Biometric ticketing

• US 10,528,716 B2
• Filed: 05/03/2019
• Issued: 01/07/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/14/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Secure Identity LLC (Clear Secure, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Alclear, LLC (Clear Secure, Inc.)
• Inventors: Cornick, Kenneth, Lupowitz, Kevin, Snyder, Matthew, Trelin, Joe
• Primary Examiner(s): Garcia, Santiago
• Application Number:
  US16/403,189
• Publication Number:
  US 20190258794A1
• Time in Patent Office: 249 Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2209/02 Access control comprising means for the enrolment of users
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/26 using a biometric sensor integrated in the pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/38 with central registration

Abstract

In biometric ticketing, physical token-less ticketing system using biometrics, a person may be identified using a digital representation of a biometric. Ticketing information may be ascertained based on the identification. The ticketing information may be provided, actions may be performed using the ticketing information, and so on. In some implementations, a checkpoint device receives biometric data from a person. A digital representation of the biometric data is used to obtain an identifier from an identification system. The digital representation of the biometric data may not be included in the identifier. The identifier is used by to obtain ticketing information from a ticketing system. The person may be allowed or denied entry into a ticketed area based on the ticketing information.

Claims

1. A token-less ticketing station, comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; and

a processor that executes the instructions to;

obtain a digital representation of a facial image of a person;

obtain an identifier for the person that does not include the digital representation of the facial image using the digital representation of the facial image;

access a digital ticketing wallet for the person using the identifier; and

when ticket data in the digital ticketing wallet corresponds to a required ticket, allow the person entry into a ticketed area.

2. The token-less ticketing station of claim 1, wherein the digital representation of the facial image is received from a camera.

3. The token-less ticketing station of claim 2, wherein the camera scans the person while the person is in motion.

4. The token-less ticketing station of claim 1, wherein the digital representation of the facial image is received from a passive biometric reader.

5. The token-less ticketing station of claim 1, wherein the processor verifies an age of the person.

6. The token-less ticketing station of claim 1, wherein the identifier includes data that is based on at least one of:

a name of the person;

an email of the person;

a phone number of the person;

a ticketing account identifier for the person;

or

a social security number of the person.

7. The token-less ticketing station of claim 1, wherein the non-transitory storage medium stores facial images for people who have tickets at a venue associated with the ticketed area.

8. A token-less ticketing system, comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; and

a processor that executes the instructions to;

obtain an identifier for a person using a digital representation of a facial image wherein the digital representation of the facial image is not included in the identifier;

obtain ticket data corresponding to a ticket from a digital ticketing wallet for the person using the identifier, the ticket data including information corresponding to tickets issued by a ticket issuer to the person; and

allow the person access to a ticketed area.

9. The token-less ticketing system of claim 8, wherein the processor updates the digital ticketing wallet to indicate that the ticket has been used.

10. The token-less ticketing system of claim 8, wherein the processor obtains:

the identifier from a first data storage area that stores digital representations of facial images associated with identifiers; and

the ticket data from a second data storage area that stores digital ticketing wallets associated with the identifiers.

11. The token-less ticketing system of claim 10, wherein the first data storage area stores payment information associated with at least one of the digital representations of the facial images or the identifiers.

12. The token-less ticketing system of claim 8, wherein the processor:

receives a request to process a payment for the person;

obtains payment information using at least one of the identifier or the digital representation of the facial image; and

facilitates processing of the payment using the payment information.

13. The token-less ticketing system of claim 8, wherein:

the processor obtains the digital representation of the facial image from a venue device; and

the processor obtains the ticket data from a ticketing system device.

14. The token-less ticketing system of claim 8, wherein the information included in the ticket data corresponds to at least a first ticket for the person and a second ticket for the person.

15. A token-less ticketing system, comprising:

a non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; and

a processor that executes the instructions to;

receive an identifier for a person obtained using a digital representation of a facial image for the person wherein the digital representation of the facial image is not included in the identifier;

determine a digital ticketing wallet for the person using the identifier; and

transmit an indication whether to allow the person entry into a ticketed area according to ticket data included in the digital ticketing wallet.

16. The token-less ticketing system of claim 15, wherein the processor receives the identifier from a venue device that obtained the digital representation of the facial image and used the digital representation of the facial image to obtain the identifier from an identification system device.

17. The token-less ticketing system of claim 15, wherein the ticket data corresponds to multiple tickets.

18. The token-less ticketing system of claim 15, wherein the ticket data corresponds to tickets from multiple ticket issuers.

19. The token-less ticketing system of claim 15, wherein the processor:

receives an update to the ticket data; and

updates the ticket data accordingly.

20. The token-less ticketing system of claim 19, wherein the update comprises at least one of:

marking a ticket as used;

or

cancelling the ticket.