US 12,271,885 B2
System and method for device initialization by secondary user
Sangwoo Kim, Thornhill (CA); Albert Le, Toronto (CA); Brad Sokol, Toronto (CA); Polly Auyeung, Richmond Hill (CA); Nabeel Chaudhry, Milton (CA); and Rahim Damji, Markham (CA)
Assigned to SHOPIFY INC., Ottawa (CA)
Filed by SHOPIFY INC., Ottawa (CA)
Filed on Apr. 30, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/245,403.
Prior Publication US 2022/0351169 A1, Nov. 3, 2022
Int. Cl. G06Q 20/20 (2012.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01)
CPC G06Q 20/206 (2013.01) [G06F 21/31 (2013.01); G06Q 20/202 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer-implemented method comprising:
receiving, by a server from a first device, a request associated with a secondary user to initialize the first device with an online account;
generating, at the server, a machine-readable credential to enable initialization of the first device with the online account by:
transmitting, by the server to one or more administrative user devices associated with at least one administrative user associated with the online account, the at least one administrative user being different from the secondary user, a request for input of a first credential specific to the at least one administrative user to approve the request to initialize the first device;
receiving, by the server from at least one of the one or more administrative user devices, a response indicating input of the first credential specific to the at least one administrative user; and
responsive to the response received from the at least one of the one or more administrative user devices, generating, at the server, the machine-readable credential that is different from the first credential, the machine-readable credential being useable by the secondary user and being not specific to the at least one administrative user; and
transmitting, by the server, the machine-readable credential to a secondary user device associated with the secondary user, the machine-readable credential being scannable by the first device to enable initialization of the first device with the online account.