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Biometric personal data key (PDK) authentication

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  • US 10,698,989 B2
  • Filed: 02/20/2016
  • Issued: 06/30/2020
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/20/2004
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method comprising:

  • receiving, at a smartphone, an identification (ID) code from a third-party trusted authority, the ID code uniquely identifying the smartphone among a plurality of smartphones;

    persistently storing biometric data and the ID code on the smartphone, wherein the biometric data is one selected from a group consisting of facial recognition, a fingerprint scan, and a retinal scan of a legitimate user;

    receiving, at the smartphone, scan data from a biometric scan using the smartphone;

    comparing, using the smartphone, the scan data to the biometric data;

    determining whether the scan data matches the biometric data; and

    responsive to a determination that the scan data matches the biometric data, wirelessly sending, from the smartphone, the ID code for comparison by the third-party trusted authority against one or more previously registered ID codes maintained by the third-party trusted authority, a transaction being completed responsive to the third-party trusted authority successfully authenticating the ID code, wherein the transaction being completed includes accessing one or more from a group consisting of a casino machine, a keyless lock, an ATM machine, a web site, a file and a financial account.

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