ELECTRONIC IDENTIFICATION

• US 20120090038A1
• Filed: 10/12/2010
• Published: 04/12/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 10/12/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Cellco Partnership, Inc. (Verizon Communications Inc.), Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Verizon Patent and Licensing Incorporated (Verizon Communications Inc.)
• Inventors: Pacella, Dante, Schiller, Harold J., Carney, Mark D., Sorensen, Eric R., Schiller, Heather
• Granted Patent: US 8,898,805 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/30
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3224 Transactions dependent on location of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/401 Transaction verification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/062 Pre-authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys

Abstract

A method may include forwarding, by a mobile device, a request for identification information associated with a user of the mobile device. The method may also include receiving, from an identification provider, the identification information, and displaying, by the mobile device, at least some of the identification information.

Claims

1. A computer-readable medium having stored thereon sequences of instructions which, when executed by at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to:

forward, by a mobile device, a request for identification information associated with a user of the mobile device;

receive, from an identification provider, the identification information; and

display, by the mobile device, at least some of the identification information.

2. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further including instructions for causing the at least one processor to:

receive authentication information with the identification information, the authentication information including a timestamp.

3. The computer-readable medium of claim 2, wherein when receiving authentication information, the instructions cause the at least one processor to:

receive information identifying a location at which the identification information is to be authenticated.

4. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein when forwarding a request for identification information, the instructions cause the at least one processor to:

forward, with the request, information identifying an entity at which the identification information will be verified.

5. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, wherein the received identification information includes an image of the user and coded information to be used for verifying authenticity of the identification information.

6. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the image comprises an image associated with a photo identification of the user stored by the identification provider.

7. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the coded information includes information identifying another person for whom the user has custodial rights.

8. The computer-readable medium of claim 5, wherein the coded information includes information identifying at least one of a drug prescription or job credential associated with the user.

9. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further including instructions for causing the at least one processor to:

link at least one of another party'"'"'s identification information or additional information to the user'"'"'s identification information; and

provide the linked information to the mobile device or to another device.

10. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further including instructions for causing the at least one processor to:

identify proximity information associated with the mobile device; and

provide an alert or an alarm to another party based on the proximity information.

11. The computer-readable medium of claim 1, further including instructions for causing the at least one processor to:

instruct the identification provider to forward the identification information to an entity that will verify the identification information.

12. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

storing identification information for a plurality of users;

receiving, from a first mobile device, a request for identification information associated with a user of the first mobile device;

retrieving stored identification information associated with the user of the first mobile device;

forwarding the identification information to at least one of the first mobile device or an entity at which the identification information will be verified; and

forwarding authentication information to at least one of the first mobile device or the entity at which the identity information will be verified.

13. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising:

generating the authentication information, the authentication information including time information associated with the request and location information associated with a location of the entity.

14. The computer-implemented method of claim 13, wherein the forwarding authentication information comprises:

forwarding the authentication information encoded within a barcode or forwarding the authentication information in an encrypted form.

15. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the retrieving identification information comprises retrieving a driver'"'"'s license of the user or a photograph of the user.

16. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising:

receiving a communication from the entity wishing to verify the identification information; and

automatically providing information to the entity in response to the communication.

17. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, further comprising:

accessing a database to obtain additional information associated with request, wherein the additional information comprises at least one of a restriction or limitation associated with the identification information.

18. The computer-implemented method of claim 12, wherein the retrieving stored identification information comprises:

accessing a database including information associated with the user of the first mobile device and information linking additional information to the user of the first mobile device.

19. The computer-implemented method of claim 18, wherein the linked information comprises at least one of identification information of another person for whom the user has custodial rights, a drug prescription for the user, or job credential information associated with the user.

20. A computer-implemented method, comprising:

receiving, by a first entity and from an identification provider, identification information associated with a user of a mobile device, wherein the identification information is provided in response to a request associated with verifying an identity of the user;

receiving, by the first entity and from the identification provider, encoded authentication information associated with the identification information;

displaying the identification information; and

decoding the encoded authentication information.

21. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, wherein the encoded authentication information comprises information encoded via a barcode, and wherein the decoding comprises:

decoding the barcode.

22. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, further comprising:

establishing, by the first entity, communications with the identification provider; and

verifying at least some of the authentication information.

23. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, further comprising:

providing, by the first entity, a payment to the identification provider based on the received identification information.

24. The computer-implemented method of claim 20, further comprising:

storing, by the first entity, a key or value in a protected storage area of the first entity; and

limiting access to the key or value to an identification program stored in the first entity, and wherein at least one of the displaying and decoding comprises;

accessing, by the identification program, the key or value, and

using the key or value to display the identification information or decode the encoded authentication information.