Memory card having a biometric template stored thereon and system for using same
First Claim
1. A programmable memory card adapted to hold personal information of a user including a security feature for verifying the true holder of the card, the memory card comprising:
- application file structure for storing and maintaining personal information of a user for multiple applications; and
security file structure for restricting access to the personal information in the application file structure, the security file structure comprising a biometric template of a physical characteristic of the user, the security file structure configured such that the user'"'"'s real-time physical characteristic must be matched with the biometric template of the physical characteristic stored in the memory card to verify the true holder of the memory card and gain access to the contents of the application file structure.
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Abstract
A programmable memory card is adapted to hold personal information of a user and includes a security feature for verify the true holder of the card. The memory card comprises application file structure for storing and maintaining personal information of a user for one or more applications. The memory card also includes security file structure for restricting access to the personal information in the application file structure. The security file structure comprises a biometric template of a physical characteristic of the user and is configured such that the user'"'"'s real-time physical characteristic must be matched with the biometric template of the physical characteristic stored in the memory card to verify the true holder of the memory card and gain access to the contents of the application file structure.
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35 Claims
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1. A programmable memory card adapted to hold personal information of a user including a security feature for verifying the true holder of the card, the memory card comprising:
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application file structure for storing and maintaining personal information of a user for multiple applications; and security file structure for restricting access to the personal information in the application file structure, the security file structure comprising a biometric template of a physical characteristic of the user, the security file structure configured such that the user'"'"'s real-time physical characteristic must be matched with the biometric template of the physical characteristic stored in the memory card to verify the true holder of the memory card and gain access to the contents of the application file structure. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A memory card containing information specific to a user, the memory card having a security feature for verifying the true holder of the card, the memory card comprising:
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application memory structure for storing and maintaining user-specific information relating to multiple applications; processing circuitry for processing the user-specific information contained in the application memory structure so that said information can be sorted, retrieved, and revised as required based on use of the memory card by the user; and security memory structure for securing the user-specific information in the application memory structure, the security memory structure including a biometric template of a physical characteristic of the user, the security memory structure configured such that the user'"'"'s physical characteristic must be matched with the biometric template of the physical characteristic stored in the memory card to verify the true holder of the memory card when access to the user-specific information is desired. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A biometric verification system for maintaining the security of information relating to multiple applications stored on a personal memory card of a user, the memory card including a biometric template of a physical characteristic of the user, the system comprising:
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a biometric scanner configured to generate a biometric template based on a physical characteristic of a user, the biometric scanner also configured to verify the user'"'"'s live physical characteristic and the biometric template of the physical characteristic stored on the memory card; and a programmable memory card reader in communication with the biometric scanner, the memory card reader configured to receive a memory card and to communicate with the biometric scanner to store the biometric template generated by the biometric scanner to the memory card, the memory card reader also configured to retrieve the biometric template stored on the memory card and communicate the biometric template to the biometric scanner to verify the true holder of the memory card and to ensure the security of the information relating to the one or more applications stored on the memory card. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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35. A programmable memory card adapted to hold personal information of a user including a security feature for verifying the true holder of the card, the memory card comprising:
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application file structure for storing and maintaining personal information of a user for multiple applications; and security file structure for restricting access to the personal information in the application file structure, the security file structure comprising a biometric template of a unique three dimensional physical characteristic of the user, the security file structure configured such that the user'"'"'s real-time unique three dimensional physical characteristic must be matched with the biometric template of the unique three dimensional physical characteristic stored in the memory card to verify the true holder of the memory card and gain access to the contents of the application file structure.
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