US 10,698,989 C1 (12,870th)
Biometric personal data key (PDK) authentication
John J. Giobbi, Bend, OR (US)
Filed by Proxense, LLC, Bend, OR (US)
Assigned to PROXENSE, LLC
Reexamination Request No. 90/015,054, Jun. 8, 2022.
Reexamination Certificate for Patent 10,698,989, issued Jun. 30, 2020, Appl. No. 15/049,060, Feb. 20, 2016.
Application 90/015,054 is a continuation of application No. 14/521,982, filed on Oct. 23, 2014, granted, now 9,298,905.
Application 14/521,982 is a continuation of application No. 13/710,109, filed on Dec. 10, 2012, granted, now 8,886,954.
Application 13/710,109 is a continuation of application No. 11/314,199, filed on Dec. 20, 2005, granted, now 8,352,730.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/652,765, filed on Feb. 14, 2005.
Claims priority of provisional application 60/637,538, filed on Dec. 20, 2004.
Ex Parte Reexamination Certificate issued on Mar. 20, 2025.
Int. Cl. G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G05B 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 21/32 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); G07C 9/25 (2020.01); H04L 9/32 (2006.01)
CPC G06F 21/32 (2013.01) [G05B 1/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/35 (2013.01); G07C 9/257 (2020.01); H04L 9/321 (2013.01)]
OG exemplary drawing
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT:
Claims 1-9 are cancelled.
1. A method comprising:
receiving, at a smartphone, an identification (ID) code from a third-party trusted authority, the ID code uniquely identifying the smartphone among a plurality of smartphones;
persistently storing biometric data and the ID code on the smartphone, wherein the biometric data is one selected from a group consisting of facial recognition, a fingerprint scan, and a retinal scan of a legitimate user;
receiving, at the smartphone, scan data from a biometric scan using the smartphone;
comparing, using the smartphone, the scan data to the biometric data;
determining whether the scan data matches the biometric data; and
responsive to a determination that the scan data matches the biometric data, wirelessly sending, from the smartphone, the ID code for comparison by the third-party trusted authority against one or more previously registered ID codes maintained by the third-party trusted authority, a transaction being completed responsive to the third-party trusted authority successfully authenticating the ID code, wherein the transaction being completed includes accessing one or more from a group consisting of a casino machine, a keyless lock, an ATM machine, a web site, a file and a financial account.