Fingerprint biometric lock
First Claim
1. A fingerprint biometric lock, comprising:
- (a) a locking mechanism means that restricts the movement of an object that is to be unlocked;
(b) a movement restriction electronic circuit that restricts the unlocking of the object by the locking mechanism;
(c) a fingerprint sensor that detects a fingerprint pattern;
(e) a memory device that stores an enrolled fingerprint code data;
(f) a verifying unit that determines whether an offered fingerprint code, created from the fingerprint pattern sensed by the sensor, matches with any of the enrolled fingerprint codes stored in the memory device;
(g) a motor control means that unlocks the locking mechanism through the movement restricting electronic circuit, when the offered and enrolled fingerprint codes match; and
(h) a finger presence detector for powering a direct current to the sensor and the motor control unit.
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Abstract
A fingerprint biometric lock is provided which includes a locking mechanism that restricts the movement of an object that is to be unlocked, a movement restriction electronic circuit that restricts the unlocking of the object by the locking mechanism, a fingerprint sensor that detects a fingerprint pattern, a memory device that stores an enrolled fingerprint code data, a verifying unit that determines whether an offered fingerprint code, created from the fingerprint pattern sensed by the sensor, matches with any of the enrolled fingerprint codes stored in the memory device, a motor control unit that unlocks the locking mechanism through the movement restricting electronic circuit, when the offered and enrolled fingerprint codes match, and, a finger presence detector for powering a direct current to the sensor and the motor control unit.
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8 Claims
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1. A fingerprint biometric lock, comprising:
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(a) a locking mechanism means that restricts the movement of an object that is to be unlocked;
(b) a movement restriction electronic circuit that restricts the unlocking of the object by the locking mechanism;
(c) a fingerprint sensor that detects a fingerprint pattern;
(e) a memory device that stores an enrolled fingerprint code data;
(f) a verifying unit that determines whether an offered fingerprint code, created from the fingerprint pattern sensed by the sensor, matches with any of the enrolled fingerprint codes stored in the memory device;
(g) a motor control means that unlocks the locking mechanism through the movement restricting electronic circuit, when the offered and enrolled fingerprint codes match; and
(h) a finger presence detector for powering a direct current to the sensor and the motor control unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for unlocking an object in a secured storage, comprising the steps of:
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(a) storing in a first memory means a power management sequence data;
(b) inputting in a second memory means finger detection data;
(c) using the first and second memory means to enroll an enabled finger print code;
(d) using the first and second memory means to sense an offered finger print code;
(e) determining whether the offered fingerprint code data verifies with the enabled fingerprint code; and
(f) outputting to a motor control unit a signal for unlocking a locking mechanism when the offered and a registered fingerprint codes match.
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