Patent ID: 9697660
Date: 2017-07-04
CPC Classifications: G07C

Claim:
1. A computer-implemented method for verifying user attributes, at least a portion of the method being performed by a computing device comprising at least one processor, the method comprising: receiving a request to verify an attribute of a user who claims to be a particular person; determining that the attribute can be verified using a trusted record that is associated with the particular person and is maintained by an entity that verified the identity of the particular person prior to creating the trusted record; determining that the trusted record is associated with a vehicle to which the particular person has access rights; confirming that the user is able to physically access the vehicle by performing an access-validation check that demonstrates the user's ability to physically access the vehicle; and in response to confirming that the user has physical access to the vehicle, validating the user as the particular person and using the trusted record to verify the attribute of the user.