IP Library Granted Patent US 9,280,647
Granted Patent B2
US 9,280,647 · App. 14/261,482 · Granted Mar 8, 2016

Methods, systems, and products for identity verification

Inventor: Jeffrey A. Aaron (Atlanta, GA)
Assignee: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
G06F21/31G06F21/35
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Patent No.
US 9,280,647
App. No.
14/261,482
Granted
Mar 8, 2016
Kind
B2
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 (46)

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.

Assignments (5)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 11, 2015
From: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY I, L.P.
Reel/Frame 036298/0718 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 28, 2015
From: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
To: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 036195/0395 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 28, 2015
From: AT&T INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 036195/0450 →
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded Jul 28, 2015
From: AT&T BLS INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
To: AT&T DELAWARE INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY, INC.
Reel/Frame 036195/0462 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Apr 25, 2014
From: AARON, JEFFREY A.
To: BELLSOUTH INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY CORPORATION
Reel/Frame 032755/0821 →
Continuity (3)
Continuation 13311591 · Dec 6, 2011
Continuation 11710285 · Feb 23, 2007
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