Patent ID: 7047204

Claim:
A method for registering a person with a government program to eliminate fraud consisting of: a. registering an entity with a first government entity forming an authorizing entity; b. registering a first person with a first government entity at the authorizing entity having a government program and issuing an individual identification code (IIC) to the first person; c. entering the individual identification code (IIC) into an electronic retrieval system; d. obtaining first data at a first point in time on the first person and linking the first data to the individual identification code (IIC), wherein the first data comprises at least one of a member selected from the group consisting of first biometric data, a first personal identification code (PIN 1 ), a first electronic signature, personal data and combinations thereof; e. using a smart card to facilitate communication with the electronic retrieval system; f. reading second data at a second point in time, wherein the second data comprises at least one member selected from the group consisting of second biometric data, a second personal identification code (PIN 2 ), a second electronic signature, second personal data and combinations thereof, of a second person, wherein the second point of time is later than the point of time; g. comparing the second data with the first data to form compared data; h. determining from the compared data whether the second person is the first person to obtain a verified identity; i. sending a first transmission of the verified identity to the first government entity using the smart card at the authorizing entity, wherein the first transmission comprises: i. the individual identification code (IIC); and ii. a first query for the first data on the first person; j. receiving by the first government entity the first data requested in the first query; k. sending a second transmission from the first government entity providing the first data requested in the first query to the smart card at the authorizing entity; and l. sending a third transmission providing updated data to the first government entity from the authorizing entity using the smart card.