System, method and apparatus for electronic ticketing
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IPC분류정보
국가/구분
United States(US) Patent
등록
국제특허분류(IPC7판)
G06F-021/00
G06F-007/04
G06F-017/30
H01L-023/02
출원번호
US-0737080
(2003-12-16)
등록번호
US-8103881
(2012-01-24)
발명자
/ 주소
Doughty, Ralph O.
Antaki, Patrick R.
Palmer, Glennard D.
Gilliom, Robert M.
출원인 / 주소
Innovation Connection Corporation
대리인 / 주소
Chalker, Daniel J.
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79
초록▼
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for securely granting access to an event. For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, such as an electronic card, ticket or information carrier, contains biometric data about a user. When the “ticket” is purchas
The present invention provides a system, method and apparatus for securely granting access to an event. For example, in one embodiment of the present invention, an apparatus, such as an electronic card, ticket or information carrier, contains biometric data about a user. When the “ticket” is purchased or authenticated, event access information is stored on the electronic card or ticket by an entity authorized by the event provider. The user is allowed access to the event when the biometric data stored on the electronic card or ticket matches the user's biometric data and the event access information is validated. The user's biometric data is authenticated via a biometric sensor on the electronic card or ticket. The user's biometric data can also be authenticated by the entity granting access to the event.
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1. An apparatus for requesting access to an event by a user comprising: a substrate integrated into a card or a travel credential;a communications interface disposed within the substrate to receive an event access information that will permit access to the event;a magnetic field generator disposed w
1. An apparatus for requesting access to an event by a user comprising: a substrate integrated into a card or a travel credential;a communications interface disposed within the substrate to receive an event access information that will permit access to the event;a magnetic field generator disposed within the substrate, wherein the magnetic field generator is normally inactive and comprises a magnetic stripe either mounted on the substrate or disposed within the substrate, one or more induction coils disposed within the substrate underneath a length of the magnetic stripe and a control circuit disposed within the substrate that is connected to the one or more induction coils and generates a low power time-varying magnetic signal by pulsing the one or more induction coils underneath the magnetic stripe when activated by a processor, wherein the low power time-varying magnetic signal (a) is transmitted to a magnetic stripe reader within a magnetic card reader, (b) emulates a data stream generated by swiping a static magnetic stripe card through the magnetic stripe reader but is not created by swiping the magnetic stripe of the apparatus through the magnetic stripe reader or using an adapter to interface with the magnetic stripe reader, and (c) includes the event access information along with an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus;a biometric sensor mounted on the substrate;a memory disposed within the substrate to store the event access information;the processor disposed within the substrate and communicably coupled to the communications interface, the magnetic field generator, the biometric sensor and the memory, wherein the processor (a) processes biometric information received from the biometric sensor to verify that the user is authorized to use the apparatus and (b) activates the magnetic field generator when the user is verified; anda power source disposed within the substrate and electrically connected to the communications interface, the magnetic field generator, the biometric sensor and the processor. 2. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the communications interface is a contactless interface. 3. The apparatus as recited in claim 2, wherein the contactless interface is a wireless transceiver or an optical transmitter. 4. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the magnetic stripe contains three-tracks and each track contains a set of magnetic data cells. 5. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the communications interface is a physical interface mounted on the substrate. 6. The apparatus as recited in claim 5, wherein the physical interface is a smart card interface or a communications port. 7. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the processor comprises a smart card processor and an ASIC chip. 8. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the power source is controlled by a power management unit. 9. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the power source is selected from the group consisting of a battery, a piezoelectric generator, a solar panel, an electromagnetic energy converter; a kinetic energy converter and combinations thereof. 10. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the power source comprises: a battery;a power generator;a converter electrically connected to the power generator and operable to convert power received from the power generator into power usable by the apparatus or to charge the battery;a battery management unit connected to the battery; anda power multiplexer connected to the battery management unit and the converter and operable to determine whether to draw power from the battery management unit, from the converter, or from both. 11. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the biometric sensor is selected from the group consisting of a fingerprint sensor, retina sensor, iris sensor or voice sensor. 12. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the biometric sensor comprises a matrix of points operable to detect high and low points corresponding to ridges and valleys of a fingerprint. 13. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the biometric sensor comprises an emitter and a detector wherein light projected by the emitter is reflected from a user's finger onto the detector. 14. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, further comprising a user interface mounted on the substrate that is communicably coupled to the processor and electrically connected to the power source. 15. The apparatus as recited in claim 14, wherein the user interface is selected from the group consisting of a touch pad, one or more buttons, a display and a voice sensor. 16. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the substrate is semi-flexible. 17. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the card is selected from the group consisting of an access card, a credit card, a debit card, an identification card, a mini-card, a security card, a stored value card and a vendor-specific card. 18. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the travel credential is selected from the group consisting of a passport, an immigration card and a visa. 19. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the processor and the memory are integrated into a single integrated circuit. 20. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the memory contains a biometric data of a user. 21. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the processor provides binary data to the magnetic field generator after a user has been authenticated using the biometric sensor. 22. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the processor deactivates the magnetic field generator after the magnetic field generator has been active for a specified period of time. 23. The apparatus as recited in claim 1, wherein the processor deactivates the magnetic field generator when the biometric sensor no longer detects the authorized user. 24. A method for requesting access to an event by a user of an apparatus comprising (a) a substrate integrated into a card or a travel credential, (b) a communications interface, (c) a magnetic field generator comprising a magnetic stripe either mounted on the substrate or disposed within the substrate, and one or more induction coils disposed within the substrate underneath a length of the magnetic stripe, (d) a biometric sensor, (e) a memory and (f) a processor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving event access information that will permit access to the event from an external source via the communications interface and storing the event access information in the memory;receiving authentication data from the biometric sensor;determining whether the authentication data is valid for the user; andrequesting access to the event by transmitting a low power time-varying magnetic signal that is received by a magnetic stripe reader within a magnetic card reader, wherein the low power time-varying magnetic signal (a) is generated by pulsing the one or more induction coils underneath the magnetic stripe when activated by the processor, (b) emulates a data stream generated by swiping a static magnetic stripe card through the magnetic stripe reader but is not created by swiping the magnetic stripe of the apparatus through the magnetic stripe reader, and (c) contains both the event access information and an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus whenever the authentication data is valid. 25. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the event comprises a vehicle, a restricted area, a club, a concert, an entertainment venue or a sporting event. 26. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the event access information is encrypted. 27. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the event access information comprises boarding pass information, ticket information or a security clearance. 28. The method as recited in claim 24, further comprising the step of transmitting an indication that the user is not authorized to use the apparatus via the magnetic field generator whenever the authentication data is invalid. 29. The method as recited in claim 24, further comprising the step of receiving one or more activation parameters. 30. The method as recited in claim 29, wherein the one or more activation parameters includes detecting data from the biometric sensor, detecting an external signal or receiving data from a user interface. 31. The method as recited in claim 24, wherein the step of determining whether the authentication data is valid comprises comparing the authentication data to one or more biometric templates stored on the apparatus. 32. The method as recited in claim 24, further comprising the step of selecting the information to enable access to the event. 33. The method as recited in claim 24, further comprising the step of providing personal identification information to verify the identity of the user prior to receiving the event access information. 34. The method as recited in claim 24, further comprising the step of: receiving power from an external power source in a contactless manner; andconverting the power received from the external power source into power compatible with the apparatus. 35. A computer program embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium executable by a processor for requesting access to an event by a user of an apparatus comprising (a) a substrate integrated into a card or a travel credential, (b) a communications interface, (c) a magnetic field generator comprising a magnetic stripe either mounted on the substrate or disposed within the substrate, and one or more induction coils disposed within the substrate underneath a length of the magnetic stripe, (d) a biometric sensor, (e) a memory and (f) a processor, the computer program comprising: a code segment for receiving event access information that will permit access to the event from an external source via the communications interface and storing the event access information in the memory; a code segment for receiving authentication data from the biometric sensor; a code segment for determining whether the authentication data is valid for the user; and a code segment for requesting access to the event by transmitting a low power time-varying magnetic signal that is received by a magnetic stripe reader within a magnetic card reader, wherein the low power time-varying magnetic signal (a) is generated by pulsing the one or more induction coils underneath the magnetic stripe when activated by the processor, (b) emulates a data stream generated by swiping a static magnetic stripe card through the magnetic stripe reader but is not created by swiping the magnetic stripe of the apparatus through the magnetic stripe reader and (c) contains both the event access information and an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus whenever the authentication data is valid. 36. A method for granting access to an event for a user of an apparatus comprising (a) a substrate integrated into a card or a travel credential, (b) a communications interface, (c) a magnetic field generator comprising a magnetic stripe either mounted on the substrate or disposed within the substrate, and one or more induction coils disposed within the substrate underneath a length of the magnetic stripe, (d) a biometric sensor, (e) a memory and (f) a processor, the method comprising the steps of: receiving a low power time-varying magnetic signal by a magnetic stripe reader within a magnetic card reader, wherein the low power time-varying magnetic signal (a) is generated by pulsing the one or more induction coils underneath the magnetic stripe when activated by the processor, (b) emulates a data stream generated by swiping a static magnetic stripe card through the magnetic stripe reader but is not created by swiping the magnetic stripe of the apparatus through the magnetic stripe reader, and (c) contains event access information that will permit access to the event and an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus, wherein the user is authorized to use the apparatus whenever the apparatus determines that authentication data received from the biometric sensor is valid for the user;determining whether the event access information indicates that access rights to the event are associated with the apparatus; andgranting access to the event whenever the event access information indicates that access rights to the event are associated with the apparatus. 37. The method as recited in claim 36, wherein the event access information is encrypted and further comprising the step of decrypting the event access information. 38. The method as recited in claim 37, wherein the apparatus is not authorized to decrypt the event access information. 39. The method as recited in claim 36, further comprising the steps of: determining the identity and access rights of a user to the event;creating the event access information; andtransmitting the event access information to the communications interface of the apparatus for storage in the memory of the apparatus. 40. The method as recited in claim 39, further comprising the step of encrypting the event access information. 41. A computer program embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium executable by a processor for granting access to an event for a user of an apparatus comprising (a) a substrate integrated into a card or a travel credential, (b) a communications interface, (c) a magnetic field generator comprising a magnetic stripe either mounted on the substrate or disposed within the substrate, and one or more induction coils disposed within the substrate underneath a length of the magnetic stripe, (d) a biometric sensor, (e) a memory and (f) a processor, the computer program comprising: a code segment for receiving a low power time-varying magnetic signal by a magnetic stripe reader within a magnetic card reader, wherein the low power time-varying magnetic signal (a) is generated by pulsing the one or more induction coils underneath the magnetic stripe when activated by the processor, (b) emulates a data stream generated by swiping a static magnetic stripe card through the magnetic stripe reader but is not created by swiping the magnetic stripe of the apparatus through the magnetic stripe reader (c) contains event access information that will permit access to the event and an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus, wherein the user is authorized to use the apparatus whenever the apparatus determines that authentication data received from the biometric sensor is valid for the user; a code segment for determining whether the event access information indicates that access rights to the event are associated with the apparatus; and a code segment for granting access to the event whenever the event access information indicates that access rights to the event are associated with the apparatus. 42. A system for determining whether a user is permitted access to an event comprising: one or more user devices, each user device comprising a substrate integrated into a card or a travel credential,a communications interface disposed within the substrate to receive an event access information that will permit access to the event;a magnetic field generator disposed within the substrate, wherein the magnetic field generator is normally inactive and comprises a magnetic stripe either mounted on the substrate or disposed within the substrate, one or more induction coils disposed within the substrate underneath a length of the magnetic stripe and a control circuit disposed within the substrate that is connected to the one or more induction coils and generates a low power time-varying magnetic signal by pulsing the one or more induction coils underneath the magnetic stripe when activated by a device processor, wherein the low power time-varying magnetic signal (a) is transmitted to a magnetic stripe reader within a magnetic card reader, (b) emulates a data stream generated by swiping a static magnetic stripe card through the magnetic stripe reader but is not created by swiping the magnetic stripe of the apparatus through the magnetic stripe reader or using an adapter to interface with the magnetic stripe reader, and (c) includes the event access information along with an indication that the user is authorized to use the apparatus,a biometric sensor mounted on the substrate,a memory disposed within the substrate to store the event access information,the device processor disposed within the substrate and communicably coupled to the communications interface, the magnetic field generator, the biometric sensor and the memory, wherein the processor (a) processes biometric information received from the biometric sensor to verify that the user is authorized to use the apparatus and (b) activates the magnetic field generator when the user is verified, anda power source disposed within the substrate and electrically connected to the communications interface, the magnetic field generator, the biometric sensor and the device processor;one or more system interfaces that communicate with the user device; anda system processor communicably coupled to the one or more system interfaces. 43. The system as recited in claim 42, wherein the one or more system interfaces includes an optical interface, a smart card interface, a wireless communication interface, the magnetic stripe reader, an initialization interface or a recharger. 44. The system as recited in claim 42, further comprising a database communicably coupled to the system processor. 45. The system as recited in claim 42, further comprising one or more remote computers communicably coupled to the system processor via a network.
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