Identity verification system

1. A method, comprising:

storing, at a first computer system, first data associated with a user, an identity of the user being unidentifiable from the first data;

storing, at the first computer system, a portion of an account number associated with the first data;

receiving, at the first computer system, the portion of the account number from a second computer system;

receiving, at the first computer system, second data generated by the second computer system based on electronically obtained identification information;

verifying, at the first computer system, the user during a transaction associated with the account number based on a comparison of the second data with the first data, the first data retrieved in response to the received portion of the account number; and

approving, by the first computer system, the transaction when the second data corresponds to the first data.

2. The method of claim 1 , in which the identification information comprises information from at least one of a driver's license, a passport, a government-issued identification document, an alien identification card, a student identification card, a social security card, a tax identification card, a national identification card, a voter identification card, a benefits card, an official identification document, or a combination thereof.

3. The method of claim 1 , in which the first computer system comprises at least one of a personal communication device, a device interface, or a combination thereof.

4. The method of claim 3 , in which the device interface comprises at least one of a keyboard, a keypad, a monitor, a display, a terminal, a computer, a control panel, a vehicle dash board, a network interface, a machinery interface, a video interface, an audio interface, an electronic interface, a magnetic interface, an electromagnetic interface including an electromagnetic wave interface, an optical interface, a light interface, an acoustic interface, a contactless interface, a mobile phone interface, a smartphone interface, a personal computer interface, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) interface, a handheld device interface, a portable device interface, a wireless interface, a wired interface, or a combination thereof.

5. The method of claim 1 , in which the second computer system comprises at least one of a personal communication device, a device interface, or a combination thereof.

6. The method of claim 5 , in which the device interface comprises at least one of a keyboard, a keypad, a monitor, a display, a terminal, a computer, a control panel, a vehicle dash board, a network interface, a machinery interface, a video interface, an audio interface, an electronic interface, a magnetic interface, an electromagnetic interface including an electromagnetic wave interface, an optical interface, a light interface, an acoustic interface, a contactless interface, a mobile phone interface, a smartphone interface, a personal computer interface, a personal digital assistant (PDA) interface, a handheld device interface, a portable device interface, a wireless interface, a wired interface, or a combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1 , in which the account number corresponds to at least one of a check, a credit card, a debit card, a gift card, a prepaid card, a stored value card, an ATM card, a wire, a letter of credit, a monetary instrument, an electronic fund transfer, an instrument for a financial account, or a combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 1 , in which the first data is associated with at least one of a name, an address, a date of birth, a personal identification number, a user ID, a password, a tax identification number, a type of identification document, an identity number of an identification document, a country, a state, a government organization issuing the identification document, a private organization issuing the identification document, an expiration date of the identification document, a phone number, a screen name, an e-mail address, a photograph, a fingerprint, an iris scan, a physical description, a biometrical information, or a combination thereof.

9. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing, at the first computer system, a photo associated with the first data;

sending, from the first computer system to the second computer system, the photo when the second data corresponds to the first data; and

canceling, by the first computer system, the transaction when a photo mismatch message is received from the second computer system.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

storing, at the first computer system, a question associated with the first data;

sending, from the first computer system to the second computer system, the question when the second data corresponds to the first data; and

canceling, by the first computer system, the transaction when a wrong answer is received from the second computer system.

11. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having program code recorded thereon, the program code comprising:

program code to store, at a first computer system, first data associated with a user, an identity of the user being unidentifiable from the first data;

program code to store, at the first computer system, a portion of an account number associated with the first data;

program code to receive, at the first computer system, the portion of the account number from a second computer system;

program code to receive, at the first computer system, second data generated by the second computer system based on electronically obtained identification information;

program code to verify, at the first computer system, the user during the transaction associated with the account number based on a comparison of the second data with the first data, the first data retrieved in response to the received portion of the account number; and

program code to approve, by the first computer system, the transaction associated with the account number when the second data corresponds to the first data.

12. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , in which the identification information comprises information from at least one of a driver's license, a passport, a government-issued identification document, an alien identification card, a student identification card, a social security card, a tax identification card, a national identification card, a voter identification card, a benefits card, an official identification document, or a combination thereof.

13. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , in which the first computer system comprises at least one of a personal communication device, a device interface, or a combination thereof.

14. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 13 , in which the device interface comprises at least one of a keyboard, a keypad, a monitor, a display, a terminal, a computer, a control panel, a vehicle dash board, a network interface, a machinery interface, a video interface, an audio interface, an electronic interface, a magnetic interface, an electromagnetic interface including an electromagnetic wave interface, an optical interface, a light interface, an acoustic interface, a contactless interface, a mobile phone interface, a smartphone interface, a personal computer interface, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) interface, a handheld device interface, a portable device interface, a wireless interface, a wired interface, or a combination thereof.

15. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , in which the second computer system comprises at least one of a personal communication device, a device interface, or a combination thereof.

16. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 15 , in which the device interface comprises at least one of a keyboard, a keypad, a monitor, a display, a terminal, a computer, a control panel, a vehicle dash board, a network interface, a machinery interface, a video interface, an audio interface, an electronic interface, a magnetic interface, an electromagnetic interface including an electromagnetic wave interface, an optical interface, a light interface, an acoustic interface, a contactless interface, a mobile phone interface, a smartphone interface, a personal computer interface, a personal digital assistant (PDA) interface, a handheld device interface, a portable device interface, a wireless interface, a wired interface, or a combination thereof.

17. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , in which the account number corresponds to at least one of a check, a credit card, a debit card, a gift card, a prepaid card, a stored value card, an ATM card, a wire, a letter of credit, a monetary instrument, an electronic fund transfer, an instrument for a financial account, or a combination thereof.

18. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , in which the first data is associated with at least one of a name, an address, a date of birth, a personal identification number, a user ID, a password, a tax identification number, a type of identification document, an identity number of an identification document, a country, a state, a government organization issuing the identification document, a private organization issuing the identification document, an expiration date of the identification document, a phone number, a screen name, an e-mail address, a photograph, a fingerprint, an iris scan, a physical description, a biometrical information, or a combination thereof.

19. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , in which the program code further comprises:

program code to store, at the first computer system, a photo associated with the first data;

program code to send, from the first computer system to the second computer system, the photo when the second data corresponds to the first data; and

program code to cancel, by the first computer system, the transaction when a photo mismatch message is received from the second computer system.

20. The non-transitory computer-readable medium of claim 11 , in which the program code further comprises:

program code to store, at the first computer system, a question associated with the first data;

program code to send, from the first computer system to the second computer system, the question when the second data corresponds to the first data; and

program code to cancel, by the first computer system, the transaction when a wrong answer is received from the second computer system.

21. An identity verification computer system, comprising:

a memory device; and

at least one processor coupled to the memory device, the at least one processor configured:

to store first data comprising first data associated with a user an identity of the user being unidentifiable from the first data;

to store a portion of an account number associated with the first data;

to receive the portion of the account number from the merchant computer system;

to receive second data generated by the merchant computer system based on electronically obtained identification information;

to verify the user during the transaction associated with the account number based on a comparison of the second data with the first data, the first data retrieved in response to the received portion of the account number; and

to approve the transaction associated with the account number when the second data corresponds to the first data.

22. The identity verification computer system of claim 21 , in which the identification information comprises information from at least one of a driver's license, a passport, a government-issued identification document, an alien identification card, a student identification card, a social security card, a tax identification card, a national identification card, a voter identification card, a benefits card, an official identification document, or a combination thereof.

23. The identity verification computer system of claim 21 , in which the identity verification computer system comprises at least one of a personal communication device, a device interface, or a combination thereof.

24. The identity verification computer system of claim 23 , in which the device interface comprises at least one of a keyboard, a keypad, a monitor, a display, a terminal, a computer, a control panel, a vehicle dash board, a network interface, a machinery interface, a video interface, an audio interface, an electronic interface, a magnetic interface, an electromagnetic interface including an electromagnetic wave interface, an optical interface, a light interface, an acoustic interface, a contactless interface, a mobile phone interface, a smartphone interface, a personal computer interface, a Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) interface, a handheld device interface, a portable device interface, a wireless interface, a wired interface, or a combination thereof.

25. The identity verification computer system of claim 21 , in which the merchant computer system comprises at least one of a personal communication device, a device interface, or a combination thereof.

26. The identity verification computer system of claim 25 , in which the device interface comprises at least one of a keyboard, a keypad, a monitor, a display, a terminal, a computer, a control panel, a vehicle dash board, a network interface, a machinery interface, a video interface, an audio interface, an electronic interface, a magnetic interface, an electromagnetic interface including an electromagnetic wave interface, an optical interface, a light interface, an acoustic interface, a contactless interface, a mobile phone interface, a smartphone interface, a personal computer interface, a personal digital assistant (PDA) interface, a handheld device interface, a portable device interface, a wireless interface, a wired interface, or a combination thereof.

27. The identity verification computer system of claim 21 , in which the account number corresponds to at least one of a check, a credit card, a debit card, a gift card, a prepaid card, a stored value card, an ATM card, a wire, a letter of credit, a monetary instrument, an electronic fund transfer, an instrument for a financial account, or a combination thereof.

28. The identity verification computer system of claim 21 , in which the first data is associated with at least one of a name, an address, a date of birth, a personal identification number, a user ID, a password, a tax identification number, a type of identification document, an identity number of an identification document, a country, a state, a government organization issuing the identification document, a private organization issuing the identification document, an expiration date of the identification document, a phone number, a screen name, an e-mail address, a photograph, a fingerprint, an iris scan, a physical description, a biometrical information, or a combination thereof.

29. The identity verification computer system of claim 21 , in which the at least one processor is further configured:

to store a photo associated with the first data;

to send the photo to the merchant computer system when the second data corresponds to the first data; and

to cancel the approved transaction when a photo mismatch message is received from the merchant computer system.

30. The identity verification computer system of claim 21 , associated with the first data:

to store a question associated with the first data;

to send the question to the merchant computer system when the second data corresponds to the first data; and

to cancel the approved transaction when a wrong answer is received from the merchant computer system.