Patent ID: 9166967
Filing Date: 2015-10-20
Classification: G05B,G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method in a computing system for enabling a user to create and login to an account with a website in a secure fashion, the method comprising: maintaining, in a storage area associated with a computing system, a telephone number associated with a mobile communication device of a user and user information associated with the user, the user information including contact information and personal information associated with the user; following a request by the user to create a new account with a website hosted by a third-party computing system distinct from the computing system, the request including the telephone number of the user, performing a mobile communication device verification by: comparing the user's response to the requested verification action in order to verify that the user is in possession of the mobile communication device; if the possession of the mobile communication device by the user has been successfully verified, retrieving at least a portion of the user information from the storage area and providing the retrieved user information to the website to enable the creation of the new account with the website; and subsequently performing a login process for the website by: