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Personal identification system having a contact pad for processing biometric readings

  • US 10,127,367 B2
  • Filed: 01/21/2015
  • Issued: 11/13/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2014
  • Status: Active Grant
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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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