Fingerprint based smartcard
First Claim
1. A fingerprint based smartcard comprising:
- a fingerprint module comprising a fingerprint capture device, a first processor and a first memory operatively coupled for capturing an initial fingerprint of a user and at least one subsequent fingerprint of the user and for comparing the at least one subsequent fingerprint to the initial fingerprint; and
smartcard circuitry comprising a second processor, a second memory and a communication element operatively coupled together and to the fingerprint module for receiving the results of the comparison and communicating the results to a host system, wherein the fingerprint module and the smartcard circuitry are co-located on a common integrated circuit chip.
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Abstract
A smartcard device 1200 that includes a single embedded IC chip 1222 that includes smart card circuitry that includes a processor device and memory that is shared with a fingerprint capture device (10) that has a plurality of charge storage devices (12), i.e., the shared memory, that couple through conductive surfaces (22) to conductive spheres (21) that are disposed within an epoxy that comprises a fingerprint contact surface (13). When raised portions of an object (26) appropriately contact certain conductive spheres (21), the corresponding charge storage device (12) will discharge through a separate conductive sphere which is connected to a grounded conductive surface. This discharging serves both to simultaneously sense the asperity features of the object and to store that sensed information as well.
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20 Claims
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1. A fingerprint based smartcard comprising:
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a fingerprint module comprising a fingerprint capture device, a first processor and a first memory operatively coupled for capturing an initial fingerprint of a user and at least one subsequent fingerprint of the user and for comparing the at least one subsequent fingerprint to the initial fingerprint; and
smartcard circuitry comprising a second processor, a second memory and a communication element operatively coupled together and to the fingerprint module for receiving the results of the comparison and communicating the results to a host system, wherein the fingerprint module and the smartcard circuitry are co-located on a common integrated circuit chip. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A fingerprint based smartcard in accordance with Clam 15 further comprising a detector controller coupled to the asperity detector and a timer coupled to the detector controller for controlling the asperity detector.
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17. A fingerprint based smartcard comprising:
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a fingerprint module comprising;
a fingerprint capture device, a first processor and a first memory operatively coupled for capturing an initial fingerprint of a user and at least one subsequent fingerprint of the user and for comparing the at least one subsequent fingerprint to the initial fingerprint, the fingerprint capture device comprising the first memory comprising a first plurality of memory cells wherein each memory cell has a corresponding electrical device; and
a fingerprint contact surface disposed substantially coplanar to the first memory wherein the fingerprint contact surface has a plurality of conductive paths formed through the fingerprint contact surface and wherein at least some of the conductive paths are conductively coupled to at least some of the corresponding electrical devices; and
smartcard circuitry comprising a second processor, a second memory and a communication element operatively coupled together and to the fingerprint module for receiving the results of the comparison and communicating the results to a host system, the second memory comprising a second plurality of memory cells wherein each memory cell has a corresponding electrical device, wherein the first plurality of memory cells comprises at least a portion of the second plurality of memory cells. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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