Using Biometrics on Pervasive Devices for Mobile Identification
First Claim
1. A computer program product for using biometrics on pervasive devices for mobile identification, said computer program product embodied on a medium readable by said pervasive device and comprising:
- programmable code for capturing, using a biometric input reader which is attached to or incorporated within a mobile pervasive device possessed by a user, biometric data of another being encountered by said possessor;
programmable code for transmitting said captured biometric data from said mobile pervasive device to a remote server;
programmable code for retrieving, by said remote server, information from a repository using said transmitted biometric data, wherein said retrieved information comprises a photograph of a party to whom said biometric data corresponds;
programmable code for returning said retrieved information to said mobile pervasive device; and
programmable code for identifying said encountered being using said captured biometric data by comparing said captured biometric data to previously-stored biometric data.
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Abstract
A method, system, and computer program product for using biometrics on pervasive devices for purposes of mobile identification. A biometric device of the prior art is attached to, or incorporated within, a pervasive device. This augmented pervasive device may then be used for capturing biometric information from an arbitrary third party in an arbitrary location. The captured information is analyzed to determine the third party'"'"'s identification, access rights, etc. as needed by a particular application. This solution capitalizes on the portability and functionality of the pervasive device, as well as its built-in communication capability, to provide an extremely flexible, powerful biometric identification technique at relatively low cost.
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10 Claims
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1. A computer program product for using biometrics on pervasive devices for mobile identification, said computer program product embodied on a medium readable by said pervasive device and comprising:
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programmable code for capturing, using a biometric input reader which is attached to or incorporated within a mobile pervasive device possessed by a user, biometric data of another being encountered by said possessor; programmable code for transmitting said captured biometric data from said mobile pervasive device to a remote server; programmable code for retrieving, by said remote server, information from a repository using said transmitted biometric data, wherein said retrieved information comprises a photograph of a party to whom said biometric data corresponds; programmable code for returning said retrieved information to said mobile pervasive device; and programmable code for identifying said encountered being using said captured biometric data by comparing said captured biometric data to previously-stored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A system for using biometrics on pervasive devices for mobile identification, said system comprising:
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a mobile pervasive device possessed by a user; a biometric input reader attached to or incorporated within said mobile pervasive device; means for capturing biometric data of another being encountered by said possessor, using said biometric input reader; means for transmitting said captured biometric data from said mobile pervasive device to a remote server; means for retrieving, by said remote server, information from a repository using said transmitted biometric data, wherein said retrieved information comprises a photograph of a party to whom said biometric data corresponds; means for returning said retrieved information to said mobile pervasive device; and means for identifying said encountered being using said captured biometric data by comparing said captured biometric data to previously-stored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10)
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