Patent ID: 9590969
Date: 2017-03-07
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L

Claim:
1. A method, comprising: receiving a request, from a client, to verify that an operator of the client is a purported individual, the request comprising a personal identifier associated with the purported individual, wherein the personal identifier corresponds to an account established by the purported individual, the account provided by a first cloud service provider; transmitting the personal identifier to the first cloud service provider; in response to transmitting the personal identifier, receiving from the first cloud service provider private data indicative of the purported individual's usage of the account, wherein the private data comprises a plurality of private interactions of the purported individual with a second cloud service provider; using the private data to create a generalization about the preferences of the purported individual based on the plurality of private interactions; creating an identity assessment based on the private data, the identity assessment including the generalization; receiving an evaluation of the identity assessment from the operator of the client, the evaluation including an identification of the generalization by the operator of the client; determining, based on the evaluation of the identity assessment, whether the operator of the client is the purported individual; in response to determining that the operator of the client is the purported individual,