Anonymous association system utilizing biometrics
US8320638B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 10, 2008 |
| Grant date | Nov 27, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 29, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04L63/06
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Various exemplary embodiments are a device and a related method for interaction with an anonymous database system, the device including: a biometric input; a communicator configured to retrieve a key stored in a first enrollment process, retrieve an institution identifier and a user identifier stored in a second enrollment process, and retrieve user data from an institution database corresponding to the institution identifier; and a display that displays the retrieved user data. Furthermore, various exemplary embodiments are a system and related method including: a plurality of biometric nodes in communication with one another, each of the plurality of biometric nodes comprising a biometric input; at least one central database in communication with the plurality of biometric nodes; and a plurality of institution databases in communication with the plurality of biometric nodes.
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