System and method for biometric authorization for age verification

A method of using a transaction system to provide approval of an age-restricted transaction between an age presenter and an age verifier, the transaction system having a central database that has stored therein a biometric record associated with the age presenter via an age presenter identification code, and at least one age verification station configured to access the central database, the age verification station being configured to apply transaction rules, wherein the method comprises:

• sampling, at the age verification station, a biometric characteristic of the age presenter via a biometric identification device;
• receiving, at the age verification station, an identification code proffered by the age presenter;
• receiving, at the age verification station, transaction information;
• sending the identification code proffered by the age presenter from the age verification station to the central database;
• sending the transaction information from the age verification station to the central database;
• comparing, at the central database, the proffered identification code to one or more age presenter identification codes stored in the central database;
• determining, at the central database, whether the proffered identification code matches any age presenter identification codes stored in the central database;
• in the event the proffered identification code matches at least one age presenter code stored in the central database, sending to the age verification station one or more potential matching registered biometric data associated with a biometric record corresponding to the matched age presenter codes;
• sending to the age verification station age information corresponding to the biometric record corresponding to the matched age presenter code;
• receiving, at the age verification station, the one or more potential matching registered biometric data sent from the central database;
• receiving, at the age verification station, the information mapped to the potential matching biometric record;
• determining, at the age verification station, whether transaction biometric data based on the sampled biometric characteristic matches any of the one or more potential matching registered biometric data;
• in the event that the transaction biometric data matches any of the one or more potential matching registered biometric data, determining, at the age verification station, whether age information mapped to a matched biometric record meets the transaction rules;
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• in the event the age information mapped to the matched biometric record meets transaction rules, providing, at the age verification station, approval of the age-restricted transaction.

A method of using a transaction system to provide approval of an age-restricted transaction between an age presenter and an age verifier, the transaction system having a central database that has stored therein biometric records associated with age presenters via age presenter identification codes, and at least one age verification station configured to access the central database, wherein the method comprises:

• sampling, at the age verification station, a biometric characteristic of an age presenter via a biometric identification device;
• receiving, at the age verification station, an identification code proffered by the age presenter;
• sending the proffered identification code from the age verification station to the central database;
• comparing, at the central database, the proffered identification code to age presenter identification codes stored in the central database;
• determining, at the central database, whether the proffered identification code matches an age presenter code stored in the central database;
• in the event the proffered identification code matches an age presenter code stored in the central database, determining, at the central database, whether age information mapped to a biometric record identified by the matched age presenter code meets transaction rules;
• in the event the age information mapped to the identified biometric record meets transaction rules, receiving, at the age verification station, registered biometric data associated with the identified biometric record, wherein the registered biometric data enables age verification approval at the age verification station;
• in the event the age information does not meet transaction rules, pre-declining, at the central database, the identified biometric record for age verification approval;
• receiving, at the age verification station, an indication of the pre-declining by the central database;
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• in the event that an indication of the pre-declining has been received from the central database, declining, at the age verification station, the transaction.