SYSTEM AND METHOD OF ASSESSING THE QUALITY OF AN IDENTIFICATION TRANSACTION USING AN IDENTIFICATION QUALITY SCORE

A system and method of assessing the quality of an identification transaction is disclosed. The method includes the following steps: registering a plurality of persons to be identified by providing at least two identification information (ID) units corresponding to each person and storing the ID units in an identification database; assigning an identification quality score to each ID unit; presenting a first ID unit to initiate a transaction where identification is desired; inputting the first ID unit into a point of identification (POI) terminal; establishing a communications link between the POI terminal and the identification database; transmitting the first ID unit to the identification database; searching the identification database and retrieving at least one second ID unit stored in the identification database along with the identification quality score(s) assigned to the retrieved second ID unit(s); transmitting the second ID unit(s) to the POI terminal; displaying the second ID unit(s) and their associated identification quality score(s) on a POI terminal display; comparing the displayed second ID unit with a corresponding second ID unit physically presented by the person being identified; acknowledging a match by entering a command into the POI terminal; storing first, second ID units and transaction information as a transaction record; and adjusting identification quality scores based on historical data.