Personal identification system having a contact pad for processing biometric readings
First Claim
1. A device for facilitatingan exchange of personal information between a user and a third party comprising:
- a body configured to be carried by a user;
a contact pad provided on a surface of the body, the contact pad being configured to be contacted by the user and comprises a plurality of sensor elements for taking a plurality of different types of biometric readings from the user for verification purposes in relation to a verification set of biometric data for the user;
a data storage module provided with said body for storing personal data about said user together with said verification set of biometric data for the user;
a processor for processing said different types of biometric readings obtained by the plurality of sensor elements and comparing said biometric readings against the user'"'"'s stored set of verification biometric data to confirm identity of the user, where a number of different types of biometric readings corresponding to an assessment to be taken is determined by said processor based on a defined level of security for the exchange of personal information with the third party, the processor being further configured to facilitate a transfer of said user'"'"'s personal data with the third party upon confirmation of the identity of the user based on the required security level; and
a power supply provided with said body, the power supply being selectively connectible to the processor to supply power to the processor when the presence of electrokinetic energy (EKE) associated with contact by the user with said contact pad energizes said device, and if there is no detection of electrokinetic energy (EKE), the processor determines that the contact is not made by a “
living”
human and does not connect the power supply to the processor for facilitating the exchange of personal information.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a device (10) for facilitating an exchange of personal information between a user and a third party. The device comprises a body (12) configured to be carried by a user. A contact pad (14) is provided on a surface of the body (12). The contact pad (14) is configured to be contacted by the user and comprises a plurality of sensor elements (25) for taking a plurality of biometric readings from the user for verification purposes. A data storage module (29) is provided with said body (12) for storing personal data about said user together with said user'"'"'s biometric data. A processor (28) is provided for processing the biometric readings obtained by the plurality of sensor elements (25) and comparing the biometric readings against the user'"'"'s stored biometric data to confirm identity of the user. The processor (28) is further configured to facilitate a transfer of said user'"'"'s personal data with the third party upon confirmation of the identity of the user. A power supply (30) is provided with the body (12), the power supply (30) is selectively connectible to the processor (28) to supply power to the processor (28) when the identity of the user is confirmed.
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18 Claims
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1. A device for facilitating
an exchange of personal information between a user and a third party comprising: -
a body configured to be carried by a user; a contact pad provided on a surface of the body, the contact pad being configured to be contacted by the user and comprises a plurality of sensor elements for taking a plurality of different types of biometric readings from the user for verification purposes in relation to a verification set of biometric data for the user; a data storage module provided with said body for storing personal data about said user together with said verification set of biometric data for the user; a processor for processing said different types of biometric readings obtained by the plurality of sensor elements and comparing said biometric readings against the user'"'"'s stored set of verification biometric data to confirm identity of the user, where a number of different types of biometric readings corresponding to an assessment to be taken is determined by said processor based on a defined level of security for the exchange of personal information with the third party, the processor being further configured to facilitate a transfer of said user'"'"'s personal data with the third party upon confirmation of the identity of the user based on the required security level; and a power supply provided with said body, the power supply being selectively connectible to the processor to supply power to the processor when the presence of electrokinetic energy (EKE) associated with contact by the user with said contact pad energizes said device, and if there is no detection of electrokinetic energy (EKE), the processor determines that the contact is not made by a “
living”
human and does not connect the power supply to the processor for facilitating the exchange of personal information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for verifying an identity of a user of a device for facilitating an exchange of information between the user and a third party, comprising:
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facilitating direct contact between the user and the device; determining the presence of electrokinetic energy associated with said direct contact; selectively connecting on the device a processor to a power supply for supplying power to the processor when the presence of electrokinetic energy associated with the direct contact by the user is detected to energize the device, and if no electrokinetic energy is detected, determining that the contact is not made by a “
living”
human and the selective connection of the power supply to the processor is not made;obtaining a plurality of different types of biometric readings from said user through said direct contact; assessing whether the obtained biometric reading from said user matches with a set of stored verification biometric readings taken from a registered user of the device; determining a level of security set for said exchange of information, where a number of different types of biometric readings corresponding to an assessment to be taken is determined based on the determined level of security for the exchange of information with the third party; verifying the number of different types of the obtained biometric readings based on the security level against the set of stored verification biometric readings; and facilitating said exchange of information between said user and said third party upon said level of security being met. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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