Patent ID: 9288217
Filing Date: 2016-03-15
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A computer implemented method, comprising: receiving, by a computer, information about a first online identity of a user of a first online system, the first online identity including a first name and a last name of the user; receiving information about a second online identity of the user from one or more third party online systems, the second online identity including a first name and a last name used with an account of the user in a third party online system different than the first online system; determining whether the first online identity is the same or different than the second online identity by: responsive to the first online identity being different than second online identity, notifying the user that the received information about the first online identity of the user does not match the second online identity; receiving offline information about an offline identity of the user, the offline information including a first name and a last name, from at least one of a driver license of the user, a passport of the user, and a government issued identification of the user; comparing the first online identity to the offline identity to determine whether the first online identity is the same or different than the offline identity, and responsive to the first online identity being different than offline identity, notifying the user that the received information about the first online identity of the user does not match the offline identity of the user.