# US 7,412,604 B1 · Using biometrics on pervasive devices for mobile identification

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- Number: US 7,412,604 B1
- Document ID: US7412604B1
- Status: Granted
- Kind: B1
- Application number: 09/537,068
- Filed: 2000-03-28
- Granted: 2008-08-12
- Earliest claimed: 2000-03-28
- Assignees: International Business Machines Corporation
- Inventors: Ronald P. Doyle
- Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US7412604B1

## CPC

- G07C 9/37: using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
- G07C: TIME OR ATTENDANCE REGISTERS; REGISTERING OR INDICATING THE WORKING OF MACHINES; GENERATING RANDOM NUMBERS; VOTING OR LOTTERY APPARATUS; ARRANGEMENTS, SYSTEMS OR APPARATUS FOR CHECKING NOT PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE

## Abstract

A method, system, and computer program product for using biometrics on pervasive devices for purposes of mobile identification. A biometric device of the prior art is attached to, or incorporated within, a pervasive device. This augmented pervasive device may then be used for capturing biometric information from an arbitrary third party in an arbitrary location. The captured information is analyzed to determine the third party's identification, access rights, etc. as needed by a particular application. This solution capitalizes on the portability and functionality of the pervasive device, as well as its built-in communication capability, to provide an extremely flexible, powerful biometric identification technique at relatively low cost.

## Claims

### Claim 1

A method for using biometrics on pervasive, devices for mobile identification, said method comprising the steps of:
capturing, using a biometric input reader attached to or incorporated within a mobile pervasive device possessed by a user, biometric data of another being encountered by said possessor;
transmitting said captured biometric data from said mobile pervasive device to a remote server;
retrieving, by said remote server, information from a repository using said transmitted biometric data, wherein said retrieved information comprises a photograph of a party to whom said biometric data corresponds;
returning said retrieved information to said mobile pervasive device; and
identifying said encountered being using said captured biometric data by comparing said captured biometric data to previously-stored biometric data.

### Claim 2 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:
filtering, by said remote server, said retrieved information based upon a determined identity of said encountered being; and
wherein said returned retrieved information is said filtered retrieved information.

### Claim 3 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein said mobile pervasive device further comprises a locally-stored repository containing said previously-stored biometric data, and wherein said identifying step compares, by said mobile pervasive device, said captured biometric data to said previously-stored biometric data in said locally-stored repository.

### Claim 4 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein said method is used to enable on-demand creation of a secure meeting site by repeating operation of said capturing step, said transmitting step, said retrieving step, said returning step, and said identifying step for each of a plurality of meeting attendees.

### Claim 5 (depends on 1)

The method according to claim 1, wherein said method is used to exchange a trusted message by performing operation of said capturing step, said transmitting step, said retrieving step, said returning step, and said identifying step wherein said encountered being is a potential recipient of said trusted message.