Method and system for user information verification
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1. A method of authenticating a user comprising:
- receiving a request for information from a user of a processing device,receiving with at least one processor, personal information associated with said user, said personal information including an address and age information, the personal information having been pre-stored in the processing device of the user for use in multiple authentications, wherein the age information includes a period of time or date that is a function of the user'"'"'s age;
sending a permission request to said address, said permission request including a request for permission to provide information to said user,receiving permission in response to said permission request, andsending information to said user of the processing device in response to said request for information,whereby an authentication is performed.
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Abstract
A system and method for authenticating users based on personal information. The personal information may include age-related data where the users are interested in receiving age-restricted content. The personal information may include an address and a permission request is sent to the address. Biometric information may also be associated with the personal information.
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21 Claims
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1. A method of authenticating a user comprising:
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receiving a request for information from a user of a processing device, receiving with at least one processor, personal information associated with said user, said personal information including an address and age information, the personal information having been pre-stored in the processing device of the user for use in multiple authentications, wherein the age information includes a period of time or date that is a function of the user'"'"'s age; sending a permission request to said address, said permission request including a request for permission to provide information to said user, receiving permission in response to said permission request, and sending information to said user of the processing device in response to said request for information, whereby an authentication is performed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of authenticating the age of a user over a client/server network wherein said server has content restricted to users older than a particular age, said method comprising the steps of said client:
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storing age data representative of said user'"'"'s age on a client of said network for use in multiple authentications, after said step of said storing, sending a request to said server for access to said content, receiving a request for said age data in response to the request for access to said content, automatically providing the stored age data in response to said request for said age data, gaining access or being denied access to said content dependant upon whether said age data indicates that said user is older than said particular age, wherein the age data are data other than a credit card. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A method of authenticating a user over a client/server network wherein said server has content restricted to users older than a particular age, said method comprising the steps of said server:
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receiving a request for access to said content from the user of a client of the network, receiving pre-stored personal information regarding said user, said pre-stored personal information including age data representative of said user'"'"'s age and an e-mail address on said network, the pre-stored personal information being previously stored with the client of the network for use in multiple authentications, if said age data indicates that said user is older than said particular age, then sending an e-mail to said address indicating said request was received, sending said content to said user if a permission response is received in response to said e-mail, wherein the age data includes a period of time or date that is a function of the user'"'"'s age.
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18. A system of authenticating a user comprising:
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a processor, a set of instructions executable by said processor, said instructions controlling said processor to perform;
receiving a request for information from a user of a remote processing device, the remote processing device having access to pre-stored user information associated with said user, said pre-stored user information including an address and age data;
receiving the pre-stored user information associated with said user;
sending a permission request to said address to authenticate the user, said permission request including a request for permission to provide information to said user;
receiving permission in response to said permission request; and
sending information to said user of the remote processing device in response to said request for information,wherein the age data is information other than a credit card. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20)
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21. A method of authenticating a user comprising:
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receiving a request for information from a user of a processing device, receiving with at least one processor, personal information associated with said user, said personal information including an address and age data, the personal information having been pre-stored by the processing device of the user for use in multiple authentications; sending a permission request to said address to authenticate the user, said permission request including a request for permission to provide information to said user, receiving permission in response to said permission request, and sending information to said user of the processing device in response to said request for information, wherein the age data represents information other than a credit card.
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