Two factor token identification
First Claim
1. A method of controlling user access with tokens, the method comprising:
- detecting a plurality of tokens associated with a plurality of users, including a token associated with the user desiring access;
causing the user to provide a capture biometric record without having to designate a user ID; and
evaluating the capture biometric record with a stored biometric record to determine whether the user is to be given access.
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Abstract
An apparatus, method and program product allow two factor token authentication in the presence of multiple tokens. When multiple tokens are detected, a user desiring access needs merely to provide a unique biometric identifier, referred to as a capture BIR, and that capture BIR is evaluated against a stored BIR associated with at least one of the tokens to determine if access is to be granted. If there is a match, that user is given access. If not, the capture BIR is evaluated against the stored BIR associated with another of the detected tokens. The process may repeat until either a match is found and the user is granted access, or none is found and access is denied. The foregoing occurs without the user having to input any user ID or the like and without the inconvenience or risk of error associated with selecting a user ID from a list of potential user ID'"'"'s.
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39 Claims
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1. A method of controlling user access with tokens, the method comprising:
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detecting a plurality of tokens associated with a plurality of users, including a token associated with the user desiring access;
causing the user to provide a capture biometric record without having to designate a user ID; and
evaluating the capture biometric record with a stored biometric record to determine whether the user is to be given access. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An access control device, comprising:
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a detector configured to detect a plurality of tokens associated a plurality of users, including a token associated with a privileged user;
a memory storing a plurality of stored biometric records respectively correlated to the plurality of users; and
a program resident in the memory, the program configured to cause the privileged user to provide a capture biometric record and not a user ID, wherein the program is configured to evaluate the capture biometric record with one of the plurality of stored biometric records to determine whether the privileged user is to be given access by the access control device. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37)
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38. An apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of tokens respectively associated with a plurality of users, including a token associated with a privileged user;
a memory storing a stored biometric record correlated with the privileged user; and
a processor configured to receive a signal indicative of the presence of the plurality of tokens, including the token associated with the privileged user, the processor further configured to execute a program configured to cause the privileged user to provide a capture biometric record, and in the absence of an ID provided by the privileged user, to evaluate the capture biometric record with a stored biometric record to determine whether the privileged user is to be given access by an access control device.
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39. A program product, comprising:
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program code configured to receive a signal indicative of the presence of a plurality of tokens associated with a plurality of users, including a token associated with a privileged user, wherein the program is further configured to cause the privileged user to provide a capture biometric record, and in the absence of a user ID provided by the privileged user, to evaluate the capture biometric record with a stored biometric record to determine whether the privileged user is to be given access by an access control device; and
a signal bearing medium bearing the program code.
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