Method and system for selecting and allocating high confidence biometric data

• US 20080170758A1
• Filed: 02/07/2007
• Published: 07/17/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 01/12/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Cochran, Edward L., Anderson, Bruce W., Markham, Thomas R., Johnson, Andrew H.
• Application Number:
  US11/703,369
• Publication Number:
  US 20080170758A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 18/256 of results relating to different input data, e.g. multimodal recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence

Abstract

A method and system for selecting and allocating high confidence biometric data. A combination of presented identification information along with gathered biometric data are associated with an entity separated by a sensor trigger. For example, presenting a driver'"'"'s license in addition to automated gathering and identification of face, iris, voice, or any other combination of biometrics can be implemented in the context of gathering and selecting biometric data. Such a method and system solves the problem of harvesting sensor data from disparate sources together to form a more strongly identified individual user profile with appropriate related identifying information.

Claims

1. A method of selecting and allocating high-confidence biometric data, comprising:

prompting a user to input to an authentication system, at least one biometric attribute and at least one identifying indicator associated with said user; and

analyzing a combination of said at least one biometric attribute input by said user and said at least one identifying indicator associated with said user in order to form an enhanced user profile of said user based on data collected from disparate sources and thereby authenticating and validate said user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one biometric attribute comprises facial biometric data associated with said user.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one biometric attribute comprises iris biometric data associated with said user.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one biometric attribute comprises voice biometric data associated with said user.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein analyzing a combination of said at least one biometric attribute input by said user and said at least one identifying indicator associated with said user in order to form an enhanced user profile of said user based on data collected from disparate sources and thereby authenticating and validate said user, further comprises:

comparing said at least one biometric attribute provided by said user to a database of biometric data to determine if said user has been previously authenticated.

6. The method of claim 5 wherein analyzing a combination of said at least one biometric attribute input by said user and said at least one identifying indicator associated with said user in order to form an enhanced user profile of said user based on data collected from disparate sources and thereby authenticating and validate said user, further comprises:

automatically enrolling said user profile in said biometric database if said user has not been previously authenticated.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one identifying indicator associated with said user comprises a SSN (Social Security Number) of said user.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one identifying indicator associated with said user comprises driver'"'"'s license data associated with said user.

9. A method of selecting and allocating high-confidence biometric data, comprising:

prompting a user to input to an authentication system, at least one biometric attribute and at least one identifying indicator associated with said user; and

analyzing a combination of said at least one biometric attribute input by said user and said at least one identifying indicator associated with said user; and

comparing said at least one biometric attribute provided by said user to a database of biometric data to determine if said user has been previously authenticated in order to form an enhanced user profile of said user based on data collected from disparate sources and thereby authenticating and validate said user.

10. The method of claim 10 wherein analyzing a combination of said at least one biometric attribute input by said user and said at least one identifying indicator associated with said user in order to form an enhanced user profile of said user based on data collected from disparate sources and thereby authenticating and validate said user, further comprises:

automatically enrolling said user profile in said biometric database if said user has not been previously authenticated.

11. The method of claim 10 wherein said at least one biometric attribute comprises facial biometric data associated with said user.

12. The method of claim 10 wherein said at least one biometric attribute comprises iris biometric data associated with said user.

13. The method of claim 10 wherein said at least one biometric attribute comprises voice biometric data associated with said user.

14. The method of claim 10 wherein said at least one identifying indicator associated with said user comprises a SSN (Social Security Number) of said user.

15. The method of claim 10 wherein said at least one identifying indicator associated with said user comprises driver'"'"'s license data associated with said user.

16. A system for selecting and allocating high-confidence biometric data, comprising:

a data-processing apparatus;

a module executed by said data-processing apparatus, said module and said data-processing apparatus being operable in combination with one another to;

prompt a user to input to an authentication system, at least one biometric attribute and at least one identifying indicator associated with said user; and

analyze a combination of said at least one biometric attribute input by said user and said at least one identifying indicator associated with said user in order to form an enhanced user profile of said user based on data collected from disparate sources and thereby authenticating and validate said user.

17. The system of claim 16 wherein said module and said data-processing apparatus are further operable in combination with one another to:

collect said at least one biometric attribute in response to a particular user input; and

collect said at least one identifying indicator associated with said user in response to a particular user input.

18. The system of claim 16 wherein said module and said data-processing apparatus are further operable in combination with one another to:

compare said at least one biometric attribute provided by said user to a database of biometric data to determine if said user has been previously authenticated.

19. The system of claim 16 wherein said module and said data-processing apparatus are further operable in combination with one another to:

automatically enroll said user profile in said biometric database if said user has not been previously authenticated.

20. The system of claim 16 wherein said at least one identifying indicator associated with said user comprises at least one of the following types of information:

SSN (Social Security Number) of said user and/or driver'"'"'s license data associated with said user.