Patent ID: 9615222
Date: 2017-04-04
CPC Classifications: H04L,H04W

Claim:
1. A method of establishing a verified user account record for a user using a device comprising: sending from a server to the user's device a text message addressed by phone number, the text message including a custom URL generated by the server in concert with an application on the device, the custom URL incorporating a UniKey or Token; and enabling actuating the custom URL from the device to establish a session of a dedicated web page on the user's browser; determining whether the device is an Android device or an Apple device; if the device is an Android device, verifying the Device ID and phone number by pattern matching with previous text messages, independently of the device and user; if the device is an Apple device, verifying the Device ID and phone number by Smart Banner in iOS, independently of the device and user; and after the Device ID and phone number have been verified, passing the Device ID of the device together with the phone number from the application to the server for storage by the server in a non-transitory record associated with the user.