Verifying online identities across parental control systems
First Claim
1. A method for verifying electronic communication aliases, the method comprising the steps of:
- receiving, by a server computer, collected identities originating from a plurality of client computers, said identities corresponding to electronic communication aliases used by children associated with originating client computers;
storing, by a server computer, received identities, corresponding electronic communication aliases, and indications of originating client computers;
responsive to receiving an identity and a corresponding electronic communication alias, retrieving, by a server computer, previously stored identities corresponding to the same electronic communication alias;
comparing, by a server computer, the retrieved previously stored identities to the received identity; and
determining, by a server computer, based upon results of the comparing step, whether the received identity is accurate by increasing a validation score for each retrieved previously stored identity that matches the received identity, decreasing the validation score for each retrieved previously stored identity that does not match the received identity, and comparing the validation score to a threshold value.
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Abstract
Identities of owners of electronic communication aliases are collected from a plurality of client computers across a parental control system. Each collected identity corresponds to an electronic communication aliases used by at least one child associated with the originating client computer. The collected identities and the corresponding electronic communication aliases are stored. Response to receiving a collected identity, previously stored identities corresponding to the same electronic communication alias are retrieved, and compared to the received identity. The more previously stored identities match the received identity, the more likely the received identity is to be accurate. Therefore, based upon the comparison results, it can be determined whether the received identity is accurate or not. If it is determined that the received identity is false, the relevant parents are automatically notified.
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18 Claims
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1. A method for verifying electronic communication aliases, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving, by a server computer, collected identities originating from a plurality of client computers, said identities corresponding to electronic communication aliases used by children associated with originating client computers; storing, by a server computer, received identities, corresponding electronic communication aliases, and indications of originating client computers; responsive to receiving an identity and a corresponding electronic communication alias, retrieving, by a server computer, previously stored identities corresponding to the same electronic communication alias; comparing, by a server computer, the retrieved previously stored identities to the received identity; and determining, by a server computer, based upon results of the comparing step, whether the received identity is accurate by increasing a validation score for each retrieved previously stored identity that matches the received identity, decreasing the validation score for each retrieved previously stored identity that does not match the received identity, and comparing the validation score to a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium containing a computer program product for verifying electronic communication aliases, the computer program product comprising:
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program code for receiving collected identities originating from a plurality of client computers, said identities corresponding to electronic communication aliases used by at least one child associated with an originating client computer; program code for storing received identities, corresponding electronic communication aliases, and indications of originating client computers; program code for, responsive to receiving an identity and a corresponding electronic communication alias, retrieving previously stored identities corresponding to the same electronic communication alias; program code for comparing the retrieved previously stored identities to the received identity; and program code for determining based upon results of the comparing step, whether the received identity is accurate by increasing a validation score for each retrieved previously stored identity that matches the received identity, decreasing the validation score for each retrieved previously stored identity that does not match the received identity, and comparing the validation score to a threshold value. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A computer system for verifying electronic communication aliases, the computer system comprising:
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a computer memory; an alias identification component residing in the computer memory, configured to collect identities originating from a plurality of client computers, each of said identities corresponding to an electronic communication aliases used by at least one child associated with an originating client computer; an alias identity database residing in the computer memory, configured to store collected identities, corresponding electronic communication aliases, and indications of originating client computers; an identification verification engine residing in the computer memory, configured to receive an identity, retrieve previously stored identities corresponding to the same electronic communication alias, compare the retrieved previously stored identities to the received identity, and determine, based upon comparison results, whether the received identity is accurate by increasing a validation score for each retrieved previously stored identity that matches the received identity, decreasing the validation score for each retrieved previously stored identity that does not match the received identity, and comparing the validation score to a threshold value; and a notification component residing in the computer memory, configured to transmit a notification to at least one parent responsive to a determination that a received identity is false.
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