Web content access using a client device identifier
First Claim
1. A computer-implemented method for authenticating a user of an online service, comprising:
- retrieving, by a network device, data regarding an online profile of the user for the online service, the network device being used by the user to access the online service;
collecting, by the network device, machine information regarding the network device, the collected machine information comprising at least one user-configurable parameter and at least one physical non-user-configurable property of the network device, wherein the at least one physical non-user-configurable property comprises a carbon and/or silicon degradation characteristic of a network device component;
generating a device identifier based at least in part on the collected machine information;
storing the generated device identifier in a hidden file directory of the network device; and
transmitting the generated device identifier and the retrieved online profile data to an authentication server.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for controlling access to online services. For example, the system may include an application running on a user computer (130) that collects platform data (e.g. physical device parameters) and generates a machine fingerprint (stage 602). The computer (130) may send the machine fingerprint to the authentication server (110). The server (110) may associate the received machine fingerprint with the appropriate online account information received from a host server (120) or the like (stage 604). The authentication server (110) may send the appropriate registration status signal to the host server (120), which in turn may update the online profile information to include the user'"'"'s registration status (stage 606).
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13 Claims
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1. A computer-implemented method for authenticating a user of an online service, comprising:
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retrieving, by a network device, data regarding an online profile of the user for the online service, the network device being used by the user to access the online service; collecting, by the network device, machine information regarding the network device, the collected machine information comprising at least one user-configurable parameter and at least one physical non-user-configurable property of the network device, wherein the at least one physical non-user-configurable property comprises a carbon and/or silicon degradation characteristic of a network device component; generating a device identifier based at least in part on the collected machine information; storing the generated device identifier in a hidden file directory of the network device; and transmitting the generated device identifier and the retrieved online profile data to an authentication server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A non-transitory computer readable medium comprising executable code for a Java Virtual Machine (JVM) to:
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retrieve data regarding an online profile of a user for an online service; collect machine information regarding a network device being used by the user to access the online service, the collected machine information comprising at least one user-configurable parameter and at least one physical non-user-configurable property of the network device, wherein the at least one physical non-user-configurable property comprises a carbon and/or silicon degradation characteristic of a network device component; generate a device identifier based at least in part on the collected machine information; store the generated device identifier in a hidden file directory of the network device; and transmit the generated device identifier and the retrieved online profile data to an authentication server. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method for authenticating a user of an online service, comprising:
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receiving, by an authentication server, a first device identifier from a network device being used by the user, the first device identifier being generated from at least one user-configurable parameter and at least one physical non-user-configurable property of the network device, wherein the at least one physical non-user-configurable property comprises a carbon and/or silicon degradation characteristic of a network device component; receiving, by the authentication server, online profile information of the user for the online service; associating the first device identifier with the received online profile information; receiving an authentication request signal from the user, the request signal comprising a second device identifier; and in response to the second device identifier matching the first device identifier, transmitting a registered user signal to a server hosting the online service, the registered user signal comprising instructions for the server to include a registered status indicator in the user'"'"'s online profile information. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A computer program product, comprising:
a non-transitory computer-readable medium comprising code for; receiving a first device identifier from a network device being used by a user, the first device identifier being generated from at least one user-configurable parameter and at least one physical non-user-configurable property of the network device, wherein the at least one physical non-user-configurable property comprises a carbon and/or silicon degradation characteristic of a network device component; receiving online profile information of the user for the online service; associating the first device identifier with the received online profile information; receiving an authentication request signal from the user, the request signal comprising a second device identifier; and in response to the second device identifier matching the first device identifier, transmitting a registered user signal to a server hosting an online service, the registered user signal comprising instructions for the server to include a registered status indicator in the user'"'"'s online profile information. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A computer-implemented method for authenticating a user of an online service, comprising:
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retrieving, by a network device, machine information regarding the network device, the machine information comprising at least one user-configurable parameter and at least one physical non-user-configurable property of the network device, wherein the at least one physical non-user-configurable property comprises a carbon and/or silicon degradation characteristic of a network device component; generating a device identifier based at least in part on the retrieved machine information; and transmitting the generated device identifier to an authentication server.
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