System, method and apparatus for electronic ticketing
First Claim
1. An apparatus comprising:
- a substrate;
a communications interface disposed within the substrate;
a biometric sensor mounted on the substrate;
a memory disposed within the substrate;
event access information stored in the memory;
a processor disposed within the substrate and communicably coupled to the communications interface, the biometric sensor and the memory, wherein the processor is operable to process biometric information received from the biometric sensor to verify that a user is authorized to use the apparatus and transmit the event access information and an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus via the communications interface when the user is verified; and
a power source disposed within the substrate and electrically connected to the communications interface, the biometric sensor and the processor.
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Abstract
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for securely granting access to an event. For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, such as an electronic card, ticket or information carrier, contains biometric data about a user. When the “ticket” is purchased or authenticated, event access information is stored on the electronic card or ticket by an entity authorized by the event provider. The user is allowed access to the event when the biometric data stored on the electronic card or ticket matches the user'"'"'s biometric data and the event access information is validated. The user'"'"'s biometric data is authenticated via a biometric sensor on the electronic card or ticket. The user'"'"'s biometric data can also be authenticated by the entity granting access to the event.
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50 Claims
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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a substrate;
a communications interface disposed within the substrate;
a biometric sensor mounted on the substrate;
a memory disposed within the substrate;
event access information stored in the memory;
a processor disposed within the substrate and communicably coupled to the communications interface, the biometric sensor and the memory, wherein the processor is operable to process biometric information received from the biometric sensor to verify that a user is authorized to use the apparatus and transmit the event access information and an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus via the communications interface when the user is verified; and
a power source disposed within the substrate and electrically connected to the communications interface, the biometric sensor and the processor. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for requesting access to an event by a user of an apparatus containing communications interface, a biometric sensor, a memory and a processor, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving event access information from an external source via the communications interface and storing the event access information in the memory;
receiving authentication data from the biometric sensor;
determining whether the authentication data is valid for the user; and
requesting access to the event by transmitting the event access information and an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus via the communications interface whenever the authentication data is valid. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. A computer program embodied in a computer readable medium for requesting access to an event by a user of an apparatus containing communications interface, a biometric sensor, a memory and a processor, the computer program comprising:
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a code segment for receiving event access information from an external source via the communications interface and storing the event access information in the memory;
a code segment for receiving authentication data from the biometric sensor;
a code segment for determining whether the authentication data is valid for the user; and
a code segment for requesting access to the event by transmitting the event access information and an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus via the communications interface whenever the authentication data is valid.
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41. A method for granting access to an event for a user of an apparatus containing communications interface, a biometric sensor, a memory and a processor, the method comprising the steps of:
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receiving event access information and an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus from the communications interface, wherein the user is authorized to use the apparatus whenever the apparatus determines that authentication data received from the biometric sensor is valid for the user;
determining whether the event access information indicates that access rights to the event are associated with the apparatus; and
granting access to the event whenever the event access information indicates that access rights to the event are associated with the apparatus. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45)
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46. A computer program embodied in a computer readable medium for granting access to an event for a user of an apparatus containing communications interface, a biometric sensor, a memory and a processor, the computer program comprising:
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a code segment for receiving event access information and an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus from the communications interface, wherein the user is authorized to use the apparatus whenever the apparatus determines that authentication data received from the biometric sensor is valid for the user;
a code segment for determining whether the event access information indicates that access rights to the event are associated with the apparatus; and
a code segment for granting access to the event whenever the event access information indicates that access rights to the event are associated with the apparatus.
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47. A system comprising:
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one or more user devices, each user device comprising a substrate, a communications interface disposed within the substrate, a biometric sensor mounted on the substrate, a memory disposed within the substrate, a device processor disposed within the substrate and communicably coupled to the communications interface, the biometric sensor and the memory, wherein the processor is operable to process biometric information received from the biometric sensor to verify that a user is authorized to use the apparatus and the event access information and an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus via the communications interface when the user is verified, and a power source disposed within the substrate and electrically connected to the communications interface, the biometric sensor and the device processor;
one or more system interfaces operable to communicate with the user device; and
a system processor communicably coupled to the one or more system interfaces. - View Dependent Claims (48, 49, 50)
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