PHYSICAL TOKEN-LESS SECURITY SCREENING USING BIOMETRICS
First Claim
1. A security screening computing device, comprising:
- a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions;
a communication component communicably connected to a back end and a third party computing system; and
a processing unit coupled to the non-transitory storage medium and the communication component that executes the instructions to;
receive biometric data for a person;
obtain a third party account identifier for the person from the back end in response to transmitting the biometric data; and
retrieve electronic pass information for the person from the third party computing system in response to transmitting the third party account identifier.
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Abstract
In physical token-less security screening using biometrics, a person provides biometric data to a security computing device as part of a security screening. The biometric data is used by the security computing device to look up an identifier (such as an airline account identifier or a security status identifier) for the person from a security back end. The identifier is used by the security computing device to obtain electronic pass information (such as an electronic boarding pass or a security screening status indicator) from a third party computing system (such as an airline computing system or a clearinghouse), which may be used to clear the person and/or otherwise facilitate the security screening. In some implementations, these techniques may also be used for physical token-less pass processing (such as boarding pass-less airline processing, confirmation of assigned traveling credentials, or determination of security protocols).
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23 Claims
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1. A security screening computing device, comprising:
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a non-transitory storage medium storing instructions; a communication component communicably connected to a back end and a third party computing system; and a processing unit coupled to the non-transitory storage medium and the communication component that executes the instructions to; receive biometric data for a person; obtain a third party account identifier for the person from the back end in response to transmitting the biometric data; and retrieve electronic pass information for the person from the third party computing system in response to transmitting the third party account identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for security screening, comprising:
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obtaining biometric data for a person utilizing a computing device; transmitting the biometric data to a back end from the computing device; receiving an identifier at the computing device from the back end in response to transmitting the biometric data; transmitting the identifier from the computing device to an airline computing system; receiving electronic boarding pass information for the person at the computing device from the airline computing system in response to transmitting the identifier; and determining whether or not to clear the person for security screening utilizing the computing device based at least on the electronic boarding pass information for the person. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a non-transitory storage medium, comprising:
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a first set of instructions, stored in a non-transitory storage medium, executable by a processing unit to receive a frequent flyer identifier for a person from a back end in response to transmitting fingerprint data obtained from the person; a second set of instructions, stored in the non-transitory storage medium, executable by the processing unit to obtain electronic boarding pass information for the person from an airline computing system in response to transmitting the frequent flyer identifier for the person; and a third set of instructions, stored in the non-transitory storage medium, executable by the processing unit to facilitate a security screening process by displaying the electronic boarding pass information. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for security screening, comprising:
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obtaining biometric data for a person utilizing a computing device; transmitting the biometric data to a back end from the computing device; receiving an identifier at the computing device from the back end in response to transmitting the biometric data; transmitting the identifier from the computing device to a clearinghouse; receiving a security screening status indicator for the person at the computing device from the clearinghouse in response to transmitting the identifier; and determining whether or not to clear the person for security screening utilizing the computing device based at least on the security screening status indicator for the person.
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23. A computer program product, tangibly embodied in a non-transitory storage medium, comprising:
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a first set of instructions, stored in a non-transitory storage medium, executable by a processing unit to receive a security status identifier for a person from a back end in response to transmitting fingerprint data obtained from the person; a second set of instructions, stored in the non-transitory storage medium, executable by the processing unit to obtain a security screening status indicator for the person from a clearinghouse in response to transmitting the security status identifier for the person; and a third set of instructions, stored in the non-transitory storage medium, executable by the processing unit to facilitate a security screening process by displaying the security screening status indicator.
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