| US 7,454,784 B2 | ||
| System and method for identity verification | ||
| Harvinder Sahota, 3861 Wisteria, Seal Beach, Calif. 90740 (US); and Neil Sahota, 136 Oxford St., Irvine, Calif. 92612 (US) | ||
| Filed on Jul. 09, 2002, as Appl. No. 10/193,476. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0010695 A1, Jan. 15, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04L 9/32 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 726—9 [726/20; 726/30; 713/159; 713/162; 713/168; 713/172; 713/185; 713/190; 705/55; 705/56; 705/64; 705/67; 705/73] | 5 Claims |
| 1. A system for verification of a user's identity in a transaction performed using a personal computer connected to the Internet,
the system comprising:
a personal computer connectable to the Internet, the personal computer having identification information associated with the
personal computer;
a card reader coupled to the personal computer to communicate data to the personal computer;
a personal identification card having access information stored thereon, the card engageable with the card reader to transfer
the access information from the card to the personal computer via the card reader, and
at least one web site on the Internet configured to combine the access information from the card with the identification information
associated with the personal computer, the web site further configured to provide access to the web site when the access information
from the card and the associated identification information of the personal computer correspond to at least one known combination
of access information and identification information having authorized access to the web site;
wherein the identification information associated with the personal computer is based on at least one media access control
number of at least one hardware device installed in the personal computer.
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