ACCESS MANAGEMENT AND RESOURCE SHARING PLATFORM BASED ON BIOMETRIC IDENTITY
First Claim
1. An access management platform comprising:
- a processor;
a communication interface coupled to the processor, through which the access management platform can communicate with remote devices; and
a storage device coupled to the processor, the storage device storing instructions which when executed by the processor cause the access management platform to perform operations including;
displaying a user interface that enables an administrator or owner of a biometric locking device to authorize a user to unlock the biometric locking device;
sending, via the communication interface, an encrypted digital code to a mobile device associated with the user to enable the user to establish, at the biometric locking device, an identity of the user;
receiving, via the communication interface, one or more messages that indicate;
that the mobile device sent the encrypted digital code to the biometric locking device to establish the identity of the user,that the biometric locking device received reference fingerprint data, andthat the biometric locking device associated the reference fingerprint data with the identity of the user; and
receiving, via the communication interface, one or more messages that indicate;
that the biometric locking device obtained fingerprint data of the user, andthat the biometric locking device unlocked a locking mechanism of the biometric locking device based on the fingerprint data matching the reference fingerprint data.
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Abstract
Disclosed are an apparatus and method that enables an owner/administrator to manage access to a shared resource based on identity that is established by use of biometric data. For example, access to a shared physical resource can be restricted via use of a biometric locking device. An access management platform can be used to authorize a new user to access the shared resource. Once authorized, the new user can unlock the biometric locking device based on, for example, fingerprint data of his finger. The access management platform can similarly be used to manage access to a virtual shared resource, such as an online account. A virtual locking device, such as a computer that acts as an intermediary between the user and the online account, can be used to restrict access to the online account. The access management platform can enable the user to access the online account based on biometric data.
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20 Claims
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1. An access management platform comprising:
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a processor; a communication interface coupled to the processor, through which the access management platform can communicate with remote devices; and a storage device coupled to the processor, the storage device storing instructions which when executed by the processor cause the access management platform to perform operations including; displaying a user interface that enables an administrator or owner of a biometric locking device to authorize a user to unlock the biometric locking device; sending, via the communication interface, an encrypted digital code to a mobile device associated with the user to enable the user to establish, at the biometric locking device, an identity of the user; receiving, via the communication interface, one or more messages that indicate; that the mobile device sent the encrypted digital code to the biometric locking device to establish the identity of the user, that the biometric locking device received reference fingerprint data, and that the biometric locking device associated the reference fingerprint data with the identity of the user; and receiving, via the communication interface, one or more messages that indicate; that the biometric locking device obtained fingerprint data of the user, and that the biometric locking device unlocked a locking mechanism of the biometric locking device based on the fingerprint data matching the reference fingerprint data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An access management platform comprising:
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a processor; a communication interface coupled to the processor, through which to communicate with remote devices; and a storage device coupled to the processor, the storage device storing instructions which when executed by the processor cause the access management platform to perform operations including; displaying a user interface that enables an account owner to authorize a user to access an online account of the account owner based on biometric data of the user; sending, via the communication interface, a digital code to a first mobile device to enable the user to register at the access management platform as an authorized user of the online account; receiving, via the communication interface and from the first mobile device, the biometric data of the user, and a second digital code that was generated in response to receiving the encrypted digital code, wherein the second digital code enables the access management platform to verify that the biometric data of the user is associated with the user; receiving, via the communication interface and from a second mobile device, second biometric data and an indication of a request to access the online account; and enabling the user to access the online account based on the second biometric data matching the biometric data of the user. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A method comprising:
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displaying a user interface, by a computer system, that enables a first user to authorize a second user to unlock a biometric locking device based on biometric data of the second user; sending a digital code to a mobile device, by the computer system, to enable the second user to register as an authorized user at the biometric locking device; receiving, by the computer system, one or more first messages that indicate; that the mobile device sent the digital code or a transformation of the digital code to the biometric locking device, that the biometric locking device obtained the biometric data of the second user, and that the biometric locking device registered the second user as an authorized user based on the digital code or the transformation of the digital code; and receiving, by the computer system, one or more second messages that indicate; that the biometric locking device obtained second biometric data of the second user, and that the biometric locking device was unlocked based on the second biometric data matching the biometric data of the second user. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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