Anti-identity theft and information security system

• US 8,610,539 B2
• Filed: 02/05/2013
• Issued: 12/17/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 02/04/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: The Cooper Union for the Advancement of Science and Art
• Original Assignee: Worthwhile Products
• Inventors: Solomon, Stanley B.
• Primary Examiner(s): Lim, Steven
• Assistant Examiner(s): Knox, Kaleria
• Application Number:
  US13/759,909
• Publication Number:
  US 20130201000A1
• Time in Patent Office: 315 Days
• Field of Search: 340/5.53, 340/5.52, 340/5.83, 340/10.1, 340/8.1, 340/5.8, 340/10.51, 340/825.49, 710/672, 705/72, 235/380
• US Class Current: 340/5.83
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 1/01 electric
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0425 Safety, monitoring
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/24162 Biometric sensor, fingerprint as user access password
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/606 by securing the transmission between two devices or processes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2133 Verifying human interaction, e.g., Captcha
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/265 Personal security, identity or safety
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/29 the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards

Abstract

The anti-identity theft and information security system process includes storing secure information in association with an electronic device having a communication circuit for sending and receiving data. Biometric information is read with a scanner so that the identity of a user can be authenticating in connection with the supplied biometric information. Once approved, a data communication line is established with a remote device and access to the secure information is unlocked. Thereafter, the secure information may be transmitted between the electronic device and the remote device.

Claims

1. An anti-identity theft and information security system process, comprising the steps of:

storing secure information in association with an electronic device having a communication circuit for sending and receiving data;

activating the communication circuit during application of a unique fingerprint keyed to a fingerprint receptor coupled to the electronic device;

authenticating an identity in connection with the unique fingerprint;

establishing a line of data communication between the electronic device and a remote device;

unlocking access to the secure information based on the authenticated identity; and

transmitting the secure information between the electronic device and the remote device with the communication circuit simultaneously while the unique fingerprint remains keyed to the fingerprint receptor, wherein transmitting terminates and the secure information locks with removal of the unique fingerprint from the fingerprint receptor.

2. The process of claim 1, wherein the fingerprint receptor includes a three-dimensional surface reciprocally keyed to the three-dimensions of the unique fingerprint.

3. The process of claim 2, including the step of forming the three-dimensional surface on first use of the fingerprint receptor.

4. The process of claim 3, wherein the fingerprint receptor comprises a semi-malleable material that work hardens during the forming step.

5. The process of claim 1, wherein the fingerprint receptor restricts keying to a single unique fingerprint and is selectively interchangeable with another fingerprint receptor keyed to another unique fingerprint.

6. The process of claim 5, including the step of erasing the secure information after disconnecting the fingerprint receptor from the electronic device.

7. The process of claim 1, wherein the electronic device comprises an identification card or a Smartphone, the remote device comprises a credit card or a passport and the communication circuit comprises an RFID tag.

8. The process of claim 1, wherein the activating step includes the step of establishing a resistance or a voltage drop with the unique fingerprint on the fingerprint receptor.

9. The process of claim 1, wherein the authenticating step includes the step of authenticating a fingerprint, an iris and a facial feature before unlocking access to the secure information.

10. The process of claim 1, including the step of syncing the electronic device with a product carrying an RFID tag.

11. The process of claim 10, including the step of locking the RFID tag with encrypted data, wherein the RFID tag is only responsive to radio frequencies carrying an authentication code generated by supplying the unique fingerprint.

12. The process of claim 10, including the step of tracking the product via the RFID tag when the product is off.

13. The process of claim 10, including the step of powering on the product with the RFID tag when the product is off, or powering off the product with the RFID tag when the product is on.

14. An anti-identity theft and information security system process, comprising the steps of:

storing secure information in association with an electronic device having a communication circuit comprising a wireless communication circuit and a wired port for sending and receiving data;

activating an RFID tag coupled to the electronic device simultaneously while a sensor obtains biometric information, maintaining said activation during continued sensing of the biometric information, and deactivating the RFID tag in the absence of the biometric information;

authenticating an identity in connection with the biometric information received by the sensor;

establishing a line of data communication between the electronic device and a remote device;

unlocking access to the secure information based on the authenticated identity; and

transmitting the secure information between the electronic device and the remote device, wherein transmitting terminates and the secure information locks in the absence of the biometric information.

15. The process of claim 14, wherein the sensor comprises a fingerprint receptor having a three-dimensional surface reciprocally keyed to the three-dimensions of a unique fingerprint.

16. The process of claim 15, including the step of forming the three-dimensional surface on first use of the fingerprint receptor.

17. The process of claim 14, wherein the electronic device comprises an identification card, a Smartphone, a credit card, or a passport.

18. The process of claim 14, wherein the remote device comprises a credit card or a passport.

19. The process of claim 14, including the step of approving an internet transaction using the biometric information with an internet server during the maintaining step.

20. The process of claim 14, wherein the authenticating step includes the step of authenticating a fingerprint, an iris and a facial feature before unlocking access to the secure information.

21. The process of claim 14, wherein the establishing step includes the step of matching biometric information from the electronic device with a biometric identity database associated with the remote device.

22. An anti-identity theft and information security system process, comprising the steps of:

storing secure information in association with an electronic device having a communication circuit for sending and receiving data;

authenticating an authorized user of the electronic device with biometric information;

activating the communication circuit simultaneously while a sensor obtains the biometric information;

unlocking access to and transmitting the secure information between the electronic device and an RFID tag coupled to a product during continued sensing of the biometric information, wherein the secure information includes at least a location of the product; and

terminating transmission and locking the secure information in the absence of continuing to obtain the biometric information with the sensor.

23. The process of claim 22, including the step of locking the RFID tag with encrypted data responsive only to radio frequencies carrying an authentication code generated by supplying the biometric information.

24. The process of claim 22, including the step of cataloging location information for multiple products in an electronic database.

25. The process of claim 22, wherein when the product comprises an electronic product, including the step of powering on the electronic product with the RFID tag in response to receiving secure information from the communication circuit of the electronic device.

26. The process of claim 22, wherein the activating step includes the step of sensing a fingerprint, an iris, or a facial feature.

27. The process of claim 26, wherein the unlocking step includes the step of authenticating the fingerprint, the iris and the facial feature before unlocking access to the secure information.