1. A reflexive data verification system for verifying an identity of an individual, comprising:
a template retrieval system and a decoding system for retrieving and decoding a reflexive template associated with the individual, the reflexive template containing at least one biometric data value and a set of environmental conditions under which the at least one biometric data value was obtained, the reflexive template generated during an initial set-up mode, wherein the initial set-up mode includes subjecting the individual to the set of environmental conditions through a first stimulation system, collecting the at least one biometric data value with a first data collection system as the individual is subjected to the set of environmental conditions, and encoding the collected at least one biometric data value along with the set of environmental conditions in which the at least one biometric data value was obtained on the reflexive template with an encoding system;
a second stimulation system for implementing the same set of environmental conditions for verifying the identity of the individual during a verification mode that is subsequent to the initial set-up mode, wherein the implementing includes obtaining the reflexive template generated in the initial set-up mode, decoding the reflexive template and feeding the set of environmental conditions to the second stimulation system, the second stimulation system subjecting the individual to the same set of environmental conditions as during the initial set-up mode;
a second data collection system for collecting at least one new biometric data value during the verification mode while implementing the same set of environmental conditions used during the initial set-up mode, the collecting including using a second data collection system;
a matching system for comparing the at least one biometric data value obtained from the reflexive template with the at least one new biometric data value obtained during the verification mode to determine if a match exists, the matching system receiving the at least one biometric data value decoded from the reflexive template and comparing the at least one biometric data value to the at least one new biometric data received from the second data collection system to determine if there is a match therebetween; and
a system for outputting a verification result;
wherein the at least one biometric data value comprises a measurement collected from an eye, and wherein the set of environmental conditions comprises stimuli that cause a change to an iris of the individual by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, the stimuli comprising: a light intensity setting of light directed at the individual by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a time setting that the individual is stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a field of view setting for the individual while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a target image that is viewed by the individual while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a depth of field of a target image that is viewed by the individual while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a color of a target image that is viewed by the individual while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, and a temperature of an area that the individual is in while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system.
2. The reflexive data verification system of claim 1, wherein the reflexive template is stored in one of a portable token or a database.
3. The reflexive data verification system of claim 1, wherein the measurement collected from the eye is an iris measurement value comprising a pupil dilation ratio Dr, given as:
D
r
=
P
radius
I
radius
where Pradius is a pupil radius and Iradius is an iris radius.
4. The reflexive data verification system of claim 1, wherein the first data collection system and the second data collection convert the collected data into a feature vector that describes physiological characteristics of the iris including iris diameter, color, shape, and overlapping regions.
5. The reflexive data verification system of claim 1, wherein the matching system uses a matching scheme including a Hamming distance with independent environmental features in the form of a feature vector.
6. The reflexive data verification system of claim 1, wherein the matching system includes a Support Vector Machine to assist with matching like iris templates.
7. The reflexive data verification system of claim 1, wherein the stimuli dynamically change over a period of time.
8. A method, performed on a computer system, for verifying an identity of an individual, comprising:
using the computer system to perform actions comprising:
retrieving and decoding a reflexive template associated with the individual, the reflexive template containing at least one biometric data value and a set of environmental conditions under which the at least one biometric data value was obtained, the reflexive template generated during an initial set-up mode, wherein the initial set-up mode includes subjecting the individual to the set of environmental conditions through a first stimulation system, collecting the at least one biometric data value with a first data collection system as the individual is subjected to the set of environmental conditions, and encoding the collected at least one biometric data value along with the set of environmental conditions in which the at least one biometric data value was obtained on the reflexive template with an encoding system;
implementing the same set of environmental conditions for verifying the identity of the individual during a verification mode that is subsequent to the initial set-up mode, wherein the implementing includes obtaining the reflexive template generated in the initial set-up mode, decoding the reflexive template and feeding the set of environmental conditions to a second stimulation system and the collected at least one biometric data value to a matching system, the second stimulation system subjecting the individual to the same set of environmental conditions as during the initial set-up mode;
collecting at least one new biometric data value during the verification mode while implementing the same set of environmental conditions used during the initial set-up mode, the collecting including using a second data collection system;
comparing the at least one biometric data value obtained from the reflexive template with the at least one new biometric data value obtained during the verification mode to determine if a match exists, the comparing including using the matching system to obtain the at least one new biometric data value from the second data collection system and determine if there is a match with the at least one biometric data value; and
outputting a verification result;
wherein the at least one biometric data value comprises a measurement collected from an iris, and wherein the set of environmental conditions comprises stimuli that cause a change to an iris of the individual by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, the stimuli comprising: a light intensity setting of light directed at the individual by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a time setting that the individual is stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a field of view setting for the individual while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a target image that is viewed by the individual while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a depth of field of a target image that is viewed by the individual while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a color of a target image that is viewed by the individual while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, and a temperature of an area that the individual is in while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system.
9. The method of claim 8, wherein the reflexive template is stored in a portable token.
10. The method of claim 8, wherein the reflexive template is stored in a database.
11. The method of claim 8, wherein the measurement collected from the eye is an iris measurement value comprising a pupil dilation ratio Dr, given as:
D
r
=
P
radius
I
radius
where Pradius is a pupil radius and Iradius is an iris radius.
12. The method of claim 8, wherein the collecting of data by the first data collection system and the second data collection system includes converting the collected data into a feature vector that describes physiological characteristics of the iris including iris diameter, color, shape, and overlapping regions.
13. The method of claim 8, wherein the matching system uses a matching scheme including a Hamming distance with independent environmental features in the form of a feature vector.
14. The method of claim 8, wherein the matching system includes a Support Vector Machine to assist with matching like iris templates.
15. The method of claim 8, wherein the stimuli dynamically change over a period of time.
16. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a program product stored thereon, which when run by a computer system verifies an identity of an individual and comprises:
program code for retrieving and decoding a reflexive template associated with the individual, the reflexive template containing at least one biometric data value and a set of environmental conditions under which the at least one biometric data value was obtained, the reflexive template generated during, wherein the initial set-up mode includes subjecting the individual to the set of environmental conditions through a first stimulation system, collecting the at least one biometric data value with a first data collection system as the individual is subjected to the set of environmental conditions, and encoding the collected at least one biometric data value along with the set of environmental conditions in which the at least one biometric data value was obtained on the reflexive template with an encoding system;
program code for implementing the same set of environmental conditions for verifying the identity of the individual during a verification mode that is subsequent to the initial set-up mode, wherein the implementing includes obtaining the reflexive template generated in the initial set-up mode, decoding the reflexive template and feeding the set of environmental conditions to a second stimulation system and the collected at least one biometric data value to a matching system, the second stimulation system subjecting the individual to the same set of environmental conditions as during the initial set-up mode;
program code for causing a second data collection system to collect at least one new biometric data value during the verification mode while implementing the same set of environmental conditions used during the initial set-up mode;
program code for comparing the at least one biometric data value obtained from the reflexive template with the at least one new biometric data value obtained during the verification mode to determine if a match exists, the comparing including using the matching system to obtain the at least one new biometric data value from the second data collection system and determine if there is a match with the at least one biometric data value; and
program code for outputting a verification result;
wherein the at least one biometric data value comprises a measurement collected from an iris and, wherein the set of environmental conditions comprises stimuli that cause a change to an iris of the individual by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, the stimuli comprising: a light intensity setting of light directed at the individual by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a time setting that the individual is stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a field of view setting for the individual while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a target image that is viewed by the individual while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a depth of field of a target image that is viewed by the individual while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, a color of a target image that is viewed by the individual while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system, and a temperature of an area that the individual is in while stimulated by one of the first stimulation system and the second stimulation system.
17. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the reflexive template is obtained from a portable token.
18. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the reflexive template is obtained from a database.
19. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the measurement collected from the eye is an iris measurement value comprising a pupil dilation ratio Dr, given as:
D
r
=
P
radius
I
radius
where Pradius is a pupil radius and Iradius is an iris radius.
20. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the collecting of data by the first data collection system and the second data collection system includes converting the collected data into a feature vector that describes physiological characteristics of the iris including iris diameter, color, shape, and overlapping regions.
21. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the matching system uses a matching scheme including a Hamming distance with independent environmental features in the form of a feature vector.
22. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the matching system includes a Support Vector Machine to assist with matching like iris templates.
23. The non-transitory computer readable medium of claim 16, wherein the stimuli dynamically change over a period of time.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A method for hard-copying Web pages comprising the steps of:
generating a Web page containing an item for a fax transmission request;
notifying a user of the telephone number of a fax server together with a receipt identifier associated with the Web page if a request to fax the Web page is received from said user who browses said Web page; and
sending fax output data of the Web page corresponding to the receipt identifier to a fax machine via a telephone line if the receipt identifier is entered into said fax server from said fax machine connected to said fax server via the telephone line.
2. The method for hard-copying Web pages according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
receiving by said fax server said fax transmission request from the user who browses said Web page;
obtaining by said fax server, upon receiving the fax transmission request, the URL of the requested Web page and storing the URL associating it with said receipt identifier;
accessing by said fax server the Web page of the URL which corresponds to the receipt identifier and generating a fax output identifier which is entered into said fax server from a fax machine connected to said fax server via a telephone line; and
sending by said fax server fax output data to said fax machine via the telephone line.
3. The method for hard-copying Web pages according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:
receiving by said fax server said fax transmission request from the user who browses said Web page;
accessing by said fax server to obtain, upon receiving the fax transmission request, the URL of the requested Web page;
accessing by said fax server the Web page of the URL;
generating by said fax server fax output data based on the Web page, and storing the URL associating it with said receipt identifier; and
sending by said fax server the fax output data stored and associated with the receipt identifier to a fax machine via a telephone line if the receipt identifier is entered into said fax server from said fax machine connected to said fax server via the telephone line.
4. The method for hard-copying Web pages according to claim 1, wherein a validity period for entering a receipt identifier into the fax server is limited.
5. The method for hard-copying Web pages according to claim 1, wherein before the notification of said receipt identifier, the user is prompted to enter a credit card number, a debit card number, or hisher member ID for use for user accounting.
6. The method for hard-copying Web pages according to claim 1, wherein when the receipt identifier is entered from the fax machine connected to said fax server via the telephone line, the user is prompted to enter a credit card number, a debit card number, or hisher member ID for use for user accounting together with said receipt identifier.
7. The method for hard-copying Web pages according to claim 1, wherein said fax output data contains only text information of the Web page.
8. A method for hard-copying Web pages comprising the steps of:
generating a Web page containing an item for fax transmission request;
receiving information on a current position of a user from an Internet connection device equipped with current-position finding capabilities and notifying the user of the receipt identifier associated with the Web page, the location of a public fax machine near the user, and the telephone number of a fax machine, if a request to fax the Web page is received from said user who browses said Web page on the Internet connection device equipped with current-position finding capabilities; and
sending fax output data of the Web page corresponding to the receipt identifier to a fax machine via a telephone line if the receipt identifier is entered from said fax machine connected to the fax server via the telephone line.
9. The method for hard-copying Web pages according to claim 8, wherein a validity period for entering a receipt identifier into the fax server is limited.
10. The method for hard-copying Web pages according to claim 8, wherein the user is prompted to enter a credit card number, a debit card number, or hisher ID for use for user accounting together with the fax number of a destination fax machine.
11. The method for hard-copying Web pages according to claim 8, wherein said fax output data contains only the text information of the Web page.
12. A computer readable medium storing a program for a system for hard-copying Web pages, comprising:
Web page generating logic for generating a Web page containing an item for fax transmission request;
notification logic for notifying a user of the telephone number of a fax server together with the receipt identifier associated with the Web page if a request to fax the Web page is received from said user who browses said Web page; and
faxing logic for sending fax output data of the Web page corresponding to the receipt identifier to a fax machine via a telephone line if the receipt identifier is entered into said fax server from said fax machine connected to said fax server via the telephone line.
13. A computer readable medium storing a program for a system for hard-copying Web pages, comprising:
Web page generating logic for generating a Web page containing an item for fax transmission request;
notification logic for receiving information on the current position of a user from an Internet connection device equipped with current-position finding capabilities and notifying the user of the receipt identifier associated with the Web page, the location of a public fax machine near the user, and the telephone number of a fax server, if a request to fax the Web page is received from said user who browses said Web page on the Internet connection device equipped with current-position finding capabilities; and
faxing logic for sending fax output data for the Web page corresponding to the receipt identifier to a fax machine via telephone line if the receipt identifier is entered from the fax machine connected to said fax server via a telephone line.