Facebook, Inc.

Symbol Technologies, LLC

Robert Sandler

Thomas E Wulff

Russell Calvarese

Mark William Duron

David E Bellows

David A Lowe

Rehan K Jaffri

Jai Rawat

Prakash Muppirala

Daniella Strat

Seth Gershom Goldstein

Fletcher Jones

Rajesh Mahajan

Venkatesh Subramanya

Benjamin Quigley

Laura Price

Shane Macgregor

A system and method for electronic wallet conversion allows conversion of a basic electronic wallet to a more flexible wallet account, providing additional services and requiring additional authentication. The basic accountholder eventually requires the additional services provided by the more flexible wallet, typically editing rights and making purchases at sites requiring authentication beyond the basic level. To convert the account, the account holder is presented with a one-time challenge and response mechanism that requires the accountholder to summon information that only the account holder would know. If a successful match is made, the account is converted to the more flexible account for all time. The accountholder replaces the one-time challenge and response with a second-level password that grants the accountholder ongoing access to more sensitive wallet features, such as the ability to purchase at sites requiring a second-level password, and editing rights to the information stored in the wallet.

System and method for electronic wallet conversion

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Herndon, VA, United States of America

Robert Sandler