# US 6,993,659 B2 · Independent biometric identification system > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 6,993,659 B2 - Document ID: US6993659B2 - Status: Granted - Kind: B2 - Application number: 10/128,860 - Filed: 2002-04-23 - Published: 2003-10-23 - Granted: 2006-01-31 - Earliest claimed: 2002-04-23 - Assignees: Info Data Inc. - Inventors: Michael Milgramm; Viatcheslav Stroutchkov - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US6993659B2 ## CPC - H04L 63/0861: {using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan (cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231)} - G06F 21/32: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints - G06F 2221/2115: Third party - H04L: TRANSMISSION OF DIGITAL INFORMATION, e.g. TELEGRAPHIC COMMUNICATION (arrangements common to telegraphic and telephonic communication H04M) - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract An independent biometric identification system has an independent biometric identification server, a biometric administrator agent application, a biometric capture agent application, a biometric enrolling agent application, and a biometric database. The independent biometric identification server provides a biometric identification independently of individual applications implemented on a user's system. The biometric administrator agent, biometric capture agent, and biometric enrolling agent applications are clients of the independent biometric identification server. ## Claims ### Claim 1 An independent biometric identification system comprising: an independent biometric identification server, said server providing a biometric identification independently of individual applications implemented on a user's system; a biometric administrator agent application; a biometric enrolling agent application; a biometric capture agent application; and a biometric database; wherein said biometric administrator agent application and said biometric enrolling agent application and said biometric capture agent application are clients of said independent biometric identification server. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1 further comprising a capture device connected to a user's system, said capture device being configured to receive biometric characteristics of said user and convey said biometric characteristics to said biometric capture agent application. ### Claim 3 (depends on 2) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 2, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human fingerprint. ### Claim 4 (depends on 2) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 2, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human facial feature. ### Claim 5 (depends on 2) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 2, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human iris feature. ### Claim 6 (depends on 2) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 2, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human retina feature. ### Claim 7 (depends on 2) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 2, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human hand feature. ### Claim 8 (depends on 2) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 2, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human voice. ### Claim 9 (depends on 2) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 2, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human writing style. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1 further comprising a biometric service provider database. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1 further comprising a user database. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1, wherein said biometric database is an independent component of a combined database implemented on said biometric identification system. ### Claim 13 (depends on 12) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 12, wherein said combined database comprises a user database. ### Claim 14 (depends on 12) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 12, wherein said combined database comprises a log database. ### Claim 15 (depends on 12) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 12, wherein said combined database comprises a biometric service provider database. ### Claim 16 (depends on 1) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1, wherein said biometric administrator agent application is digitally signed with an appropriate private key to prevent an imitation. ### Claim 17 (depends on 1) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1, wherein said biometric capture agent application is digitally signed with an appropriate private key to prevent an imitation. ### Claim 18 (depends on 1) The independent biometric identification system according to claim 1, wherein said biometric enrolling agent application is digitally signed with an appropriate private key to prevent an imitation. ### Claim 19 A method of independent biometric identification comprising the steps of: selecting a capture agent; connecting a user's system to an independent biometric identification server using said selected capture agent; obtaining a user's biometric characteristics using a capture device said capture device being affiliated with a particular biometric application; conveying said obtained biometric characteristics to the independent biometric identification server using the capture agent; and using said selected capture agent to compare said conveyed biometric characteristics to templates stored in a database, wherein said capture agent is selected from a group of available capture agents such that said selected capture agent is configured in accordance with said particular biometric application affiliated with said capture device. ### Claim 20 (depends on 19) The method of independent biometric identification according to claim 19 further comprising the step of conveying results of said comparing step to a biometric service provider. ### Claim 21 (depends on 19) The method of independent biometric identification according to claim 19 further comprising the step of managing the independent biometric identification server using a biometric administration agent. ### Claim 22 (depends on 19) The method of independent biometric identification according to claim 19, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human fingerprint. ### Claim 23 (depends on 19) The method of independent biometric identification according to claim 19, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human iris feature. ### Claim 24 (depends on 19) The method of independent biometric identification according to claim 19, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human retina feature. ### Claim 25 (depends on 19) The method of independent biometric identification according to claim 19, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a hand feature. ### Claim 26 (depends on 19) The method of independent biometric identification according to claim 19, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human facial feature. ### Claim 27 (depends on 19) The method of independent biometric identification according to claim 19, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human voice. ### Claim 28 (depends on 19) The method of independent biometric identification according to claim 19, wherein said biometric characteristics comprise a human writing style.