BIOMETRIC AUTHENTICATION UTILIZING UNIQUE BIOMETRIC SIGNATURES AND PORTABLE ELECTRONIC DEVICES

• US 20110191840A1
• Filed: 02/25/2011
• Published: 08/04/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 01/10/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: IP Venue, LLC (Ortiz & Lopez PLLC)
• Original Assignee: Mesa Digital LLC (Ortiz & Lopez PLLC)
• Inventors: Ortiz, Luis M., Lopez, Kermit D.
• Granted Patent: US 8,499,164 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/7
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/082 applying multi-factor authentication cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231

Abstract

A method and system for the authentication of a user at a point of entry. Biometric data can be provided after preliminary identification of the user based on identification information wirelessly provided from a portable electronic device carried with the user when the user is located near a point of entry, such as, for example, a border crossing or access point to a secure facility. Such a method and system can incorporate RFD tags, cellular wireless communications data and links, and/or Bluetooth communications link, etc.

Claims

1. A method for the biometric authentication of a user at a biometric authentication point in coordination with biometric data after the wireless identification of said user based on identification data provided via a portable electronic device when the user is located near the biometric authentication point, said method comprising:

associating a biometric authentication point with an electronic system that comprises a biometric user interface, access to a data network and wireless communications hardware that permits said electronic system to wireless communicate with at least one portable electronic device located near the biometric authentication point;

wirelessly accessing via said at least one portable electronic device, identification information associated with a user seeking access through said biometric authentication, said identification information including a user profile comprising user identification and a biometric template associated with said user;

comparing said identification information including said user profile with a plurality of user profiles that include identification information and a biometric template accessible over said data network to determine if at least one user profile among said plurality of user profiles matches said user profile of said user and if a biometric attribute of said user provided through said at least one portable electronic device by said user matches at least one biometric attributed randomly selected by said electronic system and included in said biometric template associated with said user; and

authenticating said user and granting said user access through said biometric authentication point, if at least one user profile among said plurality of profiles matches said user profile of said user and if said biometric attribute of said user provided through said at least one portable electronic device by said user matches said at least one biometric attributed randomly selected by said electronic system and included in said biometric template associated with said user.

2. The method of claim 1 wherein said electronic system comprises a point of sale.

3. The method of claim 1 wherein said electronic system comprises an ATM.

4. The method of claim 1 wherein said electronic system comprises a border entry.

5. The method of claim 1 wherein said electronic system comprises a boarding line for public transportation.

6. The method of claim 1 wherein said electronic system comprises a secured building.

7. The method of claim 1 wherein said electronic system comprises at least one of a point of sale, an ATM, a border entry, a boarding line for public transportation, or a secured building.

8. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one portable electronic device is carried by said user.

9. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one biometric attribute comprise at least one of fingerprint data, iris data, retina data, skin characteristics, voiceprint information, hand geometry, facial information, and physical signature characteristics.

10. The method of claim 1 wherein said at least one biometric attribute comprises at least one the following skin biometric attributes of said user:

thickness of skin layers, morphology of skin interfaces, scattering properties due to collagen density and orientation, sex and age related compositional differences of skin tissue hydration, and optical path length differences.

11. A method for the authentication of a user at a point of entry in coordination with biometric data provided from a remote server after preliminary identification of the user based on identification information provided wirelessly from an RFID tag carried with the user when the user is located near a point of entry, the method comprising:

configuring a biometric interface comprise a biometric reader that captures from a user, at least one of fingerprint data, retinal scan data, handwriting data, voice data and facial data;

associating an electronic system with at least one of a point of sale, an ATM, a border entry, a boarding line for public transportation, and a secured building;

associating said electronic system with a point of entry, the electronic system including said biometric interface, access to a data network and wireless communications hardware;

wirelessly communicating via the wireless communications hardware with an RHO tag carried by a user approaching the point of entry, the user seeking access through the point of entry;

wirelessly accessing, via the electronic system, identification information associated with the user from the RFID tag carried with the user;

utilizing the identification information provided from the RHO tag to obtain a user profile, the user profile including user identification information and a biometric template associated with the user,

providing the identification information and the biometric template to the point of entry in advance of an arrival of the user at the point of entry for passage through the point of entry;

comparing at least one of the identification information and the biometric template with credentials carried with the user and at least one physical attribute of the user captured by the biometric interface; and

authenticating the user via the electronic system and granting the user access through the point of entry, if the at least one of the identification information and the biometric template match at least one of the credentials carried with the user and the at least one physical attribute of the user captured by the biometric interface.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the biometric interface further comprising a camera that captures the at least one physical attribute of the user.

13. The method of claim 12 wherein the at least one physical attribute comprises an image of a face of the user captured by the camera.

14. The method of claim 12 wherein the credentials carried by the user comprise an identification medium bearing a name and a photograph of the user.

15. A system for the authentication of a user at a point of entry in coordination with biometric data after preliminary identification of the user based on identification information wirelessly provided from a portable electronic device carried with the user when the user is located near a point of entry, the system comprising:

a point of entry;

an electronic system associated with the point of entry, the electronic system including a biometric interface, access to a data network and wireless communications hardware wirelessly communicating with a portable electronic device carried by a user approaching the point of entry, the user seeking access through the point of entry, wherein the electronic system wirelessly accesses identification information associated with the user from the portable electronic device carried with the user;

a user profile, wherein the identification information provided by the electronic device is utilized to obtain the user profile, the user profile including user identification information and a biometric template associated with the user,

wherein the identification information and the biometric template are provided by the electronic system to the point of entry in advance of an arrival of the user at the point of entry for passage through the point of entry;

wherein at least one of the identification information and the biometric template are compared by the electronic system with credentials carried with the user and at least one physical attribute of the user captured by the biometric interface; and

wherein the user is authenticated via the electronic system and granted access through the point of entry, if the at least one of the identification information and the biometric template match at least one of the credentials carried with the user and the at least one physical attribute of the user captured by the biometric interface.

16. The system of claim 15 wherein the portable electronic device carried by the user comprises an RFID tag.

17. The system of claim 15 wherein portable electronic device carried by the user comprises a wireless electronic communications device.

18. The system of claim 17 wherein the wireless electronic communications device communicates with the electronic system via a Bluetooth communications link.

19. The system of claim 17 wherein the wireless electronic communications device communicates with the electronic system via a cellular communications link.

20. The system of claim 15 wherein:

the biometric interface further comprises a camera that captures the at least one physical attribute of the user and wherein the at least one physical attribute comprises an image of a face of the user captured by the camera; and

wherein the credentials carried by the user comprise an identification medium bearing a name and a photograph of the user.