Patent ID: 9119067
Filing Date: 2015-08-25
Classification: H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A computer-implemented method comprising: receiving a first request from a first user device to register with a first service in a plurality of services, the first request identifying a phone number of the first user device and including a fingerprint code that uniquely identifies the first user device; registering the phone number and the fingerprint code in a directory service; generating a first identity certificate for the first user device, using at least the phone number and the fingerprint code; receiving a second request from the first user device to register with a second service in the plurality of services, the second request including the fingerprint code and a user identification code, wherein the user identification code is not a phone number; registering the user identification code and the fingerprint code in the directory service; generating a second identity certificate for the first user device, using at least the user identification code and the fingerprint code; detecting that the first request and the second request are from the same user device, using the fingerprint code; and responsively linking the phone number and the user identification code in the directory service, wherein either one of the first or second identity certificate can be used by the first user device to access either one of the first or second service in the plurality of services.