Communicating information between applications executing on a client device via authentication information generated by an application
US10484851B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 22, 2016 |
| Grant date | Nov 19, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Sep 22, 2037 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04W12/72
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An application associated with an online system executing on a client device identifies an additional application on the client device with which the application may exchange information. To exchange information between the application and additional application, the online system receives a request for authentication information from the application that identifies the additional application and a user of the application. The online system generates and stores authentication information in association with an identifier associated with the user by the application and with an identifier of the additional application. After communicating the authentication information to the client device, the online system receives a request to verify the authentication information from the additional application. If the authentication information is verified, the online system stores an association between an identifier associated with the user by the additional application that was included in the request and the identifier associated with the user by the application.
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