CENTRALIZED BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION
First Claim
1. A communications system for obtaining verification of an expected identity of a party from a remote centralized biometric system over a communications network, comprising:
- a forwarder that forwards, over the communications network to the remote centralized biometric system when the party attempts to obtain a service using the communications system, a biometric sample from the party and information characterizing the expected identity of the party; and
a receiver that receives, over the communications network from the remote centralized biometric system, verification that the biometric sample matches biometric information obtained by the remote centralized biometric system from a storage such that the expected identity of the party is verified as the identity of the party, wherein the service is provided contingent on verification of the expected identity of the party as the identity of the party.
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Abstract
A communications system obtains verification of an expected identity of a party from a remote centralized biometric system over a communications network. A forwarder forwards, over the communications network to the remote centralized biometric system when the party attempts to obtain a service using the communications system, a biometric sample from the party and information characterizing the expected identity of the party. A receiver receives, over the communications network from the remote centralized biometric system, verification that the biometric sample matches biometric information obtained by the remote centralized biometric system from a storage such that the expected identity of the party is verified as the identity of the party. The service is provided contingent on verification of the expected identity of the party as the identity of the party.
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20 Claims
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1. A communications system for obtaining verification of an expected identity of a party from a remote centralized biometric system over a communications network, comprising:
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a forwarder that forwards, over the communications network to the remote centralized biometric system when the party attempts to obtain a service using the communications system, a biometric sample from the party and information characterizing the expected identity of the party; and
a receiver that receives, over the communications network from the remote centralized biometric system, verification that the biometric sample matches biometric information obtained by the remote centralized biometric system from a storage such that the expected identity of the party is verified as the identity of the party, wherein the service is provided contingent on verification of the expected identity of the party as the identity of the party. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for obtaining verification of an expected identity of a party from a remote centralized biometric system over a communications network, comprising:
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forwarding, over the communications network to the remote centralized biometric system when the party attempts to obtain a service using the communications system, a biometric sample from the party and information characterizing the expected identity of the party; and
receiving, over the communications network from the remote centralized biometric system, verification that the biometric sample matches biometric information obtained by the remote centralized biometric system from a storage such that the expected identity of the party is verified as the identity of the party, wherein the service is provided contingent on verification of the expected identity of the party as the identity of the party. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer readable medium storing a program that obtains verification of an expected identity of a party from a remote centralized biometric system over a communications network, the computer readable medium comprising:
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a forwarding code segment that forwards, over the communications network to the remote centralized biometric system when the party attempts to obtain a service using the communications system, a biometric sample from the party and information characterizing the expected identity of the party; and
a receiving code segment that receives, over the communications network from the remote centralized biometric system, verification that the biometric sample matches biometric information obtained by the remote centralized biometric system from a storage such that the expected identity of the party is verified as the identity of the party, wherein the service is provided contingent on verification of the expected identity of the party as the identity of the party. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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