Method of evaluating credentials of individuals and associated apparatus

• US 20070180506A1
• Filed: 02/02/2006
• Published: 08/02/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 02/02/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Joyce Query
• Original Assignee: Joyce Query
• Inventors: Query, Joyce
• Application Number:
  US11/345,699
• Publication Number:
  US 20070180506A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/5
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263

Abstract

A computerized method of authenticating credentials of an individual includes receiving credentials relating to the individual, obtaining from a third party authentication of said credentials, accepting or rejecting an individual based upon the authentication results and permitting remote access to credentials of approved or accepted individuals to confirm certification of the credentials by the authenticating agency. The accepted individual may be provided with indicia showing certification or approval by the authenticating agency. In another embodiment of the invention, third parties may be permitted access to the authenticating agency'"'"'s website in order to enable them to obtain credentials on a number of accepted individuals with searches being conducted on any of a number of fields, such as individual name, occupation, geographic location and the like. Related computerized apparatus is provided.

Claims

1. A computerized method evaluating credentials of an individual comprising

receiving credentials relating to said individual,

obtaining from at least one third party information regarding whether said credentials are authentic,

if said credentials are authentic, approving said individual for certification of said credentials, and

permitting remote access to said credentials through a computer

2. The computerized method of claim 1 including

permitting a first website to display indicia of approval of said individual.

3. The computerized method of claim 2 including

employing a second website having a database storing said individual'"'"'s authenticated credentials, and

permitting access to approved individual'"'"'s credentials from a remote computer.

4. The computerized method of claim 3 including

said first website being hyperlinked to a second website.

5. The computerized method of claim 1 including

prior to accepting an individual for said validation process, obtaining said credentials from said individual, and

on the basis of said credentials, making a determination regarding whether said individual will be approved for evaluation for certification on the basis of authentication of said credentials.

6. The computerized method of claim 5 including

said authentication of said individual'"'"'s credentials relate to at least one category selected from the group consisting of education, professional licenses, memberships, publications, medical records, residences, criminal records, background check, date of birth and employment history.

7. The computerized method of claim 1 including

on the basis of said information, either rejecting or approving said individual.

8. The computerized method of claim 7 including

notifying said individual of said rejection or said approval.

9. The computerized method of claim 4 including

if said individual is accepted, permitting the individual to display indicia of said acceptance.

10. The computerized method of claim 4 including

providing said hyperlink only if said individual is accepted, and

said second website permitting third parties to access said authenticated credentials of said individual remotely.

11. The computerized method of claim 1 including

said second website having a database which is accessible by third parties and permits said third parties to review credentials of a plurality of said approved individuals.

12. The computerized method of claim 4 including

permitting said approved individual to employ indicia on said first website which, when clicked on by a third party, will establish a hyperlink connection to said second website.

13. The computerized method of claim 1 including

employing said method on a plurality of natural persons within a business entity.

14. The computerized method of claim 1 including

introducing said credentials into said computer.

15. The computerized method of claim 14 including

introducing said information obtained from said third party into said computer.

16. The computerized method of claim 15 including

effecting a comparison of said credentials and said information in said computer.

17. The computerized method of claim 11 including

requiring said third parties to provide desired security identification before permitting access to said credentials.

18. The computerized method of claim 11 including

effecting said review by said third parties by searching said database.

19. The computerized method of claim 18 including

permitting said searcher to search within a single field or plurality of fields.

20. Apparatus for authenticating credentials of an individual comprising

a computer for receiving credentials relating to said individual,

said computer being structured to send inquiries regarding authenticity of said credentials to information sources and receive responses to said inquiries, and

said computer being structured to compare said responses with stored credentials of said individual and make a determination regarding whether to approve or reject said individual for certification of authenticity based upon said responses.

21. The apparatus of claim 20 including

said computer being structured to permit remote access to said credentials of said individual if said individual has been approved.

22. The apparatus of claim 20 including

said computer being structured to resist remote access to said credentials if said individual has been rejected.

23. The apparatus of claim 20 including

said computer being structured to evaluate credentials related to at least one of the group consisting of education, professional licenses, memberships, publications, medical records, residences, criminal records, background check, date of birth and employment.

24. The apparatus of claim 22 including

said remote access being through a hyperlink with another computer.

25. The apparatus of claim 22 including

said computer having a database which contains credentials of a plurality of individuals.

26. The apparatus of claim 24 including

said computer permitting access to credentials of a plurality of said approved individuals.

27. The apparatus of claim 20 including

said computer having a database for storing credentials of said individual.

28. The apparatus of claim 25 including

said computer structured to permit third party access to said credentials of said plurality of individuals only after security identification of said third party.