BIOMETRIC IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM
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1. An identity verification system, the system including:
- a personally-carried identity document, said document including an image of a rightful possessor of said document, a name of the rightful possessor, a date of birth of the rightful possessor, and an address of the rightful possessor;
a data storage device included in said identity document, the storage device having stored thereon computer-readable representations of the image, name, date of birth, and address of the rightful possessor and a computer-readable representation of biometric information associated with the rightful possessor;
an identity determination unit, said unit including an identity document reader, a biometric scanner, a display, a memory portion, a user input portion, and a transceiver portion; and
a database system that includes a master database containing records of all rightful possessors of personally-carried identity documents and a biometric information database containing biometric information of all rightful possessors of personally-carried identity documents, the biometric database being associated with said master database;
where the identity determination unit reads the data storage device with the identity document reader and copies the computer-readable representations from the data storage device to the memory portion;
the biometric scanner performs a biometric scan of a current possessor of the identity document and compares a result of the biometric scan to the biometric information in the memory portion; and
when the biometric scan comparison does not result in a match, the transceiver portion communicates the biometric scan data to the biometric database and receives a response from the master database that includes a record of the identity of the current possessor or a notification that the current possessor is not listed therein.
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Abstract
A system and method for locally and centrally identifying individuals based on a combination of biometric data and personal data. An identification document suitable for use in embodiments of such a system and method, and a combination document scanner and biometric data reader that enables and performs some or all of the identification functions such a system and method.
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25 Claims
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1. An identity verification system, the system including:
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a personally-carried identity document, said document including an image of a rightful possessor of said document, a name of the rightful possessor, a date of birth of the rightful possessor, and an address of the rightful possessor; a data storage device included in said identity document, the storage device having stored thereon computer-readable representations of the image, name, date of birth, and address of the rightful possessor and a computer-readable representation of biometric information associated with the rightful possessor; an identity determination unit, said unit including an identity document reader, a biometric scanner, a display, a memory portion, a user input portion, and a transceiver portion; and a database system that includes a master database containing records of all rightful possessors of personally-carried identity documents and a biometric information database containing biometric information of all rightful possessors of personally-carried identity documents, the biometric database being associated with said master database;
where the identity determination unit reads the data storage device with the identity document reader and copies the computer-readable representations from the data storage device to the memory portion;the biometric scanner performs a biometric scan of a current possessor of the identity document and compares a result of the biometric scan to the biometric information in the memory portion; and when the biometric scan comparison does not result in a match, the transceiver portion communicates the biometric scan data to the biometric database and receives a response from the master database that includes a record of the identity of the current possessor or a notification that the current possessor is not listed therein. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An identity verification method, the method comprising:
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reading a data storage device, said reading including accessing stored personal and stored biometric information associated with a rightful possessor of said device; acquiring current personal information from a current possessor of said device; performing a biometric scan to read current biometric information from a current possessor of said device; determining if the current biometric information and stored biometric information match; determining if the current personal information and the stored personal information match; searching a biometric information database to determine the identity of the current possessor of said device based on the current biometric information when the current biometric information and stored biometric information do not match. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An identity determination unit, the unit comprising:
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an iris scanner that scans at least one iris of an individual; an identity document reader that reads a personal identity document which contains personal information printed thereon as well as a data storage device that stores personal and biometric data; a data comparison unit that compares the iris scan of the individual against an iris scan read from the data storage device; a display that displays the personal information read from the data storage device;
a memory unit that provides local data storage capacity;a data transmitter and receiver portion that communicates with one or more database systems, the database systems containing personal information and biometric information records associated with individuals who possess personal identity documents; a display portion that allows an operator view information read from the personal identity document; and an operator interface that allows a device operator to input data and commands to the determination unit. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20)
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