Patent ID: 8880693
Filing Date: 2014-11-04
Classification: G06F,H04L,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, in a computing device, user data from a client; determining a network address of the client; determining which of a plurality of verification modules is a competent verification module for the client by querying one or more databases, the plurality of verification modules storing previously collected client data received from a plurality of network service providers, wherein the one of the plurality of verification modules to which the network address of the client is mapped is determined to be the competent verification module for the client, and the one or more databases map a given client's network address to a given verification module when the given verification module is able to access stored data related to the given client; sending a request including at least the user data and the network address to the competent verification module for the client; and receiving a response from the competent verification module including an indication of whether the user data corresponds to an instance of the previously collected client data that is associated with the network address, wherein the querying of the one or more databases includes one of: