METHOD, SYSTEM, AND APPARATUS FOR IDENTIFICATION NUMBER AUTHENTICATION

• US 20050005113A1
• Filed: 06/17/2003
• Published: 01/06/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 06/17/2003
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Veratad Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: Veratad Technologies LLC
• Inventors: Galle, Kenneth A., Giordano, James M., Dillon, Pattie Suozzi
• Granted Patent: US 7,676,681 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3821 Electronic credentials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists

Abstract

A computer based method, system and apparatus of authentication which compares a first number associated with a user with a second number, wherein the second number is a mathematical function of at least two predetermined digits within the user'"'"'s identification number, preferably a Social Security Number. A computer based method, system and apparatus for authenticating a user'"'"'s identification number, which compares a first code associated with a user with a second code, wherein said second code is an alphabetic translation of at least two predetermined digits within the user'"'"'s identification number.

Claims

1. A computer based method of authentication, comprising comparing a first number associated with a user with a second number, wherein said second number is a mathematical function of at least two predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number, wherein said function includes only predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number.

2. The computer based method of claim 1, wherein the user'"'"'s identification number is selected from the group consisting of a social security number, a student identification number, a personal-identification number, a federal employer identification number, patron barcode number, and payment identification number.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the mathematical function is selected from the group consisting of addition, subtraction, division, multiplication, square root, exponent, factorial, and logarithm.

4. An apparatus for authenticating a user'"'"'s identification number, the apparatus comprising:

means for comparing a first number associated with a user with a second number, wherein said second number is a mathematical function of at least two predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number, wherein said function includes only predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number.

5. The apparatus of claim 4, wherein the user'"'"'s identification number is selected from the group consisting of a social security number, a student identification number, and a personal-identification number.

6. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions for authenticating a user'"'"'s identification number, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to compare a first number associated with a user with a second number, wherein said second number is a mathematical function of at least two predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number, wherein said function includes only predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number.

7. A propagated computer data signal transmitted via a propagation medium, the computer data system comprising a plurality of instructions for authenticating a user'"'"'s identification number, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to compare a first number associated with a user with a second number, wherein said second number is a mathematical function of at least two predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number, wherein said function includes only predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number.

8. The apparatus of claim 7, wherein the propagation medium is selected from the group consisting of a computer, a public telephone, and an automated teller machine.

9. A computer based method of authentication, comprising comparing a first code associated with a user with a second code, wherein said second code is an alphabetic translation of at least two predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein the alphabetic translation comprises the conversion of a number to a letter of the alphabet.

11. An apparatus for authenticating a user'"'"'s identification number, the apparatus comprising:

means for comparing a first code associated with a user with a second code, wherein said second code is an alphabetic translation of at least two predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the alphabetic translation comprises the conversion of a number to a letter of the alphabet.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the user'"'"'s identification number is selected from the group consisting of a social security number, a student identification number, a personal identification number, a federal employer identification number, patron barcode number, and payment identification number.

14. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions for authenticating a user'"'"'s identification number, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to compare a first code associated with a user with a second code, wherein said second code is an alphabetic translation of at least two predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number.

15. A propagated computer data signal transmitted via a propagation medium, the computer data system comprising a plurality of instructions for authenticating a user'"'"'s identification number, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to compare a first code associated with a user with a second code, wherein said second code is a alphabetic translation of at least two predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number

16. The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the propagation medium is selected from the group consisting of a computer, a public telephone, and an automated teller machine.

17. A computer based method, comprising calculating a number with a mathematical function of at least two predetermined digits within a user'"'"'s identification number, wherein said function includes only predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number.

18. The computer based method of claim 17, wherein the user'"'"'s identification number is selected from the group consisting of a social security number, a student identification number, a personal-identification number, a federal employer identification number, patron barcode number, and payment identification number.

19. An apparatus for authenticating a user'"'"'s identification number, the apparatus comprising:

calculating a number with a mathematical function of at least two predetermined digits within a user'"'"'s identification number, wherein said function includes only predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number.

20. The apparatus of claim 19, wherein the user'"'"'s identification number is selected from the group consisting of a social security number, a student identification number, and a personal-identification number.

21. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon a plurality of instructions for authenticating a user'"'"'s identification number, wherein the plurality of instructions, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to calculate a number with a mathematical function of at least two predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number, wherein said function includes only predetermined digits within said user'"'"'s identification number.