×

Authentication using a transaction history

  • US 8,732,089 B1
  • Filed: 05/03/2007
  • Issued: 05/20/2014
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/03/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
First Claim
Patent Images

1. A computer-implemented method for authenticating a user, the method comprising:

  • maintaining, in a storage device, an electronic catalog comprising a plurality of items available for purchase;

    maintaining, in a storage device, a transaction history of a user, the transaction history comprising information identifying items, in the electronic catalog, previously purchased by the user;

    selecting, using a computer, a plurality of items for presentation to the user, the plurality of items comprising at least one item, in the electronic catalog, previously purchased by the user and a plurality of items, in the electronic catalog, not previously purchased be the user;

    detecting, using the computer, a trigger associated with an operation performed be the user, the operation comprising a user selection of at least a portion of a web page;

    presenting, using the computer, a plurality of identifiers associated with the plurality of items to the user in response to the detected trigger;

    receiving, using the computer, from the user, a selection of one or more of the identifiers;

    determining, using the computer, whether the selected one or more identifiers correspond with items previously purchased by the user; and

    authenticating, using the computer, the user when the selected one or more identifiers correspond with items previously purchased by the user.

View all claims
  • 1 Assignment
Timeline View
Assignment View
    ×
    ×