System and method for user identity authentication via mobile communication devices

• US 20080102766A1
• Filed: 04/24/2007
• Published: 05/01/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microfolio Data LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Original Assignee: Genmobi Technologies Incorporated
• Inventors: Schultz, Michael J.
• Application Number:
  US11/789,495
• Publication Number:
  US 20080102766A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 455/110
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/665 by checking the validity of a code
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2203/6045 Identity confirmation
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2207/18 wireless networks
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 3/42 Systems providing special services or facilities to subscribers specially adapted for wireless communication networks H04W4/00

Abstract

Various embodiments of the present invention enable user identity authentication, which accepts and validates information of a user applying and/or possessing a mobile communication service, establishes an identity of the user, and associates the identity of the user with a mobile communication number of the user or a third party.

Claims

1. A system to support user identity authentication, comprising:

a verifier operable to authenticate a user'"'"'s identity based on information of the user;

an identifier operable to associate the user'"'"'s identity with a mobile communication number.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the information of the user includes one or more of;

social security number, driver license number, birth date, one or more credit card numbers, address, one or more telephone numbers, one or more e-mail addresses, and first and last name of the user.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein:

the mobile communication number is one of a cell phone number, a page number, an instant messaging number, or any other mobile communication id.

4. The system of claim 1, further comprising:

a database operable to store the identity of the user, the information of the user, and the mobile communication number associated with the user in a record.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein:

the identifier is further operable to identify the mobile communication number associated with the identity of the user by searching the database containing the record associating the user'"'"'s identity and information with the mobile communication number.

6. A method to support user identity authentication, comprising:

authenticating a user'"'"'s identity based on a plurality of information of the user; and

associating the user'"'"'s identity with a mobile communication number.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

storing the identity of the user, the information of the user, and the mobile communication number associated with the user in a record.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising:

identifying the mobile communication number associated with the identity of the user by searching the record associating the first user'"'"'s identity and information with the mobile communication number.

9. A system to support user identity authentication, comprising:

an verifier operable to;

accept information of a user applying for a mobile communication service; and

authenticate the information of the user;

an identifier operable to;

establish an identity of the user; and

associate the identity of the user with a mobile communication number.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the verifier is a mobile service provider or an independent identity verification agency.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the mobile communication service is one of;

cell phone service, page service, short messaging service, and Blackberry service.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the verifier is further operable to assign a mobile communication number to the user if the information of the user is validated; and

the identifier is further operable to associate the identity of the user with the mobile communication number of the user.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein:

the verifier is further operable to;

accept information of a third party; and

validate the information of the third party; and

the identifier is further operable to;

establish an identity of the third party; and

associate the identity of the user with a mobile communication number of the third party.

14. The system of claim 13, wherein:

the third party can be a parent, guardian of the user, or an authoritative figure/agency who has the authority over the user'"'"'s activities.

15. A method to support user identity authentication, comprising:

accepting information of a user applying and/or possessing a mobile communication service;

validating the information of the user;

establishing an identity of the user; and

associating the identity of the user with the mobile communication number.

16. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

assigning a mobile communication number to the user; and

associating the identity of the user with the mobile communication number of the user.

17. The method of claim 15, further comprising:

accepting information of a third party;

validating the information of the third party;

establishing an identity of the third party; and

associating the identity of the user with a mobile communication number of the third party.

18. A machine readable medium having instructions stored thereon that when executed cause a system to:

accept information of a user applying and/or possessing a mobile communication service;

validate the information of the user;

establish an identity of the user; and

associate the identity of the user with the mobile communication number.

19. A system to support user identity authentication, comprising:

means for accepting information of a user applying and/or possessing a mobile communication service;

means for validating the information of the user;

means for establishing an identity of the user; and

means for associating the identity of the user with the mobile communication number.