Biometric ticketing

• US 10,552,597 B2
• Filed: 02/11/2019
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• 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:
  US16/272,611
• Publication Number:
  US 20190180016A1
• Time in Patent Office: 358 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. An access control system, comprising:

at least one non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; and

at least one processing unit that executes the instructions to;

determine a ticketing system identifier for a person using a digital representation of a biometric wherein the ticketing system identifier is distinct from the digital representation of the biometric;

use the ticketing system identifier to determine whether ticket information for the person obtained from a ticketing system indicates that the person has a ticket, the digital representation of the biometric inaccessible to the ticketing system; and

if the person has a valid ticket, allow access.

2. The access control system of claim 1, wherein:

the at least one processing unit uses the ticketing system identifier to query a first database; and

upon unsuccessfully querying the first database, the at least one processing unit uses the ticketing system identifier to query a second database.

3. The access control system of claim 2, wherein:

the at least one processing unit communicates with the second database using a communication connection; and

the at least one processing unit is operative to communicate with the first database when the communication connection is unavailable.

4. The access control system of claim 2, wherein the first database stores a subset of data stored by the second database.

5. The access control system of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication unit;

wherein;

the at least one processing unit transmits a notification to an electronic device upon allowing access.

6. The access control system of claim 5, wherein the electronic device is associated with the person.

7. The access control system of claim 1, further comprising:

a communication unit;

wherein;

the at least one processing unit transmits an offer to a mobile device of the person upon allowing access.

8. An access control system, comprising:

at least one non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; and

at least one processing unit that executes the instructions to;

determine an authorization system identifier for a person using a digital representation of a biometric wherein the authorization system identifier comprises an alphanumeric identifier;

use the authorization system identifier to access authorization information for the person obtained from an authorization system, the digital representation of the biometric inaccessible to the authorization system; and

determine whether to allow the person to pass based on the authorization information.

9. The access control system of claim 8, further comprising:

an access control device located at a vehicle rental lot;

wherein;

the at least one processing unit determines whether or not to allow the person to pass the access control device.

10. The access control system of claim 9, wherein the at least one processing unit determines whether the authorization information indicates the person has permission to use a vehicle.

11. The access control system of claim 10, further comprising:

a communication unit;

wherein;

the at least one processing unit transmits a message to transmit an offer for an add-on associated with the vehicle to a mobile device of the person.

12. The access control system of claim 9, wherein the authorization system identifier comprises a vehicle rental account number.

13. The access control system of claim 8, wherein the digital representation of the biometric comprises an image of at least a portion of a face.

14. The access control system of claim 13, further comprising an image capture device that captures the image of the at least the portion of the face.

15. An access control system, comprising:

at least one non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; and

at least one processing unit that executes the instructions to;

determine a ticket information identifier for a person using a digital representation of a biometric wherein the ticket information identifier and the digital representation of the biometric are not identical;

use the ticket information identifier to access a digital wallet of ticket information for the person obtained from at least one ticketing system, the digital representation of the biometric inaccessible to the at least one ticketing system; and

when the digital wallet of ticket information for the person includes a relevant ticket authorization, indicate to allow the person to enter.

16. The access control system of claim 15, wherein:

the person is a first person;

the relevant ticket authorization is a first relevant ticket authorization; and

the at least one processing unit allows a second person to enter if the digital wallet of ticket information for the first person includes a second relevant ticket authorization.

17. The access control system of claim 16, wherein the at least one processing unit allows the second person to enter upon receiving a confirmation from the first person to allow the second person to use the second relevant ticket authorization.

18. The access control system of claim 15, further comprising a communication unit that the at least one processing unit uses to access a database that stores the digital wallet of ticket information for the person.

19. The access control system of claim 18, wherein the database is configured to allow the person to access the digital wallet of ticket information using an electronic device.

20. The access control system of claim 18, wherein the digital wallet of ticket information for the person includes ticket authorizations associated with multiple ticket providers.