System and method of verifying personal identities

• US 20060010487A1
• Filed: 05/10/2005
• Published: 01/12/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/09/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Usa Safe Id
• Original Assignee: Usa Safe Id
• Inventors: Aspinwall, James W., Fierer, Robert G.
• Application Number:
  US11/125,318
• Publication Number:
  US 20060010487A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/5
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

A method and system is provided which verifies the identification of individuals. Multi-faceted personal information is collected from the individual. Next, the personal information is verified. Finally, an identification verification instrument is issued if the personal information has met a predetermined level of verification.

Claims

1. A method of issuing an identification verification instrument verifying the identification of at least one individual, comprising:

collecting multi-faceted personal information about the at least one individual;

generating verification information by verifying the personal information; and

issuing at least one identification verification instrument if the verification information has met a predetermined level of verification;

designating multiple levels of confidence for the identification verification instrument based on the verification information.

2. The method of claim 1, further comprising verifying the identity of the at least one individual using the identification verification instrument.

3. The method of claim 1, further comprising collecting subsequent information, comprising:

biometric information;

or

a password;

or

a personal identification number (PIN);

or

additional personal information;

or

non-forgeable data;

or

any combination thereof.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the at least one individual authorizes the personal information that will be provided to outside parties.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the personal information comprises hard and soft personal information, the hard personal information readily available to the public, and the soft personal information not readily available to the public.

33. The method of claim 1, further comprising collecting subsequent information, comprising biometric information.

4. A method of verifying the identity of at least one individual, comprising:

collecting information from an identification verification instrument provided by the at least one individual, the identification verification instrument being issued after collecting multi-faceted personal information about the at least one individual;

collecting subsequent information from the at least one individual;

comparing the information from the identification verification instrument and the subsequent information to determine if the identity of the at least one individual is verifiable.

designating multiple levels of confidence for the identification verification instrument based on the verification information.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein at least part of the verification information is destroyed after the identification verification instrument is issued.

6. The method of claim 4, wherein the subsequent information is:

biometric information;

or

a password;

or

a personal identification number (PIN);

or

additional personal information;

or

non-forgeable data;

or

any combination thereof.

8. The method of claim 4, wherein the at least one individual authorizes the personal information that will be provided to outside parties attempting to verify the identity of the at least one individual.

10. The method of claim 4, wherein the personal information comprises hard and soft personal information, the hard personal information readily available to the public, and the soft personal information not readily available to the public.

34. The method of claim 4, wherein the subsequent information is biometric information.

11. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to issue an identification verification instrument verifying the identification of at least one individual, the control logic comprising:

first computer readable program code means for collecting multi-faceted personal information about the at least one individual;

second computer readable program code means for generating verification information by verifying the personal information;

third computer readable program codes means for issuing at least one identification verification instrument if the verification information has met a predetermined level of verification; and

fourth computer readable program means for designating multiple levels of confidence for the identification verification instrument based on the verification information.

12. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising fourth computer readable program means for verifying the identity of the at least one individual using the identification verification instrument.

13. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein at least part of the verification information is destroyed after the identification verification instrument is issued.

14. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising fourth computer readable program means for collecting subsequent information, comprising:

biometric information;

or

a password;

or

a personal identification number (PIN);

or

additional personal information;

or

non-forgeable data;

or

any combination thereof.

18. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the at least one individual authorizes the personal information that will be provided to outside parties.

20. The computer program product of claim 11, wherein the personal information comprises hard and soft personal information, the hard personal information readily available to the public, and the soft personal information not readily available to the public.

35. The computer program product of claim 11, further comprising fourth computer readable program means for collecting subsequent information, comprising biometric information.

15. A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to verify the identity of at least one individual, the control logic comprising:

first computer readable program means for collecting information from an identification verification instrument provided by the at least one individual, the identification verification instrument being issued after collecting multi-faceted personal information about the at least one individual;

second computer readable program means for collecting subsequent information from the at least one individual;

third computer readable program means for comparing the information from the identification verification instrument and the subsequent information to determine if the identity of the at least one individual is verifiable; and

fourth computer readable program means for designating multiple levels of confidence for the identification verification instrument based on the verification information.

16. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein at least part of the verification information is destroyed after the identification verification instrument is issued.

17. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the subsequent information is:

biometric information;

or

a password;

or

a personal identification number (PIN);

or

additional personal information;

or

non-forgeable data;

or

any combination thereof.

19. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the at least one individual authorizes the personal information that will be provided to outside parties attempting to verify the identity of the at least one individual.

21. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the personal information comprises hard and soft personal information, the hard personal information readily available to the public, and the soft personal information not readily available to the public.

36. The computer program product of claim 15, wherein the subsequent information is biometric information.

22. A system for issuing an identification verification instrument verifying the identification of at least one individual, comprising:

an input device for accepting multi-faceted personal information about the at least one individual;

a verification device for generating verification information by verifying the personal information;

an issuance device for issuing at least one identification verification instrument if the verification information has met a predetermined level of verification; and

a designation device for designating multiple levels of confidence for the identification verification instrument based on the verification information.

23. The system of claim 22, further comprising a verification device for verifying the identity of the at least one individual using the identification verification instrument.

24. The system of claim 22, wherein at least part of the verification information is destroyed after the identification verification instrument is issued.

25. The system of claim 22, further comprising an input device for collecting subsequent information, comprising:

biometric information;

or

a password;

or

a personal identification number (PIN);

or

additional personal information;

or

non-forgeable data;

or

any combination thereof.

29. The system of claim 22, wherein the at least one individual authorizes the personal information that will be provided to outside parties.

31. The system of claim 22, wherein the personal information comprises hard and soft personal information, the hard personal information readily available to the public, and the soft personal information not readily available to the public.

37. The system of claim 22, further comprising an input device for collecting subsequent information, comprising biometric information.

26. A system of verifying the identity of at least one individual, comprising:

an input device for accepting personal information from an identification verification instrument provided by the at least one individual, the identification verification instrument being issued after collecting multi-faceted personal information about the at least one individual;

an input device for collecting subsequent information from the at least one individual;

a comparison device for comparing the information from the identification verification instrument and the subsequent information to determine if the identity of the at least one individual is verifiable; and

a designation device for designating multiple levels of confidence for the identification verification instrument based on the verification information.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein at least part of the verification information is destroyed after the identification verification instrument is issued.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein the subsequent information is:

biometric information;

or

a password;

or

a personal identification number (PIN);

or

additional personal information;

or

non-forgeable data;

or

any combination thereof.

30. The system of claim 26, wherein the at least one individual authorizes the personal information that will be provided to outside parties attempting to verify the identity of the at least one individual.

32. The system of claim 26, wherein the personal information comprises hard and soft personal information, the hard personal information readily available to the public, and the soft personal information not readily available to the public.

38. The system of claim 26, wherein the subsequent information is biometric information.

39. A method of issuing an identification verification instrument verifying the identification of at least one individual, comprising:

collecting personal information about the at least one individual;

generating verification information by verifying the personal information; and

issuing at least one identification verification instrument if the verification information has met a predetermined level of verification;

wherein the personal information comprises hard and soft personal information, the hard personal information readily available to the public, and the soft personal information not readily available to the public.

40. A method of issuing an identification verification instrument verifying the identification of at least one individual, comprising:

collecting personal information about the at least one individual;

generating verification information by verifying the personal information; and

issuing at least one identification verification instrument if the verification information has met a predetermined level of verification;

wherein at least part of the verification information is destroyed after the identification verification instrument is issued.

41. A method of issuing an identification verification instrument verifying the identification of at least one individual, comprising:

collecting personal information about the at least one individual;

generating verification information by verifying the personal information; and

issuing at least one identification verification instrument if the verification information has met a predetermined level of verification;

wherein the at least one individual authorizes the personal information that will be provided to outside parties attempting to verify the identity of the at least one individual.