Patent ID: 8782264

Claim:
A method, comprising: receiving, in a computing device, a request to access content on a computer network, the request including an indication that the request is by an underage user; presenting to the underage user, by the computing device, a page for submitting contact information for a parent of the underage user; transmitting, by the computing device, an electronic communication to the parent of the underage user, the electronic communication including a link to a website of a third party validator, the website of the third party validator including an interface allowing the parent to grant approval of the underage user to access the content, the interface for receiving input of one or more items of personal information associated with the parent for validation of the parent's identity by the third party validator; receiving, in the computing device, an indication from the third party validator of whether or not the parent's identity has been validated based on the one or more items of personal information; and if the parent's identity has been validated, allowing the underage user to access the content.