US 12,149,521 B2
System and methods for authentication reinforcement
Mark C. Lee, Poway, CA (US)
Assigned to eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed by eBay Inc., San Jose, CA (US)
Filed on May 25, 2021, as Appl. No. 17/329,406.
Application 17/329,406 is a continuation of application No. 16/826,920, filed on Mar. 23, 2020, granted, now 11,050,739.
Application 16/826,920 is a continuation of application No. 15/898,866, filed on Feb. 19, 2018, granted, now 10,673,841, issued on Jun. 20, 2020.
Application 15/898,866 is a continuation of application No. 15/425,825, filed on Feb. 6, 2017, granted, now 9,917,830, issued on Mar. 13, 2018.
Application 15/425,825 is a continuation of application No. 14/262,112, filed on Apr. 25, 2014, granted, now 9,563,767, issued on Feb. 7, 2017.
Application 14/262,112 is a continuation of application No. 13/608,867, filed on Sep. 10, 2012, granted, now 8,713,657, issued on Apr. 29, 2014.
Application 13/608,867 is a continuation of application No. 12/103,539, filed on Apr. 15, 2008, granted, now 8,266,682, issued on Sep. 11, 2012.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/956,854, filed on Aug. 20, 2007.
Prior Publication US 2021/0281557 A1, Sep. 9, 2021
This patent is subject to a terminal disclaimer.
Int. Cl. H04L 9/40 (2022.01); G06F 21/46 (2013.01); G06F 21/56 (2013.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC H04L 63/083 (2013.01) [G06F 21/46 (2013.01); G06F 21/566 (2013.01); H04L 9/3226 (2013.01); H04L 9/3271 (2013.01); H04L 2209/56 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A computer system comprising:
one or more processors; and
one or more non-transitory machine-storage media storing computer-useable instructions that cause the one or more processors to:
receive, over a network, a request to authenticate a device, the request including an identifier of the device;
determine that the identifier of the device has not been associated with any human user; and
responsive to determining that the identifier of the device has not been associated with any human user, initiate a verification process to determine that the device is associated with any human user.