Fingerprint system and method for access control

• US 7,930,556 B2
• Filed: 12/11/2007
• Issued: 04/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/24/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mobile Drive Netherlands BV
• Original Assignee: Chi Mei Communication Systems Incorporated (Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.)
• Inventors: Shih, Pi-Feng
• Primary Examiner(s): Revak, Christopher A
• Application Number:
  US11/953,874
• Publication Number:
  US 20090083839A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,225 Days
• Field of Search: None
• US Class Current: 713/186
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition

Abstract

A fingerprint method for access control includes the steps of: providing an application server (20) for controlling access of different users; providing a database (40) connected to the application server for storing original fingerprint data of each user; scanning a fingerprint of a user through a handheld device (10), and obtaining fingerprint data of the scanned fingerprint; establishing a wireless communication channel between the handheld device and the application server, and transmitting the fingerprint data to the application server through the wireless communication channel; receiving the fingerprint data from the handheld device by the application server; determining whether the fingerprint data is the same as the original fingerprint data of the user in the database; and the user to access an access control device (30) connected to the application server if the fingerprint data is the same as the original fingerprint data stored in the database. A fingerprint system for access control is also provided.

Claims

1. A fingerprint identification system for access control, the fingerprint identification system comprising:

an application server for controlling access of different users;

a database, connected to the application server, configured for storing original fingerprint data of each user;

a handheld device comprising;

a fingerprint identification device configured for scanning a fingerprint of a user;

a fingerprint data obtaining module configured for obtaining fingerprint data of the scanned fingerprint;

an encrypting module configured for encrypting the fingerprint data with a public key that is provided by the application server;

a transmitting module configured for establishing a wireless communication channel between the handheld device and the application server, and transmitting the encrypted fingerprint data to the application server through the wireless communication channel;

the application server comprising;

a receiving module configured for receiving the fingerprint data from the handheld device;

a decrypting module for decrypting the encrypted fingerprint data with a private key corresponding to the public key;

a comparing module configured for determining whether the decrypted fingerprint data is the same as the original fingerprint data of the user stored in the database; and

a controlling module configured for allowing the user to access an access control device connected to the application server if the decrypted fingerprint data is the same as the original fingerprint data stored in the database.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the controlling module is further configured for warning and denying the user access to the access control device if the decrypted fingerprint data is not the same as the original fingerprint data stored in the database.

3. A fingerprint identification method for access control, the method comprising the steps of:

providing an application server for controlling access of different users;

providing a database connected to the application server for storing original fingerprint data of each user;

scanning a fingerprint of a user through a handheld device, and obtaining fingerprint data of the scanned fingerprint;

encrypting the fingerprint data with a public key that is provided by the application server;

establishing a wireless communication channel between the handheld device and the application server, and transmitting the encrypted fingerprint data to the application server through the wireless communication channel;

receiving the encrypted fingerprint data from the handheld device by the application server;

decrypting the encrypted fingerprint data with a private key corresponding to the public key;

determining whether the decrypted fingerprint data is the same as the original fingerprint data of the user in the database; and

allowing the user to access an access control device connected to the application server if the decrypted fingerprint data is the same as the original fingerprint data stored in the database.

4. The method according to claim 3, further comprising the step of warning and denying the user access to the access control device if the decrypted fingerprint data is not the same as the original fingerprint data stored in the database.