SYSTEM FOR BIOMETRIC SECURITY USING A SMARTCARD
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1. A method for facilitating biometric security in a smartcard transaction system, said method comprising:
- receiving a proffered biometric sample at a biometric sensor configured on a smartcard, wherein said smart card comprises a common application and a second application, said second application storing travel-related information associated with a cardholder, said second application comprising a common file structure and a partner file structure, wherein said proffered biometric sample is required to access said common file structure and said partner file structure;
generating data representing said proffered biometric sample;
verifying said proffered biometric sample;
enabling write access to a field within said partner file structure upon verification of said proffered biometric sample and upon request by a first partnering organization;
denying write access to said field upon request by a second partnering organization;
enabling write access for said first partnering organization and said second partnering organization to a field in said common file structure, upon verification of said proffered biometric sample;
transferring common data to facilitate authorization of said transaction; and
, transferring said travel-related information, information related to said common file structure and information related to said partner file structure to facilitate said transaction.
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Abstract
The present invention discloses a method for facilitating biometric security in a smartcard-reader transaction system by proffering a biometric. The biometric may be proffered to a biometric sensor communicating with the smartcard-reader system. Proffering the biometric initiates verification of the biometric sample and facilitates authorization of a transaction.
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1. A method for facilitating biometric security in a smartcard transaction system, said method comprising:
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receiving a proffered biometric sample at a biometric sensor configured on a smartcard, wherein said smart card comprises a common application and a second application, said second application storing travel-related information associated with a cardholder, said second application comprising a common file structure and a partner file structure, wherein said proffered biometric sample is required to access said common file structure and said partner file structure;
generating data representing said proffered biometric sample;
verifying said proffered biometric sample;
enabling write access to a field within said partner file structure upon verification of said proffered biometric sample and upon request by a first partnering organization;
denying write access to said field upon request by a second partnering organization;
enabling write access for said first partnering organization and said second partnering organization to a field in said common file structure, upon verification of said proffered biometric sample;
transferring common data to facilitate authorization of said transaction; and
,transferring said travel-related information, information related to said common file structure and information related to said partner file structure to facilitate said transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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