Method for checking a parameter indicating a confidence level associated with a user account of an online service
US10749850B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Feb 1, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 18, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 25, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/101
- WIPO fieldDigital communication
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A method for checking a confidence level associated with a first user account of an online service, each user account including associated user data and contact means, the method includes the steps of selecting at least one second user account, generating a first code, recording the first code in association with the first user account, sending a first message via a contact means associated with the second user account, the first message including the first code generated and, in subsequent steps, of receiving, from a first electronic device connected to the online service with the first user account, a second message including a second code and, when the second code is equal to the first code recorded in association with the first user account, then increasing the value of the parameter indicating the confidence level associated with the first user account of the online service.
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