Biometric platform radio identification anti-theft system
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1. A system comprising:
- an RFID device having a radio frequency identification;
a device for receiving an anti-theft key from an authentication authority, the anti-theft key being encoded with a radio frequency identification associated with an authorized user and also biometric data of the authorized user;
a protected item that, once programmed with the anti-theft key, obtains an RFID and biometric data from a person who attempts to use the protected item, and grants use of the protected item to the person if the obtained RFID and biometric data match the biometric data and RFID in the anti-theft key; and
a kiosk for issuing the RFID device to the authorized user, associating the RFID of the issued RFID device with the authorized user, obtaining biometric data from the authorized user, and sending the associated RFID and the biometric data to the authenticating authority, which generates the anti-theft key;
wherein the device for receiving the anti-theft key includes a processor at the storage location, the processor used to load the anti-theft key into the protected item.
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Abstract
Methods, systems, and articles of manufacture consistent with the present invention provide for administering a protected item. An anti-theft key encoded with a radio frequency identification of the user and biometric data of the user is provided. The anti-theft key is associated with the protected item such that the protected item is accessible with the anti-theft key.
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1. A system comprising:
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an RFID device having a radio frequency identification; a device for receiving an anti-theft key from an authentication authority, the anti-theft key being encoded with a radio frequency identification associated with an authorized user and also biometric data of the authorized user; a protected item that, once programmed with the anti-theft key, obtains an RFID and biometric data from a person who attempts to use the protected item, and grants use of the protected item to the person if the obtained RFID and biometric data match the biometric data and RFID in the anti-theft key; and a kiosk for issuing the RFID device to the authorized user, associating the RFID of the issued RFID device with the authorized user, obtaining biometric data from the authorized user, and sending the associated RFID and the biometric data to the authenticating authority, which generates the anti-theft key; wherein the device for receiving the anti-theft key includes a processor at the storage location, the processor used to load the anti-theft key into the protected item. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. A method of allowing a person to use a vehicle stored at a storage location, the method comprising:
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issuing an RFID device to the person, the RFID device having an RFID; associating the RFID with the person; receiving an anti-theft key associated with the person, the anti-theft key received at the storage location, the anti-theft key including the associated RFID and biometric data of the person, the anti-theft key being separate and distinct from the RFID device; protecting the vehicle at the storage location, including loading the anti-theft key into the vehicle; wherein the vehicle, once loaded with the anti-theft key, grants access to a person who presents an RFID device having an RFID that matches the RFID in the anti-theft key and whose biometric data matches the biometric data in the anti-theft key. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A depot comprising:
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a plurality of vehicles to be protected; a site for issuing RFID devices to authorized users and initiating generation of an anti-theft key when an RFID device is issued to a user, each RFID device having an RFID, each anti-theft key having an RFID of an issued device and biometric data of a user to whom the device is issued; and apparatus for receiving anti-theft keys from an authentication authority and programming the anti-theft keys into those vehicles that are authorized to be used; each vehicle being programmable with an anti-theft key and capable of obtaining an RFID and biometric user from a user who attempts to use said vehicle; wherein a vehicle that is programmed with an anti-theft key will grant use of the vehicle only to a user whose obtained biometric data and RFID matches the biometric data and RFID in that anti-theft key. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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