Fingerprint access control mouse

• US 20040080492A1
• Filed: 10/23/2002
• Published: 04/29/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 10/23/2002
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Hung Hua Chen
• Original Assignee: Hung Hua Chen
• Inventors: Chen, Hung Hua
• Application Number:
  US10/277,941
• Publication Number:
  US 20040080492A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/163
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2203/0336 Mouse integrated fingerprint sensor
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/03543 Mice or pucks G06F3/03541 takes precedence

Abstract

A fingerprint access control mouse used in a PC (personal computer system) for data input into the PC and controlling positioning of a pointer on the display screen of the PC, and controlled by a file management system resided in the PC to control the access of the user to the files stored in the PC and the use of files classified subject to the ranking of the user set in the file management system, the fingerprint access control mouse having a lens in the outside wall and an image pickup device adapted to pick up the image of the fingerprint of the finger of the user rested on the lens.

Claims

1. A fingerprint access control mouse used in a personal computer system for data input into said personal computer system and controlling positioning of a pointer on a display screen of said personal computer system, and controlled by a file management system resided in said personal computer system to control the access of the user to the files stored in said personal computer and the use of the files classified subject to the ranking of the user set in said file management system, the fingerprint access control mouse comprising a lens in an outside wall thereof and an image pickup device adapted to pick up the image of the fingerprint of the finger of the user rested on said lens.

2. The fingerprint access control mouse, wherein said lens is located on one lateral side of the fingerprint access control mouse.

3. The fingerprint access control mouse, wherein said lens is located on the center of a top side of the fingerprint access control mouse.