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On-line anonymous age verification for controlling access to selected websites

  • US 20080033740A1
  • Filed: 12/13/2006
  • Published: 02/07/2008
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/04/2006
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of creating a universal age/gender identification (UAID) for controlling access by individual users to subscribed websites, the method comprising the steps of:

  • a) receiving, at a UAID service provider, legally-recognized documentation of birthdate/gender of an individual requesting registration;

    b) creating a string of selected information from the received documentation;

    c) supplementing the created string with a pad string of information known only to the UAID service provider to form a standard string;

    d) generating a hash of the standard string created in step c);

    e) defining a predetermined subset of digits from the generated hash as the individual'"'"'s UAID;

    f) creating an initial password for use in association with the individual'"'"'s UAID;

    g) storing the (UAID, password) pair in a database of registered users; and

    h) delivering the UAID, password and legally-recognized documentation to the registered subscriber for subsequent use in accessing subscribed-to websites.

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