Biometric based facility security

• US 20030149343A1
• Filed: 09/26/2002
• Published: 08/07/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 09/26/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Sonavation, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Cross Match Technologies Incorporated (Assa Abloy AB)
• Inventors: Francis, Trent, Buss, Thomas, Kropp, Ron, Vandusen, John, Southwick, Mark, Irving, Richard, McClurg, George W., Cannon, Greg L., Siegel, William G.
• Application Number:
  US10/255,112
• Publication Number:
  US 20030149343A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 600/300
• 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 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration

Abstract

Systems and methods are used to “check-in” and monitor individuals from an initial checkpoint of a facility to a final checkpoint of a facility. At the initial checkpoint, the systems and methods authenticate an identity of the individual, generate a biometric representation of the individual as an output, and associate the output to an object associated with the individual. The output can be machine-readable code, which can be encrypted or digitally signed. After this initial process, as the individual and the object associated with the individual travel through the facility, the individual'"'"'s identity is re-authenticated one or more times either at discrete checkpoints or randomly throughout the facility. The object is also checked against the identity of the individual by using the output associate with the object to ensure the object should be with that individual.

Claims

1. A method comprising the steps of:

(a) capturing biometric information from an individual at a location;

(b) generating an output based on the biometric information;

(c) associating the output to an object that is associated with the individual;

(d) comparing the captured biometric information to stored biometric information;

(e) generating a first comparison result signal based on said comparing step;

(f) transmitting the first comparison result signal to a predetermined location;

(g) capturing biometric information from the individual at another location;

(h) comparing the captured biometric information from the another location to the stored biometric information or different stored biometric information;

(i) generating a second comparison result signal based on said comparing step from the another location;

(j) transmitting the second comparison result signal to the predetermined location or different predetermined location; and

(k) repeating steps (g)-(j) until the individual is at a final predetermined location.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of designating said location and said predetermined location as being a same location.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the same location is an airport.

4. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of designating said predetermined location and the different predetermined location to be a remote location.

5. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of designating the predetermined location and the different predetermined location to be a governmental agency.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said generating step (b) generates an adhesive device with a machine-readable code as the output.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein said generating step (b) generates a label as the adhesive device.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said generating step (b) generates a machine-readable code as the output.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said generating step (b) includes a step of forming a representation of the biometric information as the machine-readable code.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the object comprises a handheld device, and wherein said associating step (c) includes associating the output to a section of the handheld device.

11. The method of claim 10, wherein said associating step (c) includes a step of affixing the output on the section of the handheld device.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein the handheld device is a ticket.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein the handheld device is a voucher.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein the handheld device is a badge.

15. The method of claim 11, wherein the handheld device is a pass.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein said affixing step includes printing a machine-readable code directly on the section of the object.

17. The method of claim 11, further comprising the step of printing a machine-readable code on an adhesive device, wherein the adhesive device is coupled to the section of the object during said affixing step.

18. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of establishing a initial check point in an airport as the location.

19. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of establishing a specific location as the another location.

20. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of using a random location as the another location.

21. The method of claim 20, further comprising secretly performing said capturing step at the another location.

22. The method of claim 20, wherein said capturing step (g) is performed with a handheld capture device.

23. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of establishing an intermediate checkpoint in an airport as the another location.

24. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of establishing a security checkpoint in an airport as the another location.

25. The method of claim 1, further comprising establishing the final predetermined location to be a gate at an airport.

26. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

capturing information from the output at the another location; and

verifying the object belongs to the individual.

27. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

verifying the individual has been authenticated at the final predetermined location before allowing a remotely located one of the object to pass the final predetermined location.

28. The method of claim 27, wherein:

said final predetermined location is a gate at an airport; and

the remotely located object is luggage being transported from the airport to a plane.

29. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

storing the stored biometric information locally relative to the location; and

storing the different stored biometric information locally relative to the another location.

30. The method of claim 29, wherein the stored biometric information and the different stored biometric information are a predetermined list of most wanted individuals as determined by governmental agencies.

31. The method of claim 30, wherein the most wanted individuals are most wanted terrorists.

32. The method of claim 30, wherein the most wanted individuals are most wanted criminals.

33. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

storing the stored biometric information remotely relative to the location; and

storing the different stored biometric information remotely relative to the another location.

34. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

storing the stored biometric information remotely relative to the location; and

storing the different stored biometric information locally relative to the another location.

35. The method of claim 1, further comprising the step of:

capturing transactional information after said capturing step (a); and

transmitting the transaction information to the predetermined location.

36. The method of claim 35, wherein the transactional information is at least one of date, time, location, identity, and details of services a transaction;

details of products of a transaction.

72. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of determining a position of the object with respect to the individual at the another location and the final predetermined location.

37. A system comprising:

an initial checkpoint apparatus that is used to perform a first authentication process of an individual;

a memory coupled to said initial check point apparatus that is used during the first authentication process of the individual;

an intermediate checkpoint apparatus that is used to perform a second authentication process of the individual and that is coupled to said memory; and

a final checkpoint apparatus that is used to perform a final authentication process of the individual and that is coupled to said memory.

38. The system of claim 37, further comprising a network, wherein said initial checkpoint apparatus, said intermediate checkpoint apparatus, and said final checkpoint apparatus are coupled to said memory via said network.

39. The system of claim 38, wherein said network is a Intranet.

40. The system of claim 38, wherein said network is an Internet.

41. The system of claim 38, wherein said network is a wired network.

42. The system of claim 38, wherein said network is a wireless network.

43. The system of claim 37, wherein said initial checkpoint apparatus comprises:

a biometric capture device that captures biometric information from the individual;

an authentication portion coupled to the biometric capture device that generates biometric data from the biometric information and that compares the biometric data to biometric data stored in said memory; and

an output device that is used to generate an machine readable code based on said biometric information or said biometric data, where said machine readable code is associated with an object associated with the individual.

44. The system of claim 43, wherein the initial checkpoint apparatus further comprises a second biometric capture device.

45. The system of claim 44, wherein:

said biometric capture device is a fingerprint scanner; and

said second biometric capture device is a digital camera.

46. The system of claim 43, wherein said machine-readable code is printed on a label with an adhesive portion.

47. The system of claim 43, wherein said machine-readable code is printed on a section of said object.

48. The system of claim 43, wherein said machine-readable code is a bar code.

49. The system of claim 43, wherein said machine-readable code is a two-dimensional bar code.

50. The system of claim 43, wherein said machine-readable code is digitally signed.

51. The system of claim 43, wherein said machine-readable code is encrypted.

52. The system of claim 43, wherein said authentication portion comprises:

an extracting device that extracts the biometric data from the captured biometric information; and

a matching device that compares the biometric data to the stored data.

53. The system of claim 43, wherein said initial checkpoint apparatus further comprises a ticket scanner that scans a ticket of the individual.

54. The system of claim 43, wherein said object is a boarding pass.

55. The system of claim 43, wherein said object is a tag for a carry-on article.

56. The system of claim 43, wherein said object is a tag for stow away luggage.

57. The system of claim 37, wherein said intermediate checkpoint apparatus is positioned randomly throughout a designated area.

58. The system of claim 37, wherein said intermediate checkpoint apparatus is a handheld authentication device.

59. The system of claim 37, wherein said intermediate checkpoint apparatus is positioned at a security checkpoint in an airport.

60. The system of claim 37, wherein said intermediate checkpoint apparatus comprises:

a biometric capture device that captures biometric information from the individual;

an authentication portion coupled to the biometric capture device that generates biometric data from the biometric information and that compares the biometric data to biometric data stored in said memory; and

a reading device that reads said machine-readable code.

61. The system of claim 60, wherein said authentication portion comprises:

an extracting device that extracts the biometric data from the captured biometric information; and

a matching device that compares the biometric data to the stored data.

62. The system of claim 37, wherein said intermediate checkpoint apparatus comprises:

a biometric capture device that captures biometric information from the individual;

an authentication portion coupled to the biometric capture device that generates biometric data from the biometric information and that compares the biometric data to biometric data stored in said memory; and

a reading device that reads said machine-readable code.

63. The system of claim 62, wherein said authentication portion comprises:

an extracting device that extracts the biometric data from the captured biometric information; and

a matching device that compares the biometric data to the stored data.

64. The system of claim 37, wherein said memory is positioned locally with respect to said initial, intermediate, and final checkpoint apparatus and said memory stores biometric data for a predetermined number of individuals.

65. The system of claim 64, wherein said predetermined number of individuals are terrorists.

66. The system of claim 64, wherein said predetermined number of individuals are criminals.

67. The system of claim 37, wherein said memory is positioned remotely with respect to said initial, intermediate, and final checkpoint apparatus and said memory stores biometric data for a predetermined number of individuals.

68. The system of claim 67, wherein said predetermined number of individuals are terrorists.

69. The system of claim 67, wherein said predetermined number of individuals are criminals.

70. The system of claim 67, wherein said initial, intermediate, and final checkpoints are located in an airport.

71. The system of claim 43, further including an object checking apparatus that determines a position of the object with respect to the individual.

73. A biometric-based airport security system comprising:

a ticket counter apparatus that is used to perform a first authentication process of a passenger;

a memory coupled to said ticket counter apparatus that is used during the first authentication process of the passenger;

an security checkpoint apparatus that is used to perform a second authentication process of the passenger and that is coupled to said memory; and

a boarding gate apparatus that is used to perform a final authentication process of the passenger and that is coupled to said memory.

74. The system of claim 73, further comprising a network, wherein said ticket counter apparatus, said security checkpoint apparatus, and said boarding gate apparatus are coupled to said memory via said network.

75. The system of claim 74, wherein said network is a Intranet.

76. The system of claim 74, wherein said network is an Internet.

77. The system of claim 74, wherein said network is a wired network.

78. The system of claim 74, wherein said network is a wireless network.

79. The system of claim 73, wherein said ticket counter apparatus comprises:

a biometric capture device that captures biometric information from the passenger;

an authentication portion coupled to the biometric capture device that generates biometric data from the biometric information and that compares the biometric data to biometric data stored in said memory; and

an output device that is used to generate an machine readable code based on said biometric information or said biometric data, where said machine readable code is associated with an object associated with the passenger.

80. The system of claim 79, wherein the ticket counter apparatus further comprises a second biometric capture device.

81. The system of claim 80, wherein:

said biometric capture device is a fingerprint scanner; and

said second biometric capture device is a digital camera.

82. The system of claim 79, wherein said machine-readable code is printed on a label with an adhesive portion.

83. The system of claim 79, wherein said machine-readable code is printed on a section of said object.

84. The system of claim 79, wherein said machine-readable code is a bar code.

85. The system of claim 79, wherein said machine-readable code is a two-dimensional bar code.

86. The system of claim 79, wherein said machine-readable code is digitally signed.

87. The system of claim 79, wherein said machine-readable code is encrypted.

88. The system of claim 79, wherein said authentication portion comprises:

an extracting device that extracts the biometric data from the captured biometric information; and

a matching device that compares the biometric data to the stored data.

89. The system of claim 79, wherein said ticket counter apparatus further comprises a ticket scanner that scans a ticket of the passenger.

90. The system of claim 79, wherein said object is a boarding pass.

91. The system of claim 79, wherein said object is a tag for a carry-on article.

92. The system of claim 79, wherein said object is a tag for stow away luggage.

93. The system of claim 73, wherein said security checkpoint apparatus is positioned randomly throughout a designated area.

94. The system of claim 73, wherein said security checkpoint apparatus is a handheld authentication device.

95. The system of claim 73, wherein said security checkpoint apparatus comprises:

a biometric capture device that captures biometric information from the passenger;

an authentication portion coupled to the biometric capture device that generates biometric data from the biometric information and that compares the biometric data to biometric data stored in said memory; and

a reading device that reads said machine-readable code.

96. The system of claim 95, wherein said authentication portion comprises:

an extracting device that extracts the biometric data from the captured biometric information; and

a matching device that compares the biometric data to the stored data.

97. The system of claim 73, wherein said security checkpoint apparatus comprises:

a biometric capture device that captures biometric information from the passenger;

an authentication portion coupled to the biometric capture device that generates biometric data from the biometric information and that compares the biometric data to biometric data stored in said memory; and

a reading device that reads said machine-readable code.

98. The system of claim 97, wherein said authentication portion comprises:

an extracting device that extracts the biometric data from the captured biometric information; and

a matching device that compares the biometric data to the stored data.

99. The system of claim 73, wherein said memory is positioned locally with respect to said ticket counter, security checkpoint, and boarding gate apparatus and said memory stores biometric data for a predetermined number of passengers.

100. The system of claim 99, wherein said predetermined number of passengers are terrorists.

101. The system of claim 99, wherein said predetermined number of passengers are criminals.

102. The system of claim 73, wherein said memory is positioned remotely with respect to said ticket counter, security checkpoint, and boarding gate apparatus and said memory stores biometric data for a predetermined number of passengers.

103. The system of claim 102, wherein said predetermined number of passengers are terrorists.

104. The system of claim 102, wherein said predetermined number of passengers are criminals.

105. The system of claim 79, further including an object checking apparatus that determines a position of the object with respect to the individual.