Frequency based age determination

A method comprising:

• a first communication device receiving a communication request from a second communication device to initiate communication between the first and the second communication devices;
• presenting, on the first communication device, a challenge with a set of the one or more audio tones, wherein human perception of each of the set of one or more audio tones is age dependent;
• and
• displaying a response to the challenge on the second communication device, wherein the response indicates which, if any, of the set of one or more audio tones were perceived.

One or more machine-readable media having stored therein a program product, which when executed a set of one or more processors causes the set of one or more processors to perform operations that comprise:

• detecting a request to access an age dependent access controlled resource hosted by at least one server, wherein access to the age dependent access controlled resource is restricted to users within a predetermined age range;
• presenting a set of one or more audio tones, wherein human ability to perceive each of the set of one or more audio tones is age dependent;
• determining that at least a first of the set of one or more audio tones could not be perceived, wherein the first audio tone corresponds to the predetermined age range;
• and
• denying the request to access the age dependent access controlled resource hosted by the at least one server based on said determining that at least a first of the set of one or more audio tones could not be perceived.

One or more machine-readable media having stored therein a program product, which when executed a set of one or more processors causes the set of one or more processors to perform operations that comprise:

• receiving a communication request to initiate communication between communication devices;
• presenting a challenge with a set of one or more audio tones, wherein human perception of each of the set of one or more audio tones is age dependent;
• and
• displaying a response to the challenge, wherein the response indicates which, if any, of the set of one or more audio tones were perceived.

An apparatus comprising:

• a processor;
• a memory unit coupled with the processor;
• an age verification unit configured to:
• detect a request to access an age dependent access controlled resource hosted by at least one server, wherein access to the age dependent access controlled resource is restricted to users within a predetermined age range;
• present a set of one or more audio tones, wherein human ability to perceive each of the set of one or more audio tones is age dependent;
• determine that at least a first of the set of one or more audio tones could not be perceived, wherein the first audio tone corresponds to the predetermined age range;
• and
• deny the request to access the age dependent access controlled resource hosted by the at least one server based on the age verification unit determining that at least a first of the set of one or more audio tones could not be perceived.