Patent ID: 8509493

Claim:
A biometric identification system comprising: an interface for data input/output with an attached electronic device or data input/output by proximity wireless communication with the electronic device, biometric data detecting means for acquiring the biometric data from a living subject, a memory for storing identification use biometric data used for biometric identification in a secure state, and controlling means for comparing the biometric data acquired by the biometric data detecting means with the identification use biometric data stored in the memory for identification and for outputting a predetermined request or predetermined data to the electronic device via the interface on the condition that the controlling means detects a match between the biometric data and the identification use biometric data, the controlling means including a hash of the identification use biometric data into the predetermined request or predetermined data, and the controlling means not transmitting either an encrypted form of the identification use biometric data or an unencrypted form of the identification use biometric data to the electronic device.