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)] |
AS A RESULT OF REEXAMINATION, IT HAS BEEN DETERMINED THAT: |
Claims 1-9 are cancelled. |
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.
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