Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Systems and methods to block account creation from computing devices
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Application No.: US15178925Application Date: 2016-06-10
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Publication No.: US10587645B2Publication Date: 2020-03-10
- Inventor: Aykud Gonen , Chih Shao Lee
- Applicant: Facebook, Inc.
- Applicant Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Facebook, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: US CA Menlo Park
- Agency: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP
- Main IPC: H04L29/08
- IPC: H04L29/08 ; H04L29/06

Abstract:
Systems, methods, and non-transitory computer readable media are configured to determine an account through which illegitimate activity has been conducted on an online service. A plurality of computing devices from which the account was accessed are determined. At least a first computing device of the plurality of computing devices is blocked from creating a new account with the online service.
Public/Granted literature
- US20170359369A1 SYSTEMS AND METHODS TO BLOCK ACCOUNT CREATION FROM COMPUTING DEVICES Public/Granted day:2017-12-14
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