Method and system for DNA recognition biometrics on a fob

• US 7,121,471 B2
• Filed: 03/26/2004
• Issued: 10/17/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/10/2001
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Liberty Peak Ventures, LLC (Dominion Harbor Enterprises, LLC)
• Original Assignee: American Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc. (American Express Company)
• Inventors: Montgomery, Joshua L., Larkin, Carl, Gray, William J., Fields, Seth W., Bonalle, David S., Beenau, Blayn W., Saunders, Peter D.
• Primary Examiner(s): Frech, Karl D.
• Application Number:
  US10/708,830
• Publication Number:
  US 20050116024A1
• Time in Patent Office: 935 Days
• Field of Search: 235/487, 235/488, 235/489, 235/490, 235/491, 235/492, 235/380, 235/382
• US Class Current: 235/487
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/00 Payment architectures, schemes or protocols apparatus for performing or posting payment transactions G07F7/08, G07F19/00; electronic cash registers G07G1/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/04 Payment circuits
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/14 specially adapted for billing systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/28 Pre-payment schemes, e.g. "pay before"
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/321 using wearable devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/327 Short range or proximity payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/342 Cards defining paid or billed services or quantities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/28 the pass enabling tracking or indicating presence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/29 the pass containing active electronic elements, e.g. smartcards
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/025 by means, e.g. cards, providing billing information at the time of purchase, e.g. identification of seller or purchaser, quantity of goods delivered or to be delivered
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861

Abstract

The present invention discloses a system and methods for biometric security using DNA recognition biometrics in a transponder-reader system. The biometric security system also includes a DNA scan sensor that detects biometric samples and a device for verifying biometric samples. In one embodiment, the biometric security system includes a transponder configured with a DNA scan sensor. In another embodiment, the system includes a reader configured with a DNA scan sensor. In yet another embodiment, the present invention discloses methods for proffering and processing DNA scan samples to facilitate authorization of transactions.

Claims

1. A transponder-reader transaction system configured with a biometric security device, said system comprising:

a transponder configured to communicate with a reader;

said reader configured to communicate with said system;

said biometric security device comprising a DNA scan sensor configured to detect a proffered DNA scan sample and to communicate with said system; and

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a verification device configured to verify said proffered DNA scan sample to facilitate a payment transaction.

2. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 1, wherein said DNA scan sensor is configured to communicate with said system via at least one of said transponder, said reader, and a network.

3. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 1, wherein said DNA scan sensor is configured to facilitate a finite number of scans.

4. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 1, wherein said DNA scan sensor is configured to log at least one of a detected DNA scan sample, a processed DNA scan sample and a stored DNA scan sample.

5. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 1, further including a database configured to store a data packet, wherein said data packet includes at least one of proffered and registered DNA scan samples, proffered and registered user information, terrorist information, and criminal information.

6. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 5, wherein said database is contained in at least one of said transponder, said reader, said sensor, a remote server, a merchant server and said transponder-reader system.

7. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 6, wherein said database is configured to be operated by an authorized sample receiver.

8. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 1, wherein said DNA scan sensor is configured with at least one of an infrared optical sensor and a chemical sensor.

9. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 1, wherein said DNA scan sensor is configured to detect and verify DNA scan characteristics including at least one of nucleotides, code sequences, regulatory regions, initiation and stop codons, exon borders, and intron borders.

10. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 1, wherein said DNA scan sensor is configured to detect at least one of false DNA and thermal patterns.

11. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 1, further including a comparison device configured to compare said proffered DNA scan sample with a stored DNA scan sample.

12. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 11, wherein said comparison device is at least one of a third-party security vendor device and a protocol/sequence controller.

13. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 11, wherein said stored DNA scan sample comprises a registered DNA scan sample.

14. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 13, wherein said registered DNA scan sample is associated with at least one of:

personal information, credit card information, debit card information, savings account information, and loyalty point information.

15. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 14, wherein different registered DNA scan samples are associated with a different one of:

personal information, credit card information, debt card information, savings account information, and loyalty point information.

16. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 14, wherein said registered DNA scan sample is primarily associated with at least one of first user information, comprising at least one of credit card information, debit card information, savings account information, and loyalty point information, and wherein said registered DNA scan sample is secondarily associated with second user information, comprising at least one of personal information, credit card information, debit card information, savings account information, and loyalty point information, where said second user information is different than said first user information.

17. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 1, wherein said transponder-reader transaction system is configured to begin mutual authentication upon verification of said proffered DNA scan sample.

18. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 1, wherein said transponder is configured to deactivate upon rejection of said proffered DNA scan sample.

19. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 1, wherein said sensor is configured to provide a notification upon detection of said proffered DNA scan sample.

20. The transponder-reader transaction system of claim 1, wherein said verification device is configured to facilitate at least one of access, activation of a device, a financial transaction, and a non financial transaction.

21. The transponder reader transaction system of claim 1, wherein said verification device is configured to facilitate the use of secondary security procedure.

22. A method for facilitating biometric security in a transponder-reader transaction system comprising:

receiving a DNA scan at a DNA scan sensor in communication with a transponder, said transponder communicating with said transponder-reader transaction system;

initiating verification of a DNA scan sample; and

facilitating authorization of a payment transaction.

23. The method of claim 22, wherein said step of receiving said DNA scan includes receiving said DNA scan at an authorized sample receiver.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein said step of receiving said DNA scan at said authorized sample receiver includes at least one of:

processing said DNA scan to obtain said DNA scan sample, associating said DNA scan sample with user information, verifying said DNA scan sample, and storing said DNA scan sample upon verification.

25. The method of claim 22, wherein said step of receiving said DNA scan includes receiving said DNA scan to at least one of at an infrared optical sensor and at a chemical sensor.

26. The method of claim 22, wherein said step of receiving said DNA scan further includes receiving said DNA scan at said DNA scan sensor communicating with said transponder-reader transaction system to initiate at least one of:

storing, comparing, and verifying said DNA scan sample.

27. The method of claim 22, wherein said step of initiating verification further includes processing database information contained in at least one of a transponder, a transponder reader, said DNA scan sensor, a remote server, a merchant server and said transponder-reader system.

28. The method of claim 22, wherein said step of initiating verification further includes comparing a proffered DNA scan sample with a stored DNA scan sample.

29. The method of claim 28, wherein said step of comparing said proffered DNA scan sample to said stored DNA scan sample by using at least one of a third-party security vendor device and a protocol/sequence controller.

30. The method of claim 28, wherein said step of comparing includes comparing DNA scan characteristics including at least one of nucleotides, code sequences, regulatory regions, initiation and stop codons, exon borders, and intron borders.

31. The method of claim 22, wherein said step of receiving said DNA scan at said DNA scan sensor further comprises using said DNA scan sensor to detect at least one of false DNA and thermal patterns.

32. The method of claim 22, wherein said step of receiving said DNA scan at said DNA scan sensor further includes at least one of detecting, processing and storing a second proffered DNA scan sample.

33. The method of claim 22, wherein said step of receiving said DNA scan at said DNA scan sensor further includes using a secondary security procedure.

34. A method for facilitating biometric security in a transponder-reader transaction system comprising:

detecting a proffered DNA scan at a sensor communicating with a reader communicating with said transponder-reader transaction system to obtain a proffered DNA scan sample;

verifying said proffered DNA scan sample; and

authorizing a payment transaction to proceed upon verification of said proffered DNA scan sample.

35. The method of claim 34, wherein said step of detecting said proffered DNA scan at includes communicating with said transponder-reader transaction system via at least one of a transponder, said a reader, and a network.

36. The method of claim 34, wherein said step of detecting said proffered DNA scan includes detecting said proffered DNA scan at least one of at an infrared optical sensor and at a chemical sensor.

37. The method at claim 34, wherein said step of detecting includes at least one of:

detecting, storing, and processing said proffered DNA scan sample.

38. The method of claim 34, wherein said step of detecting further includes receiving a finite number of proffered DNA scan samples during said payment transaction.

39. The method of claim 34, wherein said step of detecting further includes logging each proffered DNA scan sample.

40. The method of claim 34, wherein said step of detecting further includes at least one of detecting, processing and storing a second proffered DNA scan sample.

41. The method of claim 34, wherein said step of detecting further includes using said DNA scan sensor to detect at least one of false DNA and thermal patterns.

42. The method of claim 34, wherein said step of verifying includes comparing said proffered DNA scan sample with said stored DNA scan sample.

43. The method of claim 42, wherein said step of comparing said proffered DNA scan sample with said stored DNA scan sample comprises storing, processing and comparing a DNA scan characteristic, said DNA scan characteristic including at least one of nucleotides, code sequences, regulatory regions, initiation and stop codons, exon borders, and intron borders.

44. The method of claim 42, wherein said step of comparing said proffered DNA scan sample with said stored DNA scan sample includes comparing said proffered DNA scan sample with at least one of a biometric sample of a criminal, a terrorist, and a transponder user.

45. The method of claim 34, wherein said step of verifying includes verifying said proffered DNA scan sample using information contained on at least one of a local database, a remote database, and a third-party controlled database.

46. The method of claim 34, wherein said step of verifying includes verifying said proffered DNA scan sample using one of a protocol/sequence controller and a third-party security vendor.