User Authentication for Social Networks
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1. A social network system comprising:
- enrollment logic comprising a first microprocessor and configured to enroll a first user in the social network byassociating the first user with a user ID,associating a plurality of prompts with the user ID,associating a plurality of biometric templates each with one of the plurality of prompts,receiving an indication of the first user'"'"'s gender, andverifying the first user'"'"'s gender by analyzing a biometric template from the plurality of biometric templates; and
authentication logic comprising a second microprocessor and configured to authenticate a claimant as the first user byreceiving a claimant target,sending a prompt from the plurality of prompts,receiving a biometric response to the prompt, anddetermining a match between the biometric response and a biometric template associated with the prompt.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are provided for social networks that can verify that enrolled users are not misrepresenting facts about themselves such as age and gender. Verification can be performed, for example, by reference to biometric templates stored during the user enrollment process. The biometric templates can also be used to authenticate users logging into the social network to prevent user impersonation. The ability of some users to communicate to other users of the social network can be limited to only certified users, and even to those certified users that match a criterion, such as gender or age.
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1. A social network system comprising:
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enrollment logic comprising a first microprocessor and configured to enroll a first user in the social network by associating the first user with a user ID, associating a plurality of prompts with the user ID, associating a plurality of biometric templates each with one of the plurality of prompts, receiving an indication of the first user'"'"'s gender, and verifying the first user'"'"'s gender by analyzing a biometric template from the plurality of biometric templates; and authentication logic comprising a second microprocessor and configured to authenticate a claimant as the first user by receiving a claimant target, sending a prompt from the plurality of prompts, receiving a biometric response to the prompt, and determining a match between the biometric response and a biometric template associated with the prompt. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method for enrolling a user in a social network, the method comprising:
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associating the user with a user ID; associating a plurality of prompts with the user ID; associating a plurality of biometric templates each with one of the plurality of prompts; receiving an indication of the user'"'"'s gender; and verifying the user'"'"'s gender by comparing the indication of the gender with a result of an analysis of a biometric template from the plurality of biometric templates. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for enrolling a user in a social network, the method comprising:
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associating the user with a user ID; associating a plurality of prompts with the user ID; associating a plurality of biometric templates each with one of the plurality of prompts; receiving an indication of the user'"'"'s age; and verifying the user'"'"'s age by comparing the indication with a biometric template from the plurality of biometric templates. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A method for preventing a first user from making certain misrepresentations in a social network, the method comprising:
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associating the first user with a user ID; associating the user ID with a biometric template of the first user; providing a prompt to the first user and storing a biometric response of the first user thereto in association with the user ID; receiving a request from a second user of the social network to authenticate the first user of the social network; and sending to the second user at least a portion of the biometric response of the first user, or at least a portion of the biometric template of the first user.
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12. A method for maintaining a social network comprising:
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enrolling users in the social network, wherein enrolling users includes storing in association with a user ID for each enrolled user a voice template, a facial recognition template, and either the user'"'"'s gender or the user'"'"'s age; certifying enrolled users by using their voice template or their facial recognition template to verify their gender or age; and indicating to users of the social network which other users are certified. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A social network system comprising:
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enrollment logic comprising a first microprocessor and configured to enroll a first user in the social network by associating the first user with a user ID, associating a plurality of prompts with the user ID, associating a plurality of biometric templates each with one of the plurality of prompts; and authentication logic comprising a second microprocessor and configured to authenticate a claimant as the first user by receiving a claimant target, sending a prompt from the plurality of prompts, receiving a biometric response to the prompt, and determining a match between the biometric response and a biometric template associated with the prompt, and further configured to authenticate the first user to a second user by sending at least a portion of the biometric response of the first user, or at least a portion of a biometric template of the plurality of biometric templates of the first user, to the second user.
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