Personal authentication system
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1. The method of storing scrambled information on a portable storage medium using a coherent light beam for personal identification purposes, which comprises the steps of:
- (a) sensing the personal features of a person;
(b) deriving at least one information signal indicative of said sensed personal features;
(c) developing a distinct scramble key directly from the sensed personal features indicated by said information signal;
(d) using said scramble key to encode the coherent light beam to produce a modulated reference light beam; and
(e) storing a holographic image on said portable storage medium using said modulated reference light beam.
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Abstract
A method and apparatus for storing, in scrambled form, information relating to the personal features of a person. This information can be stored on a portable storage medium which can be carried by the person and used to gain access to a secured area by on-site decoding and verification of the stored information.
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1. The method of storing scrambled information on a portable storage medium using a coherent light beam for personal identification purposes, which comprises the steps of:
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(a) sensing the personal features of a person; (b) deriving at least one information signal indicative of said sensed personal features; (c) developing a distinct scramble key directly from the sensed personal features indicated by said information signal; (d) using said scramble key to encode the coherent light beam to produce a modulated reference light beam; and (e) storing a holographic image on said portable storage medium using said modulated reference light beam.
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2. The method of verifying the identity of a person using a portable storage medium on which encoded personal identification information signals have been stored, which comprises, the steps of:
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(a) sensing the personal features of said person to be identified; (b) deriving present information signals indicative of said sensed personal features; (c) developing a scramble key from said present information signals; (d) deriving a first set of comparison signals from said present information signals; (e) sensing said encoded personal identification information signals stored on said portable storage medium; (f) decoding said encoded personal indentification information signals read from said portable storage medium, said scramble key being used to decode said personal identification information signals; (g) deriving a second set of comparison signals from said decoded personal identification information signals; and (h) comparing said first and said second set of comprison signals to verify identity of said person.
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3. Apparatus for storing scrambled information on a portable storage medium using a coherent light beam comprising:
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(a) means for sensing personal features of a person from an image; (b) converting means connected to said sensing means for producing information signals corresponding to said sensed personal features; (c) receiving means connected to said converting means for receiving said information signals and developing a distinct scramble key from said information signal; (d) encoding means connected to said receiving means for encoding the the coherent light beam according to said scramble key to produce an encoded reference light beam; and (e) means, including the portable storage medium, connected to sad encoding means for storing an encoded holographic image on said portable storage medium using said encoded reference light beam.
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4. Apparatus for verifying the identity of a person using a portable storage medium on which encoded personal identification information has been stored in a scrambled holographic image comprising:
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(a) sensing means for sensing personal features of a person; (b) processing means connected to said sensing means for deriving present information signals corresponding to said sensed personal features; (c) coding means connected to said processing means for developing a scramble key from said present information signals and to be used as a first set of comparison signals from said present information signals; (d) decoding means connected to said coding means for sensing and decoding the scrambled holographic image on said portable storage medium using the scramble key derived from said present information signals; and (e) comparing means, connected to said decoding means, for deriving a second set of comparison signals for comparing said first and said second set of comparison signals to verify identity of said person.
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