Identity verification system
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1. An identity verification system, the verification system comprising:
- (a) entry means for recording biometric data;
(b) a data input device;
(c) display means for displaying information to a system operator;
(d) a communication control device remote from said entry means, data input device and display means, said communication control device having (i) receiving means for receiving a set of biometric data from the entry means and a set of input data from the data input device, (ii) a first conversion means for selectably capturing a portion of the set of biometric data received from the entry means and converting said portion of captured biometric data into a compressed digital file of the captured biometric data, (iii) a second conversion means for formatting the set of input data into a network protocol standard, (iv) transmitting means for transmitting data from the communication control device to the display means, and (v) connecting means for connecting the first conversion means to the entry means, the second conversion means to the data input device, the transmitting means to the display means, and the communication control device to a computer network;
(e) a system central processing unit remote from the communication control device and in direct communication with the communication control device having (i) an installed biometric recognition system, (ii) a first processor means for generating a biometric template from the captured biometric data using the installed biometric recognition system, (iii) a second processor means for comparing and scoring the correspondence of two biometric templates using the installed biometric recognition system;
(iv) storage means for storing a set of biometric templates generated by the biometric recognition system in a biometric database, (iv) searching means for searching the biometric database for a stored biometric template linked with an identifying parameter, and (vi) communication means for bi-directional communication with the communication control device.
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Abstract
The present invention is a security system that utilizes an identity verification system having a biometrics component, such as but not limited to a face, fingerprint, or iris recognition system. The system connects a biometric data entry device such as a standard analogue or digital camera to a communication control device which captures, compresses and digitizes the biometric data as well as converts data from data input devices and sends the compressed and digitized biometric data along with the data from a data input device to a central processing unit for processing by a biometric recognition system and comparison to stored biometric data.
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33 Claims
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1. An identity verification system, the verification system comprising:
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(a) entry means for recording biometric data;
(b) a data input device;
(c) display means for displaying information to a system operator;
(d) a communication control device remote from said entry means, data input device and display means, said communication control device having (i) receiving means for receiving a set of biometric data from the entry means and a set of input data from the data input device, (ii) a first conversion means for selectably capturing a portion of the set of biometric data received from the entry means and converting said portion of captured biometric data into a compressed digital file of the captured biometric data, (iii) a second conversion means for formatting the set of input data into a network protocol standard, (iv) transmitting means for transmitting data from the communication control device to the display means, and (v) connecting means for connecting the first conversion means to the entry means, the second conversion means to the data input device, the transmitting means to the display means, and the communication control device to a computer network;
(e) a system central processing unit remote from the communication control device and in direct communication with the communication control device having (i) an installed biometric recognition system, (ii) a first processor means for generating a biometric template from the captured biometric data using the installed biometric recognition system, (iii) a second processor means for comparing and scoring the correspondence of two biometric templates using the installed biometric recognition system;
(iv) storage means for storing a set of biometric templates generated by the biometric recognition system in a biometric database, (iv) searching means for searching the biometric database for a stored biometric template linked with an identifying parameter, and (vi) communication means for bi-directional communication with the communication control device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. An identity verification system, the verification system comprising:
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(a) a plurality of referenced data input devices wherein each referenced data input device is associated with a data identification code;
(b) a plurality of entry means for recording biometric data, wherein each entry means is associated with a biometric identification code;
(c) a plurality of display means for displaying information to a system operator;
(d) a communication control device remote from the entry means, the data input devices and the display means, said communication control device having (i) receiving means for receiving a set of biometric data from the entry means linked to the biometric identification code and a set of input data from the data input device linked to the data identification code, (ii) a first conversion means for selectably capturing a portion of the set of biometric data received from the entry means and converting said portion of captured biometric data into a compressed digital file of the captured biometric data linked to the biometric identification code, (iii) a second conversion means for formatting the set of input data into a network protocol standard linked to the data identification code, (iv) transmitting means for transmitting data from the communication control device to the display means, and (v) connecting means for connecting the first conversion means to the entry means, the second conversion means to the data input device, the transmitting means to the display means, and the communication control device to a computer network; and
(e) at least one system central processing unit remote from the communication control device and in direct communication with the communication control device having (i) an installed biometric recognition system, (ii) a first processor means for generating a biometric template from the captured biometric data using the installed biometric recognition system, (iii) storage means for storing a set of biometric templates generated by the biometric recognition system in a biometric database, (iv) searching means for searching the biometric database for a stored biometric template linked with an identifying parameter, (v) a second processor means for comparing and scoring the correspondence of two biometric templates using the installed biometric recognition system; and
(vi) communication means for bi-directional communication with the communication control device.
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23. An identity verification system, the verification system comprising:
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(a) a plurality of data input stations, each data input station comprising (i) a referenced data input device associated with a data identification code, (ii) at least one entry means for recording a set of biometric data, wherein each entry means is associated with a biometric identification code, and (iii) display means for displaying information to a system operator;
(b) a communication control device remote from said data input stations, said communication control device having (i) receiving means for receiving the set of biometric data linked with the biometric identification code and a set of input data from the data input device linked with the data identification code, (ii) a first conversion means for selectably capturing a portion of the set of biometric data received from the entry means and converting said portion of captured biometric data into a compressed digital file of the captured biometric data linked to the biometric identification code, (iii) a second conversion means for formatting the set of input data into a network protocol standard linked to the data identification code, and (iv) transmitting means for transmitting data from the communication control device to the display;
(c) a plurality of keycatcher units;
(d) a plurality of interactive local communication stations, each communication station comprising (i) a local central processing unit, (ii) a keyboard, (iii) a monitor, and (iv) a data input apparatus; and
(e) at least one system central processing unit remote from the communication control device and in direct communication with the communication control device having (i) an installed biometric recognition system, (ii) a first processor means for generating a biometric template from the captured biometric data using the installed biometric recognition system, (iii) a second processor means for comparing and scoring the correspondence of two biometric templates using the installed biometric recognition system;
(iv) storage means for storing a set of biometric templates generated by the biometric recognition system in a biometric database, (iv) searching means for searching the biometric database for a stored biometric template linked with an identifying parameter, and (vi) communication means for bi-directional communication with the communication control device.
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24. An identity verification system, the verification system comprising:
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(a) a plurality of referenced data input devices wherein each referenced data input device is associated with a data identification code;
(b) a plurality of cameras for recording photographic images, wherein each camera is associated with a camera identification code;
(c) a display means for displaying information to a system operator;
(d) a communication control device remote from the data input devices, the cameras and the display means, said communication control device including (i) a camera server having a video engine in communication with at least one camera, wherein the video engine selectably captures a set of photographic images taken with the camera and converts the images into a compressed digital file linked to the camera identification code, a first data conversion engine in communication with at least one data input device, wherein the first data conversion engine captures a set of input data from the data input device and formats the captured data into a network protocol standard linked to the data identification code, and a second data conversion engine, wherein the second data conversion engine formats a set of output data for communication with the display means; and
(ii) a main board that connects the camera server to the camera, the data input device, the display means and a computer network. (e) a plurality of keycatcher units;
(f) a plurality of interactive local communication stations, each communication station comprising (i) a local central processing unit, (ii) a keyboard, and (iii) a monitor; and
(g) at least one system central processing unit remote from the communication control device and in direct communication with the communication control device having (i) an installed biometric recognition system, (ii) a first processor means for generating a biometric template from the captured biometric data using the installed biometric recognition system, (iii) a second processor means for comparing and scoring the correspondence of two biometric templates using the biometric recognition system;
(iv) storage means for storing a set of biometric templates in a biometric database, and (iv) searching means for searching the biometric database for a stored biometric template linked with an identifying parameter.
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25. A method for image capture and verification comprising:
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sending a live video stream of an individual taken with a camera to a communication control device;
capturing a photographic frame out of the video stream;
converting the photographic frame into a compressed digital file;
capturing a set of input data in a common protocol format from at least one data input device;
converting the common protocol formatted data into a network standard protocol;
sending the compressed digital file and converted input data to a central processing unit for image verification or identification; and
providing feedback on the status of the verification process to a visual output device.
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26. A method for verifying a user'"'"'s identity and authorizing a transaction, the method comprising the steps of:
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entering a user'"'"'s authorization identifier through a referenced data input device into a communication control device, said communication control device in communication with a CPU;
searching a database of authorized users residing on the CPU for the user'"'"'s authorization identifier, wherein said database of authorized users links a digitized biometric data file previously obtained from each authorized user with each authorized user'"'"'s authorization identifier;
activating a biometric data entry mechanism reference-linked to the referenced data input device;
gathering biometric data from the user using the biometric data entry mechanism;
capturing selected biometric data with the communication control device and generating a compressed digitized file from the selected biometric data;
processing the compressed digitized file of selected biometric data though a biometric recognition system residing on the CPU to form a test biometric data file, wherein the test biometric data file is in a comparable format as the previously obtained biometric file linked with the user'"'"'s authorization identifier in the authorized user database;
comparing the test biometric data file with the previously obtained biometric file linked with the user'"'"'s authorization identifier in the authorized user database;
providing feedback on the result of the comparison of the test biometric data file with the previously obtained biometric file linked with the user'"'"'s authorization identifier in the authorized user database to a visual output device associated with the biometric data entry mechanism; and
authorizing the transaction if a correspondence in the test biometric data file and the previously obtained biometric file linked with the user'"'"'s authorization identifier in the authorized user database is detected. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. A face recognition based method for verifying the identity of an individual, the method comprising the steps of:
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entering an identifier associated with a person through a referenced data input device into a communication control device, said communication control device in communication with a CPU;
searching an enrolled face database residing on the CPU for the person'"'"'s identifier, wherein said enrolled face database links a set of stored digitized facial template files of a number of individuals with a set of identifiers of the individuals;
activating a camera reference-linked to the referenced data input device;
gathering a plurality of photographic images of the person;
capturing a set of selected photographic images with the communication control device and generating a compressed digitized image file from the selected photographic images;
transmitting the compressed digitized image file to the CPU;
processing the compressed digitized image file though a face recognition system residing on the CPU to form a test facial template file;
comparing the test facial template file with the stored facial template file associated with the person'"'"'s identifier in the face database; and
providing feedback on the correspondence of the test facial template file with the stored facial template file to a visual output device associated with the biometric data entry mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33)
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