METHODS AND SYSTEMS FOR ENSURING THAT AN INDIVIDUAL IS AUTHORIZED TO CONDUCT AN ACTIVITY

• US 20170200250A1
• Filed: 02/20/2017
• Published: 07/13/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/27/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Corporation DAON Technology
• Original Assignee: Michael Peirce, Richard Jay Langley
• Inventors: LANGLEY, Richard Jay, GRISSEN, Thomas, BELONCIK, Jason Chris, KANE, Mark Thomas, PEIRCE, Michael
• Granted Patent: US 10,095,853 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/30 Authentication, i.e. establishing the identity or authorisation of security principals
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/06 Resources, workflows, human or project management; Enterprise or organisation planning; Enterprise or organisation modelling
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/063114 Status monitoring or status determination for a person or group
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/40 Business processes related to the transportation industry shipping G06Q10/083
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/84 Vehicles
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/082 applying multi-factor authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/06 Authentication
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/63 Location-dependent; Proximity-dependent

Abstract

A method for ensuring that an individual is authorized to conduct an activity is provided. The method includes conducting, using a processor, an authentication transaction with authentication data captured from an individual desiring to conduct an activity, and determining whether the captured authentication data is legitimate when the individual is successfully authenticated. Moreover, the method includes determining the individual is authorized to conduct the activity when the captured authentication data is legitimate, and conducting, using the processor, a subsequent authentication transaction with authentication data captured from the individual at a subsequent time.

Claims

1. A method for ensuring that an individual is authorized to conduct an activity comprising:

after successfully authenticating the individual during an authentication transaction based on biometric data captured from the individual, determining, by a processor, whether the biometric data was captured from a live person;

determining, by the processor, the individual is authorized to conduct the activity when the biometric data was captured from a live person; and

randomly conducting, by the processor, at least one subsequent authentication transaction based on biometric data captured from the individual while the individual conducts the activity.

2. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the activity is driving an automobile as part of a ride sharing service, the method further comprising:

tracking, by the processor, the coordinates of a terminal device associated with a ride sharing service customer; and

contacting police to stop and check the ride sharing service automobile when the coordinates are not moving towards a destination.

3. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the activity is driving an automobile as part of a ride sharing service, the method further comprising:

tracking, by the processor, the coordinates of a terminal device associated with a ride sharing service customer; and

contacting police to stop and check the ride sharing service automobile when the terminal device coordinates cannot be tracked for a period of time.

4. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the activity is driving an automobile as part of a ride sharing service, the method further comprising tailoring the biometric data to be captured from the individual to the status of the ride sharing service automobile at the time of the authentication transaction.

5. A method in accordance with claim 1 wherein the activity is driving an automobile as part of a ride sharing service, the method further comprising:

receiving, by a terminal device associated with a ride sharing service customer, a message indicating the individual was successfully authenticated; and

accepting, by the ride sharing service customer, a ride after receiving the message.

6. A computer system for ensuring that an individual is authorized to conduct an activity comprising:

a processor; and

a memory configured to store data, said computer system being associated with a network and said memory being in communication with said processor and having instructions stored thereon which, when read and executed by said processor cause said computer system to perform steps comprising;

after successfully authenticating the individual during an authentication transaction based on biometric data captured from the individual, determining whether the biometric data was captured from a live person;

determining the individual is authorized to conduct the activity when the biometric data was captured from a live person; and

randomly conducting at least one subsequent authentication transaction based on biometric data captured from the individual while the individual conducts the activity.

7. A computer system in accordance with claim 6, wherein the instructions which when read and executed by said processor further cause said computer system to perform steps comprising:

tracking the coordinates of a terminal device associated with a ride sharing service customer; and

contacting police to stop and check a ride sharing service automobile when the coordinates are not moving towards a destination.

8. A computer system in accordance with claim 6, wherein the instructions which when read and executed by said processor further cause said computer system to perform steps comprising:

tracking the coordinates of a terminal device associated with a ride sharing service customer; and

contacting police to stop and check the ride sharing service automobile when the terminal device coordinates cannot be tracked for a period of time.

9. A computer system in accordance with claim 6, wherein the instructions which when read and executed by said processor further cause said computer system to perform steps comprising tailoring the biometric data to be captured from the individual to the status of a ride sharing service automobile at the time of the authentication transaction.

10. A computer system in accordance with claim 6, wherein the instructions which when read and executed by said processor further cause said computer system to perform steps comprising transmitting a message indicating the individual was successfully authenticated.

11. A method for ensuring that an individual is authorized to conduct an activity comprising:

after successfully authenticating the individual during an authentication transaction based on biometric data captured from the individual, determining, by a processor, whether the biometric data was captured from a live person, the biometric data to be captured being changed in real time by a different individual to comport with circumstances existing during the authentication transaction; and

determining, by the processor, the individual is authorized to conduct the activity when the biometric data was captured from a live person.

12. A method in accordance with claim 11 further comprising:

determining location coordinates of a vehicle operated by the individual and coordinates of a terminal device, the terminal device being used to capture the biometric data;

calculating a distance between the coordinates; and

determining the vehicle and terminal device are proximate each other when the distance is within a threshold distance.

13. A method in accordance with claim 11 further comprising:

calculating location coordinates of a first terminal device used to capture the biometric authentication data from the individual and of a second terminal device associated with the individual;

calculating the distance between the coordinates; and

determining the devices are proximate each other when the distance is within a threshold distance.

14. A method in accordance with claim 11, said determining whether the biometric data was captured from a live person step comprising:

checking, by the processor, the captured biometric data for eye blinks; and

determining the captured biometric data was captured from a live person when the captured data includes an eye blink.