Entity authentication in electronic communications by providing verification status of device
First Claim
1. A method of providing a verification status of a device, comprising:
- (a) identifying within a device a current verification status out of a plurality of verification statuses of the device as a function of a comparison of biometric verification data input into the device to biometric data prestored within the device and as a function of whether an indicator was output since verification data was last input into the device, wherein the plurality of verification statuses comprise;
a first verification status indicating a lack of verification data since a resetting of the device;
a second verification status indicating a match between input data and data prestored where no indicator has been output from the device since the match;
a third verification status indicating a failed match; and
a fourth verification status indicating a match where an indicator has been output since the match; and
(b) independent of the verification status identified, transmitting an indicator of said identified verification status to an electronic apparatus external to the device, the indicator revealing said identified verification status without revealing either of the biometric verification data or the prestored biometric data.
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Abstract
A current verification status of a device (256) is identified out of a plurality of predefined verification data input (250) into the device (256) and data prestored within the device.(254) The indicator (272) reveals neither the prestored data nor the verification data. One of the predefined verification statuses is representative of the verification data being the same as the prestored data, and another verification status is representative of the verification data being different from the prestored data. An identified verification status is used by one entity in determining risk regarding an electronic communication from another entity, especially where the electronic communication comprises a request. The prestored data is for a Secret or a biometric characteristic of the first entity.
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80 Claims
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1. A method of providing a verification status of a device, comprising:
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(a) identifying within a device a current verification status out of a plurality of verification statuses of the device as a function of a comparison of biometric verification data input into the device to biometric data prestored within the device and as a function of whether an indicator was output since verification data was last input into the device, wherein the plurality of verification statuses comprise; a first verification status indicating a lack of verification data since a resetting of the device; a second verification status indicating a match between input data and data prestored where no indicator has been output from the device since the match; a third verification status indicating a failed match; and a fourth verification status indicating a match where an indicator has been output since the match; and (b) independent of the verification status identified, transmitting an indicator of said identified verification status to an electronic apparatus external to the device, the indicator revealing said identified verification status without revealing either of the biometric verification data or the prestored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method of providing a verification status regarding an entity authentication, comprising:
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(a) receiving within a device input comprising biometric verification data of an entity; (b) identifying within the device a current verification status out of a plurality of verification statuses of the device as a function of the biometric verification data and biometric data prestored within the device and as a function of whether an indicator was output since verification data was last input into the device, wherein the plurality of verification statuses comprise;
—a first verification status indicating a lack of verification data since a resetting of the device; a second verification status indicating a match between input data and data prestored where no indicator has been output from the device since the match; a third verification status indicating a failed match; and a fourth verification status indicating a match where an indicator has been output since the match; and (c) independent of the verification status identified, outputting from the device an indicator of said identified verification status, the indicator revealing said identified verification status without revealing either of the biometric verification data or the prestored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of authenticating a first entity to a second entity, comprising:
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(a) within a verification component of a device, (i) storing biometric data of the first entity during a personalization of the verification component, (ii) later receiving biometric verification data input within the device, and (iii) identifying a current verification status out of a plurality of verification statuses of the device as a function of the biometric verification data and the prestored biometric data and as a function of whether an indicator was output since verification data was last input into the device, wherein the plurality of verification statuses comprise; a first verification status indicating a lack of verification data since a resetting of the device; a second verification status indicating a match between input data and data prestored where no indicator has been output from the device since the match; a third verification status indicating a failed match; and a fourth verification status indicating a match where an indicator has been output since the match; and (b) independent of the verification status identified, communicating said identified verification status to the second entity by outputting from the verification component an indicator of said identified verification status and transmitting said output indicator to the second entity, the indicator revealing said identified verification status without revealing either of the biometric verification data or the prestored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of providing a verification status regarding an entity authentication, comprising:
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(a) maintaining within a device prestored biometric data of an entity for identifying a verification status of the device as a function of the prestored biometric data and biometric verification data later input into the device; (b) identifying within the device a current verification status out of a plurality of verification statuses of the device representing whether an indicator was output since verification data was last input into the device, wherein the verification statuses comprise; a first verification status indicating a lack of verification data since a resetting of the device; a second verification status indicating a match between input data and data prestored where no indicator has been output from the device since the match; a third verification status indicating a failed match; and a fourth verification status indicating a match where an indicator has been output since the match; (c) outputting from the device an indicator of said identified verification status for evaluation thereof; (d) receiving within the device input comprising verification data; (e) identifying within the device a current verification status out of a plurality of predefined verification statuses of the device by comparing said received verification data with the prestored biometric data; and (f) again outputting from the device an indicator of said identified verification status for evaluation thereof, the second indicator revealing said identified verification status based on said comparison but neither revealing the verification data nor the prestored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32)
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33. A method of providing a verification status of a device, comprising:
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(a) identifying within a device a current verification status out of a plurality of verification statuses of the device as a function of whether an indicator was output since verification data was last input into the device and as a function of biometric verification data input into the device and a plurality of biometric data prestored within the device, wherein the verification statuses comprise; a first verification status indicating a lack of verification data since a resetting of the device; a second verification status indicating a match between input data and data prestored where no indicator has been output from the device since the match; a third verification status indicating a failed match; a fourth verification status indicating a match where an indicator has been output since the match; and wherein the verification status further includes an indication of a type of biometric data from among the plurality of biometric data prestored within the device; and (b) independent of the verification status identified, transmitting an indicator of said identified verification status to an electronic apparatus external to the device, the indicator revealing said identified verification status without revealing either of the verification data or the prestored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method of providing a verification status of a device, comprising:
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(a) identifying within a device a current verification status out of a plurality of verification statuses of the device as a function of whether an indicator was output since verification data was last input into the device and as a function of a plurality of biometric verification data input into the device and a plurality of biometric data prestored within the device, wherein the verification statuses comprise; a first verification status indicating a lack of verification data since a resetting of the device; a second verification status indicating a match between input data and data prestored where no indicator has been output from the device since the match; a third verification status indicating a failed match; a fourth verification status indicating a match where an indicator has been output since the match; and wherein the verification status further includes an identification marker corresponding to a value out of a set of predefined values, each value representing at least two types of biometric verification data from among the plurality of biometric verification data input into the device; and (b) independent of the verification status identified, transmitting an indicator of said identified verification status to an electronic apparatus external to the device, the indicator revealing said identified verification status without revealing either of the verification data or the prestored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48)
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49. A method of providing a verification status regarding an entity authentication, comprising:
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(a) receiving within a device input comprising biometric verification data of an entity; (b) identifying within the device a current verification status out of a plurality of verification statuses of the device as a function of whether an indicator was output since verification data was last input into the device and as a function of the biometric verification data and a plurality of biometric data prestored within the device, wherein the verification statuses comprise; a first verification status indicating a lack of verification data since a resetting of the device; a second verification status indicating a match between input data and data prestored where no indicator has been output from the device since the match; a third verification status indicating a failed match; a fourth verification status indicating a match where an indicator has been output since the match; and wherein the verification status further includes an indication of a type of biometric data from among the plurality of biometric data prestored within the device; and (c) independent of the verification status identified, outputting from the device an indicator of said identified verification status, the indicator revealing said identified verification status without revealing either of the biometric verification data or the prestored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57)
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58. A method of providing a verification status regarding an entity authentication, comprising:
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(a) receiving within a device input comprising a plurality of biometric verification data of an entity; (b) identifying within the device a current verification status out of a plurality of verification statuses of the device as a function of the plurality of biometric verification data and a plurality of biometric data prestored within the device and as a function of whether an indicator was output since verification data was last input into the device, wherein the verification statuses comprise; a first verification status indicating a lack of verification data since a resetting of the device; a second verification status indicating a match between input data and data prestored where no indicator has been output from the device since the match; a third verification status indicating a failed match; a fourth verification status indicating a match where an indicator has been output since the match; and wherein the verification status further includes an identification marker corresponding to a value out of a set of predefined values, each value representing at least two types of biometric verification data from among the plurality of biometric verification data input into the device; and (c) independent of the verification status identified, outputting from the device an indicator of said identified verification status, the indicator revealing said identified verification status without revealing either of the biometric verification data or the prestored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66)
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67. A method of authenticating a first entity to a second entity, comprising:
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(a) within a verification component of a device, (i) storing a plurality of biometric data of the first entity during a personalization of the verification component, (ii) later receiving biometric verification data input within the device, and (iii) identifying, as a function of whether an indicator was output since verification data was last input into the device and as a function of the biometric verification data and the plurality of prestored biometric data, a current verification status out of a plurality of verification statuses of the device, wherein the verification statuses comprise; a first verification status indicating a lack of verification data since a resetting of the device; a second verification status indicating a match between input data and data prestored where no indicator has been output from the device since the match; a third verification status indicating a failed match; a fourth verification status indicating a match where an indicator has been output since the match; and wherein the verification status further includes an indication of a type of biometric data from among the plurality of prestored biometric data; and (b) independent of the verification status identified, communicating said identified verification status to the second entity by outputting from the verification component an indicator of said identified verification status and transmitting said output indicator to the second entity, the indicator revealing said identified verification status without revealing either of the biometric verification data or the prestored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73)
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74. A method of authenticating a first entity to a second entity, comprising:
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(a) within a verification component of a device, (i) storing a plurality of biometric data of the first entity during a personalization of the verification component, (ii) later receiving a plurality of biometric verification data input within the device, and (iii) identifying, as a function of whether an indicator was output since verification data was last input into the device and as a function of the plurality of biometric verification data and the plurality of prestored biometric data, a current verification status out of a plurality of verification statuses of the device, wherein the verification statuses comprise; a first verification status indicating a lack of verification data since a resetting of the device; a second verification status indicating a match between input data and data prestored where no indicator has been output from the device since the match; a third verification status indicating a failed match; a fourth verification status indicating a match where an indicator has been output since the match; and wherein the verification status further includes an identification marker corresponding to a value out of a set of predefined values, each value representing at least two types of biometric verification data from among the plurality of biometric verification data input; and (b) independent of the verification status identified, communicating said identified verification status to the second entity by outputting from the verification component an indicator of said identified verification status and transmitting said output indicator to the second entity, the indicator revealing said identified verification status without revealing either of the biometric verification data or the prestored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80)
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