Method and system for providing recording device privileges through biometric assessment

A method for providing recording device privileges through biometric assessment, the method comprising:

• receiving, at a monitoring device, packetized digested physiological data and security information, the security information being selected from a location of a user of a recording device, a recording device identification, recording device user knowledge, and combinations thereof, and the physiological data being physiological data that is monitored over time;
• undigesting the physiological data;
• splitting the undigested physiological data and security information into one of the following categories:
• location data, biometric data, knowledge data, or recording device identification data;
• recognizing, via the monitoring device, that the recording device is in use;
• monitoring at least a then-current location and then-current biometric data to determine an identity of a then-current user of the recording device, the then-current biometric data being physiological data that is monitored over time;
• comparing the then-current location data, the then-current recording device identification, and the then-current user identity with the undigested physiological data and security information;
• from the comparison, determining a statistically based confidence value representative of how sure the monitoring device is that the then-current user is an initial user or another authorized user of the recording device;
• determining an authorization level from a plurality of authorization levels for the then-current user based at least on a received recording device identification, the then-current location data and the determined confidence value;
• and
• dynamically adjusting access to one or more recording device access privileges based on the determined authorization level;
• wherein at least one authorization level from the plurality of authorization levels grants access to a first recording device access privilege and denies access to a second recording device access privilege.

A system for providing recording device privileges through biometric assessment, the system comprising:

• a recording device, including:
• means for receiving location data;
• means for receiving dynamic biometric data including physiological data that is monitored over time;
• means for receiving knowledge data;
• and
• means for extracting recording device identification data;
• and
• a monitoring device operatively connected to the recording device, the monitoring device configured to:
• monitor information including the recording device location, the dynamic biometric data including the physiological data, the knowledge data, and the recording device identification data;
• compare at least the monitored location information and the monitored physiological data with stored security information and stored physiological data for an initial user of the recording device;
• determine, from the comparison, a confidence level for the then-current user, the confidence level being a statistically based percentage representing how sure the monitoring device is that the then-current user is the initial user or another authorized user of the recording device;
• determine an authorization level from a plurality of authorization levels for the then-current user based on the confidence level;
• and
• dynamically adjust access to one or more recording device access privileges based on the determined authorization level and the confidence level;
• wherein at least one authorization level from the plurality of authorization levels grants access to a first recording device access privilege and denies access to a second recording device access privilege.