Patent ID: 8572398
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: G06F,G06Q,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method, comprising: receiving, by a centralized computer, personal information for a first person from a plurality of independent sources, wherein the personal information for the first person includes first historical biometric information from a first one of the plurality of independent sources and second historical biometric information from a second one of the plurality of independent sources; comparing, by the centralized computer, the first and second historical biometric information; determining, by the centralized computer, a first similarity measure based on the comparison of the first and second historical biometric information; identifying, by the centralized computer, the first and second historical biometric information as trusted first and second biometric information when the first similarity measure is greater than or equal to a first similarity measure threshold; receiving, by the centralized computer, a request to authenticate a person, wherein the request to authenticate includes third biometric information; comparing, by the centralized computer, the third biometric information with the first trusted biometric information, the trusted second biometric information, or a composite of at least the first and second trusted biometric information; determining, by the centralized computer, a second similarity measure based on the comparison of the third biometric information with the first trusted biometric information, the second trusted biometric information, or the composite of at least the first and second trusted biometric information; and authenticating, by the centralized computer, the person as the first person when the second similarity measure is greater than or equal to a second similarity measure threshold.