Method and system for tracking and authenticating articles
First Claim
1. A method of providing secured gear to a user, the method comprising:
- obtaining, at a registration computer, biometric information from the user;
securely transmitting, by the registration computer, the biometric information to a database server over a network;
sending, by the database server, to a manufacturer, an order for the secured gear including a plurality of security codes based on the biometric information for placement on the gear;
packaging, by the manufacturer, the secured gear in a package;
providing, by the manufacturer, the package with a package identifier associated with the security codes;
sending, by the manufacturer, the package to an issuing facility;
obtaining, by an issuing server of the issuing facility, the plurality of security codes from the database server; and
issuing, by the issuing facility, the secured gear to the user upon user authentication using the security codes.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to a method and system for tracking, issuing, and authenticating gear or articles, such as uniforms, badges, equipment, weapons, etc, for use in law enforcement or other official capacity. An authentication system retrieves encoded information read by a reader from a plurality of different markers. A database is queried to retrieve biometric data corresponding to each marker whereby the biometric data is displayed on a display. A uniform having a computer-readable marker visible under ultraviolet light and an additional marker. A system for issuing one of the articles by authenticating an officer and storing the identity and encoded information in a database. An apparatus for applying a plurality of markers by way of a conveyor belt conveying the article by an ink jet printer and a laser engraver.
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22 Claims
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1. A method of providing secured gear to a user, the method comprising:
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obtaining, at a registration computer, biometric information from the user; securely transmitting, by the registration computer, the biometric information to a database server over a network; sending, by the database server, to a manufacturer, an order for the secured gear including a plurality of security codes based on the biometric information for placement on the gear; packaging, by the manufacturer, the secured gear in a package; providing, by the manufacturer, the package with a package identifier associated with the security codes; sending, by the manufacturer, the package to an issuing facility; obtaining, by an issuing server of the issuing facility, the plurality of security codes from the database server; and issuing, by the issuing facility, the secured gear to the user upon user authentication using the security codes. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A system for providing secured gear to a user, the system comprising:
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a registration computer;
a database server;
a manufacturer; and
an issuing facility;wherein the registration computer comprises a display, a processor, and a memory unit comprising instructions to configure the processor to; obtain biometric information from the user; and securely transmit, the biometric information to the database server over a network; wherein the database server comprises a processor, and a memory unit comprising instructions to configure the processor to; send, to the manufacturer, an order for the secured gear including a plurality of security codes based on the biometric information for placement on the gear; wherein the manufacturing facility; packages the secured gear in a package provided with a package identifier associated with the security codes; and sends the package to the issuing facility; wherein the issuing facility comprises an issuing server having a processor and a memory unit comprising instructions to configure the processor to obtain the plurality of security codes from the database server; and wherein the issuing facility issues the secured gear to the user upon user authentication using the security codes. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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