Test authorization system

• US 7,609,145 B2
• Filed: 10/21/2004
• Issued: 10/27/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 10/06/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ablecare Medical, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Martis Ip Holdings, LLC
• Inventors: Oehler, Frederick M., Martis, Dinesh J., Biggins, Edward S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Zimmerman; Brian A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Nguyen; Nam V
• Application Number:
  US10/970,898
• Publication Number:
  US 20060075257A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,832 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.1, 340/552, 340/5.2, 340/5.52, 340/5.53, 340/5.8, 340/5.81, 705/3, 713/186
• US Class Current: 340/5.1
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 3/005 Constructional features of the display
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/0002 Remote monitoring of patients using telemetry, e.g. transmission of vital signals via a communication network A61B5/07 takes precedence; transmission systems for measured values G08C; transmission H04B; transmission of digital information H04L; wireless communication networks H04W
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/02438 with portable devices, e.g. worn by the patient
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/1172 using fingerprinting
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/14552 Details of sensors specially adapted therefor
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6816 Ear lobe
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6826 Finger
• CPC Class Codes: A61B 5/6838 Clamps or clips
• CPC Class Codes: G16H 40/63 for local operation

Abstract

A method of identifying a test-taker is disclosed. The method includes the step of sampling a biometric characteristic of the test-taker, and may include the step of sampling a second biometric characteristic of the test-taker. The method may include the step of identifying the test administrator by sampling a biometric characteristic of the test administrator. A method of authorizing the administration of a test is also disclosed.

Claims

1. A method of associating a person'"'"'s fingerprint and facial identification data, including the steps of:

(a) capturing a static identifier from a person;

(b) simultaneously with the capture of the static identifier, measuring a time-varying biometric parameter of the person at the location the static identifier is captured, and measuring and displaying information representative of the time-varying biometric parameter at a second location proximal to the person'"'"'s face;

(c) simultaneously with the capture of the static identifier, capturing in a single visual image, data of representative of the person'"'"'s facial characteristics and the information displayed at the second location at the time of the visual capture;

(d) intermingling with the visual image data of the facial characteristics with,

(i) the static identifier captured at the time visual image data was captured, and

(ii) the time-varying biometric parameter measured at the same time the visual image and static identifier was measured to form a data set unique to the person at the time the visual image was captured; and

(e) recognizing the association only if the measurement of the time-varying biometric parameter measured at the location of the static identifier capture matches the measurement of the time-varying biometric parameter at the time the visual image is captured.

2. A method as recited in claim 1 wherein the static biometric identifier being measured includes fingerprint data.

3. A method as recited in claim 1 further including the step of capturing an identification of the person.