Patent ID: 8635692
Filing Date: 2014-01-21
Classification: G06Q

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method to restrict fulfillment of account creation requests, the method comprising: providing, to a first client computing device, a first instance of the software program identified by a first instance identifier (ID) value of a plurality of instance ID values for the software program, wherein the first instance ID value is stored within an encrypted and non-modifiable block of the software program and is uniquely associated with the first instance of the software program; receiving a first account creation request that includes the first instance ID value; associating the first account creation request with the first client computing device; upon determining, responsive to the first account creation request, that the composite condition for spammer detection is not satisfied, approving the first account creation request and creating a first account for the first client computing device, wherein the composite condition for spammer detection includes at least three of a plurality of conditions including: