Method, apparatus and system for authenticating fingerprints, and communicating and processing commands and information based on the fingerprint authentication
First Claim
1. A fingerprint authentication and communication apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- fingerprint means for receiving, processing, creating and outputting a digital fingerprint profile of a detected fingerprint;
processor in electrical communication with said fingerprint means for receiving said digital profile;
a user interface means, in electrical communication with said microprocessor, for receiving user inputs;
at least one database in electrical communication with said processor for storing for subsequent retrieval a plurality of previously stored digital fingerprint profiles and predetermined information;
processor readable set of instructions readable and processed by said microprocessor, said instructions comprising;
means for reading a selected digital fingerprint profile;
means for determining whether said selected digital profile is stored in said database and valid;
means, in communication with said determining means, for authorizing and processing said user inputs and for initiating a user command; and
a telecommunication means, in electrical communication with said processor, for transmitting said user command to a predetermined location accessible over a telecommunications network and designated for fulfilling said user command.
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Abstract
A fingerprint authentication and communication system having a fingerprint sensor and reader that converts a fingerprint into a digital profile output, a plurality of databases for storing among other things fingerprint digital profiles, user ID'"'"'s, and patient related medical information, software that determines whether a recently entered fingerprint digital profile is on the approved list for authentication, and telecommunication transceiver for communicating user selected actions over telephone lines, wireless channels and the Internet. The system is preferably concealed in a handheld product for physicians and allows medical professionals to initiate and perform a plurality of actions, such as ordering multiple prescriptions and lab tests, with a fingerprint induced command.
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15 Claims
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1. A fingerprint authentication and communication apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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fingerprint means for receiving, processing, creating and outputting a digital fingerprint profile of a detected fingerprint;
processor in electrical communication with said fingerprint means for receiving said digital profile;
a user interface means, in electrical communication with said microprocessor, for receiving user inputs;
at least one database in electrical communication with said processor for storing for subsequent retrieval a plurality of previously stored digital fingerprint profiles and predetermined information;
processor readable set of instructions readable and processed by said microprocessor, said instructions comprising;
means for reading a selected digital fingerprint profile;
means for determining whether said selected digital profile is stored in said database and valid;
means, in communication with said determining means, for authorizing and processing said user inputs and for initiating a user command; and
a telecommunication means, in electrical communication with said processor, for transmitting said user command to a predetermined location accessible over a telecommunications network and designated for fulfilling said user command. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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