VERFIED NETWORK IDENTITY WITH AUTHENTICATED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION

• US 20080033941A1
• Filed: 08/07/2006
• Published: 02/07/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Dale Parrish
• Original Assignee: Dale Parrish
• Inventors: Parrish, Dale
• Application Number:
  US11/462,967
• Publication Number:
  US 20080033941A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 707/6
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/1813 for computer conferences, e.g. chat rooms instant messaging H04L51/04; protocols for multimedia communication H04L65/1101; arrangements for multi-party communication H04L65/403; telephonic conference arrangements H04M3/56; television conference systems H04N7/15
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32

Abstract

A method of limiting chat room anonymity. The method may include receiving biographical information pertaining to an unverified individual, authenticating that the biographical information is correct for the individual, assigning the individual a verified chat room username that is linked to the authenticated biographical information, and using the authenticated biographical information to selectively limit chat room activity for the username.

Claims

1. A method of limiting chat room anonymity, comprising:

receiving biographical information pertaining to an unverified individual;

authenticating that the biographical information is correct for the individual;

assigning the individual a verified chat room username that is linked to the authenticated biographical information; and

using the authenticated biographical information to selectively limit chat room activity for the username.

2. The method of claim 1, where authenticating that the biographical information is correct for the individual includes performing a criminal record background check.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising testing the authenticity of the biographical information before chat room activity.

4. The method of claim 3, where testing the authenticity of the biographical information includes a biometric analysis.

5. The method of claim 4, where the biometric analysis includes voice recognition analysis.

6. The method of claim 4, where testing the authenticity of the biographical information includes using a cryptographic digital signature.

7. A computer readable storage medium having code executable by a computing device to perform a method for limiting chat room anonymity between at least a chat requester and a chat recipient, where at least the chat requester has a verified username linked to authenticated biographical information, and at least the chat recipient has a protection filter configured to block communication based on one or more biographical information parameters, the method comprising:

receiving a chat request from the chat requester to communicate with the chat recipient;

comparing the authenticated biographical information of the chat requester to the protection filter of the chat recipient; and

facilitating communication only if none of the authenticated biographical information of the chat requester violates the protection filter of the chat recipient.

8. The method of claim 7, wherein the protection filter is configurable based on input from the chat recipient.

9. The method of claim 7, wherein facilitating communication includes initiating a chat room session.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein initiating a chat room session includes revealing biographical information to the chat recipient.

11. The method of claim 7, wherein the authenticated biographical information includes at least one of name, gender, age, grade, residence location, school, employer, physical attributes, and criminal record.

12. The method of claim 7, wherein the biographical information is authenticated by at least one third party.

13. The method of claim 7, wherein authentication of biographical information includes a physical inspection of an official identification card.

14. A method of registration and monitoring of users for a social networking service comprising:

receiving biographical information pertaining to an unregistered individual;

authenticating that the biographical information is correct for the individual;

assigning the individual a verified username that is linked to the authenticated biographical information;

providing selected social networking privileges to the individual based on the authenticated biographical information;

detecting an attempted use of the verified username; and

verifying the identity of the individual during the attempted use.

15. The method of claim 14, wherein the social networking privileges include posting content to a webpage.

16. The method of claim 14, wherein the social networking privileges include communicating with other registered users.

17. The method of claim 14, wherein the attempted use of the verified username includes logging onto a network server.

18. The method of claim 14, wherein the biographical information includes at least one of name, gender, age, grade, residence location, school, employer, physical attributes, and criminal record.

19. The method of claim 14, further comprising creating a protection filter associated with the verified username configured to block communication with other registered users based on selected biographical information parameters.

20. The method of claim 19, wherein the selected biographical information includes at least one of an age difference and an age threshold.