Authentication system for identification documents
AssigneeIntelli-Check, Inc.
InventorKevin M. Messina
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Abstract
A programming apparatus that authenticates the contents of driver licenses having both human recognizable information and machine readable information is disclosed. The contents of the driver licenses are verified without encountering any human error. The verified contents of the driver licenses may be transferred to a remote computer for other identification purposes such as preordained organ donors or possible criminal prosecution.
Claims29
A programmable apparatus for authenticating a document which embodies identification information for an identified entity comprising both human recognizable information and machine recognizable coded information, said apparatus comprising:
- means for reading the information of said document into said programmable apparatus;
- means for determining whether said document includes a license format corresponding to a reference license format based on a comparison between said read information and said reference license format;
- means for parsing said read information into jurisdictional segments if said license format matches said reference license format, wherein reference jurisdictional segments as included in said reference license format each have predetermined values;
- processing means directing the operation of said programmable apparatus for comparing said read information to determine whether said jurisdictional segments match said predetermined values;
- said processing means further directing the operation of said programmable apparatus for determining whether a selected identification parameter for said identified entity corresponds to a preselected criterion and generating at least a verification signal if said selected identification parameter satisfies said preselected criterion;
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- means for indicating a verification signal.
A method for authentication of an identification criteria in an identification document, said identification document containing a set of information segments related to an entity subject to identification, said information segments being organized according to one of a plurality of known formats, said method comprising the steps of:
- extracting at least a portion of said set of information segments included in said identification document, said extracted portion including a manifestation of said identification criteria;
- retrieving reference data from a storage means in respect to said known organizational format and comparing said extracted information segments with said retrieved format data to determine conformance of said extracted information segments with said known organizational format;
- upon making said conformance determination, selecting said information segment corresponding to said identification criteria and comparing it to a predetermined acceptance criteria;
- providing a signal indicative of whether said predetermined acceptance criteria is met by said identification criteria.
A programmable apparatus for authenticating an identification document of an individual comprising:
- a reader adapted read information from said identification document;
- a processor under the control of software including:
- a jurisdiction discriminator engine adapted to determine and authenticate a jurisdiction that originated said identification document using said information;
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- a comparator adapted to compare segments of said information to a predetermined acceptance criteria and generate a result;
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- a reporting device adapted to provide results of said comparator.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.