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Biometric based multi-party authentication

US6697947B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 1999
Grant dateFeb 24, 2004
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Expiry dateJun 17, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/56
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Methods, systems and computer program products are provided which allow for multi-party authentication by receiving a plurality of biometric authentication messages from a corresponding plurality of users. The biometric authentication messages include biometric data corresponding to the user. It is determined if each of the plurality of received biometric authentication messages is a valid message based on the biometric data contained in the biometric authentication messages so as to determine a quantity of valid biometric authentication messages. An indication of authentication is then provided if the quantity of the valid messages of the received plurality of messages is at least an authentication threshold value.

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