Patent ID: 8073756

Claim:
A method comprising: receiving, at a data processing center, a first request to verify the identity of an individual, wherein the first request is received from an entity device and at least includes entity identifying information; receiving, at the data processing center, a second request to verify the identity of the individual, wherein the second request is received from a wireless individual device capable of biometric input and wherein the individual has registered with the data processing center a biometric sample and an identification code associated with the wireless individual device; receiving, at the data processing center, the biometric sample taken directly from the individual's person, wherein the biometric sample is received via the wireless device; comparing, at the data processing center, the biometric sample with one or more registered biometric samples to produce a successful or failed identification of the individual; and notifying, by the data processing center, the entity of a result of the comparison, wherein the result verifies or denies the identity of the individual.