Personal Identification Combining Proximity Sensing with Biometrics
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Abstract
Described is a technology by which the identity of a person (e.g., a customer in a commercial transaction) is determinable without active identification effort, via biometric data is obtained without action by the person. Machine processing of the biometric data over a set of possible persons, determined from secondary proximity sensing, is used to determine or assist in determining the identity of the person.
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41 Claims
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1-20. -20. (canceled)
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21. A method comprising:
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obtaining, by a processing mechanism, proximity data from a proximity sensor, the proximity sensor configured to sense the proximity data from a proximity device associated with a user; obtaining biometric data associated with the user from a biometric sensor; performing machine recognition that evaluates the sensed biometric data against stored biometric data for the user associated with the proximity device; and providing an authentication result based on the evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A system for user authentication, the system comprising:
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a memory; and a processing mechanism coupled to the memory and configured to; obtain proximity data from a proximity sensor, the proximity sensor configured to sense the proximity data from a proximity device associated with a user; obtain biometric data from a biometric sensor, the biometric data corresponding to a user associated with the proximity device; evaluate the obtained proximity data and the obtained biometric data against stored biometric data for the user associated with the proximity device; and provide an authentication result based on the evaluation. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A mobile device, comprising:
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a memory; a processor communicatively coupled to the memory and configured to; receive an identity request from a vendor system; provide a device identifier to the vendor system; receive an authentication request based on the device identifier; receive biometric data via a biometric sensor; and return an authentication result to the vendor system based on an evaluation of the received biometric data against stored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. (canceled)
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