# US 12,114,150 B2 · Authenticated communications device to tie real-world and digital identities > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 12,114,150 B2 - Document ID: US12114150B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 17/558,570 - Filed: 2021-12-21 - Published: 2022-06-23 - Granted: 2024-10-08 - Earliest claimed: 2020-12-23 - Assignees: Prove Identity, Inc. - Applicants: Prove Identity, Inc. - Inventors: Jeffrey Naujok; Christopher Cunningham; Prashant Janakrai Desai; Rodger R. Desai - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US12114150B2 ## CPC - H04W 12/06: Authentication - H04L 63/0861: {using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231)} - H04L 63/0876: {based on the identity of the terminal or configuration, e.g. MAC address, hardware or software configuration or device fingerprint} - H04W 12/66: {Trust-dependent, e.g. using trust scores or trust relationships} - H04W 12/72: Subscriber identity - H04W 88/02: Terminal devices - H04W: WIRELESS COMMUNICATION NETWORKS (broadcast communication H04H; communication systems using wireless links for non-selective communication, e.g. wireless extensions H04M1/72) - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) ## Abstract Briefly, example methods, apparatuses, and/or articles of manufacture are disclosed that may be utilized to bring about accessing a data store to determine that signal packets have been received, via an electronic communications network, from a communications device that is to be verified. The communications device being co-located with a real-world identity. The method may additionally include electronically determining that a subscriber account identifier or a subscriber-unique alias is bound to an account held by the real-world identity and electronically tying the subscriber account identifier or the subscriber-unique alias to the real-world identity in response to electronically verifying the communications device after determining that the signal packets have been received from the communications device and in response to electronically determining that the subscriber account identifier or the subscriber-unique alias is bound to the account held by the real-world identity. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A method comprising: receiving, by an identity verification server, a verification request from a client server, wherein the verification request includes: a real-world identity of a subscriber, and a digital identity; confirming, by the identity verification server, a first bind between the real-world identity and a subscriber account identifier, wherein the subscriber account identifier is associated with a communications device; confirming, by the identity verification server, a second bind between the subscriber account identifier and the digital identity; responsive to determining, by the identity verification server, the subscriber is in physical possession of the communications device, and further responsive to determining, by the identity verification server, that a reputation of the communications device exceeds a threshold of trustworthiness, establishing a third bind between the real-world identity and the digital identity; and transmitting, by the identity verification server, to the client server an acknowledgement of the third bind. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the subscriber account identifier excludes all parameters of the real-world identity of the subscriber. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining, by the identity verification server, that the reputation of the communications device exceeds the threshold of trustworthiness includes determining the reputation of the communications device based at least in part on one or more records of one or more deterministic events. ### Claim 4 (depends on 3) The method of claim 3, wherein the determining the reputation of the communications device includes accessing a data store to obtain the one or more records of the one or more deterministic events. ### Claim 5 (depends on 4) The method of claim 4, wherein the one or more deterministic events comprise one or more deterministic events in relation to historical norms regarding behavior of the subscriber with respect to the communications device. ### Claim 6 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more deterministic events correspond to an off-line behavior. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more deterministic events corresponds to an online behavior comprising one or more of a porting of a subscriber identifier from a first communication services carrier to a second communication services carrier, a purchase or replacement of the communications device with a previously unused communications device, a removal and/or replacement of a subscriber identity module (SIM), or a password reset of the communications device. ### Claim 8 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the one or more deterministic events corresponds to an online behavior including the communications device connecting to a particular uniform resource locator (URL). ### Claim 9 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining, by the identity verification server, the subscriber is in physical possession of the communications device comprises initiating a comparison between a first parameter provided by the subscriber and a second parameter accessed from a data store. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: wherein the establishing the third bind between the real-world identity and the digital identity comprises establishing the third bind between the real-world identity and one or more logical entities. ### Claim 11 (depends on 10) The method of claim 10, wherein the one or more logical entities comprise one or more email addresses, one or more IP addresses, one or more additional communication devices, one or more streaming devices, one or more social network identifiers, one or more account numbers of one or more financial institutions, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the establishing the third bind between the real-world identity and the digital identity comprises establishing the third bind between the real-world identity and one or more legal entities. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The method of claim 12, wherein the one or more legal entities comprise one or more of a driver's license number, a passport number, or a legal address. ### Claim 14 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the determining, by the identity verification server, the subscriber is in physical possession of the communications device comprises accessing one or more biometric parameters from the communications device. ### Claim 15 An apparatus, comprising: at least one processor of an identity verification server coupled to at least one memory device of the identity verification server to: receive, by the identity verification server, a verification request from a client server, wherein the verification request includes: a real-world identity of a subscriber, and a digital identity; confirm, by the identity verification server, a first bind between the real-world identity and a subscriber account identifier, wherein the subscriber account identifier is associated with a communications device; confirm, by the identity verification server, a second bind between the subscriber account identifier and the digital identity; responsive to a determination, by the identity verification server, that the subscriber is in physical possession of the communications device, and further responsive to a determination, by the identity verification server, that a reputation of the communications device exceeds a threshold of trustworthiness, establish a third bind between the real-world identity and the digital identity; and transmit, by the identity verification server, to the client server an acknowledgement of the third bind. ### Claim 16 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein the at least one processor of the identity verification server to determine that the reputation of the communications device exceeds the threshold of trustworthiness based at least in part on one or more records of one or more deterministic events. ### Claim 17 (depends on 16) The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the at least one processor of the identity verification server access a data store to obtain the one or more records of the one or more deterministic events. ### Claim 18 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the one or more deterministic events comprise one or more deterministic events in relation to historical norms regarding behavior of the real world identity subscriber with respect to the communications device. ### Claim 19 (depends on 17) The apparatus of claim 17, wherein the one or more deterministic events correspond to an online behavior. ### Claim 20 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein, to determine that the subscriber is in physical possession of the communications device, the at least one processor of the identity verification server is to access one or more biometric parameters from the communications device. ### Claim 21 (depends on 15) The apparatus of claim 15, wherein, to establish the third bind between the real-world identity and the digital identity, the at least one processor of the identity verification server is to: establish the third bind between the real-world identity and one or more logical entities, wherein the one or more logical entities comprise one or more email addresses, one or more IP addresses, one or more additional communication devices, one or more streaming devices, one or more social network identifiers, one or more account numbers of one or more financial institutions, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 22 An article comprising: a non-transitory storage medium having instructions stored thereon which, when executed by a special-purpose computing platform having a processor of an identity verification server coupled to at least one memory of the identity verification server are operable to: receive, by the identity verification server, a verification request from a client server, wherein the verification request includes: a real-world identity of a subscriber, and a digital identity; confirm, by the identity verification server, a first bind between the real-world identity and a subscriber account identifier, wherein the subscriber account identifier is associated with a communications device; confirm, by the identity verification server, a second bind between the subscriber account identifier and the digital identity; responsive to a determination, by the identity verification server, that the subscriber is in physical possession of the communications device, and further responsive to a determination, by the identity verification server, that a reputation of the communications device exceeds a threshold of trustworthiness, establish a third bind between the real-world identity and the digital identity; and transmit, by the identity verification server, to the client server an acknowledgement of the third bind. ### Claim 23 (depends on 22) The article of claim 22, wherein, to determine that the subscriber is in physical possession of the communications device, the stored instructions are additionally operable to: initiate a comparison between a first parameter provided by the subscriber and a second parameter accessed from a data store. ### Claim 24 (depends on 23) The article of claim 23, wherein, to establish the third bind between the real-world identity and the digital identity, the stored instructions are additionally operable to: establish the third bind between the real-world identity and one or more logical entities. ### Claim 25 (depends on 24) The article of claim 24, wherein the one or more logical entities comprise one or more email addresses, one or more IP addresses, one or more additional communication devices, one or more streaming devices, one or more social network identifiers, one or more account numbers of one or more financial institutions, or any combination thereof. ### Claim 26 (depends on 24) The article of claim 24, wherein, to establish the third bind between the real-world identity and the digital identity, the stored instructions are additionally operable to: establish the third bind between the real-world identity and one or more legal entities. ### Claim 27 (depends on 26) The article of claim 26 wherein the one or more legal entities comprise one or more of a driver's license number, a passport number, and a legal address. ### Claim 28 (depends on 22) The article of claim 22, wherein, to determine that the subscriber is in physical possession of the communications device, the stored instructions are additionally operable to: access one or more biometric parameters from the communications device.