Patent ID: 8917939
Filing Date: 2014-12-23
Classification: G06F,G06K,Y10S

Abstract:
1. A method for verifying vendor identification and organization affiliation, comprising: capturing, by a verification client using at least one processor, at least one identification indicator of an individual arriving at a location threshold representing themself as a vendor of an organization; extracting, by the verification client, at least one vendor indicia identifying the individual and at least one organization indicia identifying the organization from the captured at least one identification; sending, by the verification client, at least one first query comprising the at least one organization indicia to an organization identification service that maintains a database of a plurality of organizations each registered with the organization identification by at least one of a plurality of identity verification services; responsive to the verification client receiving a first response from the organization identification service with a network address of a particular identity verification service associated with the at least one organization indicia from among the plurality of identity verification services, sending, by the verification client, at least one second query comprising the vendor indicia and the current location of the location threshold to the particular identity verification service that maintains a database of records for a plurality of vendors affiliated with the organization; and responsive to the verification client receiving a second response from the particular identity verification service indicating that the user is validated, notifying, by the verification client, the user via a user interface that the individual is validated as the vendor of the organization.