Use of biometrics to provide physical and logic access to computer devices
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1. A security method for a computer system, comprising:
- (a) using a biometric sensor to verify the authenticity of a person; and
(b) activating a lock associated with a computer component if the person is successfully verified, said lock preventing said computer component from being removed from said computer system.
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Abstract
Biometric sensors are used to control physical and logical access to various computer components or subsystems comprising a computer system. The biometric sensors may comprise fingerprint scanners, iris scanners or any other type of biometric sensor that can uniquely identify a person. The biometric sensors can be used to activate electromagnetic locks, which lock individual components within the system, or enabling locks which prevent devices from receiving power or being enabled (such as disk drives, network cards, etc.).
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64 Claims
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1. A security method for a computer system, comprising:
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(a) using a biometric sensor to verify the authenticity of a person; and
(b) activating a lock associated with a computer component if the person is successfully verified, said lock preventing said computer component from being removed from said computer system. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A locking system for a computer system comprising a plurality of computer equipment, said locking system comprising:
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a biometric sensor;
a control unit coupled to said biometric sensor; and
a lock coupled to and controlled by said control unit;
wherein said biometric sensor and said lock are associated with one of said plurality of computer equipment comprising said computer system, said lock preventing said computer equipment from being removed from said computer system. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A computer system, comprising:
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a plurality of computer components;
a biometric sensor;
a control unit coupled to said biometric sensor; and
a lock coupled to and controlled by said control unit;
wherein said biometric sensor and said lock are associated with a computer component and said lock prevents said computer component from being removed from said computer system. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27)
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28. A security method for a computer system including a plurality of computer components, comprising:
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(a) using a biometric sensor to verify the authenticity of a person; and
(b) permitting use of a computer component if the person is successfully verified. - View Dependent Claims (29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A biometric access system for a computer system that includes a plurality of computer devices, comprising:
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a biometric sensor;
a control unit coupled to said biometric sensor, said control unit controlling access to a computer device in said computer system based on a signal from said biometric sensor. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51)
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52. A computer system, comprising:
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plurality of computer components;
a biometric sensor;
a control unit coupled to said biometric sensor, said control unit controlling access to a computer component based on a signal from said biometric sensor. - View Dependent Claims (53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63)
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64. A security system for a computer system comprising a plurality of computer equipment, said security system comprising:
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a biometric sensor;
a control unit coupled to said biometric sensor; and
a lock coupled to and controlled by said control unit;
wherein said biometric sensor and said lock are associated with one of said plurality of computer equipment comprising said computer system, said lock preventing said computer equipment from being removed from said computer system and said lock can be unlocked upon a person being authenticated via said biometric sensor, and wherein said computer equipment can not be used unless a person is authenticated using said biometric sensor.
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