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Determining the legitimacy of messages using a message verification process

US10516678B2 · kind B2 · utility

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18Claims

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Assignee

Thumbtack, Inc. · US

Inventors

Zhenyu Liu · Greensburg, US
Jeffrey Lock · Dearborn, US
Tracy Livengood · San Francisco, US
Harsh Pankaj Panchal · San Mateo, US
De Li · San Francisco, US
Benjamin Robert Anderson · San Francisco, US
Jorge David Simosa · Redwood City, US
Sumit Agarwal · Washington, US

Key dates

Filing date	Apr 6, 2018
Grant date	Dec 24, 2019
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Apr 6, 2038

Classification

Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
CPC primaryH04M2203/6009
WIPO fieldDigital communication
WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A server computer receives an indication of an interaction between a first user device of a first user and a second user device of a second user, where the interaction includes a message for transmission from the first user to the second user. The server computer performs a verification process on the message, including performing one or more binary checks on the message. The server computer then generates a response indicating whether the message is a legitimate message based on the verification process. When the response indicates that the message is a legitimate message, the server computer transmits the message to the second user device of the second user for display.

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