Physical token-less security screening using biometrics
First Claim
1. An airport screening device, comprising:
- a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions;
an image capture device; and
a processor that executes the instructions to;
obtain an image of at least a portion of a face of a person via the image capture device;
determine an identity for the person at least by obtaining an external data store identifier using the image, wherein the external data store identifier is not the image;
ascertain whether boarding pass information can be obtained for the person from an external data store using the external data store identifier, the image inaccessible to the external data store; and
determine whether to allow the person to pass based on the identity and the boarding pass information.
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Abstract
In physical token-less security screening using biometrics, a person provides biometric data to a security computing device as part of a security screening. The biometric data is used by the security computing device to look up an identifier (such as an airline account identifier or a security status identifier) for the person from a security back end. The identifier is used by the security computing device to obtain electronic pass information (such as an electronic boarding pass or a security screening status indicator) from a third party computing system (such as an airline computing system or a clearinghouse), which may be used to clear the person and/or otherwise facilitate the security screening. In some implementations, these techniques may also be used for physical token-less pass processing (such as boarding pass-less airline processing, confirmation of assigned traveling credentials, or determination of security protocols).
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20 Claims
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1. An airport screening device, comprising:
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a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; an image capture device; and a processor that executes the instructions to; obtain an image of at least a portion of a face of a person via the image capture device; determine an identity for the person at least by obtaining an external data store identifier using the image, wherein the external data store identifier is not the image; ascertain whether boarding pass information can be obtained for the person from an external data store using the external data store identifier, the image inaccessible to the external data store; and determine whether to allow the person to pass based on the identity and the boarding pass information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An airport checkpoint device, comprising:
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a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; an image capture device; and a processor that executes the instructions to; obtain an image of at least a portion of a face of a person via the image capture device; and determine whether to allow the person to pass based on an external data store identifier obtained using the image and real time boarding pass information obtained from an external data store using the external data store identifier, the image inaccessible to the external data store;
wherein;the external data store identifier and the image are different. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. An airport checkpoint device, comprising:
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a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; an image capture device; and a processor that executes the instructions to; obtain an image of at least a portion of a face of a person via the image capture device; and allow the person to pass when; an identity for the person can be verified at least by obtaining a boarding pass information database identifier using the image and by a governmental database; and boarding pass information can be verified for the person from a real time boarding pass information database using the boarding pass information database identifier, the image inaccessible to the real time boarding pass information database;
wherein;the boarding pass information database identifier and the image are different. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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