MEMS-BASED SECURITY SYSTEM
First Claim
1. A portable identification object intended for cooperative engagement with an object reader, comprising:
- a base member; and
an optical MEMS disposed in the base member.
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Abstract
Embodiments of the invention is directed to a portable identification object (e.g., ID card), an object recognition system (e.g., card reader system), and a method of identity verification or authentication utilizing the portable identification object and the object recognition system. Illustratively, the ID Card incorporates an optical MEMS that, in a passive aspect, exhibits amplitude modulation, wavelength selectivity and/or optical phase modulation with respect to an input signal provided by the card reader system; and, in an active aspect, exhibits amplitude modulation, wavelength selectivity and/or optical phase modulation with respect to an input signal provided by the card reader system based on specific stimulation of the MEMS. MEMS stimulation may be activated by the card reader system in response to a selective user input (e.g., PIN) and algorithmic processing provided by the card reader system. Resultant signals produced by the MEMS ID card and read by the card reader are compared to results stored in a database. An identity or authentication determination can then be made based on the validity of the comparison.
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33 Claims
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1. A portable identification object intended for cooperative engagement with an object reader, comprising:
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a base member; and an optical MEMS disposed in the base member. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An object reader system intended for cooperative engagement with a MEMS-based portable identification object, comprising:
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a power supply; an object reader interface including an input signal source, a MEMS stimulation source and a resultant signal receiver; a user interface; and a computing platform operationally interfaced to the power supply, the object reader interface and the user interface. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A method of identity verification or authentication, comprising:
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providing a portable identification object that includes a base member and an at least one of a passive optical MEMS and an active optical MEMS disposed in the base member; providing a portable identification object reader having an input signal source;
generating at least one of a resultant amplitude-modulated, a wavelength- or frequency-modulated and a phase-modulated signal from the MEMS;comparing the resultant modulated signal to a reference indicia; and determining whether the comparison is sufficient to authenticate identity. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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