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Biometric verification for electronic transactions over the web

  • US 20050165700A1
  • Filed: 03/21/2005
  • Published: 07/28/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2000
  • Status: Active Grant
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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 web-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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