Physical token-less security screening using biometrics
First Claim
1. A security screening system, comprising:
- at least one non-transitory storage medium storing a set of instructions;
at least one communication component communicably connected to a third party computing system; and
at least one processing unit communicably coupled to the at least one non-transitory storage medium and the at least one communication component, the at least one processing unit operative to execute the set of instructions in order to;
ascertain a third party account identifier for a person based on a digital representation of biometric data for the person, wherein the digital representation of the biometric data is not included in the third party account identifier;
receive electronic pass information from the third party computing system; and
approve access for the person based at least on the electronic pass information and the third party account identifier.
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Abstract
In physical token-less security screening using biometrics, a person provides biometric data to a security computing device as part of a security screening. The biometric data is used by the security computing device to look up an identifier (such as an airline account identifier or a security status identifier) for the person from a security back end. The identifier is used by the security computing device to obtain electronic pass information (such as an electronic boarding pass or a security screening status indicator) from a third party computing system (such as an airline computing system or a clearinghouse), which may be used to clear the person and/or otherwise facilitate the security screening. In some implementations, these techniques may also be used for physical token-less pass processing (such as boarding pass-less airline processing, confirmation of assigned traveling credentials, or determination of security protocols).
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20 Claims
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1. A security screening system, comprising:
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at least one non-transitory storage medium storing a set of instructions; at least one communication component communicably connected to a third party computing system; and at least one processing unit communicably coupled to the at least one non-transitory storage medium and the at least one communication component, the at least one processing unit operative to execute the set of instructions in order to; ascertain a third party account identifier for a person based on a digital representation of biometric data for the person, wherein the digital representation of the biometric data is not included in the third party account identifier; receive electronic pass information from the third party computing system; and approve access for the person based at least on the electronic pass information and the third party account identifier. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A computing system, comprising:
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at least one non-transitory storage medium that stores instructions; at least one communication component communicably connected to a security screening computing system; and at least one processing unit communicably coupled to the at least one non-transitory storage medium and the at least one communication component, the at least one processing unit configured to execute the instructions in order to; receive an account identifier for a person from the security screening computing system, the account identifier based on a digital representation of biometric data of the person; determine electronic pass information for the person using the account identifier; and provide the electronic pass information to the security screening computing system;
whereinthe biometric data is separate from the account identifier. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for security screening, comprising:
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ascertaining an identifier for a person based on an electronic representation of biometric data for the person utilizing at least one processing unit, the identifier not being included in the electronic representation of the biometric data; transmitting the identifier to a clearinghouse utilizing the at least one processing unit; receiving a security screening status indicator for the person from the clearinghouse utilizing the at least one processing unit; and determining, utilizing the at least one processing unit, whether or not to clear the person for security screening based at least on the security screening status indicator for the person. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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