System and method for wireless state identification

• US 20090164798A1
• Filed: 12/19/2007
• Published: 06/25/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/19/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CenturyLink Intellectual Property LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Embarq Holdings Company LLC (Lumen Technologies, Inc.)
• Inventors: Gupta, Shekhar
• Granted Patent: US 9,135,763 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/186
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/83 input devices, e.g. keyboards, mice or controllers thereof
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2115 Third party
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/00 Arrangements or apparatus for collecting fares, tolls or entrance fees at one or more control points handling coins or valuable papers, e.g. banknotes, G07D; apparatus for vending or hiring articles or services activated by coins, credit cards, paper currency or the like G07F7/00, G07F17/00
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/38 with central registration
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/88 Medical equipments
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3249 using RSA or related signature schemes, e.g. Rabin scheme
• CPC Class Codes: Y10S 283/904 Credit card

Abstract

A system and method for processing a state identifier. A request is received for a state identifier. A biometric associated with the state identifier is requested from a user. Authenticity of the biometric is verified in response to receiving the biometric from the user. The state identifier is transmitted to a receiving device in response to determining the biometric is authentic.

Claims

1. A method for processing a state identifier, the method comprising:

receiving a request for a state identifier;

requesting a biometric associated with the state identifier from a user;

verifying authenticity of the biometric in response to receiving the biometric from the user, and

transmitting the state identifier to a receiving device in response to determining the biometric is authentic.

2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the receiving, requesting, verifying, and transmitting is performed by a wireless device.

3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the request is received from a state official or federal official.

4. The method according to claim 1, wherein transmitting further comprises:

establishing a secure wireless connection between a wireless device of the user and a wireless device of the receiving device.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the request includes an identifier of the receiving device.

6. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving the state identifier by the receiving device;

verifying the state identifier is authentic; and

presenting the state identifier to an official.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the biometric is a fingerprint.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the biometric is any of a retinal scan, DNA verification, voice recognition, facial identifier, odor, and hand geometry.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the state identifier is encrypted.

10. The method according to claim 1, wherein the state identifier includes a picture and personal information.

11. A system for receiving a state identifier, the system comprising:

a server configured to wirelessly request a state identifier from a user and receive a state identifier linked with a user biometric released based on verification of the biometric; and

a database in communication with the server, the database configured to verify whether the state identifier is authentic and verify information associated with the state identifier.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the server communicates with a wireless device of the user using a secure connection.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein the server decrypts the state identifier based on a key received through the secure connection.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein the state identifier is stored in an electronic file.

15. The system according to claim 11, wherein the information may include a criminal record of the user.

16. A wireless device configured to utilize a secure identifier comprising:

a processor for executing a set of instructions; and

a memory for storing the set of instructions, wherein the set of instructions are configured to receive a request for a state identifier, request a biometric associated with the state identifier from a user, verify authenticity of the biometric in response to receiving the biometric from the user, and transmit the state identifier to a receiving device in response to verifying the biometric is authentic.

17. The wireless device according to claim 16, further comprising;

establishing a secure connection with the receiving device for transmitting the state identifier.

18. The wireless device according to claim 16, wherein the state identifier includes a picture and personal information in an encrypted format.

19. The wireless device according to claim 16, wherein the wireless device further includes a fingerprint scanner for verifying the biometric, wherein the biometric is a fingerprint.

20. The wireless device according to claim 16, wherein the wireless device includes a biometric identifier for receiving the biometric from the user.