Patent ID: 8870067

Claim:
Identification means for identifying persons on an authenticated basis, the identification means comprising a support layer, an authentication device with a memory means provided in the form of a non-volatile, re-writeable semiconductor memory, a person-related feature stored in the memory means, a communication system with a communication connector, a first electronic key stored in the memory means, and a second electronic key stored in the memory means, wherein the person-related feature is obtained from a person and is stored in the memory means, wherein the first electronic key is linked to the person-related feature, the first electronic key being issued by a legal authority after the person presents the support layer, with the memory means and with the communication system, the person-related feature being stored in the memory means, to a legal authority, and after the legal authority legitimizes the identity of the person, wherein the second electronic key is stored in the memory means, the second electronic key being independent of the first electronic key and being linked to the first electronic key, wherein the person-related feature is an image of the person, wherein the image satisfies an internationally recognized standard governing the imaging of persons, in particular satisfies the requirements of the ICAO, and wherein when the person presents the identification means to third parties, identity and authenticity of the person is verifiable by the third parties via the identification means.