Patent ID: 8474017
Filing Date: 2013-06-25
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method performed by a first server device, the method comprising: receiving, by the first server device and from a second server device that hosts a third party application, a first request to verify an identity of a user of a user device associated with the third party application, determining, by the first server device, whether the identity information, of the user, matches stored identity information stored in a memory of the server device; retrieving, by the first server device and from the memory, context information of the user device, when the identity information matches the stored identity information, the context information including location information, that identifies a first location of the user device during a prior session to verify the identity of the user; comparing, by the first server device, a second location of the user device, at a present point in time, with the first location of the user device; retrieving, by the first server device and from the memory, the identity information when the second location of the user device matches the first location of the user device; and sending, by the first server device and to the second server device, the identity information, where the identity information includes login credentials, of the user, said login credentials permitting the third party application to access the two or more service provider applications on behalf of the user.