Patent ID: 7444406

Claim:
A method for validating users of communications services, comprising: generating records for communications service users by at least one service provider, said records store information relating to said communications service users including: legal liability information; an originator type code; and a validation code assigned to selected originator type codes, said validation code operable for facilitating validation of said communications service users; and storing said records in a subscriber classification database; wherein said originator type code classifies said communications service users according to at least one of: nature of use; communications type; geography; business type; and age; receiving a communication from an originating communications service user and retrieving an associated record; if said associated record contains said validation code, appending said originator type code to said communication; and transmitting said communication to a recipient communications service user along with said originator type code; wherein said originator type code is presented to said recipient communications service user before establishing a communication session with said originating communications service user.