Patent Document ID: 20040213437
Application ID: 10723240
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A system for issuing identification documents to a plurality of individuals, comprising: a first database, the first database storing a plurality of digitized images, each digitized image comprising a biometric image of an individual seeking an identification document a first server in operable communication with the first database, the first server programmed to send, at a predetermined time, one or more digitized images from the first database to a biometric recognition system, the biometric recognition system in operable communication with a second database, the second database containing biometric templates associated with individuals whose images have been previously captured; receive from the biometric recognition system, for each digitized image sent, an indicator, based on the biometric searching of the second database, as to whether the second database contains any images of individuals who may at least partially resemble the digitized image that was sent; and a workstation in operable communication with the first server, the workstation configured to permit a user to review the indicator and to make a determination as to whether the individual is authorized to be issued an identification document or to keep an identification document in the individual's possession.