Method of identifying a person based on a biometric identifier

• US 10,417,404 B2
• Filed: 09/01/2018
• Issued: 09/17/2019
• Est. Priority Date: 10/26/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: BI2 Technologies LLC
• Original Assignee: BI2 Technologies LLC
• Inventors: Mullin, Sean
• Primary Examiner(s): Lagor, Alexander
• Application Number:
  US16/120,229
• Publication Number:
  US 20190018946A1
• Time in Patent Office: 381 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G01N 33/4972 Determining alcohol content for vehicle safety devices B60K28/06
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1626 with a single-body enclosure integrating a flat display, e.g. Personal Digital Assistants [PDAs]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1632 External expansion units, e.g. docking stations
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/1684 Constructional details or arrangements related to integrated I/O peripherals not covered by groups G06F1/1635 - G06F1/1675
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/95 structured as a network, e.g. client-server architectures
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/993 Evaluation of the quality of the acquired pattern
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 30/142 using hand-held instruments; Constructional details of the instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/13 Sensors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/19 Sensors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72409 by interfacing with external accessories hands-free H04M1/60
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/12 including a sensor for measuring a physical value, e.g. temperature or motion telephones including GPS signal receivers H04M2250/10
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/14 including a card reading device
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/22 including a touch pad, a touch sensor or a touch detector digitizers for touch screens G06F3/041
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 2250/52 including functional features of a camera constructional features concerning the integration of cameras in portable phones H04M1/0264
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 88/02 Terminal devices

Abstract

A mobile, wireless biometric identification system includes a biometric capture device which enables a smartphone, using a commercially established wireless communication networks, to capture a digital image of a human biometric (iris, fingerprint, etc.) for transmission to a central server. The biometric capture device captures a high quality image for encoding and comparison, while the overall system leverages the existing cellular communication network. The device can be used as an interface to medical databases and devices used to diagnose and treat patients.

Claims

1. A method of identifying a person based on a biometric identifier comprising the steps of:

providing a handheld wireless communication device;

providing a separate biometric processing device, wherein the handheld wireless communication device is physically and electronically docked with the biometric processing device for control thereof;

controlling said biometric capture module to capture an image of an iris of a person to be identified, wherein step of capturing said biometric attribute comprises generating a stream of video images;

qualifying, on said biometric processing device, said captured image as being of acceptable quality, said biometric processing device acquiring and analyzing each of said video images for quality until a qualified image is identified;

transferring said qualified image to said wireless communication device;

transmitting said qualified image over a communication network to a computer network;

encoding said qualified image to a biometric attribute template on a server connected to said computer network; and

comparing at said server said encoded biometric attribute template to a plurality of reference templates stored in a network accessible database; and

receiving identification data on said handheld wireless communication device responsive to said comparison.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising the step of displaying said identification data on said touch screen display.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising illuminating said iris with infra-red light.

4. The method of claim 3 further comprising the step of reducing unwanted wavelengths of light.

5. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

communicating with a second computer server;

transmitting said identification data to said second computer server for retrieving healthcare data for said identified individual,

receiving said healthcare data; and

displaying said healthcare data on said touch screen display.

6. The method of claim 1 further comprising the steps of:

communicating with a secure medical device; and

transmitting said identification data to said secure medical device for allowing access to said secure medical device.