Central account manager
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
- receiving, using one or more computing devices, a request from a first service provider, at a central account manager, to provide a user account for a user logging into a first service provider;
identifying, using the one or more computing devices, one or more user accounts at one or more service providers other than the first service provider associated with the user maintained at the central account manager;
providing, using the one or more computing devices, the one or more user accounts for display to the user;
receiving, using the one or more computing devices, a selection of a first user account of the one or more user accounts; and
providing, using the one or more computing devices, the selected first user account to the first service provider in response to the request.
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Abstract
A system and computer-implemented method including receiving a request from a first service provider, at a central account manager, to provide a user account for a user logging into a first service provider, identifying one or more user accounts at one or more service providers other than the first service provider associated with the user maintained at the central account manager, providing the one or more user accounts for display to the user, receiving a selection of a first user account of the one or more user accounts and providing the selected first user account to the first service provider in response to the request.
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21 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
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receiving, using one or more computing devices, a request from a first service provider, at a central account manager, to provide a user account for a user logging into a first service provider; identifying, using the one or more computing devices, one or more user accounts at one or more service providers other than the first service provider associated with the user maintained at the central account manager; providing, using the one or more computing devices, the one or more user accounts for display to the user; receiving, using the one or more computing devices, a selection of a first user account of the one or more user accounts; and providing, using the one or more computing devices, the selected first user account to the first service provider in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A system comprising:
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one or more processors; and a machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by the processors, cause the processors to perform operations comprising; receiving a request from a first service provider, at a central account manager, to provide a user account associated with a service providers other than the first service provider for a user logging into a first service provider, wherein the listing of user accounts comprises one or more of user accounts used to access one or more service providers including the first service provider, user accounts used by a user independent of service providers or user accounts manually added to the central account manager by a user; providing the listing of user accounts for display to the user; receiving a selection of a first user account of the one or more user accounts; and providing the selected first user account to the first service provider in response to the request. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A non-transitory machine-readable medium comprising instructions stored therein, which when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising:
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receiving a request from a first service provider, at a central account manager, to provide a user account for a user logging into the first service provider, wherein the listing of user accounts comprises one or more user accounts maintained at one or more other service providers; providing at least one of the one or more user accounts of the listing of user accounts for display to the user; receiving a selection of a first user account of the one or more user accounts; and providing the selected first user account to the first service provider in response to the request, wherein the first service provider comprises one of a service provider or application that requires user authentication before providing the user with access and wherein the selected first user account is used at the first service provider to authenticate the user and provide the user with access to the first service provider. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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