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Systems and methods for authorizing third-party authentication to a service

US8898751B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 24, 2011
Grant dateNov 25, 2014
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Expiry dateJan 1, 2033

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/42
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Systems and method for authorizing third-party authentication to a service are disclosed herein. As exemplary method includes an online service provider subsystem, which is configured to provide a service, 1) receiving a request from a user to use a third-party authentication service to authenticate the user to the service, 2) directing, in response to the request, the user to authenticate to the third-party authentication service, 3) receiving, from a third-party subsystem that provides the third-party authentication service, a third-party user identifier for the user, 4) requiring the user to verify an identity of the user, and 5) authorizing, based on the verified identity of the user, use of the third-party user identifier to authenticate the user to the service. Corresponding methods and systems are also disclosed.

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