High security storage unit and biometric entry system
First Claim
1. A high security portable storage unit having a digital biometric device as its sole means of gaining access, comprising:
- (a) a box having two sides, a front, a back, a top and a bottom walls, at least one of the walls having a hinged panel for access to an interior of the box;
(b) a fingerprint reading device;
(c) an electronic locking mechanism connected to an inner surface of one of the walls including at least one rod slidably connected to the hinged panel, an electronically controlled mechanism for positioning the rod in a retracted or extended position relative to the hinged panel, whereby access to the interior of the box is denied when the rod is in the extended position and access is allowed when in the rod is in the retracted position; and
(d) a digital processing board means for converting a fingerprint image to a digital image data, extracting minutia data from the image data, comparing the minutia data to that of an authorized user, verifying the compared data, and actuating the electronic locking mechanism.
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Abstract
A high security portable storage unit having a digital biometric device as its sole means of gaining access is provided which includes a box having two sides, a front, a back, a top and a bottom walls, at least one of the walls having a hinged access panel to an interior of the box; a fingerprint reading device; an electronic locking mechanism connected to an inner surface of one of the walls including at least one rod slidably connected to the hinged panel, an electronically controlled mechanism for positioning the rod in a retracted or extended position relative to the hinged panel, whereby access to the interior of the box is denied when the rod is in the extended position and access is allowed when in the rod is in the retracted position; and a digital processing board for converting a fingerprint image to a digital image data, extracting minutia data from the image data, comparing the minutia data to that of an authorized user, verifying the compared data, and actuating the electronic locking mechanism.
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4 Claims
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1. A high security portable storage unit having a digital biometric device as its sole means of gaining access, comprising:
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(a) a box having two sides, a front, a back, a top and a bottom walls, at least one of the walls having a hinged panel for access to an interior of the box;
(b) a fingerprint reading device;
(c) an electronic locking mechanism connected to an inner surface of one of the walls including at least one rod slidably connected to the hinged panel, an electronically controlled mechanism for positioning the rod in a retracted or extended position relative to the hinged panel, whereby access to the interior of the box is denied when the rod is in the extended position and access is allowed when in the rod is in the retracted position; and
(d) a digital processing board means for converting a fingerprint image to a digital image data, extracting minutia data from the image data, comparing the minutia data to that of an authorized user, verifying the compared data, and actuating the electronic locking mechanism. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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