BIOMETRIC DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM

• US 20080267456A1
• Filed: 04/25/2007
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/25/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Original Assignee: Honeywell International Inc.
• Inventors: Anderson, Bruce W.
• Granted Patent: US 8,063,889 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 382/115
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04886 by partitioning the display area of the touch-screen or the surface of the digitising tablet into independently controllable areas, e.g. virtual keyboards or menus
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 19/207 Surveillance aspects at ATMs
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/10 together with a coded signal , e.g. in the form of personal identification information, like personal identification number [PIN] or biometric data

Abstract

A data collection system having a touch screen and sensors behind the touch screen for obtaining biometric data about the user. While the user is making entries on the touch screen, one or more fingerprints of the user may be taken. There may be cameras taking pictures of the user for face and iris recognition purposes. There may be microphones detecting sounds for attaining voice prints of the user. Other data about the user may be acquired during use of the touch screen. This data and information may be obtained about the user without the user being aware of such acquisition.

Claims

1. A biometric data collection system comprising:

a touch screen;

a plurality of keys situated on the touch screen; and

at least one sensor located behind at least one key of the plurality of keys.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein the at least one sensor located behind at one key is for obtaining a finger print of a user touching the at least one key.

3. The system of claim 2, further comprising at least one camera situated behind the touch screen for obtaining an image of the user.

4. The system of claim 2, further comprising at least one sound sensor for obtaining voice sounds of the user.

5. The system of claim 2, further comprising a copier for obtaining images of a user'"'"'s documents possibly relating to an identity of the user.

6. The system of claim 2, further comprising at least one camera behind the touch screen for obtaining an image of an iris of the user.

7. The system of claim 3, wherein the at least one camera is for obtaining an image of the user'"'"'s face.

8. A method for collecting biometric information comprising:

providing a touch screen having at least one key for a user; and

obtaining an image of a fingerprint of a finger of the user touching the at least one key.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein the obtaining of the fingerprint is not detectable by the user.

10. The method of claim 9, further comprising:

capturing images through the touch screen of the user; and

wherein the capturing images is not detectable by the user.

11. The method of claim 10, further comprising performing face recognition processing on the images.

12. The method of claim 10, further comprising performing iris recognition processing on the images.

13. The method of claim 10, further comprising performing skin and/or flesh recognition processing on the images.

14. A system for obtaining biometric data comprising:

an instrument having a screen having at least one area sensitive to touch; and

a sensor situated behind the at least one area sensitive to touch.

15. The system of claim 14, wherein the sensor is for obtaining an image of an entity that touches the at least one area.

16. The system of claim 15, further comprising a camera for obtaining an image of a user that has the entity that touches the at least one area.

17. The system of claim 16, wherein the camera is for obtaining an image of a face of the user and/or an image of an iris of the user.

18. The system of claim 17, further comprising:

a microphone for obtaining sound prints of the user;

19. The system of claim 15, further comprising:

a processor connected to the instrument;

a database connected to the processor;

an operator console connected to the processor; and

an outside connections module connected to the processor.

20. The system of claim 19, wherein the outside connections module provides the system access to networks, software sources, databases of such entities as investigative and intelligence agencies, watch lists, cable systems, the web, optical fiber systems, wireless communications, and/or other pertinent resources.