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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 17, 2024
Filed:
Sep. 04, 2020
Shopify Inc., Ottawa, CA;
Siavash Ghorbani, Toronto, CA;
Shopify Inc., Ottawa, CA;
Abstract
Methods and systems for user authentication. At a server, receiving unique fingerprint information for an unauthenticated browsing session with the server by a first user device. The unique fingerprint information received is compared with respective historical fingerprint information associated with a plurality of user accounts stored on the server. Based on the comparison, determining that one of the plurality of user accounts has associated historical fingerprint information that matches the unique fingerprint information with at least a threshold confidence level. In response to receiving user input from a second device indicating that the unauthenticated browsing session corresponds to the one of the plurality of user accounts, associating the unauthenticated browsing session with the one of the plurality of user accounts.