Multi-media identity management system
First Claim
1. A method for utilizing multi-media identities for access control to a secure area or item comprising:
- providing of a multi-media identity to an entity by a multi-media identity management system for use with an access control system, wherein the multi-media identity is a digital identifier whose multi-media data elements define multi-media authentication data expected to be used by the entity and security privileges of the access control system assigned to the entity, wherein the multi-media identity is stored upon a portable identification device;
receiving the provided multi-media identity and multi-media authentication data in an access request for one of a secure area and a secure item, wherein the multi-media authentication data comprises at least a digital image of the entity, wherein the multi-media authentication data is captured by at least one multi-media capture device in one of real-time and near real-time;
verifying the multi-media authentication data against the multi-media data elements of the multi-media identity, wherein each multi-media authentication data item is compared to a multi-media data element of the multi-media identity of a corresponding multi-media type;
validating the security privileges of the multi-media identity to those defined for the one of the secure area and the secure item;
when the multi-media authentication data, multi-media identity, and security privileges are valid for the one of the secure area and the secure item, granting the entity access to the one of the secure area and the secure item; and
when at least one of the multi-media authentication data, multi-media identity, and security privileges is invalid, denying the entity access to the one of the secure area and the secure item.
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Abstract
A method for utilizing multi-media identities for access control to a secure area or item can begin with a multi-media identity management system providing a multi-media identity to an entity for use with an access control system. The multi-media identity can be a digital identifier defining multi-media authentication data and security privileges for the entity. The provided multi-media identity and multi-media authentication data can be received in an access request for a secure area or item. The multi-media authentication data can be verified against the multi-media data elements of the multi-media identity. The security privileges of the multi-media identity can be validated for the secure area or item. When the multi-media authentication data, multi-media identity, and security privileges are valid, the entity can be granted access and denied access when at least one item is invalid.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for utilizing multi-media identities for access control to a secure area or item comprising:
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providing of a multi-media identity to an entity by a multi-media identity management system for use with an access control system, wherein the multi-media identity is a digital identifier whose multi-media data elements define multi-media authentication data expected to be used by the entity and security privileges of the access control system assigned to the entity, wherein the multi-media identity is stored upon a portable identification device; receiving the provided multi-media identity and multi-media authentication data in an access request for one of a secure area and a secure item, wherein the multi-media authentication data comprises at least a digital image of the entity, wherein the multi-media authentication data is captured by at least one multi-media capture device in one of real-time and near real-time; verifying the multi-media authentication data against the multi-media data elements of the multi-media identity, wherein each multi-media authentication data item is compared to a multi-media data element of the multi-media identity of a corresponding multi-media type; validating the security privileges of the multi-media identity to those defined for the one of the secure area and the secure item; when the multi-media authentication data, multi-media identity, and security privileges are valid for the one of the secure area and the secure item, granting the entity access to the one of the secure area and the secure item; and when at least one of the multi-media authentication data, multi-media identity, and security privileges is invalid, denying the entity access to the one of the secure area and the secure item. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for utilizing multi-media identities for access control to a secure area or item comprising:
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a multi-media identity that is a digital data container associated with an entity having at least one multi-media data element that defines at least one multi-media aspect of the entity, said multi-media identity further comprises; a plurality of metadata for representing textual multi-media data elements as field-value pairs; at least one multi-media fingerprint representing non-textual multi-media data elements in a distilled format, wherein a multi-media fingerprint is a baseline representation of the at least one multi-media aspect of the entity; at least one item of entity-submitted multi-media authentication data as identification of the entity, wherein a quantity of multi-media authentication data items submitted matches a quantity and multi-media types of multi-media data elements contained in the entity'"'"'s multi-media identity; and a multi-media identity management system configured to manage multi-media identities and validate the multi-media identity based upon a comparison with the at least one item of entity-submitted multi-media authentication data. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A computer program product comprising a non-transitory computer readable storage medium having computer usable program code embodied therewith, the computer usable program code comprising:
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computer usable program code configured to provide a multi-media identity to an entity for use with an access control system, wherein the multi-media identity is a digital identifier whose multi-media data elements define multi-media authentication data expected to be used by the entity and security parameters of the access control system assigned to the entity, wherein the multi-media identity is stored upon a portable identification device; computer usable program code configured to receive the provided multi-media identity and multi-media authentication data in an access request for one of a secure area and a secure item, wherein the multi-media authentication data comprises at least a digital image of the entity, wherein the multi-media authentication data is captured by at least one multi-media capture device in one of real-time and near real-time; computer usable program code configured to verify the multi-media authentication data against the multi-media data elements of the multi-media identity, wherein each multi-media authentication data item is compared to a multi-media data element of the multi-media identity of a corresponding multi-media type; computer usable program code configured to, when the multi-media authentication data, multi-media identity, and security privileges are determined valid for the one of the secure area and the secure item, notify the access control system that the entity is allowed access, wherein said access control system performs additional validation actions, when necessary; and computer usable program code configured to, when at least one of the multi-media authentication data and multi-media identity is invalid, notify the access control system that the entity is denied access. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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