CPC H04M 15/7556 (2013.01) [H04M 1/27457 (2020.01); H04M 3/42382 (2013.01); H04M 2203/6081 (2013.01)] | 20 Claims |
1. A method for managing phone number-based user accounts, the method comprising, at a server computing device:
receiving, from a first client computing device, a request to create a user account based on a phone number;
authenticating that the first client computing device is associated with the phone number;
creating the user account based on the phone number;
creating a hidden contact address based on the phone number, wherein the hidden contact address permits the first client computing device to access only a subset of services that otherwise are accessible using a counterpart visible contact address that is based on the phone number;
assigning the hidden contact address to the user account; and
in response to receiving a notification that a second client computing device is associated with the phone number:
requiring the user account to be updated to be based on a different phone number, or assigning, to the user account, the counterpart visible contact address.
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