APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR A BIOMETRIC READER FOR ACCESS WITH IDENTIFICATION ON THE DEVICE

• US 20110095863A1
• Filed: 10/13/2010
• Published: 04/28/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/2009
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Mohamed Laaroussi
• Original Assignee: Mohamed Laaroussi
• Inventors: LAAROUSSI, Mohamed
• Application Number:
  US12/903,343
• Publication Number:
  US 20110095863A1
• 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 9/00857 where the code of the data carrier can be programmed
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861

Abstract

A networkless biometric access device is provided hereby, the networkless biometric access device comprises a housing adapted to be secured in an electrical box, an electronic system comprising a biometric reader connected to the housing and adapted to scan fingerprints, and a memory module operatively connected to the biometric reader and adapted to store scanned fingerprints data therein. A method of using the networkless biometric access device and a kit comprising same is also provided hereby.

Claims

1. A networkless biometric access device comprising:

a housing adapted to be secured in an electrical box;

an electronic system comprising

a biometric reader connected to the housing and adapted to scan fingerprints; and

a memory module operatively connected to the biometric reader and adapted to store scanned fingerprints data therein.

2. The networkless biometric access device of claim 1, wherein the biometric access device further comprises a remote device connector adapted to operatively connect with a remote device to exchange data and instructions to and from the access device.

3. The networkless biometric access device of claim 2, wherein the remote device connector is a USB connector.

4. The networkless biometric access device of claim 3, wherein the remote device connector is adapted to receive a chip-equipped card.

5. The networkless biometric access device of claim 1, wherein the access device relies only on fingerprint data stored therein to grant access or not.

6. The networkless biometric access device of claim 1, wherein the access device further comprises a connector module adapted to transmit a lock actuation signal upon scanning and approval of a scanned fingerprint on the biometric reader.

7. The networkless biometric access device of claim 6, wherein the lock actuation signal is granted upon recognition of a compatible reference fingerprint stored in the memory module.

8. The networkless biometric access device of claim 1, wherein the remote device uses the same a connector to operatively connect with the remote device connector and to a computer.

9. The networkless biometric access device of claim 1, wherein the remote device comprises a scanner module.

10. The networkless biometric access device of claim 1, wherein a battery powers the networkless biometric access device.

11. A method of using a networkless access device comprising:

reading a fingerprint with a scanner module embedded in the networkless access device;

comparing the scanned fingerprint with fingerprints stored in the memory module of the networkless access device; and

actuating a mechanical lock control system if there is correlation between the scanned fingerprint and the fingerprints stored in the memory module of the networkless access device.

12. The method of using a networkless access device of claim 11, comprising:

connecting a remote device on the access device;

transferring instructions to the access device; and

removing the remote device from the access device to enable instructions in the access device.

13. The method of claim 12, comprising:

connecting the remote device on a computer; and

manipulating instructions therein with the computer.

14. The method of claim 13, comprising:

scanning a fingerprint with the remote device.

15. The method of claim 14, comprising:

downloading the scanned fingerprint in the access device.

16. The method of claim 12, comprising:

accessing stored information in the remote device with an Internet browser.

17. A networkless biometric access device kit comprising:

a networkless access device comprising a remote device connector thereon.

18. The networkless biometric access device kit of claim 17 further comprising a remote device adapted to carry instructions therein and adapted to be operatively connectable to the remote device connector to exchange data with the access device.

19. The networkless biometric access device kit of claim 18, wherein the networkless access device is a plurality of networkless access devices.