ATLANTA Equifax Inc. said Monday that it had been granted a patent for the technology it sells as eIDverifier for authenticating consumers on the Internet.
eIDverifier requests information that should be known only to the consumer and Equifax, such as the consumers monthly car payment or mortgage lenders name. It is sold by Equifax Secure, the companys e-commerce division.
The patent covers systems and methods. The inventors were Jennifer French, an Equifax vice president of modeling, and Jone Wilder, the director of quality assurance.
