Patent ID: 8289135
Filing Date: 2012-10-16
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A method for associating a biometric reference template with an identification tag for a physical object, said method comprising: verifying, by a processor of a computer system, that a first unique biometric reference template identifier matches a second unique biometric reference template identifier; wherein the identification tag is embedded in or attached to the physical object, said identification tag comprising the first unique biometric reference template identifier and a unique tag identifier for identifying the physical object, said first unique biometric reference template identifier uniquely identifying biometric data pertaining to a person, said biometric data being of a type that pertains to a local portion of the person's body; wherein the biometric reference template comprises the second unique biometric reference template identifier and the biometric data, said second unique biometric reference template identifier uniquely identifying the biometric data; wherein the identification tag is a Radio Frequency IDentification (RFID) tag; wherein the identification tag further comprises an attribute that includes a privacy policy identifier which identifies a privacy policy that sets forth a proper use and handling of information transmitted by the RFID tag; and wherein the method further comprises: prior to said verifying that the first unique biometric reference template identifier matches the second unique biometric reference template identifier and in response to a request by the person to access the physical object, said processor determining that the attribute is signed with a digital signature and verifying that the digital signature matches a signature stored in a database of the computer system.