In-scope biometric information collection

Abstract

Collection, validation, accuracy checking, and matching of information for individuals, e.g., in-scope people entering/exiting a country is described. The systems, techniques, devices, methods, and approaches described herein can be used to collect biographic, biometric, and travel information for persons who enter a country with the expectation that the person will eventually exit. The system and method described herein include structures and procedures for determining whether the individual, based on his/her information, meets a predefined criterion that is associated with predefined procedures, e.g., special precautions are to be implemented. This document also describes how information for an individual can be matched with an existing record in order to ensure accurate recordkeeping.

What is claimed is: 
     
         1 . One or more tangible computer-readable storage media embodying computer-readable instructions which are executable by a computing system to:
 determine whether to collect biometric information from an individual prior to permitting the individual access by querying a database to determine whether biographic information provided by the individual sufficiently matches corresponding biographic information that is associated with biometric information collection;   collect biometric information from the individual contemporaneous with access request; and   associate in a record stored in the database the biometric and biographic information; and   responsive to a determination based on the biographic information that the individual is not associated with biometric information collection, permitting the individual access without collection of biometric information.   
     
     
         2 . One or more tangible computer-readable storage media of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further configured to compare the biographic information provided when access is requested to a database that contains biographic information associated with individuals that meet a predefined criterion. 
     
     
         3 . One or more tangible computer-readable storage media of  claim 2 , wherein the instructions are further configured to compare at least some of the biometric information provided when access is requested with corresponding biometric information in database of information for individuals that meet a predefined criterion to biometrically identify the individual who requested access. 
     
     
         4 . One or more tangible computer-readable storage media of  claim 2 , wherein the predefined criterion comprises not permitted to travel via air travel or screening procedures to be used. 
     
     
         5 . One or more tangible computer-readable storage media of  claim 2 , wherein permitting access comprises opening an access control device to permit the individual to pass. 
     
     
         6 . One or more tangible computer-readable storage media of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further configured to identify the individual by comparison of at least some of the biometric information collected contemporaneous with a request for access with at least some of the biometric information in the database of individuals that meet the criterion. 
     
     
         7 . One or more tangible computer-readable storage media of  claim 1 , wherein the instructions are further configured to sufficiently match biometric information obtained contemporaneous with an exit request with biometric information in the database of individuals that meet the criterion. 
     
     
         8 . One or more tangible computer-readable storage media of  claim 7 , wherein the match of biometric information obtained contemporaneous with an exit request with biometric information in the database of individuals that meet the criterion is of higher accuracy than a match to identify an individual in the database.