Patent ID: 7769207
Filing Date: 2010-08-03
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A method for tracking a person, comprising: storing information regarding a plurality of individuals in a database, wherein the information regarding the plurality of individuals includes, for each individual of the plurality of individuals, biometric data of or regarding the individual of the plurality of individuals, wherein the biometric data is captured or obtained by or with one or more of a plurality of biometric data capturing devices, information regarding a location at which the biometric data of or regarding the individual is captured or obtained, and information regarding a time at which the biometric data of or regarding the individual was captured or obtained; receiving and storing biometric data of or regarding the person in the database, wherein the biometric data of or regarding the person is captured or obtained by or with at least one biometric data capturing device; receiving and storing information regarding a location where the biometric data of or regarding the person is captured or obtained, wherein the information regarding the location is stored in the database; receiving and storing information regarding a time when the biometric data of or regarding the person is captured or obtained, wherein the information regarding the time is stored in the database; comparing the biometric data of or regarding the person against at least a portion of biometric data of or regarding at least one individual of the plurality of individuals which is stored in the database; identifying at least one match between the biometric data of or regarding the person and at least a portion of biometric data of or regarding an individual of the plurality of individuals; linking or matching the biometric data of or regarding the person to or with the biometric data of or regarding the individual; generating an activity record regarding the person, wherein the activity record contains information identifying a plurality of locations and times at or in which biometric data was captured or obtained from the person, and further wherein the activity record contains information for tracking a travel path of the person; and predicting a future activity record regarding the person, wherein the future activity record contains information regarding a plurality of locations and times at or in which the person will travel in the future.