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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2026
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2022
Applicant:
Whatsapp Llc, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Inventors:
Attaullah Baig, Leander, TX (US);
Archis Apte, Sunnyvale, CA (US);
Assignee:
WhatsApp LLC, Menlo Park, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 9/40 (2022.01); H04L 51/21 (2022.01); H04L 61/5007 (2022.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 63/0876 (2013.01); H04L 51/21 (2022.05); H04L 61/5007 (2022.05); H04L 63/0428 (2013.01);
Abstract
Methods, systems, and storage media for authenticating access to a messaging platform are disclosed. Exemplary implementations may: determine an existence of a user device associated with a network; receive the IP address associated with the user device; compare the IP address associated with the user device with historical metadata associated with the user device; permit access to the messaging platform; and initiate a communication via the messaging platform.