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US 7,542,590 B1Granted
System and method for upgrading biometric data
AssigneeYT Acquisition Corporation
InventorsTimothy L. Robinson, Bradford R. Schildt, Tennille V. Goff, Daniel J. Corwin
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Abstract
A system and method of improving biometric information registered in a biometric authorization system is disclosed. System user biometric information entered into the system is upgraded at subsequent biometric authorizations at numerous biometric input devices.
Claims11
A method in a biometric authorization system, the method comprising:
- receiving, from a first biometric device, biometric data that is based on biometric information that is taken from a user and first biometric device data indicative of a capability of the first biometric device;
- locating registered biometric data associated with a user record, wherein the registered biometric data was obtained via a second biometric device;
- determining whether the received biometric data sufficiently matches the registered biometric data;
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- in response to the received biometric data sufficiently matching the registered biometric data:
- locating second biometric device data indicative of a capability of the second biometric device,
- determining whether the first biometric device data indicates that the capability of the first biometric device is superior to the capability of the second biometric device, and
- in response to the first biometric device data indicating that the capability of the first biometric device is superior to the capability of the second biometric device:
- generating upgraded biometric data based on a combination of the registered biometric data and said received biometric data, and
- storing the upgraded biometric data in said user record.
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A method in a biometric authorization system, the method comprising:
- receiving, at a database, biometric data that is based on biometric information taken from a user at a first biometric device and first biometric device data indicative of a capability of the first biometric device;
- locating, at said database, registered biometric data associated with a user record, wherein the registered biometric data was obtained via a second biometric device;
- authorizing said user at said database, said authorization being based on a comparison using said received biometric data and the registered biometric data associated with said user record;
- upon a successful authorization, locating second biometric device data indicative of a capability of the second biometric device;
- determining whether the first biometric device data indicates that the capability of the first biometric device is superior to the capability of the second biometric device;
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- in response to the first biometric device data indicating that the capability of the first biometric device is superior to the capability of the second biometric device:
- upgrading said registered biometric data associated with said user record using said received biometric data, and
- storing the upgraded biometric data in association with said user record.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.