CENTRALIZED BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION
First Claim
1. A centralized biometric system for verifying an individual'"'"'s identity over a communications network, comprising:
- a receiver that receives, from a remote communications system, a biometric sample from a party attempting to obtain a service using the remote communications system, the service being provided contingent on authentication of the party as the individual; and
a processor that compares the biometric sample to biometric information obtained from a storage to authenticate the identity of the party as the individual, wherein the receiver and the processor are within a centralized system in the communications network.
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Abstract
A centralized biometric system is provided for verifying an individual'"'"'s identity over a communications network. The centralized biometric system includes a receiver that receives, from a remote communications system, a biometric sample from a party attempting to obtain a service using the remote communications system. The service is provided contingent on authentication of the party as the individual. The system also includes a processor that compares the biometric sample to biometric information obtained from a storage to authenticate the identity of the party as the individual. The receiver and the processor are within a centralized system in the communications network.
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20 Claims
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1. A centralized biometric system for verifying an individual'"'"'s identity over a communications network, comprising:
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a receiver that receives, from a remote communications system, a biometric sample from a party attempting to obtain a service using the remote communications system, the service being provided contingent on authentication of the party as the individual; and
a processor that compares the biometric sample to biometric information obtained from a storage to authenticate the identity of the party as the individual, wherein the receiver and the processor are within a centralized system in the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for verifying an individual'"'"'s identity over a communications network using a centralized biometric system, comprising:
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receiving, from a remote communications system, a biometric sample from a party attempting to obtain a service using the remote communications system, the service being provided contingent on authentication of the party as the individual; and
comparing the biometric sample to biometric information obtained from a storage to authenticate the identity of the party as the individual, wherein the receiving and the comparing are performed within a centralized system in the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium storing a program that verifies an individual'"'"'s identity over a communications network using a centralized biometric system, the computer readable medium comprising:
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a receiving code segment that receives, from a remote communications system, a biometric sample from a party attempting to obtain a service using the remote communications system, the service being provided contingent on authentication of the party as the individual; and
a comparing code segment that compares the biometric sample to biometric information obtained from a storage to authenticate the identity of the party as the individual, wherein the receiving code segment and the comparing code segment are processed within a centralized system in the communications network. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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