Apparatus and Methods For Verifying Identity Using Biometric Information Collected During A Pre-Enrollment Phase

A signal-bearing medium tangibly embodying a program of machine-readable instructions executable by a digital processing apparatus of a computer system to perform operations for verifying identity of an individual using at least one biometric measure, the operations comprising:

• during a pre-enrollment phase, collecting from an individual a plurality of samples of the at least one biometric measure;
• storing the plurality of samples of the at least one biometric measure in a database;
• retrieving the plurality of samples of the at least one biometric measure from the database;
• during an enrollment phase receiving input identifying certain samples contained in the plurality of samples of the at least one biometric measure as valid samples;
• detecting an identity verification event involving a person claiming to be the individual who provided the plurality of samples of the at least one biometric measure during the pre-enrollment phase;
• receiving a sample of the at least one biometric measure provided during the identity verification event by the person;
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• using the valid samples of the at least one biometric measure to authenticate the sample provided by the person during the identity verification event, wherein authentication of the sample verifies that the person providing the sample of the at least one biometric measure during the identity verification event is the individual who provided the plurality of samples during the pre-enrollment phase.

A system comprising:

• a biometric measure sample collection apparatus configured to collect samples of at least one biometric measure from an individual during a pre-enrollment phase;
• enrollment apparatus configured to identify during an enrollment phase valid samples contained in the plurality of samples of the at least one biometric measure collected from the individual during the pre-enrollment phase;
• identity verification apparatus configured to verify during an identity verification event identity of a person claiming to be the individual who provided the samples of the at least one biometric measure during the pre-enrollment phase, where identity verification is performed using a biometric measure authentication model created using the valid samples of the at least one biometric measure;
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• a biometric measure authentication model generation apparatus coupled to the biometric measure sample collection apparatus, enrollment apparatus and identity verification apparatus, the biometric measure authentication model generation apparatus configured to generate the biometric measure authentication model using the valid samples of the at least one biometric measure.