Identification system
First Claim
1. A secure control system for use in controlling the operation of a device having a plurality of functions, comprising inputting fingerprint pattern data relating to a fingerprint pattern of an individual using a fingerprint pattern reader, comparing the fingerprint pattern data with stored fingerprint pattern data to identify the individual whose fingerprint pattern data has been input and to identify to which of the individual'"'"'s fingers the fingerprint pattern data relates, and controlling the operation of the device in response to the data representative of the identity both of the individual and of the finger to perform a selected one of the plurality of functions.
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Abstract
An identification system for use in controlling the operation of a device comprises comparing fingerprint data with stored data to identify both an individual and which of the individual'"'"'s fingerprints has been input, and using the identity of the individual and the finger in controlling the operation of the device.
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16 Claims
- 1. A secure control system for use in controlling the operation of a device having a plurality of functions, comprising inputting fingerprint pattern data relating to a fingerprint pattern of an individual using a fingerprint pattern reader, comparing the fingerprint pattern data with stored fingerprint pattern data to identify the individual whose fingerprint pattern data has been input and to identify to which of the individual'"'"'s fingers the fingerprint pattern data relates, and controlling the operation of the device in response to the data representative of the identity both of the individual and of the finger to perform a selected one of the plurality of functions.
- 7. A secure data entry system comprising assigning a data character to each of a plurality of an individual'"'"'s fingers, inputting fingerprint pattern data relating to a fingerprint pattern of an individual using a fingerprint pattern reader, and comparing the fingerprint pattern data with stored fingerprint data to identify the individual whose fingerprint data has been input and to identify to which of the individual'"'"'s fingers the fingerprint pattern data relates to determine which data character has been input.
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10. An input device comprising an array of fingerprint sensor regions, the input device outputting signals dependent upon which of a user'"'"'s finger is used and which sensor region is used at a given time.
- 11. An identification method comprising entering first and second pieces of biometric information, comparing data representative of the first piece of biometric information with stored data held in a first data store, comparing data representative of the second piece of biometric information with stored data held in a second data store, and operating a device using the results of the two comparisons.
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