Identification system and method

An identification method for identifying a user accessing a website hosted by a web server with a user device comprising:

• storing data indicative of information relating to a plurality of registered users in a user database, wherein the data includes:
• i) device identification data for each of the plurality of users that corresponds to a registered user device used to access the website, and ii) a score for each of the plurality of users;
• receiving from the web server user device data indicative of a user device accessing the website;
• comparing the received user device data with the device identification data entries stored in the user database;
• determining if the user device accessing the website corresponds to a registered user device;
• in response to determining that the user device corresponds to a registered user device, identifying a user score from the data stored in the database associated with the identified registered user device;
• and
• indicating one status of a plurality of defined statuses to a user via a user device accessing the website, wherein the status is determined in accordance with the identified user score.

Computer program code which when executed implements the method comprising:

• storing data indicative of information relating to a plurality of registered users in a user database, wherein the data includes:
• i) device identification data for each of the plurality of users that corresponds to a registered user device used to access the website, and ii) a score for each of the plurality of users;
• receiving from the web server user device data indicative of a user device accessing the website;
• comparing the received user device data with the device identification data entries stored in the user database;
• determining if the user device accessing the website corresponds to a registered user device;
• in response to determining that the user device corresponds to a registered user device, identifying a user score from the data stored in the database associated with the identified registered user device;
• and
• indicating one status of a plurality of defined statuses to a user via a user device accessing the website, wherein the status is determined in accordance with the identified user score.

A tangible computer readable medium comprising a computer program code that, when executed, causes a processor to:

• store data indicative of information relating to a plurality of registered users in a user database, wherein the data includes:
• i) device identification data for each of the plurality of users that corresponds to a registered user device used to access the website, and ii) a score for each of the plurality of users;
• receive from the web server user device data indicative of a user device accessing the website;
• compare the received user device data with the device identification data entries stored in the user database;
• determine if the user device accessing the website corresponds to a registered user device;
• in response to determining that the user device corresponds to a registered user device, identify a user score from the data stored in the database associated with the identified registered user device;
• and
• indicate one status of a plurality of defined statuses to a user via a user device accessing the website, wherein the status is determined in accordance with the identified user score.