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Date of Patent:
Sep. 02, 2014

Filed:

Jul. 29, 2011
Applicants:

Hilliard Bruce Siegel, Seattle, WA (US);

Thomas William Whitcomb, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);

Inventors:

Hilliard Bruce Siegel, Seattle, WA (US);

Thomas William Whitcomb, Sherman Oaks, CA (US);

Assignee:

IMDb.com, Inc., Seattle, WA (US);

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04L 29/06 (2006.01); G06F 21/30 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2012.01); G06Q 50/00 (2012.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/30 (2013.01); H04L 63/102 (2013.01); G06Q 30/02 (2013.01); G06Q 50/01 (2013.01);
Abstract

This disclosure is directed to techniques and systems to verify an identity of an applicant to enable the applicant to claim accounts, domain names, electronic messaging addresses, and/or other computing resources in a computing environment. The techniques may use a voucher system that relies on approvals (or vouchers) from members that each has an associated reputation score. The members may vouch for an applicant that submits a request to claim a portion of content. The portion of content may have an associated verification requirement, which may include a predetermined number of vouchers from members where the reputation scores of the members reach or exceed a threshold score.


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