Labor management system and method using a biometric sensing device
First Claim
1. A system for providing secure access to human resources data, comprising:
- at least one terminal having a biometric sensor, an input device, an output device;
and a database of biometric profiles for comparison to biometric characteristics sensed by the biometric sensor for determining or verifying a user'"'"'s identity.
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Abstract
A system and associated method for automating labor management functions, for example, by providing one or more self-service human resources terminals (10), each having a biometric sensing device (13), where employees can securely obtain any information relevant to them. A self-service human resources terminal (10) can be operated by an employee without the aid of anyone else, because the biometric sensing device (13) can identify the employee or verify an employee'"'"'s identity accurately and securely. In a system having such a terminal (10), the employee is identified and the employee'"'"'s identity is authenticated before the employee can access the employee'"'"'s personal human resources data. Thus, a self-service human resources terminal (10) permits an employee to select and execute various human resource functions easily and efficiently without requiring an administrator'"'"'s assistance.
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18 Claims
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1. A system for providing secure access to human resources data, comprising:
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at least one terminal having a biometric sensor, an input device, an output device;
and a database of biometric profiles for comparison to biometric characteristics sensed by the biometric sensor for determining or verifying a user'"'"'s identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A method for providing secure access to human resources data, comprising the steps of:
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sensing biometric characteristics of a user;
comparing the sensed biometric characteristics to a biometric profile stored in a database; and
identifying or verifying a user'"'"'s identity based on the comparison of the biometric characteristics and the biometric profile. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for providing secure access to human resources data, comprising:
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means for sensing biometric characteristics of a user;
means for comparing the sensed biometric characteristics to a biometric profile stored in a database; and
means for identifying or verifying a user'"'"'s identity based on the comparison of the biometric characteristics and the biometric profile.
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18. A terminal for providing secure access to human resources data, comprising:
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a housing;
a touch-screen display mounted in the housing to output information and to input information;
a biometric sensor connected to the housing for sensing biometric characteristics of a user;
a memory device for storing biometric profiles and human resources data; and
a processor connected to the display, the biometric sensor and the memory device for providing data to and receiving data from the display, the memory and the biometric sensor, and for comparing the sensed biometric characteristics and the stored biometric profiles to determine or verify a user'"'"'s identity;
wherein the processor will not send human resources data to the display without confirmation of the user'"'"'s identity based on the comparison.
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