System and method for nameless biometric authentication and non-repudiation validation
AssigneeAmerican Express Travel Related Services Company, Inc.
InventorsJames Petrone, Mark Merkow
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Abstract
A system, method, and computer program product for authenticating a requestor using a previously-stored biometric print. Records are stored in a database, where each record contains a previously-stored biometric print corresponding to an individual and is disassociated from an identity of the individual. An identifier and a biometric sample are requested from the requester. The identifier is then used to locate one of the plurality of records corresponding to the requestor. The requestor is authenticated if the biometric sample matches the previously-stored biometric print.
Claims21
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to authenticate a requestor using a previously-stored biometric print, said control logic comprising:
- first computer readable program code means for causing the computer to store a plurality of records in a database, each record containing a previously-stored biometric print corresponding to an individual, and being disassociated from an identity of the individual;
- second computer readable program code means for causing the computer to request an identifier from the requestor;
- third computer readable program code means for causing the computer to request a biometric sample from the requestor;
- fourth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to use the identifier to locate one of the plurality of records corresponding to the requestor;
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- fifth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to authenticate the requestor if the biometric sample matches the previously-stored biometric print, whereby an authenticated requestor is permitted to perform a transaction.
A method for authenticating a requestor using a previously-stored biometric print, comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of records in a database, each record containing a previously-stored biometric print corresponding to an individual and being disassociated from an identity of the individual;
- requesting an identifier from the requester;
- requesting a biometric sample from the requester;
- locating, using the identifier, one of the plurality of records corresponding to the requestor;
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- authenticating the requestor if the biometric sample matches the previously-stored biometric print, whereby an authenticated requestor is permitted to perform a transaction.
A system for authenticating a requestor using a previously-stored biometric print, comprising:
- a database for storing a plurality of records, each record containing a previously-stored biometric print corresponding to an individual and being disassociated from an identity of the individual;
- a query engine operable to request a user identifier and a biometric sample from the requestor;
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- an authentication engine operable to use the identifier to locate one of the plurality of records corresponding to the requestor, and to authenticate the requestor if the biometric sample matches the previously-stored biometric print, whereby an authenticated requestor is permitted to perform a transaction.
A computer program product comprising a computer usable medium having control logic stored therein for causing a computer to enroll an individual into a biometric authentication system, said control logic comprising:
- first computer readable program code means for causing the computer to request an identifier from the individual;
- second computer readable program code means for causing the computer to create a record in a database at a location indexed by the identifier, the record being disassociated from an identity of the individual;
- third computer readable program code means for causing the computer to request a biometric sample from the individual;
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- fourth computer readable program code means for causing the computer to store the biometric sample in the record.
A method for causing a computer to enroll a user in a biometric authentication system, comprising the steps of:
- requesting an identifier from the individual;
- creating a record in a database at a location indexed by the identifier, the record being disassociated from an identity of the individual;
- requesting a biometric sample from the individual;
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- storing the biometric sample in the record.
A system for enrolling an individual in a biometric authentication system:
- a first query engine operable to request an identifier and a biometric sample from the individual;
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- a database server operable to create a record at a location indexed by the identifier, the record being disassociated from an identity of the individual, and to store the biometric sample in the record.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.