VERFIED NETWORK IDENTITY WITH AUTHENTICATED BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
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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.
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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.
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1. A method of limiting chat room anonymity, comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of registration and monitoring of users for a social networking service comprising:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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