Methods, systems, and products for identity verification

• US 9,280,647 B2
• Filed: 04/25/2014
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 02/23/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: AT&T Intellectual Property I LP (AT&T, Inc.)
• Inventors: Aaron, Jeffrey A.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lemma, Samson
• Assistant Examiner(s): Kanaan, Simon
• Application Number:
  US14/261,482
• Publication Number:
  US 20140237574A1
• Time in Patent Office: 683 Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/52 specially adapted for the location of the user terminal

Abstract

Methods, systems, and products verify identity of a person. A signature, representing the presence of a device, is acquired. The signature is compared to a reference signature. When the signature favorably compares to the reference signature, then the identity of a user associated with the device is verified.

Claims

1. A method of verifying identity, comprising:

receiving, by a processor, a request to verify the identify associated with a person carrying a mobile device associated with a network address;

sending, by the processor, an interrogation instruction to the network address associated with the mobile device, the interrogation instruction instructing the mobile device to transmit an interrogation signal to radio frequency tags;

receiving, by the processor, multiple radio-frequency identifiers sent from the network address associated with the device, the multiple radio-frequency identifiers received by the mobile device in response to transmission of the interrogation signal;

retrieving, by the processor, historical radio-frequency identifiers previously sent from the network address associated with the mobile device;

retrieving, by the processor, a strictness of comparison associated with the network address;

comparing, by the processor, the multiple radio-frequency identifiers to the historical radio-frequency identifiers according to the strictness of comparison;

determining, by the processor, a match between the multiple radio-frequency identifiers and the historical radio-frequency identifiers; and

verifying, by the processor, the identity of the person carrying the mobile device in response to the match.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising wirelessly receiving the strictness of comparison from the mobile device.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising processing a financial transaction in response to a verification of the person carrying the mobile device.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving a membership requirement specifying a radio frequency identifier of the multiple radio frequency identifiers.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising retrieving a membership requirement specifying a radio frequency identifier of the multiple radio frequency identifiers and global positioning system information associated with a location.

6. The method of claim 1, further comprising declining to verify the identity associated with the person in response to the multiple radio-frequency identifiers failing to match the historical radio-frequency identifiers.

7. The method of claim 1, further comprising receiving a location associated with the mobile device.

8. The method of claim 7, further comprising retrieving the strictness of comparison based on the location associated with the mobile device.

9. The method of claim 7, further comprising querying for the strictness of comparison associated with the location.

10. A system for verifying an identity, comprising:

a processor; and

a memory storing executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, facilitate performance of operations, comprising;

receiving a request to verify the identify of a person carrying a mobile device associated with a network address;

sending an interrogation instruction to the network address associated with the mobile device, the interrogation instruction instructing the mobile device to transmit an interrogation signal to radio frequency tags;

receiving multiple radio-frequency identifiers sent from the network address associated with the device, the multiple radio-frequency identifiers received by the mobile device in response to transmission of the interrogation signal;

retrieving historical radio-frequency identifiers previously sent from the network address associated with the mobile device;

retrieving a strictness of comparison associated with the network address;

comparing the multiple radio-frequency identifiers to the historical radio-frequency identifiers according to the strictness of comparison;

determining a match between the multiple radio-frequency identifiers signature and the historical radio-frequency identifiers; and

verifying the identity of the person carrying the mobile device in response to the match.

11. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise wirelessly receiving the strictness of comparison from the mobile device.

12. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise processing a financial transaction in response to verification of the person carrying the mobile device.

13. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a membership requirement specifying a radio frequency identifier of the multiple radio frequency identifiers.

14. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving a membership requirement specifying a radio frequency identifier of the multiple radio frequency identifiers and global positioning system information associated with a location.

15. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise declining to verify the identity of the person in response to the multiple radio-frequency identifiers failing to match the historical radio-frequency identifiers.

16. The system of claim 10, wherein the operations further comprise receiving a location associated with the mobile device.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise retrieving the strictness of comparison based on the location associated with the mobile device.

18. The system of claim 16, wherein the operations further comprise querying for the strictness of comparison associated with the location.

19. A memory device storing executable instructions that, when executed by a processor, facilitate performance of operations, the operations comprising:

receiving an identity verification request sent from a mobile device, the identity verification request requesting to verify a identify of a person carrying the mobile device, the mobile device associated with a network address;

sending an interrogation instruction to the network address associated with the mobile device, the interrogation instruction instructing the mobile device to transmit an interrogation signal to radio frequency tags;

receiving multiple radio-frequency identifiers sent from the network address associated with the device, the multiple radio-frequency identifiers received by the mobile device in response to transmission of the interrogation signal;

retrieving historical radio-frequency identifiers previously sent from the network address associated with the mobile device;

retrieving a strictness of comparison associated with the network address;

comparing the multiple radio-frequency identifiers to the historical radio-frequency identifiers according to the strictness of comparison;

determining a match between the multiple radio-frequency identifiers and the historical radio-frequency identifiers; and

verifying the identity of the person carrying the mobile device in response to the match.

20. The memory device of claim 19, wherein the operations further comprise processing a financial transaction in response to verification of the person carrying the mobile device.