Method and system for using social networks to verify entity affiliations and identities
First Claim
1. A computing device, comprising:
- at least one processor; and
memory storing instructions configured to instruct the at least one processor to;
receive, in the computing device, a request to register an account for an entity, wherein the request to register an account for an entity includes credentials of the account of the entity on one of the one or more online communication sites;
obtain, by the computing device and from one or more online communication sites, social data identifying a plurality of social connections between an entity and a plurality of respective third parties;
identify, by the computing device, at least a subset of the social connections, wherein each third party in the subset of the social connections has a reliability rating;
determine, by the computing device, a reliability rating of the entity based on the subset of the social connections to third parties having reliability ratings in the plurality of social connections of the entity; and
determine, by the computing device, whether or not to register the account for the entity based on the reliability rating.
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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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19 Claims
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1. A computing device, comprising:
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at least one processor; and memory storing instructions configured to instruct the at least one processor to; receive, in the computing device, a request to register an account for an entity, wherein the request to register an account for an entity includes credentials of the account of the entity on one of the one or more online communication sites; obtain, by the computing device and from one or more online communication sites, social data identifying a plurality of social connections between an entity and a plurality of respective third parties; identify, by the computing device, at least a subset of the social connections, wherein each third party in the subset of the social connections has a reliability rating; determine, by the computing device, a reliability rating of the entity based on the subset of the social connections to third parties having reliability ratings in the plurality of social connections of the entity; and determine, by the computing device, whether or not to register the account for the entity based on the reliability rating. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method, comprising:
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receiving, in a computing device, a request to register an account for an entity, wherein the request to register an account for an entity includes credentials of the account of the entity on one of the one or more online communication sites; obtaining, by the computing device and from one or more online communication sites, social data identifying a plurality of social connections between an entity and a plurality of respective third parties; identifying, by the computing device, at least a subset of the social connections, wherein each third party in the subset of the social connections has a reliability rating; determining, by the computing device, a reliability rating of the entity based on the subset of the social connections to third parties having reliability ratings in the plurality of social connections of the entity; and determining, by the computing device, whether or not to register the account for the entity based on the reliability rating.
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19. A non-transitory computer readable storage media storing thereon computer readable instructions configured to instruct a computing device to at least:
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receiving, in the computing device, a request to register an account for an entity, wherein the request to register an account for an entity includes credentials of the account of the entity on one of the one or more online communication sites; obtaining, by the computing device and from one or more online communication sites, social data identifying a plurality of social connections between an entity and a plurality of respective third parties; identifying, by the computing device, at least a subset of the social connections, wherein each third party in the subset of the social connections has a reliability rating; determining, by the computing device, a reliability rating of the entity based on the subset of the social connections to third parties having reliability ratings in the plurality of social connections of the entity; and determining, by the computing device, whether or not to register the account for the entity based on the reliability rating.
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