Method and apparatus for verifying the identity of individuals
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1. A method for verifying the identity of users connected to a computer network, comprising:
- providing fractional information queries to said users, wherein responses to individual ones of said fractional information queries are not sufficient to identify a said user;
receiving said responses from said users;
comparing said responses to data available from within said network;
generating at least one set of potential matches to said user from said responses to said fractional information queries; and
verifying identity of said user if said set of potential matches is deemed sufficient.
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Abstract
A method for verifying the identity of users connected to a computer network comprises providing fractional information queries to users, wherein responses to these individual queries are not sufficient to identify the user. This method further comprises receiving responses to these fractional information queries and comparing these responses to data available from within a computer network. A set of potential matches to the user is generated according to these responses and is used in determining whether the set of potential matches is sufficient to identify the user.
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1. A method for verifying the identity of users connected to a computer network, comprising:
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providing fractional information queries to said users, wherein responses to individual ones of said fractional information queries are not sufficient to identify a said user;
receiving said responses from said users;
comparing said responses to data available from within said network;
generating at least one set of potential matches to said user from said responses to said fractional information queries; and
verifying identity of said user if said set of potential matches is deemed sufficient. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for verifying the identity of users connected to a computer network, comprising:
a server connected to said computer network and a data management application executing in association with said server to provide the functions of;
providing fractional information queries to said users, wherein responses to individual ones of said fractional information queries are not sufficient to identify a said user;
receiving said responses from said users;
comparing said responses to data available from within said network;
generating at least one set of potential matches to said user from said responses to said fractional information queries; and
verifying identity of said user if said set of potential matches is deemed sufficient. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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