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Biometric based authentication system with random generated PIN

  • US 20040030660A1
  • Filed: 07/03/2003
  • Published: 02/12/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 07/03/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A device for accessing information comprising an authentication system for verifying that the user of the device is the authorized user, the authentication system comprising:

  • a reader for sensing and reading a fingerprint of a user;

    a memory for storing an authorized fingerprint;

    a comparator, responsive to the reader and the memory, for comparing the read fingerprint to the stored fingerprint; and

    a pseudo-random generator, responsive to the comparator, for generating a pseudorandom personal identification number (PIN) when the read fingerprint and the stored fingerprint are equivalent.

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