Enhanced identification appliance having a plurality or data sets for authentication

• US 20050168340A1
• Filed: 02/16/2005
• Published: 08/04/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/18/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qelilishi Limited LLC
• Original Assignee: Intellectual Ventures Assets 186 LLC (Intellectual Ventures LLC)
• Inventors: Marcus, Samuel D.Y., Bell, H. Clark, Penuela, Oswaldo, Mosher, Walter W. Jr., Wang, David E., Beigel, Michael L., Tuttle, John Randall
• Application Number:
  US11/059,793
• Publication Number:
  US 20050168340A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/572.800
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6831 Straps, bands or harnesses
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/90 Identification means for patients or instruments, e.g. tags
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/96 using barcodes
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 90/98 using electromagnetic means, e.g. transponders
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/04 characterised by the shape
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0716 at least one of the integrated circuit chips comprising a sensor or an interface to a sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/073 Special arrangements for circuits, e.g. for protecting identification code in memory protection against unauthorised use of computer memory G06F12/14
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07749 the record carrier being capable of non-contact communication, e.g. constructional details of the antenna of a non-contact smart card
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07762 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier wearable, e.g. having the form of a ring, watch, glove or bracelet record carriers for insertion in the human body for medical purposes A61B90/00; record carriers adapted for attachment to animals A01K11/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/33 using wearable devices, e.g. using a smartwatch or smart-glasses

Abstract

An enhanced identification appliance, such as a wristband, bracelet, patch, headband, neckband, ankleband, legband, card, sticker, or other wearable appliance, may have a biometric sensor, chemical sensor, optical sensor, heat sensor, pressure sensor, humidity sensor, electromagnetic sensor, acoustic sensor, various opto-electronics and/or various security features such as tamper-evident and tamper-resistant features. The sensors may obtain information about the wearer such as a fingerprint, retina, iris, blood, DNA, genetic data, voice pattern, temperature and other characteristic. Security features include a fastener on the identification appliance, which indicates whether the appliance has been attached to a wearer and if so, enables circuit functions. If one tampers with the appliance, circuit functions may be disabled, certain data erased, and/or evidence of tampering made apparent. The appliance may monitor the location or determine the identity of passengers for an airplane, train, boat, bus, or other vehicle. Alternatively, the identification band may contain a person'"'"'s immigration status.

Claims

1-79. -79. (canceled)

80. A method of verifying whether the possessor of an identification appliance is its authorized bearer, the method comprising:

retrieving biometric data of the bearer which was previously stored in a circuit in the identification appliance;

obtaining current biometric data from the possessor of the identification appliance; and

determining if the previously-stored biometric data and the current biometric data are associated with the same person.

81. The method of claim 80 further comprising indicating whether the identity of the authorized bearer has been verified.

82. The method of claim 81 wherein the indicating step comprises indicating in an audible, visual, or vibrating manner which is perceptible to a human.

83. The method of claim 80 further comprising displaying the previously-stored biometric data.

84. The method of claim 80 further comprising:

retrieving associated data of the bearer which was previously stored in the circuit in the identification appliance;

obtaining current associated data from the possessor of the identification appliance; and

determining if the previously-stored associated data and the current associated data are from the same person.

85. The method of claim 80 wherein the step of obtaining current biometric data includes communicating current biometric data of the possessor of the identification appliance wirelessly to the identification appliance.

86. The method of claim 84 wherein the step of obtaining current associated data includes communicating current associated data of the possessor of the identification appliance wirelessly to the identification appliance.

265. The method of claim 80 further comprising retrieving biometric data of the bearer which was previously stored in an external database.

87-126. -126. (canceled)

127. A method of verifying whether the possessor of an identification appliance is its authorized bearer, the identification appliance containing a first set of encoded data about the bearer, the method comprising:

a) obtaining a second set of data about the possessor of the identification appliance;

b) encoding the set of data to obtain a second set of encoded data;

c) communicating the first set of encoded data stored in the identification appliance to a reader; and

d) determining whether the first and second sets of encoded data are those of the same person.

128. The method of verifying of claim 127 wherein the first and second sets of encoded data include biometric information.

129. The method of verifying of claim 127 wherein the determining step determines the number of characteristics of the first and second set of encoded data that match.

130. The method of verifying of claim 129 wherein the determining step determines there is a high probability of a match if the number of characteristics of the first and second set of encoded data that match is high and there is a low probability of a match if the number of characteristics of the first and second set of encoded data that match is low.

131. The method of verifying of claim 129 wherein the determining step compares the number of matching characteristics to a threshold number to determine the probability that the first and second sets of encoded data are from the same person.

132. The method of verifying of claim 127 further comprising assigning a weight to each data in the first or second sets of encoded data based on the data'"'"'s effect on the overall probability of identity verification.

133. The method of verifying of claim 127 further comprising indicating the result of whether the first and second sets of encoded data are determined to be those of the same person.

134. The method of verifying of claim 127 further comprising indicating data from the first and second sets of encoded data which do not match.

135. The method of verifying of claim 134 further comprising permitting a human to determine whether the data from the first and second sets of encoded data match and to input the decision.

136. The method of verifying of claim 134 further comprising preventing the possessor from gaining access to a restricted area if the determining step determines that the first and second sets of encoded data are not from the same person.

231. The method of claim 127 wherein the second set of data includes biometric information about the possessor.

232. The method of claim 127 wherein the second set of data includes acoustic information about the possessor'"'"'s voice or speech characteristic.

233. The method of claim 127 wherein the second set of data includes optical information about the possessor.

234. The method of claim 127 wherein the second set of data includes chemical information about the possessor.

235. The method of claim 127 wherein the second set of data includes genetic information about the possessor.

236. The method of claim 127 wherein the first set of data includes genetic information about the possessor.

137-230. -230. (canceled)

237-264. -264. (canceled)

266-284. -284. (canceled)