Patent ID: 9448980
Filing Date: 2016-09-20
CPC Classification: G06F,G06Q

Claim Text:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving, by a server associated with a web-based application, a request for ownership verification from an organization; providing, to a control panel designated to the organization, a link to a profile page for the organization on the web-based application to be entered into the control panel; receiving a token generated by the control panel based on the provided link; establishing a first bi-directional link between the profile page and the control panel by entering the received token into the profile page to authenticate the profile page; linking a webpage of the organization to the profile page; providing a first code to be placed onto the webpage of the organization; detecting a second code from the webpage of the organization; establishing, when the detected second code corresponds to the provided first code, a second bi-directional link between the profile page and the webpage; verifying, by the server, an ownership of the organization based on the established first and second bi-directional links by determining that the first bi-directional link between the profile page and the control panel and the second bi-directional link between the profile page and the webpage have been established; and providing, by the server, when the ownership of the organization is verified, a badge based on the profile page for the organization for display in the web-based application.