Patent ID: 8572681
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L,H04W

Abstract:
1. A method for verifying the identity of an individual comprising the steps of: transmitting from a customer system to a customer connector server a request for identity verification containing identification information provided by the individual to be identified; at the customer connector server, identifying from the request for identity verification at least one verification service required to satisfy the request for identity verification; selecting for each verification service, based on a first set of predetermined criteria, an appropriate data manager server from a plurality of data manager servers to manage the verification service; transmitting to each appropriate data manager server a corresponding request verification service; at each appropriate data manager server, identifying from the corresponding request for verification service at least one data access service required to permit the identification information provided by the individual to be verified against identity information relating to the individual contained within the at least one data source; selecting for each data access service, based on a second set of predetermined criteria, an appropriate data connector server from a plurality of data connector servers to manage the data access service; transmitting to each appropriate data connector server a corresponding request for data access service; accessing from each appropriate data connector server at least one data source in connection with each request for data access service; verifying the identification information provided by the individual against the identity information relating to the individual contained within the at least one data source; generating a response indicating whether the identity of the individual has been authenticated; and communicating the response to the customer system.