ARI

Downloadable mobile application software enabling users to establish local peer-to-peer and business-to-user connections based on proximity detection and on-device biometric verification; software for creating, storing, and managing user profiles containing generalized and context-specific personal information; enabling the exchange of selected profile data with other users or participating businesses during in-person interactions; facilitating automatic re-connection between previously linked users when within range; providing functionality for configuring and sharing business-specific or category-wide profile attributes, including allergy, preference, or access information; supporting temporary session check-ins, loyalty validation, and access control; all biometric templates and comparisons performed and stored locally on users' devices, without centralized biometric data storage.