Patent ID: 7373671

Claim:
A method of authenticating a user comprising: receiving a request for information from a user of a processing device, receiving with at least one processor, personal information associated with said user, said personal information including an address and age information, the personal information having been pre-stored by the processing device of the user; sending a permission request to said address, said permission request including a request for permission to provide information to said user, receiving permission in response to said permission request, and sending information to said user of the processing device in response to said request for information, wherein the age information includes a period of time or date that is a function of the user's age, wherein said information is restricted to users based on a cut-off value, and further comprising the step of comparing the age information with said cut-off value, and wherein said steps of sending and receiving permission are a function of whether a value of the age information contained in personal information meets or exceeds said cut-off value.