Method and system for using social networks to verify entity affiliations and identities
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- receiving, by a computing device, from a user purporting to act on behalf of an entity, login credentials for at least one website, wherein the at least one website is a social networking website, and the login credentials relate to at least one account on the social networking website that is purported to be an account associated with the entity;
retrieving, using the computing device, using the login credentials, social data relating to the entity from the at least one website, the social data comprising a plurality of social connections, each of the plurality of social connections reflecting a respective relationship between the entity and a respective third party;
determining, using the computing device, a plurality of relevant social connections, the plurality of relevant social connections comprising at least a first subset of the plurality of social connections, each social connection of the first subset of the plurality of social connects reflecting a relationship to a respective third party that is deemed to be reliable; and
determining, using the computing device, a reliability rating of the entity based on the plurality of relevant social connections.
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Abstract
Login credentials for at least one website, such as a social networking website, are received from a user purporting to act on behalf of an entity, for example, in the context of registering the entity with a system for electronic bill payment. Social data relating to the entity is retrieved from the websites using the login credentials. The social data comprises a plurality of social connections, each reflecting a respective relationship between the entity and a respective third party. A plurality of relevant social connections comprising at least a subset of the plurality of social connections is determined, each social connection of the plurality of relevant social connections reflecting a relationship to a respective third party that is deemed to be reliable. A reliability rating of the entity is then determined based on the plurality of relevant social connections.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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receiving, by a computing device, from a user purporting to act on behalf of an entity, login credentials for at least one website, wherein the at least one website is a social networking website, and the login credentials relate to at least one account on the social networking website that is purported to be an account associated with the entity; retrieving, using the computing device, using the login credentials, social data relating to the entity from the at least one website, the social data comprising a plurality of social connections, each of the plurality of social connections reflecting a respective relationship between the entity and a respective third party; determining, using the computing device, a plurality of relevant social connections, the plurality of relevant social connections comprising at least a first subset of the plurality of social connections, each social connection of the first subset of the plurality of social connects reflecting a relationship to a respective third party that is deemed to be reliable; and determining, using the computing device, a reliability rating of the entity based on the plurality of relevant social connections. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A non-transitory computer readable storage media storing thereon computer readable instructions that, when executed by a computing device, cause the computing device to:
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receive, from a user purporting to act on behalf of an entity, login credentials for at least one website, wherein the at least one website is a social networking website, and the login credentials relate to at least one account on the social networking website that is purported to be an account associated with the entity; retrieve, using the login credentials, social data relating to the entity from the at least one website, the social data comprising a plurality of social connections, each of the plurality of social connections reflecting a respective relationship between the entity and a respective third party; determine, a plurality of relevant social connections, the plurality of relevant social connections comprising at least a first subset of the plurality of social connections, each social connection of the first subset of the plurality of social connects reflecting a relationship to a respective third party that is deemed to be reliable; and determine a reliability rating of the entity based on the plurality of relevant social connections.
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18. A computer system comprising:
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at least one processor; and memory storing instructions configured to instruct the at least one processor to; receive, from a user purporting to act on behalf of an entity, login credentials for at least one website, wherein the at least one website is a social networking website, and the login credentials relate to at least one account on the social networking website that is purported to be an account associated with the entity; retrieve, using the login credentials, social data relating to the entity from the at least one website, the social data comprising a plurality of social connections, each of the plurality of social connections reflecting a respective relationship between the entity and a respective third party; determine, a plurality of relevant social connections, the plurality of relevant social connections comprising at least a first subset of the plurality of social connections, each social connection of the first subset of the plurality of social connects reflecting a relationship to a respective third party that is deemed to be reliable; and determine a reliability rating of the entity based on the plurality of relevant social connections.
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