Method and system for user information verification
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1. A method of authenticating the age of a user comprising:
- storing, at a client device, personal information regarding said user, said personal information including a value that is indicative of said user'"'"'s age and biometric information of said user, wherein the stored biometric information is associated with the value,inputting biometric information using a mouse,identifying the value associated with the biometric information stored at the client device if the inputted biometric information matches the biometric information stored at the client device;
determining, by the client device, whether to request additional information based on the result of a comparison of the value that is indicative of said user'"'"'s age with a threshold;
sending, by the client device, to a remotely located content provider a request for access to content restricted to users based on a cut-off associated with said value,sending, by the client device, said value to the remotely located provider of said content, andreceiving said content electronically at the client device.
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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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7 Claims
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1. A method of authenticating the age of a user comprising:
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storing, at a client device, personal information regarding said user, said personal information including a value that is indicative of said user'"'"'s age and biometric information of said user, wherein the stored biometric information is associated with the value, inputting biometric information using a mouse, identifying the value associated with the biometric information stored at the client device if the inputted biometric information matches the biometric information stored at the client device; determining, by the client device, whether to request additional information based on the result of a comparison of the value that is indicative of said user'"'"'s age with a threshold; sending, by the client device, to a remotely located content provider a request for access to content restricted to users based on a cut-off associated with said value, sending, by the client device, said value to the remotely located provider of said content, and receiving said content electronically at the client device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system of authenticating a user comprising:
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a client device including a processor for executing instructions, a mouse having an area for obtaining biometric information about a user, instructions stored at the client device and operable by the processor of the client device, said instructions including;
storing personal information regarding said user, said personal information including a value that is indicative of said user'"'"'s age, and biometric information of said user, wherein the stored biometric information is associated with the value;
receiving biometric information;
identifying the value associated with the biometric information stored at the client device if the received biometric information matches the biometric information stored at the client device;
sending to a remotely located content provider a request for access to content restricted to users based on a cut-off associated with said value;
determining whether to request additional information based on the result of a comparison of the value that is indicative of said user'"'"'s age with a threshold;
sending said value to the provider of said content; and
receiving an e-mail containing said content.
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7. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including instructions executable by a processor, the instructions comprising:
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storing personal information associated with a plurality of users, the personal information associated each user including (1) a value that is indicative of the particular user'"'"'s age and (2) biometric information; receiving biometric information; identifying a value associated with a particular user by comparing the received biometric information to the biometric information of the personal information associated with the plurality of users; determining whether to request additional information based on the result of a comparison of the value that is indicative of said user'"'"'s age with a threshold; sending the identified value of the particular user to a web site for access to age-restricted content and; and receiving access to the age-restricted content.
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