Method and system for reporting identity document usage
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- capturing information from a government-issued identification document for a person, when the document is presented at a first location;
forwarding information captured from the document for storage at a first data center, together with information identifying the first location;
capturing information from a government-issued identification document for said same person, when the document is presented at a second location remote from the first location;
forwarding information captured from the document for storage at a second data center, together with information identifying the second location; and
reviewing information stored at the first and second data centers for evidence of suspicious use.
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Abstract
To more rapidly redress identity theft, reports are issued to a person detailing instances in which that person'"'"'s driver'"'"'s license, passport, or other government-issued identification documents are presented as a form of ID. These reports can be issued periodically (e.g., integrated with monthly reports aggregating bank and brokerage account information, of the sort provided by Yahoo! and Microsoft Money software), or can be issued by email or text messaging, etc., each time an ID presentment is reported. Upon receiving a report of unfamiliar ID usage (e.g., a report that a driver'"'"'s license was presented as evidence of age to purchase alcohol in a remote state), the person can take early action to redress apparent identity theft.
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18 Claims
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1. A method comprising:
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capturing information from a government-issued identification document for a person, when the document is presented at a first location;
forwarding information captured from the document for storage at a first data center, together with information identifying the first location;
capturing information from a government-issued identification document for said same person, when the document is presented at a second location remote from the first location;
forwarding information captured from the document for storage at a second data center, together with information identifying the second location; and
reviewing information stored at the first and second data centers for evidence of suspicious use. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method comprising the acts:
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collecting information about bank or brokerage account activity from a bank or brokerage computer;
collecting information about usage of one or more government-issued identity documents from one or more data repositories distinct from said bank or brokerage computer, said information including data relating to place and time of said usage; and
presenting a report based on the collected information to a user. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method comprising:
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collecting information relating to presentment of a person'"'"'s driver'"'"'s license in first and second different contexts;
checking, by reference to presentment of said license in said first and second different contexts, if there is potentially suspicious usage of said license; and
if so, alerting a party to said potentially suspicious usage. - View Dependent Claims (12)
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13. A method comprising:
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capturing information from a government-issued identification document for a person, when the document is presented at a first location;
reporting said capture to a remote data center; and
alerting the person concerning said presentment, the alerting including providing data identifying the first location. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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