| 摘要 |
This invention relates to the field of identification systems. In particular, this invention is drawn to a system and method for real-time identification verification. A typical identification (ID) card includes information about the cardholder such as name, address, a physical description, and picture. Most ID cards also contain some sort of machine-readable identifier such as a magnetic stripe, a bar-code, a smart chip, etc. The ID card may also contain stored biometric information of the card holder. ID cards are typically used to restrict access to areas or products to unauthorized cardholders. An apparatus of the invention is provided for verifying the validity of federally or state issued identification (ID) cards, such as state issued driver's licenses, ID cards, passports, etc, with a remote database, such as, the issuing authority's database of recorded information, utilizing a card reading or scanning device and data sent over a network. Another embodiment of the invention provides a method of verifying that the holder of the ID card is the same person as the information that is stored on the ID card using biometric data captured using biometric scanning devices such as finger print recognition devices. Biometric information from an ID card holder is compared with the biometric information stored on the ID card to verify that a person presenting an ID card matches the biometric information stored on the ID card and/or the remote database. |
