Document evidence and article retrieval and identification system

• US 8,738,918 B2
• Filed: 01/28/2008
• Issued: 05/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 01/28/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Shih Shing Ng
• Original Assignee: Shih Shing Ng
• Inventors: Ng, Shih Shing
• Primary Examiner(s): Hailu, Teshome
• Application Number:
  US12/020,969
• Publication Number:
  US 20090193501A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,311 Days
• Field of Search: 713/176, 340/572.1
• US Class Current: 713/176
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints

Abstract

The invention involves document evidence and article retrieval and identification system which provides solution to track a document, or article within a control environment. This solution provides the integrated human identity, embedded tracking devices into physical evidence record to enable tracking of movement by authorized person or personnel. The system is capable to capture and track the activities life cycle of the document, evidence, file or article life cycle using the tracking management system server. This invention provide highly security feature to integrate human identity for access authentication interrogative with the confidential document or evidence or file or article.

Claims

1. A document evidence and article retrieval and identification system comprising;

a personal or biometric identity configured to identify a person requiring access to the system;

a verification and authentication access control configured to verify and authenticate persons attempting to access the system, in order to enable or disable access to the system;

a document or article storage area comprising one or more sensors or reader antenna; and

a plurality of embedded chip and antenna documents and/or articles;

wherein the document or article storage area is configured to continuously track and record in real time a status of the documents and/or articles, including who possesses the documents and/or articles, the location of the documents and/or articles, and associated times, by communicating with embedded chips in the embedded chip and antenna documents and/or articles, wherein the documents and/or articles are confidential objects to which access is restricted, and wherein different of the documents and/or articles are permitted to be attained by different persons;

whereby a closed-loop integrated security technology for retrieval using a secure verification and authentication process is achieved,

wherein the embedded chip and antenna document or article comprises a chip and antenna embedded integrally in its body material or surface material that uses radio waves for communication and is not visible to a human naked eye,

wherein the system is configured to provide for high accuracy communication with a plurality of frequency modes without interference in the presence of up to thousands of embedded chip and antenna documents or articles located far from or proximately to one another.

2. The system of claim 1, further comprising a link to a network environment.

3. The system of claim 1, wherein the document or article comprises a file, magazine, evidence record, confidential document or file, government document, record file, or hard copy.

4. The system of claim 1, wherein the personal or biometric identity comprises personal or biometric identity data stored in the form of an electronic key for access control to the storage area.

5. The system of claim 4, wherein the electronic key is stored into electronic programmable personal authentication devices comprising one or more of a smartcard, mobile terminal, programmable key chain, or any miniature mobile device or mobile phone with embedded chip and antenna using near field communication technology.

6. The system of claim 1, wherein each document or article has an individual boundary associated with it, within which it is allowed to be used, at least two of the documents or articles have different associated individual boundaries, and a notification is sent if one of the documents or articles moves outside of its individual boundary.

7. A life cycle management system comprising;

a link to a plurality of work stations,

a plurality of mobile document access devices,

a plurality of web-based accesses via an internet connection,

a link to a mobile phone network,

a plurality of mobile personal authentication devices each corresponding with a user; and

a life tracking server configured with application software configured to track, record and store real time movement of an embedded chip and antenna document or article throughout its life cycle within a controlled environment, including who possesses the document or article, the location of the document or article, and an associated time, such that every change in the document or article'"'"'s status over its life cycle is captured and recorded,

wherein the embedded chip and antenna document or article comprises a chip and antenna embedded integrally in its body material or surface material that uses radio waves for communication and is not visible to a human naked eye,

wherein the system is configured to provide for high accuracy communication with a plurality of frequency modes without interference in the presence of up to thousands of embedded chip and antenna documents or articles located far from or proximately to one another.

8. The system of claim 7, wherein the life tracking server is configured to capture and set an authorized access time and allowable movement boundary for a document or article.

9. The system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of work stations comprises a plurality of stand-alone access computer terminals that authorize users with authorized mobile personal authentication devices to access system information.

10. The system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of mobile document access devices are integrated with a plurality of antenna to continuously capture real time information to update a document or article life cycle, time stamp, location, access status, audit trail, inventory, and record.

11. The system of claim 7, wherein the plurality of web-based accesses allow all users with authorized mobile personal authentication devices to access system information or query for document or article information via the internet.

12. The system of claim 7, wherein the link to a mobile phone network is configured to send an sms or video message to a user or subscriber to transmit a status, reminder or alarm for any system fault report or when an intruder is detected.