System and method for real world biometric analytics through the use of a multimodal biometric analytic wallet

• US 8,448,230 B2
• Filed: 08/22/2008
• Issued: 05/21/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 08/22/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Terrace Licensing LLC (IP Edge LLC)
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Baughman, Aaron K., Dawson, Christopher J., Graham, Barry M., Kamalsky, David J.
• Primary Examiner(s): ABYANEH, ALI S
• Application Number:
  US12/196,703
• Publication Number:
  US 20100050253A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,733 Days
• Field of Search: 713/185, 713/186, 726/7, 726/9, 382/115, 382/116, 382/128, 705/3
• US Class Current: 726/7
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes

Abstract

A system and method for real world biometric analytics through the use of a multimodal analytic wallet. The system includes a biometric wallet comprising a pervasive repository for storing biometric data, the pervasive repository including at least one of a biometric layer, a genomic layer, a health layer, a privacy layer, and a processing layer. The biometric wallet further comprises a biometric analytic interface configured to communicate the biometric data to one or more devices.

Claims

1. A biometric wallet comprising:

a pervasive repository embodied as a memory unit for storing user data comprising biometric data, genomic data, and health data, the pervasive repository including a biometric layer, a genomic layer, a health layer, a privacy layer, and a processing layer; and

a biometric analytic interface configured to communicate the user data to one or more devices and notify a user which acquisition devices attempted to obtain information about the user, and configured to permit the user to adjust privacy settings to allow one or more of the acquisition devices to access the user data.

2. The biometric wallet of claim 1, wherein the biometric layer includes physiological biometric data, behavioral biometric data, and cognitive biometric data.

3. The biometric wallet of claim 1, wherein the processing layer is configured to process locational data and environmental data.

4. The biometric wallet of claim 1, wherein the biometric analytic interface provides for parallel acquisition and processing.

5. The biometric wallet of claim 1, wherein the biometric analytic interface includes a privacy policy.

6. The biometric wallet of claim 1, wherein the biometric analytic interface is configured to synch the pervasive repository to a central repository.

7. The biometric wallet of claim 6, wherein the central repository applies one or more algorithms to the biometric data.

8. The biometric wallet of claim 1, wherein the privacy layer is configured to distort one or more biometric features before authenticating the user.

9. The biometric wallet of claim 8, wherein the processing layer is configured to periodically compare the user'"'"'s biometric data to the biometric data stored in the biometric wallet.

10. A computer implemented method for using biometric data comprising:

accessing user data comprising biometric data, genomic data, and health data, via an acquisition device;

processing the user data;

storing the user data in a biometric wallet including a biometric layer, a genomic layer, a health layer, a privacy layer, and a processing layer;

communicating the biometric data to one or more devices via a biometric analytic interface;

notifying a user which acquisition device attempted to obtain information about the user;

permitting adjustment of privacy settings to allow the acquisition device to access the user data via the biometric analytic interface; and

verifying that the user data in the biometric wallet is from a user in possession of the biometric wallet, wherein the verifying is performed when the biometric wallet exceeds a predefined distance from the user.

11. The computer implemented method of claim 10, further comprising obtaining permission from the user to access the user data.

12. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein the acquisition device comprises one or more interfaces.

13. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein the steps of claim 10 are implemented on a combination of software, hardware, or software and hardware.

14. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein the steps of claim 10 are offered by a service provider based on one of a fee and subscription basis.

15. The computer implemented method of claim 10, wherein a service provider at least one of supports, deploys, maintains, and creates a computer infrastructure that performs the steps of claim 10.

16. The computer implemented method of claim 10, further comprising

accessing the biometric data via the acquisition device, the biometric data including physiological biometric data, behavioral biometric data, and cognitive biometric data;

obtaining permission from a user to access the biometric data;

processing the biometric data; and

storing the biometric data in a pervasive repository of a biometric wallet;

communicating the biometric data to the one or more devices via the biometric analytic interface.

17. The method of claim 10, wherein the verifying is performed after a predefined period of time has elapsed.

18. A computer program product comprising tangible computer-usable storage device having readable program code embodied in the tangible computer-usable storage device, the computer program product includes at least one component operable to:

sense biometric data comprising at least one of physiological biometric data, behavioral biometric data, and cognitive biometric data; and

store user data, including the biometric data, genomic data, and health data, in a pervasive repository having a privacy layer and a processing layer, a biometric layer, a genomic layer, and a health layer,

notify a user which of one or more acquisitions devices attempted to obtain information about the user,

wherein;

the privacy layer permits adjusting privacy settings to allow one or more acquisition devices to access the user data;

the processing layer verifies that the user data in the pervasive repository is from a user in possession of the pervasive repository when the pervasive repository exceeds a predefined distance from the user; and

the privacy layer distorts one or more biometric features before authenticating the user.

19. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising at least one component operable to communicate the biometric data to one or more devices via a biometric analytic interface.

20. The computer program product of claim 19, wherein the biometric analytic interface is configured to synch the pervasive repository to a central repository.

21. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the computer program product is at least one of supported, deployed, maintained, and created by a service provider.

22. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the steps of claim 18 are offered by a service provider based on one of a fee and subscription basis.

23. The computer program product of claim 18, further comprising at least one component operable to:

check a user defined privacy policy;

obtain the biometric data comprising at least one of the physiological biometric data, the behavioral biometric data, and the cognitive biometric data;

store the biometric data in the pervasive repository having at least one of the biometric layer, the genomic layer, the health layer, the privacy layer, and the processing layer; and

communicate the biometric data to one or more devices via a biometric analytic interface.

24. The computer program product of claim 18, wherein the at least one component is further operable to provide verification which comprises periodically comparing the user'"'"'s biometric information to the biometric information stored in the biometric wallet.

25. The computer program product of 24, wherein the privacy layer includes keystores, which provide certificates signed by certificate authorities for a public key infrastructure.

26. A method for deploying an application for communicating biometric data, comprising:

providing a computer infrastructure having a processor configured to;

check a user defined privacy policy;

obtain the biometric data from a user;

store user data, including the biometric data, genomic data, and health data, in a pervasive repository; and

communicate the biometric data to one or more devices via a biometric analytic interface,

wherein;

the pervasive repository includes a biometric layer, a genomic layer, a health layer, a privacy layer, and a processing layer;

the privacy layer comprises secure socket layers to protect the user data from at least one of public interception and packet snooping;

the privacy layer permits adjustment of privacy settings to allow one or more acquisition devices to access the user data;

the processing layer verifies that the biometric data in the pervasive repository is from a user in possession of the pervasive repository when the pervasive repository exceeds a predefined distance from the user; and

the biometric analytic interface is configured to notify a user which acquisition devices attempt to obtain information about the user.

27. The method of claim 26, wherein the biometric data includes at least one of physiological biometric data, behavioral biometric data, and cognitive biometric data.

28. The method of claim 26, wherein the biometric data is obtained via one or more sensors.

29. The method of claim 26, wherein the computer infrastructure is at least one of supported, deployed, maintained, and created by a service provider.

30. The method of claim 26, wherein the privacy layer is configured to distort one or more biometric features before authenticating a user.