.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein retrieving a portion of the dynamically-changing content from the client device corresponding to the first account comprises:

retrieving a respective portion of the dynamically-changing content created after receipt of the permission for future access.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the dynamically-changing content comprises:

an image stream available on the client device corresponding to the first account.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, wherein the dynamically-changing content comprises:

an indication of a current location of the client device corresponding to the first account.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 14, comprising:

receiving the message from the second account; and

forwarding the message to the first account.