Patent ID: 8751816

Claim:
A method for providing recording device privileges through biometric assessment, the method comprising: monitoring information associated with a recording device, the monitoring being accomplished with a monitoring device operatively connected with the recording device, the information including a location, dynamic biometric data including physiological data that is monitored over time of a then-current user of the recording device, knowledge data, and recording device identification data; comparing, by the monitoring device, at least the monitored location information and the monitored physiological data with stored security information and stored physiological data for an initial user of the recording device; determining, by the monitoring device and from the comparison, a confidence level for the then-current user, the confidence level being a statistically based percentage representing how sure the monitoring device is that the then-current user is the initial user or another authorized user of the recording device; determining, by the monitoring device, an authorization level from a plurality of authorization levels for the then-current user based upon the determined confidence level; and dynamically adjusting, by the monitoring device, access to one or more recording device access privileges based on the determined authorization level and the determined confidence level; wherein at least one authorization level from the plurality of authorization levels grants access to a first recording device access privilege and denies access to a second recording device access privilege.