Abstract: A biometric authentication device and associated method for providing authentication information associated to a person. The device receives a live biometric signal and identification information associated to the person. The identification information may be manually provided of may be obtained from a machine readable zone located on a medium carried by the person. The device processes the identification information to derive access information that is then used to extract information stored on an electronic chip associated to the person. The device then derives authentication information associated to the person at least in part on the basis of the information stored on the electronic chip and the live biometric signal and releases a signal conveying the authentication information. Advantageously, the device allows, for example, a user to assess whether the person carrying a given medium (such as a passport) is the owner of that medium.

Abstract: A biometric authentication device is provided comprising a first interface, a conversion database a second interface, a processing unit and an output. The first interface is for receiving a live biometric signal associated to a person. The conversion database has a plurality of entries associated to respective formats and including conversion instructions for converting information from each of the respective format into information into a common reference format. The second interface is for receiving information from a contactless chip including information conveying a certain format associated with the contactless chip. The processing unit is operative for deriving authentication information associated to the person.

Abstract: A biometric authentication device is provided comprising a first interface, a second interface, a processing unit and an output. The first interface is for receiving a live biometric signal associated to a person. The second interface is for receiving information from a contactless chip. The information received at the second interface includes first information conveying a certain format associated with the contactless chip, and the second information conveying biometric data and being in the certain format. The certain format is selected from a set of possible formats. The processing unit is in communication with the first interface and the second interface and is operative for converting the second information to a common reference format at least in part on the basis of the first information. The processing unit is also adapted for deriving authentication information associated to the person and for releasing a signal conveying the authentication information.