DATA SURVEY DEVICE, INTEGRATED WITH A COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RELATED METHOD

• US 20080267397A1
• Filed: 07/31/2007
• Published: 10/30/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 04/27/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Italdata Ingegneria Dell'Idea SPA
• Original Assignee: Italdata Ingegneria Dell'Idea SPA
• Inventors: Boccacci, Roberto
• Application Number:
  US11/831,268
• Publication Number:
  US 20080267397A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 380/200
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/72403 with means for local support of applications that increase the functionality

Abstract

A device (1) for surveying and checking identification data, integrated with a communication system, and a related method not only allow the collection of a wide range of sensitive identification data, but also the processing thereof and the transmission thereof in an encrypted form, assigning to them precise time and position references, and employs: means for the digital taking of data, in particular visual and/or sound data; positioning means; means for measuring time; digital transmission means; a microprocessor (24); encryption means for sensitive data; means for identifying a device user; a software assigning a time and position reference to the visual and/or sound data and translating them in a encrypted form identifying the device user.

Claims

1. A device (1) for the survey of data, integrated with a communication system, comprising:

means for the digital taking of data, in particular visual and/or sound data;

positioning means;

means for measuring time;

digital transmission means;

a microprocessor (24);

encryption means for sensitive data;

means for identifying a device user; and

a software assigning a time and position reference to the visual and/or sound data and translating them in a encrypted form identifying the device user.

2. The device (1) according to claim 1, further comprising a scanning and character and/or image and/or sound recognition software.

3. The device (1) according to claim 1, further comprising a sensor for microchip reading.

4. The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein said means for the digital taking comprises means for the taking of images of the photographic type, or means for shooting video.

5. The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein said means for the digital taking comprises means for the taking of fingerprints.

6. The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein said means for the digital taking comprises means for the iris scanning.

7. The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein said means for the digital taking comprises at least one microphone.

8. The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the positioning means is of the satellite kind.

9. The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the digital transmission means comprises cellular communication means.

10. The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the digital transmission means wireless transmission means.

11. The device (1) according to claim 1, wherein the digital transmission means comprises wire means operated through suitably arranged plug.

12. The device (1) according to claim 1, comprising a completely sealed solid body (2), provided with anti-tampering means.

13. The device (1) according to claim 12, embodied by a hand-held device, suitable to be grasped by one hand and provided with an interface on the front surface thereof, and comprising input and output means.

14. The device (1) according to claim 12, wherein said input and output means comprises a screen (3).

15. The device (1) according to claim 14, wherein said screen (3) is a touch-screen.

16. The device (1) according to claim 15, wherein said input and output means comprises a keyboard (5).

17. The device (1) according to claim 7, wherein said means for the digital taking comprises sound detection and recording means.

18. The device (1) according to claim 1, comprising at least one loudspeaker.

19. The device (1) according to claim 1, comprising means operable as a telephone.

20. The device (1) according to claim 19, comprising an audio connection plug (8), which can be connected to earphones of a telephone.

21. The device (1) according to claim 4, wherein said means for the taking of images of the photographic type and for shooting (12) comprises an objective (13) placed in front of a sensor (14) and surrounded by lightening members (15) of the LED type, for lightening the image to be shot.

22. The device (1) according to claim 21, wherein the lightening members (15) of the LED type emit normal light and infrared light.

23. The device (1) according to claim 4, wherein the means for identifying the operator using the device (1) comprises image taking means (12)

24. The device (1) according to claim 7, wherein the means for identifying the operator using the device (1) comprises at least one microphone.

25. The device (1) according to claim 3, wherein the means for identifying the operator using the device (1) comprises a microchip reading sensor.

26. The device (1) according to claim 5, wherein the means for identifying the operator using the device (1) comprises means for taking fingerprints.

27. The device (1) according to claim 5, wherein said means for taking fingerprints comprises a scanning surface (16).

28. The device (1) according to claim 8, wherein the satellite positioning means comprises a GPS antenna (18), appropriately protected from interferences.

29. The device (1) according to claim 12, wherein the encryption means for sensitive data comprises an encryption card (22) inside said body (2).

30. The device (1) according to claim 12, wherein the means for measuring time comprises a digital clock, capable of assigning a time reference to the collected data inside said body (2).

31. A method for the survey and the treatment of visual and/or sound data, comprising the steps of:

taking said visual and/or sound data by digital taking means;

assigning to a file resulting from said visual and/or sound data a time and/or position reference, and a reference related to the identity of the surveying operator; and

encrypting the resulting file and allocating it for the digital transmission thereof.

32. The method according to claim 31 wherein the visual and/or sound data comprise a video and/or audio recording, photographic images, an image scan and the pieces of information thereby obtained as a registration number, the data container in a reading strip according to the MRTD-ICAO standard, the data contained in a bar code, the scan of a fingerprint, the data from the microchip of an electronic document, the scan of a face or of a voice tone.

33. The method according to claim 31, wherein both a time reference and a positioning reference are assigned.

34. The method according to claim 33, wherein the time reference and the positioning reference are automatically assigned.

35. The method according to claim 31, wherein the file arranged for the digital transmission is transmitted through a protected line or connection.

36. The method according to claim 35, wherein said file arranged for the digital transmission is transferred to a mainframe connected to one or more databases for the verification of the collected pieces of information.

37. The method according to claim 31, providing a step of recognition of the operator.

38. The method according to claim 37, wherein an asymmetric double key is assigned to the file arranged for the digital transmission.