Patent ID: 8826389
Filing Date: 2014-09-02
Classification: G06F,G07C,H04L

Abstract:
1. A method for utilizing multi-media identities for access control to a secure area or item comprising: providing of a multi-media identity to an entity by a multi-media identity management system for use with an access control system, wherein the multi-media identity is a digital identifier whose multi-media data elements define multi-media authentication data expected to be used by the entity and security privileges of the access control system assigned to the entity, wherein the multi-media identity is stored upon a portable identification device; receiving the provided multi-media identity and multi-media authentication data in an access request for one of a secure area and a secure item, wherein the multi-media authentication data comprises at least a digital image of the entity, wherein the multi-media authentication data is captured by at least one multi-media capture device in one of real-time and near real-time; verifying the multi-media authentication data against the multi-media data elements of the multi-media identity, wherein each multi-media authentication data item is compared to a multi-media data element of the multi-media identity of a corresponding multi-media type; validating the security privileges of the multi-media identity to those defined for the one of the secure area and the secure item; when the multi-media authentication data, multi-media identity, and security privileges are valid for the one of the secure area and the secure item, granting the entity access to the one of the secure area and the secure item; and when at least one of the multi-media authentication data, multi-media identity, and security privileges is invalid, denying the entity access to the one of the secure area and the secure item.