Patent ID: 7028884
Filing Date: 2006-04-18
Classification: G06Q,G07C,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method of verifying authenticity of an identification document that includes a photograph of a person that supports an identity of the person, the method comprising the steps of: an identification document issuing authority preparing an identification document by affixing thereto a photograph of a person whose identify is supported by the identification document and identification information for the person; after the preparing step, the identification document issuing authority scanning the prepared identification document and storing in a database a scanned image of the prepared identification document that is a replica of the prepared identification document; and when the prepared identification document is presented in support of an identity of a person, retrieving the scanned image of the prepared identification document from the database and comparing the identification document presented in support of identity with the retrieved scanned image to verify an authenticity of the identification document presented in support of identity.