Portable identity rating

• US 8,464,358 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2010
• Issued: 06/11/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 12/08/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Farsedakis, Lewis
• Original Assignee: Farsedakis, Lewis
• Inventors: Farsedakis, Lewis
• Primary Examiner(s): KIM, TAE K
• Application Number:
  US12/962,969
• Publication Number:
  US 20120151560A1
• Time in Patent Office: 916 Days
• Field of Search: 726 2- 4, 726 26- 30, 705/325, 705/705, 705781-785
• US Class Current: 726/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/33 using certificates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2119 Authenticating web pages, e.g. with suspicious links
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles

Abstract

Portable on-line identity verification technology includes, for example, portable widgets with an identity rating, and other on-line identification verification icons and identity rating scores.

Claims

1. A computer system for on-line identity verification for a user name of an on-line user, comprising:

a computerized, automated verification system which performs computer-performed steps comprising;

receiving a claimed identity entered by the user into the verification system, wherein the claimed identity comprises a first name, a middle name, a last name, and a mailing address;

wherein the claimed identity of the on-line user is a claimed identity that has been verified to be an actual identity of exactly one living human;

issuing, to the on-line user, an on-line identity rating or identification verification icon that is portably useable by the user onto external website pages not part of the verification system;

based on a result of a checking step, displaying or not displaying a displayable record about the user to a counterparty;

a website that is part of the verification system;

a database in which is stored a table of website pages entered by the user into the verification system as being authorized, wherein the table is user-specific;

the displayable record about the user;

the on-line identity rating or identity verification icon customized to the on-line user having the claimed identity, having portability including portability onto external website pages not part of the verification system,

the identity rating or identity verification icon being located on an external website page and clickable by a counterparty wherein when clicked upon, (1) the verification system provides the clicking counterparty access to a record about the user, if and only if when clicked upon is located on a website page that matches a website page in the table of website pages that the user entered into the verification system as being authorized;

(2) but if when clicked upon is located on a website page outside the table of website pages, then the verification system does not provide the clicking counterparty access to the record about the user,

wherein if placed by a hijacker, who is not the user, onto a website page other than an entry in the user-specific table, will not result in a clicker thereon being provided with the record for the user.

2. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the verification system performs a step of evaluating the claimed identity prior to issuing the on-line rating or identity verification icon for the claimed identity.

3. The computer system according to claim 1, wherein when a counterparty viewing the outside website clicks on the icon, the verification system gives the counterparty access to a message from the identity verification system about the identity rating or identity verification icon on the outside website.

4. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the verification system is on a website and issued a widget comprising the icon, and the icon is located on a website page that is not within the website that created the widget.

5. The of claim 1, further comprising a first message that the verification system gives or not gives according to a condition wherein if the clicked-on icon appears on an unauthorized website page which does not appear on the table of website pages that have been entered by the user into the computerized identity verification system as being website pages of the user, then the computerized identity verification system will not give the first message to in response to clicking on the icon on the unauthorized website page.

6. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the displayable record is a public profile and the verification system performs computer-performed steps comprising:

generating a unique badge code “

n”

for a user “

n”

;

giving, to the user “

n”

, a scoring badge with the badge code “

n”

;

intaking from the user “

n”

registrations of where the user “

n”

is using the badge code “

n”

;

receiving a communication from a clicker who is someone clicking on the badge code “

n”

on an external website;

checking if the external website is registered for the user “

n”

in the table; and

if YES, displaying to the clicker a public profile for the user “

n”

;

but if NO, not displaying to the clicker a public profile for the user “

n”

.

7. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the claimed identity further comprises a date of birth and a social security number.

8. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the external website on which the icon is located is a dating website.

9. The computer system of claim 1, wherein the verification system comprises a website that provides the user a series of questionnaires and tests to fill out before the verification system constructs a widget badge that can be exported by the user and integrated by the user into the external website.

10. The computer system of claim 1, wherein in case of a hijacked icon being clicked on, the verification system sends a “

reject”

message rather than providing the user record.

11. The computer system of claim 1, wherein when the verification system receives an attempted click-through on the icon from a website page that does not appear in the table of registrations by the user, the verification system send a “

reject”

message.