Verifying access rights to a network account having multiple passwords
AssigneeGoogle Inc.
InventorsBrandon A. Downey, Amit J. Patel, Chris Yu
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Abstract
A computer-implemented system and method for verifying access to a network account are provided. A first user communication portal is associated with a user network account. A request to access the user network account is received from a second user communication portal. Security criteria related to the second user communication portal is determined. Access to the user network account is enabled upon receipt of a communication associated with the first user communication portal when the security criteria is of a predetermined value.
Claims24
A computer-implemented method for granting access rights for network accounts, performed by a server system, comprising:
- at the server system:
- receiving, from a client device, a request to access a network account associated with multiple passwords, wherein the request includes a received password;
- in response to the request, determining whether the received password is one of the multiple passwords associated with the network account;
- in accordance with a determination that the received password is a first password of the multiple passwords associated with the network account, granting to the client device a first set of access rights for the network account, the first set of access rights excluding a respective access right selected from the set consisting of:
- access to contact information for contacts in an online address book, access to personal notes, access to document folders;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the received password is a second password of the multiple passwords associated with the network account that is distinct from the first password, granting to the client device a second set of access rights for the network account, wherein the second set of access rights includes one or more access rights that are not included in the first set of access rights, the second set of access rights including the respective access right.
A server system, comprising:
- at least one processor;
- and
- one or more modules for:
- receiving, from a client device, a request to access a network account associated with multiple passwords, wherein the request includes a received password;
- and
- in response to the request, determining whether the received password is one of the multiple passwords associated with the network account;
- in accordance with a determination that the received password is a first password of the multiple passwords associated with the network account, granting to the client device a first set of access rights for the network account, the first set of access rights excluding a respective access right selected from the set consisting of:
- access to contact information for contacts in an online address book, access to personal notes, access to document folders;
- and
- in accordance with a determination that the received password is a second password of the multiple passwords associated with the network account that is distinct from the first password, granting to the client device a second set of access rights for the network account, wherein the second set of access rights includes one or more access rights that are not included in the first set of access rights, the second set of access rights including the respective access right.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.