Patent ID: 8794515

Claim:
An age verification system comprising: an internet-enabled mobile device having a camera, the camera configured to capture and store a digital image of a first source of age and identity information, including a computer readable barcode printed on an ID of a potential customer of an age restricted product, the barcode comprising barcode information, the barcode information further comprising identification information associated with the potential customer depicted on the id; a decoding module in electronic communication with the internet enabled mobile device, the decoding module configured to decode the barcode information of the barcode from the digital image; a comparison module in electronic communication with the internet enabled mobile device, the comparison module configured to: compare age and identity information of the potential customer depicted on the id to age and identity information encoded in the barcode on the ID in a first comparison based on the first source; determine that the age and identity information depicted on the ID is consistent with the encoded information; compare, in a second comparison, the age and identity information of the potential customer with a second source of age and identity information accessible through a communication network; validate the age and identity information from the ID with the second source of information, wherein the second source includes at least some different age and identity information associated with the potential customer than the age and identity information depicted on the ID; and wherein the internet enabled mobile device is configured to provide a first feedback to a user in the event of an information match, and a second feedback to a user in the event of an information non-match.