US 12,443,914 B2
Biometric authentication to facilitate shipment processing
Juan Perez, Milton, GA (US)
Assigned to United Parcel Service of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed by United Parcel Service Of America, Inc., Atlanta, GA (US)
Filed on Jan. 13, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/096,724.
Application 18/096,724 is a continuation of application No. 16/237,239, filed on Dec. 31, 2018, granted, now 11,556,888.
Prior Publication US 2023/0153749 A1, May 18, 2023
Int. Cl. G06Q 10/083 (2024.01); H04L 9/40 (2022.01)
CPC G06Q 10/0838 (2013.01) [H04L 63/0861 (2013.01)] 20 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A system comprising:
a display component configured to display a first prompt that instructs a first user to provide first biometric data to engage in a particular workflow task of a plurality of workflow tasks and a second prompt that instructs the first user to identify a second user to engage in the particular workflow task;
a biometric reader configured to extract the first biometric data from the first user;
at least one processor; and
at least one non-transitory computer readable storage medium having program instructions embodied therewith, wherein the program instructions are executable by the at least one processor to cause the at least one processor to:
transmit the first biometric data and an identifier for the second user to an analysis computing entity, wherein the analysis computing entity (1) compares the first biometric data to a plurality of instances for the first biometric data, each instance of the plurality of instances corresponding to a workflow task of the plurality of workflow tasks, to determine that the first biometric data matches an instance of the plurality of instances corresponding to the particular workflow task, (2) receives second biometric data from the second user, and (3) compares, based at least in part on the identifier, the second biometric data to a candidate instance for the second biometric data stored in a user profile for the first user to determine that the second biometric data matches the candidate instance to facilitate the second user engaging in the particular workflow task,
receive an indication from the analysis computing entity that the first biometric data matches the instance of the plurality of instances corresponding to the particular workflow task, and
responsive to receiving the indication, facilitate the first user engaging in the particular workflow task.