Biometric Location Tracking Identity Verification
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing location detection devices, such as cellular phones and GPS receivers, can provide a device's location but not the identity of the person carrying it, leading to issues with verifying user identity, especially in small, concealable devices without interfaces for code entry, and vulnerabilities to coercive use of response codes.
Innovation Solution
Implementing biometric confirmation methods that store user biometric data and use wireless communication to receive and compare biometric data from a proximate person, generating a validation report that includes identity confirmation, location, and timestamp, which can be transmitted to a recipient, using modules for location determination, biometric validation, and communication.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If location detection devices provide device location without biometric verification, then location tracking is simple and device complexity is low, but user identity verification reliability is poor and security is compromised
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces biometric data as an intermediary element between the user and the location tracking system. The biometric sensor captures physiological characteristics (fingerprint, iris, facial recognition) that serve as a reliable mediator to verify user identity, resolving the contradiction by adding verification reliability without requiring complex user interaction interfaces.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces mechanical verification methods (physical code keys, manual response code entry) with biometric verification. This substitution eliminates the need for physical interfaces like keypads or displays while providing more reliable identity verification, as biometric data is inherently harder to coerce or compromise compared to manual code entry.
2Volume of moving object
If small concealable devices are used for location tracking, then device portability and concealability are improved, but the ability to provide code entry interface is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the verification function from the mechanical interface domain and relocates it to the biometric domain. By removing the requirement for physical code entry interfaces (keypads, displays) and replacing them with biometric sensors, the device can maintain a small, concealable form factor while still providing secure verification capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes mechanical code entry systems with biometric verification systems. This replacement allows the device to eliminate physical interfaces for code entry, enabling a compact, concealable design while maintaining or enhancing verification capabilities through automated biometric capture and comparison.
3Reliability
If response codes are used for identity verification, then user identity can be confirmed, but the codes can be compromised, surreptitiously entered, or coercively obtained
Solution Approach 1:
The patent substitutes manual response code entry with automated biometric verification. Biometric data such as fingerprints, iris patterns, or facial features cannot be easily coerced, compromised, or surreptitiously entered like manual codes. The biometric system captures physiological characteristics that are inherently tied to the user's physical presence and identity, eliminating the vulnerabilities associated with manual code entry.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent changes the verification parameter from manual input (response codes) to physiological characteristics (biometric data). This parameter change fundamentally alters the security properties of the verification system, making it resistant to coercion and compromise while maintaining high accuracy in identity confirmation.
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AI summary
Embodiments of the present invention provide apparatus, methods and/or systems for providing location based tracking with biometric confirmation. Some embodiments can include, a location identifier configured to determine the geographical location of the device and a biometric identifier configured to determine an identity of a proximate person who is proximate the device and generate an identity validation value corresponding to the identity.