Parsing an identification document in accordance with a jurisdictional format

• US 20120024948A1
• Filed: 03/01/2011
• Published: 02/02/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/15/1996
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Intellicheck Mobilisa, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Intelli-Check Incorporated (Intellicheck, Inc.)
• Inventors: Messina, Kevin M.
• Granted Patent: US 8,566,244 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/380
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/347 Passive cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3674 involving authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/382 insuring higher security of transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3821 Electronic credentials
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/018 Certifying business or products
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/12 Hotels or restaurants
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/22 in combination with an identity check of the pass holder
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/08 by coded identity card or credit card or other personal identification means without personal verification means G07F7/02
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0813 Specific details related to card security
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/12 Card verification
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/125 Offline card verification
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/127 in which both online and offline card verification can take place

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.

Claims

1. Apparatus comprising:

an information reader at a first location for reading information from a driver license issued by an issuing jurisdiction, said information having a predetermined format corresponding to said jurisdiction; and

first circuitry at said first location for receiving the information read from the driver license and determining whether the read information read comports with said predetermined format, said first circuitry also outputting the information read to a remote location for further processing, said remote location being connected to said first location via a signal path.

2. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the driver license includes machine readable information readable by said information reader.

3. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the driver license includes human intelligible information readable by said information reader.

4. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the driver license is provided by a bearer at the first location and wherein said first circuitry provides a first output when it determines that the read information conforms to the predetermined format, and a second output when such information does not, and said apparatus further including a display at said first location for displaying the first result and the second result.

5. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the signal path is a telephone communication link.

6. The apparatus of claim 5 wherein the first circuitry includes a CPU for determining that the read information conforms to said predetermined format.

7. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the further processing relates to determining whether an individual identified by the read information is a criminal law offender.

8. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the further processing relates to determining whether an individual identified by the read information is an organ donor.

9. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the driver license is presented by a bearer at the first location in connection with a credit card purchase by the bearer and the further processing checks that individual identified by the information on the driver license is authorized to use the credit card.

10. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said information reader is a bar code reader.

11. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein said information reader is a magnetic stripe reader.

12. The apparatus of claim 1 wherein the information reader is a digital scanner.

13. A method for use in a transaction comprising the steps of:

receiving a credit card having authorized users along with another document, other than a credit card, at a first location, said another document being issued by an issuer and having information identifying an individual;

reading information from said document at said first location, and

sending the read information to a remote location via a signal path for further processing;

receiving results of the further processing at said first location, said results indicating whether or not said individual is an authorized user.

14. The method of claim 13 wherein the information on the document is arranged in a predetermined format corresponding to the issuer and said method further includes the steps of:

determining whether the read information comports with the predetermined format.

15. The method of claim 13 wherein the document is a driver license.

16. The method of claim 13 wherein the method is carried for a credit card transaction.

17. The method of claim 13 wherein the first location is a point of sale.

18. A method for use in a transaction comprising the steps of:

receiving a identification document at a first location, said identification document being other than a credit card;

reading information from said identification document at said first location, and

sending the read information from the first location to a remote location via a signal path for further processing.

19. The method of claim 18 wherein the identification document is a driver license and contains information identifying an individual.

20. The method of claim 19 wherein the further processing determines whether the individual is an organ donor.

21. The method of claim 19 wherein the further processing determines whether the individual has a criminal record.

22. The method of claim 18 wherein the read information is also processed at the first location, this processing being different from the further processing.

23. The method of claim 22 wherein the processing at the first location involves the use of a CPU at the first location.

24. The method of claim 23 wherein the processing at the first location also includes storing the read information at the first location.

25. The method of claim 24 wherein the processing at the first location also includes storing of the processed read information at the first location.

26. The method of claim 24 wherein the stored read information at the first location is accessible by the remote location.

27. The method of claim 25 wherein the processed read information that is stored is accessible by the remote location.