US 2011/0213725 A1 · SECURE ONLINE DATING SUPPORT SYSTEM AND METHOD

Abstract

A secure online dating support system and method requires potential members to submit personal information regarding themselves as a predicate to becoming a member of the dating system. This personal information is provided in a manner, either in-person at an information receiving center, or submitted to an information collector, or submitted directly to an online dating service, that permits its verification. Preferably, authorization is also provided by the potential member for further investigation, resulting in an investigator conducting an investigation, and communicating the results to the online dating service, so that the information revealed by the investigation can be displayed to members of the online dating service and/or to individuals outside of the dating service who have been given access by the participating member.

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Dependent claims

A method of confirming the identity of a target person comprising:

a first person browsing a social networking internet site;
the first person identifying a target person on the social networking site;
displaying to the first person an access code associated with information regarding the target person on a client computer used by the first person browsing a social networking internet site;
transmitting the access code to an identity certification server;
receiving a certification including a statement that the identify of the target person has been verified with government-issued documents;
displaying the certification on the client computer.

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