System and Method for Providing Secure Identification Solutions

• US 20080094206A1
• Filed: 04/17/2006
• Published: 04/24/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Neology Incorporated (OEP Technologie BV)
• Original Assignee: Neology Incorporated (OEP Technologie BV)
• Inventors: Rietzler, Manfred, Martinez de Velasco Cortina, Francisco
• Granted Patent: US 7,671,746 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/539.11
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07758 arrangements for adhering the record carrier to further objects or living beings, functioning as an identification tag
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0776 the adhering arrangement being a layer of adhesive, so that the record carrier can function as a sticker
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07764 the adhering arrangement making the record carrier attachable to a tire tire temperature or pressur control arrangements, see B60C23/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/10 at least one kind of marking being used for authentication, e.g. of credit or identity cards verification of coded identity or credit cards in mechanisms actuated by them G07F7/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/0008 General problems related to the reading of electronic memory record carriers, independent of its reading method, e.g. power transfer
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/32 using wireless devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/34 using cards, e.g. integrated circuit [IC] cards or magnetic cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/00 Business processing using cryptography
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• 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: H04W 12/00 Security arrangements; Authentication; Protecting privacy or anonymity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/08 Access security
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/77 Graphical identity
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 4/80 Services using short range communication, e.g. near-field communication [NFC], radio-frequency identification [RFID] or low energy communication

Abstract

The present invention provides a method and system for verifying and tracking identification information. In an embodiment of the invention, a system for delivering security solutions is provided that includes at least one of the following: a radio frequency (RF) identification device, an identification mechanism (e.g., a card, sticker), and an RF reader.

Claims

1. A system of verifying registration information of a vehicle, comprising:

a radio frequency device comprising a radio frequency antenna and a chip, the chip comprising a memory;

a security key, wherein access to the memory is based on the security key; and

a license plate incorporating the radio frequency device.

2. The system of claim 1, for the comprising identification information stored in the memory.

3. The system of claim 2, wherein the identification information comprises at least one of:

physical characteristics of a person authorized to drive a vehicle;

a vehicle identification number (VIN);

physical characteristics of a vehicle; and

biometric information of a person authorized to drive a vehicle.

4. A method of verifying registration information of a vehicle, comprising:

storing first identification information in a memory on a chip with a radio frequency antenna;

incorporating the chip onto a license plate attached to the vehicle;

granting access to the memory based on a security key;

reading the first identification information from the license plate with a radio frequency reader; and

comparing the first identification information with second identification information obtained from a user to determine if a match exists.

5. A method of verifying registration information of a vehicle, comprising:

storing first identification information on a chip with a radio frequency antenna;

incorporating the chip onto an identification mechanism attached to the vehicle;

reading the first identification information from the identification mechanism with a radio frequency reader; and

comparing the first identification information with second identification information obtained from a user to determine if a match exists.

6. The method of claim 5, wherein the identification mechanism is a sticker.

7. The method of claim 5, wherein the identification mechanism is a window sticker.

8. The method of claim 5, wherein the radio frequency device further comprises:

information storage capabilities; and

transmission capabilities.

9. The method of claim 5, wherein the identification mechanism is a retroreflective article.

10. The method of claim 5, wherein the first and second identification information comprises at least one of:

physical characteristics of a person authorized to drive a vehicle;

physical characteristics of a vehicle; and

biometric information of a person authorized to drive a vehicle.

11. The method of claim 5, wherein the chip is an integrated circuit.