Patents in Biometric
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Title
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System And Method For Authenticating Electronic Transactions Using Biometric
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Abstract
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A technique lor combining biometric identification with digital certificates lor electronic authentication called biometric certificates. The technique includes the management ol biometric certificates through the use ol a biometric certificate management system. Biometric certificates may be used in any electronic transaction requiring authentication ol the participants. Biometric data is pre-stored in a biometric database ol the biometric certificate management system by receiving data corresponding to physical characteristics ol registered users through a biometric input device. Subsequent transactions to be conducted over a network have biometric certificates generated from the physical characteristics ol a current user, which is then appended to the transaction, and which then authenticates the user by comparison against the pre-stored biometric data ol the physical characteristics ol users in the biometric database.
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Inventors
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Clyde Musgrave, Robert S. Dulude
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Patent Number
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6202151
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International Classification
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Mar. 13,2001
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