Patent ID: 9142070
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: G06K,G07C

Abstract:
1. A method for ensuring the provenance of an individual, comprising: acquiring a first biometric template at a first location; storing the acquired first biometric template with an anonymous indicator comprising one of: a gate number or location identifier, a flight or transportation number, an immigration or other status, a security risk, or a time specification, without any associated information that uniquely identifies an owner of the first biometric template; acquiring a second biometric template at a second location; determining, using the anonymous indicator stored with the first biometric template and without using any associated information that uniquely identifies the owner, if the owner of the first biometric template is expected at the second location; and performing, responsive to determining that the owner of the first biometric template is expected at the second location using the anonymous indicator, biometric matching of the second biometric template at the second location without using any associated information that uniquely identifies the individual.