System and method for credential authentication

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9481197-B2
Application number	US-201414282339-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 20, 2014
Priority date	Jun 5, 2013
Publication date	Nov 1, 2016
Grant date	Nov 1, 2016

Abstract

Some implementations provide a machine-assisted method for screening a person, the method including: receiving, at a scanning device, an identification document presented by the person, the identification document showing a machine-readable code that encodes personally identifiable information of the person, a biometric of the person, and printed information; scanning the machine-readable code on the identification document to extract personally identifiable information of the person; comparing the extracted personally identifiable information against records stored at a database; determining that the extracted personal identifiable information matches a record stored at the database; receiving data encoding the biometric of the person on the identification document for comparison with the person presenting the identification document; receiving a determination that the biometric from the identification document identifies the person presenting the identification document; and determining whether the identification document is digitally watermarked to identify payload data.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A machine-assisted method for screening a person, the method comprising:
receiving, at a scanning device, an identification document presented by the person, the identification document showing (i) a machine-readable code that encodes personally identifiable information of the person, (ii) a biometric of the person, and (iii) printed information;
scanning the machine-readable code on the identification document to extract personally identifiable information of the person; and
in response to receiving determination results that the extracted personally identifiable information does not match a record stored at a database, providing an indication to select the person for manual screening during which the identification document is manually inspected, while in response to receiving determination results that the extracted personally identifiable information matches a record stored at the database, expediting screening of the person such that whether to admit the person is determined faster than manual inspection by:
automatically accessing data encoding the biometric of the person on the identification document for comparison with the person presenting the identification document;
in response to receiving a determination that the biometric on the identification document identifies the person presenting the identification document, automatically determining whether the identification document is digitally watermarked to carry payload data;
in response to determining that the identification document is digitally watermarked, automatically retrieving the payload data from the digitally watermarked identification document; and
determining a first correlation level between the retrieved payload data and the extracted personally identifiable information.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein expediting screening of the person comprises:
determining that the first correlation level has reached a first threshold level; and
confirming, in response to determining that the first correlation level has reached a first threshold level, whether the identification document was issued in compliance with a federally mandated issuance process.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
scanning the identification document to obtain the printed information based on an optical character recognition process; and
determining a second correlation level between the printed information obtained from the identification document and the extracted personally identifiable information.

4. The method of claim 3 , further comprising:
determining that the second correlation level has reached a second threshold level prior to confirming whether the identification document was issued in compliance with a federally mandated issuance process.

5. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving a confirmation that the identification document was issued in compliance with the federally mandated issuance process; and
sending, based on the received confirmation that the identification document was issued in compliance with the federally mandated issuance process, instructions to an administrator to expedite the screening of the person.

6. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving a confirmation that the identification card was not issued in compliance with the federally mandated issuance process; and
sending, based on the confirmation that the identification document was not issued in compliance with the federally mandated issuance process, instructions to verify an immigration status of the person.

7. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:
receiving a confirmation that the identification card was not issued in compliance with the federally mandated issuance process; and
sending, based on the confirmation that the identification document was not issued in compliance with the federally mandated issuance process, instructions to verify a social security number of the person.

8. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving an identification document comprises receiving a driver's license of the person.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving an identification document comprises receiving a passport of the person.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving, at the scanning device, a biometric of the person presenting the identification document, the biometric taken from the person when the identification document is being presented; and
automatically comparing the biometric on the identification document being accessed with the biometric of the person taken from the person when the identification document is being presented.

11. A computer system for screening a person, the computer system comprising:
a scanner configured to:
receive an identification document presented by the person, the identification document showing (i) a machine-readable code encoding personally identifiable information of the person, (ii) a biometric of the person, and (iii) printed information;
scan the machine-readable code on the identification document to extract personally identifiable information of the person; and
access data encoding the biometric of the person on the identification document for comparison with the person presenting the identification document; and

at least one processor coupled to the scanner and configured to:
in response to receiving determination results that the extracted personally identifiable information does not match a record stored at a database, provide an indication to select the person for manual screening during which the identification document is manually inspected, while in response to receiving determination results that the extracted personally identifiable information matches a record stored at the database, expedite screening of the person such that whether to admit the person is determined faster than manual inspection by:
automatically accessing data encoding the biometric of the person on the identification document for comparison with the person presenting the identification document;
in response to receiving a determination that the biometric on the identification document identifies the person presenting the identification document, automatically determining whether the identification document is digitally watermarked to carry payload data;
in response to determining that the identification document is digitally watermarked, automatically retrieving the payload data from the digitally watermarked identification document; and
determining a first correlation level between the retrieved payload data and the extracted personally identifiable information.

12. The computer system of claim 11 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to expedite screening of the person by:
determining that the first correlation level has reached a first threshold level; and
confirming, in response to determining that the first correlation level has reached a first threshold level, whether the identification document was issued in compliance with a federally mandated issuance process.

13. The computer system of claim 12 , wherein the scanner is further configured to:
scan the identification document to obtain the printed information based on an optical character recognition process.

14. The computer system of claim 13 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine a second correlation level between the scanned printed information and the extracted personally identifiable information.

15. The computer system of claim 14 , wherein the at least one processor is further configured to:
determine that the second co

Assignees

• Morphotrust Usa Inc
• Morphotrust Usa Llc

Inventors

• Eckel Robert Andrew
• Saravanan Thiagarajan

Classifications

• G06T1/0021

  Image watermarking · CPC title

• B42D25/24

  Passports · CPC title

• B42D25/00 Primary

  Information-bearing cards or sheet-like structures characterised by identification or security features; Manufacture thereof (printing processes to produce identification or security features B41M3/14) · CPC title

• G06Q50/265

  Personal security, identity or safety · CPC title

• G06F21/32 Primary

  using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints · CPC title