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US 12,229,238 · App. 18/621,269 · Granted Feb 18, 2025

Acknowledgment authentication system and method

Inventor: David C. Ruma (Powell, OH)
Assignee: LAD Vertification Services, LLC
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Patent No.
US 12,229,238
App. No.
18/621,269
Granted
Feb 18, 2025
Kind
B2
Abstract

The present invention is a system for and method of enabling an initiating party to capture, store, and retrieve an image of at least one acknowledging party performing an acknowledgement requested by the initiating party where the acknowledging party(s) may be remotely located from the initiating party.

Claims (52)

1. A method of authenticating an electronic acknowledgement of an item to be acknowledged, the method comprising:

(a) displaying at least one item to be electronically acknowledged on a display device of a first computerized device;

(b) configuring an input device of the first computerized device to receive an input from a user;

(c) receiving from the user, using the input device of the first computerized device, an input representing the user's electronic acknowledgement of the at least one item;

(d) capturing, using an image capture device of the first computerized device, at least one image of the user;

(e) receiving an image of an identification document associated with the user;

(f) comparing the captured at least one image of the user to the image of the identification document associated with the user to authenticate the user's identity;

(g) measuring a time period that elapses between two specified points before, during or after the process; and

(h) notifying the user if the time period exceeds a predefined time limit.

2. A method of authenticating an electronic acknowledgement of an item to be acknowledged, the method comprising:

(a) displaying at least one item to be electronically acknowledged on a display device of a first computerized device;

(b) configuring an input device of the first computerized device to receive an input from a user;

(c) receiving from the user, using the input device of the first computerized device, an input representing the user's electronic acknowledgement of the at least one item;

(d) capturing, using an image capture device of the first computerized device, at least one image of the user;

(e) comparing the captured at least one image of the user to an image previously stored on a second computerized device, which previously-stored image is associated with the user to authenticate the user's identity;

(f) measuring a time period that elapses between any two specified points before, during or after the process; and

(g) notifying the user if the time period exceeds a predefined time limit.

3. A method of authenticating an electronic acknowledgement of an item to be acknowledged, the method comprising:

(a) displaying at least one item to be electronically acknowledged on a display device of a first computerized device;

(b) configuring an input device of the first computerized device to receive an input from a user;

(c) receiving from the user, using the input device of the first computerized device, an input representing the user's electronic acknowledgement of the at least one item;

(d) capturing, using an image capture device of the first computerized device, at least one image of the user;

(e) receiving from the user, using the input device of the first computerized device, input representing personal information related to the user;

(f) receiving an image of an identification document associated with the user;

(g) comparing the captured at least one image of the user to the image of the identification document associated with the user to authenticate the user's identity; and

(h) comparing the received personal information to the corresponding personal information contained on the identification document and alerting the user if the received personal information does not match the corresponding personal information contained on the identification document.

4. A method of authenticating an electronic acknowledgement of an item to be acknowledged, the method comprising:

(a) displaying at least one item to be electronically acknowledged on a display device of a first computerized device;

(b) configuring an input device of the first computerized device to receive an input from a user;

(c) receiving from the user, using the input device of the first computerized device, an input representing the user's electronic acknowledgement of the at least one item;

(d) capturing, using an image capture device of the first computerized device, at least one image of the user;

(e) receiving from the user, using the input device of the first computerized device, input representing personal information related to the user;

(f) receiving an image associated with the user;

(g) comparing the captured at least one image of the user to an image previously stored on a second computerized device, which identification document is associated with the user to authenticate the user's identity; and

(h) comparing the received personal information to the corresponding personal information contained on the previously-stored image and alerting the user if the received personal information does not match the corresponding personal information contained on the previously-stored image.

5. A method of authenticating an electronic acknowledgement of an item to be acknowledged, the method comprising:

(a) displaying at least one item to be electronically acknowledged on a display device of a first computerized device;

(b) configuring an input device of the first computerized device to receive an input from a user;

(c) receiving from the user, using the input device of the first computerized device, an input representing the user's electronic acknowledgement of the at least one item;

(d) capturing, using an image capture device of the first computerized device, at least one image of the user;

(e) receiving an image of an identification document associated with the user;

(f) comparing the captured at least one image of the user to a previously stored image of the user, thereby authenticating the user's identity;

(g) comparing information included in the identification document to previously stored information related to the user, thereby providing further authentication of the user's identity.

6. A method of authenticating an electronic acknowledgement of an item to be acknowledged, the method comprising:

(a) displaying at least one item to be electronically acknowledged on a display device of a first computerized device;

(b) configuring an input device of the first computerized device to receive an input from a user;

(c) receiving from the user, using the input device of the first computerized device, an input representing the user's electronic acknowledgement of the at least one item;

(d) capturing, using an image capture device of the first computerized device, at least one image of the user;

(e) comparing the captured at least one image of the user to a previously stored image of the user, thereby authenticating the user's identity;

(f) displaying on the display device an alphanumeric code;

(g) receiving from the user a response using an input device on the first computerized device; and

(h) comparing the alphanumeric code to the user's response to determine whether the user's response is the alphanumeric code.

Continuity (7)
Continuation 17469490 · Sep 8, 2021
Continuation 16139327 · Sep 24, 2018
Continuation 15645590 · Jul 10, 2017
Continuation 14963406 · Dec 9, 2015
Continuation 14291139 · May 30, 2014
Provisional Application 61829702 · May 31, 2013
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