MOVABLE BARRIER SYSTEM ADAPTED TO UTILIZE BIOMETRIC TECHNOLOGY TO IDENTIFY AND AUTHORIZE ACCESS TO PREMISES

• US 20100289616A1
• Filed: 05/18/2009
• Published: 11/18/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/18/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Viking Access Systems, LLC (FAAC S.p.A.)
• Original Assignee: Viking Access Systems, LLC (FAAC S.p.A.)
• Inventors: TEHRANCHI, ALI, Perez, Daniel
• Application Number:
  US12/467,469
• Publication Number:
  US 20100289616A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 340/5.7
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition

Abstract

The invention is a movable barrier system for controlling access to a secured premise utilizing biometric technology. More particularly, a system in accordance with the present invention comprises a movable barrier, an operator adapted to control movement of the movable barrier, and a biometric device adapted to sense a user'"'"'s biometric parameters to identify and authorize the user to control access to the premises. When a user enters his or her biometric parameter in the biometric device and the user'"'"'s biometric parameter is matched and identified, the biometric device generates a security signal to the movable barrier operator indicating the user is authorized to control access. The user enters a command to the movable barrier that is received by the movable barrier operator. The movable barrier operator relays the command to the movable barrier and the movable barrier performs in accordance to the command.

Claims

1. A system for controlling a movable barrier, comprising:

a biometric device adapted to sense a biometric parameter of a user and generate a security signal indicative of whether the user is authorized to control access; and

a movable barrier operator adapted to receive a command from the user and control the movable barrier in response to the command only if the security signal indicates that the user is authorized.

2. The system of claim 1, wherein said biometric device is capable of receiving a finger, scanning the finger to generate a fingerprint and matching the fingerprint to a pre-scanned fingerprint in a database.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein said biometric device is capable of receiving a hand, scanning the hand to generate a handprint and matching the handprint to a pre-scanned handprint in a database.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein said biometric device is capable of receiving a face, scanning the face to generate a facial image and matching the facial image to a pre-scanned facial image in a database.

5. The system of claim 1, wherein said biometric device is capable of receiving a retina, scanning the retina to generate a retinal image and matching the retinal image to a pre-scanned retinal image in a database.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein said biometric device is capable of receiving a voice, recording the voice to generate a digital voice image and matching the digital voice image to a pre-recorded digital voice in a database.

7. The system of claim 1, wherein said biometric device receives biometric parameter in close proximity to said movable barrier.

8. The system of claim 1, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter in close proximity to said movable barrier operator.

9. The system of claim 1, further comprising a wireless receiver adapted to receive transmission from a remote device.

10. The system of claim 9, wherein said biometric device receives biometric parameter at a remote location.

11. The system of claim 9, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter at a remote location.

12. The system of claim 9, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter in close proximity to said movable barrier.

13. The system of claim 9, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter at said movable barrier.

14. The system of claim 9, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter within said remote device.

15. The system of claim 9, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter adjacent to said remote device.

16. The system of claim 9, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter at said remote device.

17. The system of claim 14, wherein said biometric device transmits biometric information.

18. A system for controlling a movable barrier, comprising:

a biometric device adapted to sense a biometric parameter of a user and generate a security signal indicative of whether the user is authorized to control access; and

a movable barrier operator adapted to control the movable barrier in response to the security signal.

19. The system of claim 18, wherein said biometric device is capable of receiving a finger, scanning the finger to generate a fingerprint and matching the fingerprint to a pre-scanned fingerprint in a database.

20. The system of claim 18, wherein said biometric device is capable of receiving a hand, scanning the hand to generate a handprint and matching the handprint to a pre-scanned handprint in a database.

21. The system of claim 18, wherein said biometric device is capable of receiving a face, scanning the face to generate a facial image and matching the facial image to a pre-scanned facial image in a database.

22. The system of claim 18, wherein said biometric device is capable of receiving a retina, scanning the retina to generate a retinal image and matching the retinal image to a pre-scanned retinal image in a database.

23. The system of claim 18, wherein said biometric device is capable of receiving a voice, recording the voice to generate a digital voice image and matching the digital voice image to a pre-recorded digital voice in a database.

24. The system of claim 18, wherein said biometric device receives biometric parameter in close proximity to said movable barrier.

25. The system of claim 18, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter in close proximity to said movable barrier operator.

26. The system of claim 18, further comprising a wireless receiver adapted to receive transmission from a remote device.

27. The system of claim 26, wherein said biometric device receives biometric parameter at a remote location.

28. The system of claim 26, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter at a remote location.

29. The system of claim 26, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter in close proximity to said movable barrier.

30. The system of claim 26, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter at said movable barrier.

31. The system of claim 26, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter within said remote device.

32. The system of claim 26, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter adjacent to said remote device.

33. The system of claim 26, wherein said biometric device analyzes biometric parameter at said remote device.

34. The system of claim 31, wherein said biometric device transmits biometric information.