System and method for biometric verification in a delivery process
AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc.
InventorsAllan Algazi, Salvatore Sparacino
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Abstract
Described is a method and system for providing a verified delivery of a package. First, registration information is obtained from a recipient; the registration information includes a biometric identification of the recipient. A delivery service obtains the package from a sender which is addressed to the recipient and forwards the package to the recipient. At the point of delivery, the delivery service obtains a further biometric identification from the recipient using a portable device which includes a biometric reader. The delivery service releases the package to the recipient only if the biometric identification is substantially identical to the further biometric identification.
Claims23
A method for providing verified delivery of an item, comprising:
- generating a recipient verification record for a recipient of the item, the record including a biometric identifier of the recipient;
- providing the record to a portable device;
- scanning a barcode presented by the recipient at a point of delivery using the portable device, the barcode storing a further biometric identifier for the recipient;
- and
- releasing the item to the recipient only if the further biometric identifier matches the biometric identifier.
A portable electronic device for verifying delivery of an item, comprising:
- a communications arrangement having access to a recipient verification record for a recipient of the item, the record including a biometric identifier of the recipient;
- a barcode scanner scanning a barcode presented by the recipient at a point of delivery using the portable device, barcode storing a further biometric identifier for the recipient;
- and
- a processor comparing the further biometric identifier and the biometric identifier to verify an identity of the recipient.
A system for providing verified delivery of an item, comprising:
- a computing arrangement storing a recipient verification record for each of a plurality of recipients, the record including a biometric identifier of a corresponding recipient;
- a portable device in communication with the computing arrangement and having access to the record, the portable device scanning a barcode presented by the recipient at a point of delivery using the portable device, the barcode storing a further biometric identifier for the recipient,
- wherein, the item is released to the recipient only if the further biometric identifier matches the biometric identifier.
A portable computing arrangement for verifying delivery of an item, comprising:
- a communications means for accessing a recipient verification record for a recipient of the item, the record including a biometric identifier of the recipient;
- a scanning means for scanning a barcode presented by the recipient at a point of delivery using the portable device, the barcode storing a further biometric identifier for the recipient;
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- a processing means comparing the further biometric identifier and the biometric identifier to verify an identity of the recipient.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.