Biometric system and method for detecting duress transactions
First Claim
1. A system for responding to a duress identification made at a biometric identification site, the system comprising:
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a memory;
a biometric reader for collecting biometric information about a user, wherein the biometric information is used for determining if the user is an authorized user of the system; and
a set of instructions stored in the memory, the set of instructions executable by the processor to determine whether the biometric information represents a duress identification;
wherein the system initiates an emergency response if the biometric information represents a duress identification.
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Abstract
A system for responding to a duress identification made at a biometric identification site. The system may include a processor, a memory, a biometric reader for collecting biometric information about a user, wherein the biometric information is used for determining if the user is an authorized user of the system. The system may also include a set of instructions stored in the memory, the set of instructions executable by the processor to determine whether the biometric information represents a normal identification or a duress identification; if the biometric information represents a duress identification, the system may initiate an emergency response, such as (for example) triggering a silent alarm.
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33 Claims
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1. A system for responding to a duress identification made at a biometric identification site, the system comprising:
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a processor;
a memory;
a biometric reader for collecting biometric information about a user, wherein the biometric information is used for determining if the user is an authorized user of the system; and
a set of instructions stored in the memory, the set of instructions executable by the processor to determine whether the biometric information represents a duress identification;
wherein the system initiates an emergency response if the biometric information represents a duress identification. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for responding to a duress transaction at a remote transaction terminal of an automated banking system, the remote transaction terminal having an input device, a cash dispenser for conducting transactions, and a biometric reader for receiving biometric information about a customer, the system comprising:
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a memory;
a processor;
a comparison routine stored in the memory, the comparison routine executable by the processor to determine whether the biometric information represents a normal biometric identification or a biometric identification-emergency (BIDE); and
an emergency response routine stored in the memory, the emergency response routine executable by the processor to initiate an emergency response if the biometric information represents a BIDE. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10)
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11. A system for responding to a duress transaction at a remote transaction terminal of an automated banking system having a biometric reader and a cash dispenser, the system comprising:
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a processor;
a memory;
a communication device;
at least one normal biometric identification (BID) value stored in the memory;
at least one biometric identification-emergency (BIDE) value stored in the memory;
a biometric comparison routine stored in the memory, the biometric comparison routine executable by the processor to determine whether biometric information read by the biometric reader represents a BID value stored in the memory or a BIDE value stored in the memory; and
an emergency response routine stored in the memory, the emergency response routine executable by the processor to initiate an emergency response if biometric information read by the biometric reader matches a BIDE value stored in the memory;
wherein the emergency response routine includes causing the communication device to contact an emergency operator.
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12. A system for responding to a duress identification made at a biometric identification site, the system comprising:
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a processor;
a memory;
a communication device; and
a biometric reader for collecting biometric information about a user, wherein the biometric information is used for determining if the user is an authorized user of the system;
wherein the biometric reader further includes a pressure-sensitive switch;
wherein a user under duress initiates an emergency response by activating the pressure-sensitive switch; and
whereinthe processor causes the communication device to initiate a communication upon initiation of the emergency response. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 23, 24)
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18. A method for responding to a duress identification at a remote transaction terminal of an automated banking system having a display, a biometric reader, a memory, a processor, and a cash dispenser, the method comprising:
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storing at least one duress biometric identification value in the memory;
storing biometric information received at the biometric reader in the memory;
comparing the received biometric information with the at least one duress biometric identification value stored in the memory; and
initiating an emergency response if the received biometric information corresponds to the at least one duress biometric identification value stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 25)
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26. A method for responding to a duress identification at an identification site having a biometric reader, a memory, and a processor, the method comprising:
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storing received biometric information in the memory;
storing a normal biometric identification value in the memory;
storing a duress biometric identification value in the memory;
comparing the received biometric information with the normal and the duress biometric identification values;
initiating a normal transaction if the received biometric information corresponds to the normal biometric identification value; and
initiating an emergency response to the duress transaction;
wherein the emergency response causes the communication device to contact an emergency operator.
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27. A method for responding to a duress identification at a remote transaction terminal of an automated banking system having a biometric reader that includes a pressure-sensitive switch, a memory, a processor, and a cash dispenser, the method comprising:
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storing at least one biometric identification value in the memory;
storing biometric information received at the biometric reader in the memory;
comparing the received biometric information with the at least one biometric identification value stored in the memory;
receiving an input from the pressure-sensitive switch; and
initiating an emergency response upon receiving the input from the pressure-sensitive switch if the received biometric information corresponds to the at least one biometric identification value stored in the memory. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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