Biometric database collaborator

• US 9,280,715 B2
• Filed: 03/15/2013
• Issued: 03/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 03/15/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mis Security, LLC.
• Original Assignee: Broadband Discovery Systems, Inc.
• Inventors: Stephanson, Cory J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Nguyen, Phong
• Application Number:
  US13/842,183
• Publication Number:
  US 20140279858A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,089 Days
• Field of Search: 707/609, 707/758
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/24575 using context
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/70 Multimodal biometrics, e.g. combining information from different biometric modalities

Abstract

A biometric database corroborator is disclosed. In one embodiment, a biometric digital representation receiver receives a biometric digital representation representative of an individual. A biometric information gatherer collects biometric data from a first biometric database and at least a second different biometric database. A biometric comparator compares the biometric digital representation representative of the individual with the biometric data gathered from the first biometric database and at least the second different biometric database, the biometric comparator utilizing a predefined match percentage threshold to determine a match. A result provider provides a result from the biometric comparator in a tangible user output.

Claims

1. A computer-implemented method for corroborating biometric data from a plurality of databases, the method comprising:

receiving, at the computing device, a biometric digital representation for an individual;

comparing, at the computing device, a biometric digital representation for an individual with a first database of biometric digital representations and at least a second different database of biometric digital representations;

determining, at the computing device, a match based on a predefined match percentage threshold for the biometric digital representation;

comparing, at the computing device, the biometric digital representation for the individual with any changes in biometric information made to the first database and at least the second different database;

updating the determining of the match based on the changes in biometric information; and

generating, at the computing device, a user recognizable output of the determining.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the biometric digital representation is selected from the group consisting of:

a biometric sensor data stream, fingerprint digital representation, an iris digital representation, a palm print digital representation and a facial digital representation.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 wherein the first database of biometric digital representations does not interact with the at least the second different database of biometric digital representations.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

adjusting the predefined match percentage threshold to increase the accuracy of the determining.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

adding the biometric information for the individual to a vetted database for trusted individuals.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

adding the biometric information for the individual to a vetted database for untrusted individuals.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 further comprising:

adaptively updating the individual'"'"'s biometric digital representation by coupling an individual'"'"'s updated biometric digital representation with an individual'"'"'s prior biometric digital representation to provide an amalgamated biometric digital representation.

8. A biometric database corroborator stored on a non-transitory computer-usable storage media, said biometric database corroborator comprising:

a biometric digital representation receiver to receive a biometric digital representation representative of an individual;

a biometric information gatherer to collect biometric data from a first biometric database and at least a second different biometric database;

a biometric comparator to compare the biometric digital representation representative of the individual with the biometric data gathered from the first biometric database and at least the second different biometric database, the biometric comparator utilizing a predefined match percentage threshold to determine a match;

a vetted database to receive the biometric information for the individual; and

a result provider to provide a result from the biometric comparator in a tangible user output,

wherein the biometric comparator compares the biometric information for the individual in the vetted database with any changes in biometric information made to the first database and at least the second different database, and wherein the vetted database updates the determining of the match based on the changes in biometric information.

9. The biometric database corroborator of claim 8, wherein the biometric digital representation is selected from the group consisting of:

a fingerprint digital representation, an iris digital representation, a palm print digital representation, a facial digital representation, or other biometric digital representation of an individual.

10. The biometric database corroborator of claim 8, wherein the first database of biometric digital representations does not interact with the at least the second different database of biometric digital representations.

11. The biometric database corroborator of claim 8, wherein the predefined match percentage threshold is adjustable to increase the accuracy of the biometric comparator.

12. The biometric database corroborator of claim 8, wherein the biometric information gatherer collects biographic metadata in conjunction with the biometric data from the first biometric database and at least the second different biometric database.

13. The biometric database corroborator of claim 12, wherein the biographic metadata is selected from the group of information consisting of:

a name(s), an alias, a present address, a previous address, a driver'"'"'s license number, a social security number, and passport information.

14. The biometric database corroborator of claim 8, wherein the biometric comparator provides matches from the group consisting of:

a high percentage match, a low percentage match, and a partial match.

15. Instructions on a non-transitory computer-usable medium wherein the instructions when executed cause a computer system to perform a method for assessing a detected event, the method comprising:

accessing, at the computing device, a first database of biometric digital representations;

comparing, at the computing device, a biometric digital representation for an individual with the first database of biometric digital representations;

accessing, at the computing device, at least a second database of biometric digital representations;

comparing, at the computing device, the biometric digital representation for the individual with at least the second database of biometric digital representations;

determining, at the computing device, a match based on a predefined match percentage threshold for the biometric digital representation;

comparing, at the computing device, the biometric digital representation for the individual with any changes in biometric information made to the first database and at least the second different database;

updating the determining of the match based on the changes in biometric information; and

generating, at the computing device, a user recognizable output of the determining.

16. The non-transitory computer-usable medium of claim 15 further comprising:

adding the biometric information for the individual to a vetted database.

17. The non-transitory computer-usable medium of claim 15

receiving, at the computing device, an updated biometric digital representation for the individual;

adaptively updating, at the computing device, the individual'"'"'s biometric digital representation with the updated biometric digital representation to provide an amalgamated biometric digital representation; and

comparing, at the computing device, the amalgamated biometric digital representation for the individual with a first database of biometric digital representations and at least a second different database of biometric digital representations.

18. The non-transitory computer-usable medium of claim 15 wherein the match is selected from the group consisting of:

a high percentage match, a low percentage match, and a partial match.