BIOMETRIC METADATA BUREAU
First Claim
1. A system for improving speed, efficiency, and security of authenticators that use biometric markers for access control, comprising:
- a processor; and
a memory device including instructions, which when executed by the processor are operable to provide;
a bureau, located remotely from the authenticators, for collecting metadata on the biometric markers being used for access control and managing use of the biometric markers, wherein the bureau further comprises;
a bureau receiver, in communication with the authenticators, operable to receive communications from the authenticators regarding access conditions for using the biometric markers for access control;
a bureau database, operable to store a meta dataset including information regarding the access conditions for using the biometric markers for access control;
a bureau analyzer operable to extract the metadata from the communications to build the meta dataset, and further operable to determine whether a given communication indicates a use deviation when compared to the meta dataset; and
a bureau transmitter, in communication with the authenticators and the bureau analyzer, operable to transmit an alert to the authenticators when the use deviation is detected.
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Abstract
Biometric markers are seen as a secure and convenient way to control an individual'"'"'s access to systems. The data that comprise these access controls, however, can be spoofed by nefarious third parties. Therefore, systems and methods are provided that track metadata related to the usage of biometric markers as access control devices to improve the security of systems using biometric markers for access control and to improve the speed and efficiency for systems when re-granting access for an individual in the event that access was revoked or suspended. A bureau collects metadata related to the authentication of individuals via biometric markers and the activities of the individual and the systems accessed. These metadata are used by the bureau to alert affected parties of potential misuse of biometric data and to reduce the processing requirements, storage requirements, and number of communications to on-board or re-authenticate an individual.
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20 Claims
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1. A system for improving speed, efficiency, and security of authenticators that use biometric markers for access control, comprising:
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a processor; and a memory device including instructions, which when executed by the processor are operable to provide; a bureau, located remotely from the authenticators, for collecting metadata on the biometric markers being used for access control and managing use of the biometric markers, wherein the bureau further comprises; a bureau receiver, in communication with the authenticators, operable to receive communications from the authenticators regarding access conditions for using the biometric markers for access control; a bureau database, operable to store a meta dataset including information regarding the access conditions for using the biometric markers for access control; a bureau analyzer operable to extract the metadata from the communications to build the meta dataset, and further operable to determine whether a given communication indicates a use deviation when compared to the meta dataset; and a bureau transmitter, in communication with the authenticators and the bureau analyzer, operable to transmit an alert to the authenticators when the use deviation is detected. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for improving speed, efficiency, and security of authenticators that use biometric markers for access control, comprising:
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receiving on-boarding information at a bureau, including a biometric dataset for a biometric marker of an individual, and an authentication dataset, specifying how the individual was identified for on-boarding; collecting, at the bureau, current usage information of the biometric dataset in relation to a remote system to build a meta dataset, wherein the meta dataset comprises historic usage information related to access conditions surrounding usage of the biometric marker; determining, based on comparing the current usage information to the historic usage information, whether the current usage information indicates a deviation in use of the remote system for the individual; when it is determined that the current usage information indicates use deviation, transmitting an alert of the deviation; and when it is determined that the current usage information does not indicate use deviation, continue collecting usage information. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for improving speed, efficiency, and security of authenticators that use biometric markers for access control, comprising:
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a remote portion of an authenticator, including a remote system to which access is granted via a biometric dataset; a local portion of the authenticator, including a biometric scanner operable to scan the biometric markers to produce the biometric dataset, wherein the local portion is in communication with the remote portion via a network to request access to the remote system; and a bureau disposed of between the local portion and the remote portion, wherein the bureau is operable to monitor communications between the local portion and the remote portion over the network to collect a meta dataset on access conditions for how the biometric dataset is used, wherein the meta dataset includes information on a location where the local portion is located when access to the remote system is requested, a time when the access to the remote system is requested, and how the biometric dataset was on-boarded and associated with an individual for the remote system; wherein the bureau is further operable to determine from the communications between the local portion and the remote portion that a use deviation has occurred when the communications include metadata that do not match the information stored in the meta dataset and the generates an alert in response to the use deviation. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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