Authentication system for identification documents
First Claim
1. An apparatus for examining a document having identification information associated with a first entity comprising:
- a computing device having a memory;
a computer program, for execution in the computing device, for determining a second entity associated with said document in response to information read from said document that is not provided by said first entity.
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Abstract
An apparatus that authenticates the contents of identification documents provided by different issuers having machine-readable and/or human readable information is disclosed. The contents of the identification documents are verified without encountering any human error. The verified contents of the identification documents may be used for identification purposes such as age restricted purchases, preordained organ donors or possible criminal prosecution. The verified contents of the identification documents may be logged to provide ID checking compliance and/or may be transferred to a remote computer for additional processing or logging.
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50 Claims
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1. An apparatus for examining a document having identification information associated with a first entity comprising:
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a computing device having a memory;
a computer program, for execution in the computing device, for determining a second entity associated with said document in response to information read from said document that is not provided by said first entity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 36, 37, 38)
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18. An apparatus for examining a document having identification information associated with a first entity comprising:
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a computing device having a memory;
a computer program, for execution in the computing device, having a routine for determining a second entity associated with said document in response to information read from said document that is provided by a source other than said first entity.
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35. An apparatus for examining a document having identification information associated with a first entity, said apparatus comprising:
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a computing device having a memory;
a computer program, for execution in the computing device, having a routine for determining a data format for said identification information in response to information read from said document that is not provided by said first entity.
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39. An apparatus for examining identification documents, said apparatus comprising:
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a processor;
a computer program, for execution by said processor, for causing said apparatus to;
in a first instance, retrieve identification information in response to information read from a first document issued by a first entity; and
in a second instance, retrieve identification information in response to information read from a second document issued by a second entity;
wherein identification information on said first document is formatted differently than identification information on said second document.
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40. An apparatus for examining identification documents associated with first entities, said apparatus comprising:
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a processor;
a database including at least one issuer identifier corresponding to at least one method for retrieving identification information from information read from a document; and
a computer program, for execution by said processor, for;
examining each of said documents to determine an issuer identifier; and
retrieving identification information from each of said documents using said at least one method corresponding to said determined issuer identifier.
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41. Apparatus for examining a document provided by any of a plurality of issuers and having identification information associated with an individual and issuer information associated with the document issuer, said apparatus comprising:
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a processor; and
a computer program, executing on said processor, causing said apparatus to examine said issuer information, use said examined issuer information to retrieve a predetermined part of the identification information, and provide an output in response to the retrieved information. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 49, 50)
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45. Apparatus for examining a document provided by any one of a plurality of issuers and having identification information associated with an individual as well as issuer information associated with the document issuer, said apparatus comprising:
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a first apparatus portion for examining said issuer information to determine the document issuer, and a second apparatus portion responsive to the determined issuer for retrieving a predetermined part of the identification information, and providing an output in response to the retrieved information.
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46. Apparatus for examining different documents wherein each document is associated with a different individual and provided by any one of a plurality of issuers and having dependent information which is dependent on the associated individual as well as independent information which is independent of such individual, said apparatus comprising:
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a processor;
a computer program, executing on said processor, to cause said apparatus to examine said independent information, use said examined independent information to examine a predetermined part of the dependent information, and provide an output responsive to such examination.
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47. Apparatus for examining a document associated with an individual, provided by any one of a plurality of issuers and having information about the age of the individual as well as issuer information associated with the document issuer, said apparatus comprising;
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a first apparatus portion for examining said issuer information to determine the document issuer; and
a second apparatus portion responsive to the determined document issuer for interpreting the age information, and providing an output in response thereto.
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48. Apparatus for examining a document associated with an individual and having a graphic corresponding to said individual along with other information about said individual, said apparatus comprising
a first apparatus portion for examining the graphic and other information and providing one of a plurality of different results; - and
a second apparatus portion responsive to the examination for providing an output indicative of the different results.
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