Adaptive method for biometrically certified communication
First Claim
1. A method for user authentication by a clearinghouse for a message being transmitted from a communication device to a recipient device, the method comprising:
- receiving, by a clearinghouse, a biometric input of a user for authenticating a message from a communication device;
comparing the received biometric input against one or more clearinghouse biometric verification inputs of registered users in order to authenticate the message from the user of the communication device;
in response to a successful authentication, generating a certification token for the authenticated message with the received biometric input incorporated into the certification token; and
transmitting the certification token to the communication device for inclusion in the authenticated message being transmitted by the communication device to the recipient device.
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Abstract
A communication device and method for authentication of a message being transmitted from the communication device. The method includes receiving, by a messaging utility, content of a message provided for transmission from the communication device. Based on a determination that the message requires user authentication before the message is transmitted to a recipient, the method further includes selecting, based on contextual data, one or more biometric capturing components of the communication device; triggering at least one selected biometric capturing component to capture a corresponding biometric input from a user of the communication device; and transmitting the message when the biometric input as belonging to an authorized user of the communication device. In one embodiment, a clearinghouse service authenticates a biometric input from a user of the communication device in order to certify the user and/or the message.
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10 Claims
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1. A method for user authentication by a clearinghouse for a message being transmitted from a communication device to a recipient device, the method comprising:
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receiving, by a clearinghouse, a biometric input of a user for authenticating a message from a communication device; comparing the received biometric input against one or more clearinghouse biometric verification inputs of registered users in order to authenticate the message from the user of the communication device; in response to a successful authentication, generating a certification token for the authenticated message with the received biometric input incorporated into the certification token; and transmitting the certification token to the communication device for inclusion in the authenticated message being transmitted by the communication device to the recipient device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 9)
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5. A clearinghouse server comprising:
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a communication interface that enables communication with a communication device that generates messages for transmission to a recipient device; a network interface by which the clearing house server communicates with an authoritative source that provides unique identifying information about one or more users; a processor coupled to the communication interface and the network interface; a storage device coupled to the processor and which includes a certifying utility that executes on the processor to configure the clearinghouse server to; receive a biometric input of a user for authenticating a message from a communication device; compare the received biometric input against one or more clearinghouse biometric verification inputs of registered users in order to authenticate the message from the user of the communication device; in response to a successful authentication, generate a certification token for the authenticated message with the received biometric input incorporated into the certification token; and transmit the certification token to the communication device for inclusion in the authenticated message being transmitted by the communication device to the recipient device. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7, 8, 10)
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