US 12,407,784 B2 · Techniques for implementing phone number-based user accounts with permissions to access varying levels of services utilizing visible and hidden contact addresses

Abstract

This application sets forth techniques for managing phone number-based user accounts. According to some embodiments, a server computing device can be configured to carry out the steps of (1) receiving, from a first client computing device, a request to create a user account based on a phone number, (2) in response to 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, and assigning the hidden contact address to the user account, and (3) 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, a visible contact address based on the phone number.

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Dependent claims

A method for managing phone number-based user accounts, the method comprising, by a server computing device:

receiving a request to create a user account based on a phone number;
authenticating an ownership of the phone number;
creating hidden and visible contact addresses based on the phone number, wherein the hidden contact address permits access to a first subset of services that omits at least a second subset of services that are otherwise accessible using the visible contact address;
assigning the hidden contact address to the user account and a first client computing device to permit the first client computing device to access the first subset of services;
and
assigning the visible contact address to the user account and a second client computing device to permit the second client computing device to access the first and second subsets of services.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium configured to store instructions that, when executed by at least one processor included in a server computing device, cause the server computing device to manage phone number-based user accounts, by carrying out steps that include:

receiving a request to create a user account based on a phone number;
authenticating an ownership of the phone number;
creating hidden and visible contact addresses based on the phone number, wherein the hidden contact address permits access to a first subset of services that omits at least a second subset of services that are otherwise accessible using the visible contact address;
assigning the hidden contact address to the user account and a first client computing device to permit the first client computing device to access the first subset of services;
and
assigning the visible contact address to the user account and a second client computing device to permit the second client computing device to access the first and second subsets of services.

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A server computing device configured to manage phone number-based user accounts, the server computing device comprising:

at least one processor;
and
at least one memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the server computing device to carry out steps that include:
receiving a request to create a user account based on a phone number;
authenticating an ownership of the phone number;
creating hidden and visible contact addresses based on the phone number, wherein the hidden contact address permits access to a first subset of services that omits at least a second subset of services that are otherwise accessible using the visible contact address;
assigning the hidden contact address to the user account and a first client computing device to permit the first client computing device to access the first subset of services;
and
assigning the visible contact address to the user account and a second client computing device to permit the second client computing device to access the first and second subsets of services.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Techniques for implementing phone number-based user accounts with permissions to access varying levels of services utilizing visible and hidden contact addresses

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Techniques for implementing phone number-based user accounts with permissions to access varying levels of services utilizing visible and hidden contact addresses

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Abstract

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