US 11,676,188 B2
Methods of authenticating a user
Thomas Alsina, Mountain View, CA (US); Dallas B. De Atley, Cupertino, CA (US); Augustin J. Farrugia, Cupertino, CA (US); Byron B. Han, San Jsoe, CA (US); Sean B. Kelly, San Francisco, CA (US); Craig A. Marciniak, San Jose, CA (US); Maxim Khutornenko, San Jose, CA (US); and Raymond N. Walsh, San Jose, CA (US)
Assigned to Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed by Apple Inc., Cupertino, CA (US)
Filed on Sep. 24, 2020, as Appl. No. 17/31,603.
Application 17/031,603 is a continuation of application No. 14/022,104, filed on Sep. 9, 2013, abandoned.
Prior Publication US 2021/0125248 A1, Apr. 29, 2021
Int. Cl. G06Q 30/06 (2023.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06Q 20/04 (2012.01); G06Q 20/12 (2012.01); G06Q 20/32 (2012.01); G06Q 20/36 (2012.01); G06Q 20/38 (2012.01); G06Q 20/40 (2012.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06Q 30/0601 (2023.01)
CPC G06Q 30/0609 (2013.01) [G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06Q 20/04 (2013.01); G06Q 20/12 (2013.01); G06Q 20/32 (2013.01); G06Q 20/322 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3674 (2013.01); G06Q 20/3821 (2013.01); G06Q 20/40145 (2013.01); H04L 63/083 (2013.01); H04L 63/0861 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A method for initiating a transaction with a website using an electronic device, comprising:
receiving at the electronic device, from a user of the electronic device, a first user input;
transmitting the first user input from the electronic device to the website;
receiving from the website and at the electronic device, an online account token;
receiving from the user, at the electronic device, a second user input;
electronically associating the online account token with an indication that a purchase via the website can be completed by the user using the electronic device; and
transmitting the online account token along with the associated indication, from the electronic device to the website, at least partly in response to receiving the second user input.