Biometric Key
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1. A method for providing access to a facility including the following steps:
- (i) making electrical connection between a biometric key and a receptor body thereby making communication with a server wherein the biometric key has a public key and a private key and the server also has a public key and a private key wherein the server will identify the biometric key upon making such electrical connection whereby said receptor body provides electrical power to the biometric key and which simultaneously activates a biometric sensor located in the biometric key;
(ii) establishing a secure communication path between the biometric key and the server, wherein (a) all messages between the server and the biometric key will be encrypted with the biometric key'"'"'s public key and sent to the biometric key for decryption by the private key of the biometric key and (b) all messages between the biometric key and the server will be encrypted with the server'"'"'s public key and sent to the server for decryption by the server'"'"'s private key, wherein (a) and (b) are based on generation of a randomly based symmetric key and each message is unique; and
(iii) establishing using the secure communication path and procedure in step (ii) that the biometric key is authorized to use the receptor body by comparison between a biocode of a user of the biometric key with a database located in the biometric key and if a match is obtained to generate an authorized biometric signature whereby a communication from the biometric key using the secure communication path and procedure in step (ii) will be sent to the server wherein access to the facility will be provided whereby during steps (i), (ii) and (iii) said authorized biometric signature is not transferred to any external computer or processor,wherein during step (i) identification of the biometric key is obtained by forwarding a unique identifier of the biometric key to the server using the secure communication path and procedure of step (ii) whereby encryption of the unique identifier occurs with the public key of the server and decryption of the unique identifier occurs with the private key of the biometric key wherein said unique identifier is checked using unique identifier database associated with the server.
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Abstract
A biometric key (10) which has an interface or electrical connection to a receptor body (11) which functions as an external power source a biometric sensor, a CPU, a nonvolatile memory unit incorporating a database of authorised biometric signatures or biocodes along with associated firmware required for comparison between data received from the biometric sensor and to provide acceptance or rejection of said data upon electrical connection to the receptor body (11) whereby a signal is sent to a facility (12, 13, 15, 16, 17) accessible by the key (10) advising of said acceptance or rejection.
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13 Claims
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1. A method for providing access to a facility including the following steps:
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(i) making electrical connection between a biometric key and a receptor body thereby making communication with a server wherein the biometric key has a public key and a private key and the server also has a public key and a private key wherein the server will identify the biometric key upon making such electrical connection whereby said receptor body provides electrical power to the biometric key and which simultaneously activates a biometric sensor located in the biometric key; (ii) establishing a secure communication path between the biometric key and the server, wherein (a) all messages between the server and the biometric key will be encrypted with the biometric key'"'"'s public key and sent to the biometric key for decryption by the private key of the biometric key and (b) all messages between the biometric key and the server will be encrypted with the server'"'"'s public key and sent to the server for decryption by the server'"'"'s private key, wherein (a) and (b) are based on generation of a randomly based symmetric key and each message is unique; and (iii) establishing using the secure communication path and procedure in step (ii) that the biometric key is authorized to use the receptor body by comparison between a biocode of a user of the biometric key with a database located in the biometric key and if a match is obtained to generate an authorized biometric signature whereby a communication from the biometric key using the secure communication path and procedure in step (ii) will be sent to the server wherein access to the facility will be provided whereby during steps (i), (ii) and (iii) said authorized biometric signature is not transferred to any external computer or processor, wherein during step (i) identification of the biometric key is obtained by forwarding a unique identifier of the biometric key to the server using the secure communication path and procedure of step (ii) whereby encryption of the unique identifier occurs with the public key of the server and decryption of the unique identifier occurs with the private key of the biometric key wherein said unique identifier is checked using unique identifier database associated with the server. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13)
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5. A communication method including the following steps:
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(i) making electrical connection between a biometric key and a receptor body thereby making communication with a server wherein the biometric key has a public key and a private key and the server also has a public key and a private key wherein the server will identify the biometric key upon making such electrical connection; (ii) establishing a secure communication path between the biometric key and the server wherein (a) all messages between the server and the biometric key will be encrypted with the biometric key'"'"'s public key and sent to the biometric key for decryption by the private key of the biometric key and (b) all messages between the biometric key and the server will be encrypted with the server'"'"'s public key and sent to the server for decryption by the server'"'"'s private key wherein (a) and (b) are based on generation of a randomly based symmetric key and each message is unique; (iii) establishing using the secure communication path and procedure in step (ii) that the biometric key is authorized to use the receptor body and if such authorization is present a biocode of a user of the biometric key will subsequently be compared to a database located in the biometric key and if a match is obtained a communication from the biometric key using the secure communication path and procedure in step (ii) will be sent to the server or receptor body wherein access to a facility accessible by the server or receptor body will be provided, wherein step (iii) takes place by the server checking the authority of the biometric key for the receptor body or facility and if there is no authority the server will encrypt the resulting NO message with the symmetrical key and send a resultant communication to the biometric key for decryption by the symmetrical key for ultimate recordal in the biometric key.
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6. A communication method between a biometric key and a server which includes the following steps:
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(i) making electrical connection between a biometric key as described above having a biometric sensor and a receptor body thereby making communication with a server wherein the biometric key has a public key and a private key and the server also has a public key and a private key wherein the server will identify the biometric key upon making such electrical connection; (ii) establishing a secure communication path for communication between the biometric key and the server wherein said (a) all messages between the server and the biometric key will be encrypted with the biometric key'"'"'s public key and sent to the biometric key for decryption by the private key of the biometric key and said (b) all messages between the biometric key and the server will be encrypted with the server'"'"'s public key and sent to the server for decryption by the server'"'"'s private key, wherein a biometric sensor is used for enrolment of a user'"'"'s fingerprint in an authorized template or database of the biometric key wherein said user'"'"'s fingerprint is scanned by the biometric sensor and stored as a biocode in a non-volatile memory of the biometric key and thereafter a secure pair of the public key and private key of the biometric key is generated wherein the public key of the server is stored in the non-volatile memory of the biometric key and subsequently a unique identifier of the biometric key and the public key of the biometric key is encrypted which is then sent to the server for decryption wherein subsequently the serial number and corresponding public key of the biometric key is stored; (iii) establishing using the secure communication path and procedure in step (ii) that the biometric key is authorized to access a facility or to use the receptor body and if such authorization is present a biocode such as a fingerprint of a user of the biometric key will subsequently be compared to a database located in the biometric key and if a match is obtained a communication from the biometric key using the secure communication path and procedure in step (ii) will be sent to the server wherein access to a facility accessible by the server will be provided, and wherein step (iii) takes place by the server checking the authority of the biometric key in regard to the receptor body or a facility and if such authority is present the server will encrypt the resulting YES message with a randomly based symmetric key and forward a resultant communication to the biometric key for decryption by the symmetric key for ultimate recordal by the biometric key as to time and unique identifier of the receptor body. - View Dependent Claims (4, 7)
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11. A communication method including the following steps:
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(i) making electrical connection between a biometric key and a receptor body thereby making communication with a server wherein the biometric key has a public key and a private key and the server also has a public key and a private key wherein the server will identify the biometric key upon making such electrical connection; (ii) establishing a secure communication path between the biometric key and the server wherein said (a) all messages between the server and the biometric key will be encrypted with the biometric key'"'"'s public key and sent to the biometric key for decryption by the private key of the biometric key and said (b) all messages between the biometric key and the server will be encrypted with the server'"'"'s public key and sent to the server for decryption by the servers'"'"' private key wherein a biometric sensor is used for enrolment of a user'"'"'s fingerprint in an authorized template or database of the biometric key wherein said user'"'"'s fingerprint is scanned by the biometric sensor and stored as a biocode in a non-volatile memory of the biometric key and thereafter a secure pair of the public key and private key of the biometric key is generated wherein the public key of the server is stored in the nonvolatile memory of the biometric key and subsequently a unique identifier of the biometric key and the public key of the biometric key is encrypted which is then sent to the server for decryption wherein subsequently the unique identifier and corresponding public key of the biometric key is stored; (iii) establishing using the secure communication path and procedure in step (ii) that the biometric key is authorized to use the receptor body and if such authorization is present a biocode of a user of the biometric key will subsequently be compared to a database located in the biometric key and if a match is obtained a communication from the biometric key using the secure communication path and procedure in step (ii) will be sent to the server or receptor body wherein access to a facility accessible by the server or receptor body will be provided, wherein a biometric sensor is used for enrolment of a user'"'"'s fingerprint in an authorized template or database of the biometric key wherein said user'"'"'s fingerprint is scanned by the biometric sensor and stored as a biocode in a non-volatile memory of the biometric key and thereafter a secure pair of the public key and private key of the biometric key is generated wherein the public key of the server is stored in the non-volatile memory of the biometric key and subsequently a serial number of the biometric key and the public key of the biometric key is encrypted which is then sent to the server for decryption wherein subsequently the serial number and corresponding public key of the biometric key is stored.
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