System and method for enrolling in a biometric system

• US 8,341,421 B1
• Filed: 10/11/2010
• Issued: 12/25/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 09/21/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: You Technology Incorporated
• Original Assignee: Open Invention Network LLC
• Inventors: Robinson, Timothy L., Schildt, Bradford R., Robinson, Mark B., Gott, Tennille V.
• Primary Examiner(s): Song, Hosuk
• Application Number:
  US12/901,880
• Time in Patent Office: 806 Days
• Field of Search: 713182-186, 726 1- 4, 726 16- 19, 382115-118, 382/124
• US Class Current: 713/186
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/22 Indexing; Data structures therefor; Storage structures
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3678 e-cash details, e.g. blinded, divisible or detecting double spending
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3821 Electronic credentials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/27 with central registration

Abstract

The present invention is a system and method of enrolling potential system users for a biometric system for identity verification. Potential system user information is entered into the system, either by the user or a system operator, and is stored as a partially-enabled user record. The user of a partially-enabled user record fully enables the record by presenting information previously stored in the user record and presenting the remainder of user information necessary to complete record activation. Enrollment data is used to authenticate the system user'"'"'s identity and authorize related transaction accesses in a biometric system for identity verification.

Claims

1. A method for enabling a user to access a membership privilege via a biometric system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a biometric system device, user information for enabling the user to access a membership privilege via the biometric system;

storing, in a database, the user information in a user record;

associating an identification code with the user record;

communicating information about the identification code to the user;

receiving, at a system point of access, a membership privilege access request from the user, the request including the identification code and user biometric data;

storing, in the database, the received user biometric data with the user record associated with the received identification code; and

granting access to the membership privilege.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising enabling the user access to the membership privilege via biometric authorization upon a subsequent access request, wherein the biometric authorization comprises comparing received user biometric data with the biometric data stored in the user record.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the membership privilege is a club membership privilege.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the membership privilege is a membership privilege accessible via token presentment.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein associating an identification code with the user record comprises generating the identification code.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein associating an identification code with the user record comprises associating a personal number known to the user with the user record.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification code comprises one or more of the following:

a social security number, a driver'"'"'s license number, a date of birth, and a telephone number.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the identification code is a system identification number.

9. A method for enrolling a plurality of users in a biometric system, the method comprising:

receiving, by a biometric system device, user information associated with each individual user within a plurality of users, the user information enabling identifying the right of each individual user to access a privilege via the biometric system;

storing, in a database, user information for each individual user within the plurality of users in a user record referenced by an identification code;

receiving, at a system point of access, an access request from an individual user, the request including an identification code and user biometric data;

determining whether the received identification code corresponds with a user record; and

enabling the corresponding user record based upon a successful identification code match, wherein the enabling comprises;

storing the received user biometric data in association with the corresponding user record; and

authorizing the individual user subsequent access to the privilege based upon a successful biometric authorization.

10. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving user information associated with each individual user comprises receiving user information from a membership database.

11. The method of claim 9, wherein the identification code is associated with a token.

12. The method of claim 9, wherein the identification code is associated with a device.

13. The method of claim 9, wherein receiving, at the system point of access, an access request from an individual user, the request including an identification code and user biometric data comprises receiving the identification code via one of the following:

a magnetic (MAG) stripe read, a two-dimensional (2-D) barcode read, or infrared device communication.

14. The method of claim 9, wherein one or more users is assigned a special privilege.

15. The method of claim 9, wherein the privilege comprises pre-enabling other users.

16. The method of claim 9, wherein authorizing the individual user subsequent access to the privilege is further based upon a standing of the user record associated with the individual user.

17. A method for enabling a user to access a token-based privilege via the presentment of biometric data, the method comprising:

associating, in a database, a user identifier with stored user data, the data enabling the user to access a privilege via presentment of a token;

communicating, from the database, an indication of the association to the user, said communication requesting the user to submit user biometric data at a system device to enable biometric-based access to the privilege;

receiving from the user at a system device, a user identifier and user biometric data;

determining whether the received user identifier matches the user identifier associated with the stored user data; and

upon a successful match;

storing, at the database, the received user biometric data in association with the stored user data, and

enabling the user to access to the privilege via biometric authorization upon a subsequent access request.

18. The method of claim 17, further comprising, upon a successful match, displaying the user data to the user.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising prompting the user to confirm the accuracy of the displayed user data.

20. The method of claim 17, further comprising enabling the user to correct incorrect user data.