Mobile handheld code reader and print scanner system and method

• US 7,073,711 B2
• Filed: 04/21/2003
• Issued: 07/11/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 04/19/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: HID Global Corporation (Assa Abloy AB)
• Original Assignee: Cross Match Technologies Incorporated (Assa Abloy AB)
• Inventors: Siegel, William G., Fernandez, Frank E.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Diane I.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Lee, Seung H
• Application Number:
  US10/419,093
• Publication Number:
  US 20040016811A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,177 Days
• Field of Search: 235/382, 235/380, 235/492, 235/462.45, 705/18, 340/5.53, 382/115
• US Class Current: 235/382
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 7/10881 constructional details of hand-held scanners

Abstract

A scanner section of a reader/scanner device that scans and stores biometric data of an individual with a biometric scanner section. A reader section reads and stores machine readable code data with a code reading section. The machine readable code can be associated with a handheld device held by the individual having their biometric data scanned. The reader/scanner device then decodes the code data and stores decoded data. The biometric data is extracted, either within the reader/scanner device or remotely after being transmitted to a remote device. The extracted biometric data is compared to the decoded data, either within the reader/scanner device or remotely after the decoded data is transmitted to a remote device, to determine if the individual is the person listed on the handheld device. If not, the biometric data can be used to determine their identity if they are in a main database.

Claims

1. A method for identification based on a 1:

1 comparison and 1;

N comparison, comprising;

(a) capturing live biometric data of an individual;

(b) capturing code data associated with a handheld device, the code data identifying an authorized individual;

(c) decoding said code data;

(d) extracting live biometric data from said captured live biometric data;

(e) comparing said extracted live biometric data to said decoded data to perform the 1;

1 comparison;

(f) determining, based on step (e), when a first condition occurs indicating a successful match and when a second condition occurs indicating an unsuccessful match; and

(g) when the second condition occurs indicating the unsuccessful match, performing said 1;

N comparison by comparing extracted live biometric data to pre-stored data in a database representing extracted biometric data for multiple individuals to determine if the extracted live biometric data matches with any of said pre-stored data representing the extracted biometric data for the multiple individuals in said database.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein steps (a) and (b) are performed using one device.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said code data is machine readable code.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said code data is one-dimensional bar code.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said code data is two-dimensional bar code.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said code data corresponds to biometric data.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said biometric image corresponds to a fingerprint of said individual.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein said handheld device is an identification device.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein said handheld device is a smartcard.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein step (b) comprises reading a machine readable code.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein step (b) comprises reading a bar code.

12. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

performing step (d) after transmitting said captured live biometric data to a remote device; and

performing steps (e)-(g) in said remote device.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein step (e) always consists of performing the second operation when the first operation is unsuccessful.

14. A method, comprising:

(a) capturing live biometric data of an individual using a handheld device;

(b) capturing code data associated with an identification device held by the individual by using the handheld device, the code data identifying an authorized individual;

(c) decoding the code data;

(d) extracting live biometric data from the captured live biometric data;

(e) transmitting the decoded code data and the extracted biometric data to a remote device;

(f) comparing the extracted live biometric data to the decoded data in the remote device using a 1;

1 comparison to determine if a match results; and

(g) when step (f) is unsuccessful, performing a 1;

N comparison in the remote device by comparing the extracted live biometric data to pre-stored data in a database representing extracted biometric data for multiple individuals to determine if the extracted live biometric data matches with any of the pre-stored data representing extracted biometric data for multiple individuals in the database, wherein step (g) is always performed when step (f) is unsuccessful.

15. A method, comprising:

(a) capturing live biometric data of an individual;

(b) capturing code data associated with a handheld device, the code data identifying an authorized individual;

(c) decoding the code data;

(d) extracting live biometric data from the captured live biometric data;

(e) comparing the extracted live biometric data to the decided code data using a 1;

1 comparison;

(f) determining whether a successful condition or an unsuccessful condition has occurred, wherein

the successful condition occurs when the extracted live biometric data matches with the decoded data, and

the unsuccessful condition occurs when the extracted live biometric data fails to match with the decoded data; and

(g) when the unsuccessful condition occurs, comparing the extracted live biometric data to pre-stored data in a database representing extracted biometric data for multiple individuals using a 1;

N comparison to determine if the extracted live biometric data matches with any of the pre-stored data representing extracted biometric data for multiple individuals in the database, wherein step (f) is always performed when step (e) is unsuccessful.