Biometric Identity Verification for Mobile Devices
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic devices that require age or identity verification often incur increased size, cost, and resource consumption due to the need for additional components to scan and verify government-issued identification, which can be circumvented by using a system that controls operation based on biometric data and identity information.
Innovation Solution
A system that uses a biometric reader device to obtain digital representations of biometrics, communicates with an identity system device to verify identity information, and determines authorization for mobile identity information controlled devices, such as vehicles or media players, thereby controlling operation while protecting access to identity information.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If additional components are added to scan and verify government-issued identification, then identity verification capability is improved, but device size, cost, and resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces an intermediary device (separate from the mobile device) that performs biometric scanning and identity verification. This intermediary acts as a mediator between the user and the mobile device, handling the complex verification process externally while only communicating the verification result to the mobile device, thus avoiding the need to embed complex verification components in the mobile device itself
Solution Approach 2:
The patent extracts the biometric scanning and identity verification functions from the mobile device and places them in a separate intermediary system. This extraction removes the burden of complex verification components from the mobile device, reducing its size and complexity while maintaining verification capability through the external system
2Speed
If biometric data and identity information are stored locally in the mobile device, then verification speed is improved, but security risks and data protection requirements increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent extracts the storage of sensitive biometric data and identity information from the mobile device and places it in a secure remote identity system. Only temporary verification tokens are stored locally in the mobile device, while the actual sensitive data resides in a secure remote location, reducing security risks associated with local storage
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a secure remote identity system as an intermediary that stores and manages biometric data and identity information. This intermediary handles all data storage and retrieval operations, allowing the mobile device to perform verification without storing sensitive data locally, thus balancing speed and security requirements
3Measurement precision
If multiple verification components are integrated into the mobile device, then verification accuracy is improved, but communication traffic and system resource consumption increase
Solution Approach 1:
The patent introduces a centralized identity system as an intermediary that performs comprehensive biometric analysis and verification. This intermediary consolidates multiple verification functions in one location, allowing the mobile device to communicate with a single external system rather than managing multiple verification components, thereby reducing communication overhead and resource consumption while maintaining verification accuracy
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AI summary
A system for authorizing a mobile identity information controlled device includes a mobile identity information controlled device, an identity system device, and/or an enabling device. At least one digital representation of a biometric is received using a biometric reader device. Identity information is obtained from an identity system device using the at least one digital representation of the biometric. Operation of the mobile identity information controlled device is controlled using the identity information. In some examples, the operation may subsequently be deauthorized if the at least one digital representation of the biometric and/or the identity information is not reobtained.