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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 18, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2004
Joseph Francis Choti, Stockton, NJ (US);
Justin Alexander Shaffer, New York, NY (US);
Christopher Sun, New York, NY (US);
Elangovan Soundararajan, Fords, NY (US);
Shadeed S. Willis, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Lincoln Hochberg, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Sean Curtis, Rockville Center, NY (US);
Joseph Francis Choti, Stockton, NJ (US);
Justin Alexander Shaffer, New York, NY (US);
Christopher Sun, New York, NY (US);
Elangovan Soundararajan, Fords, NY (US);
Shadeed S. Willis, Jersey City, NJ (US);
Lincoln Hochberg, Hoboken, NJ (US);
Sean Curtis, Rockville Center, NY (US);
MLB Advanced Media, L.P., New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method is provided for controlling multiple access to a network service to prevent fraudulent use of the network service. The method includes identifying an account access counter for an account using identification information received from a user at a first device using a network, wherein the user is requesting access to a service provided at a second device, and further wherein the account access counter is the number of service access sessions active for the account; comparing the account access counter to a maximum account access number, wherein the maximum account access number defines a maximum number of service access sessions allowed for the account; and providing the user at the first device access to the service at the second device if the account access counter is less than the maximum account access number.