Using Biometrics on Pervasive Devices for Mobile Identification

• US 20080212848A1
• Filed: 03/11/2008
• Published: 09/04/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 03/28/2000
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Doyle, Ronald P.
• Granted Patent: US 7,660,997 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/115
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition

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.

Claims

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.

2. The computer program product according to claim 1, further comprising:

programmable code for filtering, by said remote server, said retrieved information based upon a determined identity of said encountered being; and

wherein said returned retrieved information is said filtered retrieved information.

3. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein said mobile pervasive device further comprises a locally-stored repository containing said previously-stored biometric data, and wherein said programmable code for identifying compares, by said mobile pervasive device, said captured biometric data to said previously-stored biometric data in said locally-stored repository.

4. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein said computer program product is used to enable on-demand creation of a secure meeting site by repeating operation of said programmable code for capturing, said programmable code for transmitting, said programmable code for retrieving, said programmable code for returning, and said programmable code for identifying for each of a plurality of meeting attendees.

5. The computer program product according to claim 1, wherein said computer program product is used to exchange a trusted message by performing operation of said programmable code for capturing, said programmable code for transmitting, said programmable code for retrieving, said programmable code for returning, and said programmable code for identifying wherein said encountered being is a potential recipient of said trusted message.

6. A system for using biometrics on pervasive devices for mobile identification, said system comprising:

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.

7. The system according to claim 6, further comprising:

means for filtering, by said remote server, said retrieved information based upon a determined identity of said encountered being; and

wherein said returned retrieved information is said filtered retrieved information.

8. The system according to claim 6, wherein said mobile pervasive device further comprises a locally-stored repository containing said previously-stored biometric data, and wherein said means for identifying compares, by said mobile pervasive device, said captured biometric data to said previously-stored biometric data in said locally-stored repository.

9. The system according to claim 6, wherein said system is used to enable on-demand creation of a secure meeting site by repeating operation of said means for capturing, said means for transmitting, said means for retrieving, said means for returning, and said means for identifying for each of a plurality of meeting attendees.

10. The system according to claim 6, wherein said system is used to exchange a trusted message by performing operation of said means for capturing, said means for transmitting, said means for retrieving, said means for returning, and said means for identifying wherein said encountered being is a potential recipient of said trusted message.