Optical and smart card identification reader
First Claim
1. A biometric device comprising:
- a housing having a slot to receive a data card having stored biometric data thereon;
a data card reader within the housing;
a fingerprint identification module within the housing to generate live biometric data;
a display integral with the housing;
electronic storage and processing circuitry; and
software programmed into the electronic storage and processing circuitry to process the stored biometric data and the live biometric data and to communicate among the data card reader, the fingerprint identification module and the display.
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Abstract
A biometric authentication device for use with a data card such as an optical card, a memory chip card, or a smart card. The biometric device includes a fingerprint module having a fingerprint sensor for capturing a user'"'"'s fingerprint placed onto the fingerprint sensor. The biometric device includes a portion adapted to receive and read a card containing optical or electronic fingerprint information. The biometric device includes processing capabilities to determine a match between data from the user'"'"'s fingerprint captured from the fingerprint sensor and the electronic fingerprint data stored on the optical or smart card. Determination of the match between the captured fingerprint data and the electronic fingerprint data enables biometric verification of identification of the end user. The biometric device is useful in time and attendance, access and control, as well as user identification and verification applications. Programmable software used with the biometric device permits application specific biometric solutions to be developed.
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53 Claims
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1. A biometric device comprising:
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a housing having a slot to receive a data card having stored biometric data thereon;
a data card reader within the housing;
a fingerprint identification module within the housing to generate live biometric data;
a display integral with the housing;
electronic storage and processing circuitry; and
software programmed into the electronic storage and processing circuitry to process the stored biometric data and the live biometric data and to communicate among the data card reader, the fingerprint identification module and the display. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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14. A biometric verification system comprising:
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a data card having stored fingerprint data representative of at least one fingerprint;
a data card reader for reading the data card;
a fingerprint identification module for generating an image of a scanned fingerprint and generating data representative of the scanned fingerprint;
a processor in operational association with the data card reader and the fingerprint identification module for determining whether the data representative of the scanned fingerprint matches the stored fingerprint data representative of the at least one fingerprint.
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21. A biometric device comprising:
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a housing including a biometric read surface;
a biometric sensor within the biometric read surface for reading of live biometric samples to generate live biometric data;
the housing further including a space to receive a biometric data storage device having stored biometric data to be compared with the live biometric data generated by the biometric sensor; and
processing circuitry to process and compare the live biometric data and the stored biometric data from the biometric data storage device.
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22. A biometric device comprising:
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a housing;
a biometric reader within the housing for reading stored fingerprint data;
a fingerprint module within the housing having a fingerprint sensor for reading a fingerprint and generating fingerprint data; and
electronic circuitry associated with the fingerprint module and connected to the fingerprint sensor to process and match the fingerprint data with the stored fingerprint data. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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23. A biometric device for use with a smart card having stored fingerprint data thereon comprising:
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a housing including a smart card slot for receiving the smart card;
a smart card reader for reading the smart card;
a fingerprint module within the housing having a fingerprint sensor for reading a fingerprint and generating fingerprint data; and
electronic circuitry associated with the fingerprint module and connected to the fingerprint sensor to process the fingerprint data and comparing the fingerprint data with the stored fingerprint data.
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24. A biometric system comprising:
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a data card having stored fingerprint data thereon; and
a biometric device comprising;
a housing including a data card slot for receiving the data card;
a data card reader within the housing for reading the data card;
a fingerprint module having a fingerprint sensor for reading a fingerprint and generating live fingerprint data; and
electronic circuitry associated with the fingerprint module and connected to the fingerprint sensor to process and compare the stored fingerprint data and the live fingerprint data.
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31. A biometric identification module comprising:
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a housing;
a biometric sensor exposed through the housing for obtaining user biometric data;
a receiving portion integral with the housing that is receptive to a biometric data storage device having stored biometric data;
electronic processing and storage circuitry disposed within the housing and connected to the biometric sensor to compare the user biometric data to the stored biometric data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 35, 38)
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34. A biometric device for use with a data card having biometric data stored thereon comprising:
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a housing having a slot to receive the data card therein and including a fingerprint sensor recess and a data card recess on the housing;
a data card reader within the housing, the data card reader capable of receiving a data card therein, the data card recess generally shaped to promote insertion of the data card into the data card reader such that substantially the entire data card may be inserted into the data card reader;
a fingerprint identification module including a fingerprint sensor disposed within and at least partially exposed through the housing such that the fingerprint sensor is accessible through the housing at substantially the bottom of the recess, the recess generally shaped to promote placement of a user finger on the fingerprint sensor to generate live fingerprint data;
a display connected to the housing;
electronic storage and processing circuitry;
software programmed into the electronic storage and processing circuitry to compare the stored biometric data and the live biometric data communicate and to facilitate communication among the data card reader, the fingerprint identification module and the display.
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36. A fingerprint verification device for use with a user finger and a data card having stored fingerprint data comprising:
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a housing having a data card slot therein;
a fingerprint sensor in contact with the housing to receive the user finger and generate live fingerprint data;
a data card reader disposed within the housing and in alignment with the data card slot to receive the data card and read the stored fingerprint data;
processing circuitry in electrical contact with the fingerprint sensor and the data card reader to receive and compare the stored fingerprint data to the live fingerprint data; and
an indicator in operational association with the processing circuitry to indicate when and if a match is made between the stored fingerprint data and the live fingerprint data.
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37. A biometric network comprising:
a plurality of biometric devices, each biometric device comprising;
a housing;
a data card reader within the housing including a portion adapted to receive and read a data card having electronic fingerprint information; and
a fingerprint module including a fingerprint sensor for reading a user fingerprint placed onto the fingerprint sensor, wherein the biometric is capable of determining a match between the user fingerprint read from the fingerprint sensor and the electronic fingerprint information; and
a server having a connection to each of the plurality of biometric devices to receive data from each of the plurality of biometric devices.
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39. A biometric system comprising:
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a data card having biometric data thereon; and
a biometric device comprising;
a housing having a slot to receive the data card therein and including a fingerprint sensor recess and a data card recess on the housing;
a data card reader within the housing, the data card reader capable of receiving a data card therein, the data card recess generally shaped to promote insertion of the data card into the data card reader such that substantially the entire data card may be inserted into the data card reader;
a fingerprint identification module including a fingerprint sensor disposed within and at least partially exposed through the housing such that the fingerprint sensor is accessible through the housing at substantially the bottom of the fingerprint sensor recess, the fingerprint sensor recess generally shaped to promote placement of a user finger on the fingerprint sensor to generate live fingerprint data;
a display connected to the housing;
electronic storage and processing circuitry;
software programmed into the electronic storage and processing circuitry to compare the stored biometric data and the live biometric data communicate and to facilitate communication among the data card reader, the fingerprint identification module and the display.
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40. A method of biometric authentication comprising the steps of:
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providing a biometric device having a housing with a slot, a fingerprint sensor, a data card reader and electronic circuitry to process fingerprint data, and a display;
receiving a data card having stored fingerprint data into the slot;
reading the stored fingerprint data on the data card with the data card reader;
receiving a finger onto the fingerprint sensor;
imaging the finger to generate live fingerprint data;
comparing the stored fingerprint data to the live fingerprint data; and
determining whether there is a match between the stored fingerprint data and the live fingerprint data. - View Dependent Claims (41, 42, 43, 44, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53)
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45. A method of biometric authentication comprising the steps of:
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providing a biometric device having a housing with a slot, a fingerprint sensor, a data card reader and electronic circuitry to process fingerprint data, and a display;
requesting, via the display, the insertion of a data card into the data card reader;
receiving the data card having stored biometric data into the slot;
reading the biometric data stored on the data card;
requesting, via the display, the placement of a finger on the fingerprint sensor;
receiving the finger onto the fingerprint sensor;
imaging the finger to generate live fingerprint data;
comparing the live fingerprint data to the stored biometric data with the electronic circuitry;
determining whether there is a match between the live fingerprint data and the stored biometric data;
displaying whether the match was made as a result of the determining step.
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