Patent ID: 6704787
Filing Date: 2004-03-09
Classification: G06F,Y10S

Abstract:
A method comprising the steps of:an access code issuer using a first system receiving an on-line application for an access code from a potential subscriber on a computer network, said on-line application comprising potential subscriber information including geographic information; using said potential subscriber information to query a second system that is off-site of the first system, that contains a database of information that was not gathered by or supplied by the access code issuer, and that is managed by a party that is different from the access code issuer; receiving from said off-site database a date of birth associated with said potential subscriber information; determining whether said geographic information from said potential subscriber matches geographic information associated with said date of birth within said database; determining from said date of birth whether said potential subscriber is of a predetermined age for obtaining access to information available from a plurality of information providers on said computer network; providing an access code to said potential subscriber if said potential subscriber is of said predetermined age as determined from said date of birth; and providing verification to said plurality of information providers that said access code is a valid access code.