Patent ID: 8590007

Claim:
A method of authenticating an Internet user's identity while the Internet user is accessing a website using the Internet, comprising the computer-implemented steps of: a. identifying, using a particular computer that is connected to the Internet, a first independent source of information comprising a router's Internet Protocol (IP) address in use by said Internet user; b. identifying a geographical location of a mobile voice device of the Internet user; c. determining a geographical location of said router by using at least said geographical location of the mobile voice device and said IP address of the router; d. receiving, using said computer, a second independent source of information comprising a number of the mobile voice device that is immediately accessible to the Internet user who is using said router; e. determining, using said computer, a second geographical location of said mobile voice device using the second independent source of information, the second geographical location representing a current geographical location of said mobile voice device; f. comparing, using said computer, said geographical location of said router with said second geographical location of said mobile voice device to determine a distance; and g. determining, using said computer, if the determined distance is within a predetermined distance value and authenticating the Internet user's identity if the determined distance is within the predetermined distance value.