Biometric verification for electronic transactions over the web
First Claim
1. A security system for electronic commerce for verifying the authenticity of a user comprising:
- a server authentication program, said server authentication program being installed in a web-server at a website of a web-service provider;
a client software component, said client software component being downloaded and installed at a workstation of the user;
said server authentication program being integrated with existing web8 applications with the web-service provider and for receiving existing security parameters entered by the user;
a biometric scanner, said biometric scanner being activated for identifying characteristics of a biometrics image and for converting the biometrics image into digital data;
a device for compressing and encrypting the digital data from said biometric scanner;
a device for transmitting the compressed and encrypted data to the web-server;
a device for comparing the encrypted data with data stored in a database; and
a device for sending status codes of comparison, if comparison is successful, to the web-service provider.
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Abstract
A security system for electronic commerce for verifying the authenticity of a user including: a server authentication program installed in a web-server at a website of a web-service provider; a client software component downloaded and installed at a workstation of the user; the server authentication program being integrated with existing web-applications with the web-service provider and for receiving existing security parameters entered by the user; a biometric scanner activated for identifying characteristics of a biometrics image and for converting the biometrics image into digital data; a device for compressing and encrypting the digital data from the biometric scanner; a device for transmitting the compressed and encrypted data to the web-server; a device for comparing the encrypted data with data stored in a database; and a device for sending status codes of comparison, if comparison is successful, to the web-service provider.
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6 Claims
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1. A security system for electronic commerce for verifying the authenticity of a user comprising:
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a server authentication program, said server authentication program being installed in a web-server at a website of a web-service provider;
a client software component, said client software component being downloaded and installed at a workstation of the user;
said server authentication program being integrated with existing web8 applications with the web-service provider and for receiving existing security parameters entered by the user;
a biometric scanner, said biometric scanner being activated for identifying characteristics of a biometrics image and for converting the biometrics image into digital data;
a device for compressing and encrypting the digital data from said biometric scanner;
a device for transmitting the compressed and encrypted data to the web-server;
a device for comparing the encrypted data with data stored in a database; and
a device for sending status codes of comparison, if comparison is successful, to the web-service provider. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 5, 6)
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4. A method of verifying the authenticity of a user with a security system for electronic commerce, comprising the steps of:
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installing a server authentication program in a web-server at a website of a web-service provider;
downloading and installing a client software component at a workstation of the user;
integrating said server authentication program with existing web-applications with the web-service provider;
receiving existing security parameters entered by the user;
activating a biometric scanner to identify characteristics of a biometrics image and to convert the biometrics image into digital data;
compressing and encrypting the digital data from said biometric scanner;
transmitting the compressed and encrypted data to the web-server;
comparing the encrypted data with data stored in a database; and
sending status codes of comparison, if comparison is successful, to the web-service provider.
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