PROVIDING SERVICES FROM A REMOTE COMPUTER SYSTEM TO A USER STATION OVER A COMMUNICATIONS NETWORK
First Claim
1. A computer implemented method for identifying a user station to a remote computer system, in which first information identifying a user station not previously identified to the remote computer system is received at the remote computer system over a communications network, at least a portion of which includes the Internet, during a first user-initiated communication session, second information that is a function of the first information and that is different from the first information is sent to the user station over the communications network during the first user-initiated communication session to be stored automatically at the user station, and third information that is based on the first information is stored at a location remote from the user station and accessible to the remote computer system, comprising:
- receiving the second information at the remote computer system from the user station automatically;
retrieving the previously stored third information at the remote computer system; and
comparing the received second information with the stored third information.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and computer program products for providing services from a remote computer system to a user station over a communications network, including automated identification of users. During a first communication session between a user station and a remote computer system, the user station provides first user identification information to the remote computer system. The remote computer system uses the first user identification information in transaction during the first communication session. The remote computer system also stores at least a portion of the first user identification information. The remote computer system also provides second user identification information to the user station, which is stored at the user station. The remote computer system also generates an association between the stored first user identification information and the second user identification information. During subsequent communication sessions between the user station and the remote computer system, the user station automatically provides the stored second user identification information to the remote computer system, that is, without user-prompting. The remote computer system uses the received second user identification information and the association, during the subsequent communication session, to identify and retrieve the stored first user identification information. The remote computer system then uses the retrieved first user identification information in the subsequent transaction.
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7 Claims
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1. A computer implemented method for identifying a user station to a remote computer system, in which first information identifying a user station not previously identified to the remote computer system is received at the remote computer system over a communications network, at least a portion of which includes the Internet, during a first user-initiated communication session, second information that is a function of the first information and that is different from the first information is sent to the user station over the communications network during the first user-initiated communication session to be stored automatically at the user station, and third information that is based on the first information is stored at a location remote from the user station and accessible to the remote computer system, comprising:
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receiving the second information at the remote computer system from the user station automatically; retrieving the previously stored third information at the remote computer system; and comparing the received second information with the stored third information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 6)
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4. A computer implemented method for identifying a user to a remote computer system, in which information specific to a given user not previously identified to the remote computer system is received at the remote computer system over a communications network, at least a portion of which includes the Internet, during a first user-initiated communication session, and information related to the first user specific information is stored at a location remote from the user station and accessible to the remote computer system, comprising:
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receiving second user specific information at the remote computer system from a second user station; retrieving at least a portion of the previously stored information at the remote computer system; and comparing the received second user specific information with at least a portion of the retrieved information. - View Dependent Claims (5, 7)
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