Multiplatform independent biometric identification system

• US 20060129840A1
• Filed: 01/12/2006
• Published: 06/15/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/23/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Info Data Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Info Data Incorporated
• Inventors: Sorokin, Ilya, Milgramm, Michael, Stroutchkov, Vintcheslav
• Application Number:
  US11/332,017
• Publication Number:
  US 20060129840A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/186
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2115 Third party
• 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: H04L 67/01 Protocols
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

An independent biometric identification system has an independent biometric identification server, a biometric administrator agent application, a biometric capture agent application, a biometric enrolling agent application, and a biometric database. The independent biometric identification server provides a biometric identification independently of individual applications implemented on a user'"'"'s system. The biometric administrator agent, biometric capture agent, and biometric enrolling agent applications are clients of the independent biometric identification server.

Claims

1. An independent biometric identification system comprising:

an independent biometric identification server, said server providing a biometric identification independently of individual applications implemented on a user'"'"'s system;

a biometric administrator agent application;

a biometric enrolling agent application;

at least one biometric capture agent application; and

a biometric database;

wherein said biometric administrator agent application and said biometric enrolling agent application and said at least one biometric capture agent application are clients of said independent biometric identification server.

2. The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1 further comprising at least one capture device connected to a user'"'"'s system, each said at least one capture device being configured to receive biometric characteristics of said user and convey said biometric characteristics to a corresponding said at least one biometric capture agent application.

3. The independent biometric identification system according to claim 2, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise at least one of:

a human fingerprint, a human facial feature, a human voice, a human speech pattern, a human movement pattern, a human blood vessel pattern, a human retina, a human iris feature, human DNA, human hand grip dynamic, and a human writing style.

4. The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1 further comprising a biometric service provider database.

5. The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1 further comprising a user database.

6. The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1, wherein said biometric database is an independent component of a combined database implemented on said biometric identification system.

7. The independent biometric identification system according to claim 6, wherein said combined database comprises a user database.

8. The independent biometric identification system according to claim 6, wherein said combined database comprises a log database.

9. The independent biometric identification system according to claim 6, wherein said combined database comprises a biometric service provider database.

10. The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1, wherein said biometric administrator agent application is digitally signed with an appropriate private key to prevent an imitation.

11. The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1, wherein said biometric capture agent application is digitally signed with an appropriate private key to prevent an imitation.

12. The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1, wherein said biometric enrolling agent application is digitally signed with an appropriate private key to prevent an imitation.

13. A method of independent biometric identification comprising the steps of:

connecting a user'"'"'s system to an independent biometric identification server using a capture agent;

obtaining a user'"'"'s biometric characteristics using a capture device;

conveying said obtained biometric characteristics to the independent biometric identification server using the capture agent; and

comparing said conveyed biometric characteristics to templates stored in a database.

14. The method of independent biometric identification according to claim 13, further comprising the step of conveying results of said comparing step to said user'"'"'s system.

15. The method of independent biometric identification according to claim 13, further comprising the step of managing the independent biometric identification server using a biometric administration agent.

16. The method of independent biometric identification according to claim 13, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise at least one of:

a human fingerprint, a human facial feature, a human voice, a human speech pattern, a human movement pattern, a human blood vessel pattern, a human retina, a human iris feature, human DNA, human hand grip dynamic, and a human writing style.