Access system

• US 20050087597A1
• Filed: 12/08/2004
• Published: 04/28/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 05/20/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Benjamin Gotfried, Bradley L. Gotfried
• Original Assignee: Benjamin Gotfried, Bradley L. Gotfried
• Inventors: Gotfried, Bradley L., Gotfried, Benjamin
• Application Number:
  US11/007,136
• Publication Number:
  US 20050087597A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 235/382
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/00 Fittings or systems for preventing or indicating unauthorised use or theft of vehicles locks for vehicles E05B77/00-E05B85/00
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/04 operating on the propulsion system, e.g. engine or drive motor
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/252 Fingerprint recognition
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/255 Eye recognition
• CPC Class Codes: B60R 25/257 Voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: G07B 15/063 using wireless information transmission between the vehicle and a fixed station identification of vehicles G08G
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00761 with data transmission performed by connected means, e.g. mechanical contacts, plugs, connectors
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 2009/00793 by Hertzian waves
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 5/008 communicating information to a remotely located station transmission systems for measured values G08C
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00309 operated with bidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/26 using a biometric sensor integrated in the pass

Abstract

A method for providing access includes providing an electronic access card having a biometric identifier, biometrically identifying with the electronic access card an authorized user of the electronic access card, signaling a monitoring station when the user is identified, receiving an enabling signal from the monitoring station, and providing access in response to the receipt of the enabling signal. The method can also include enabling an ignition system in response to the receipt of the enabling signal.

Claims

1. A method for providing access, comprising the steps of:

providing an electronic access card having a biometric identifier;

biometrically identifying with the electronic access card an authorized user of the electronic access card;

signaling a monitoring station when the user is identified;

receiving an enabling signal from the monitoring station; and

providing access in response to the receipt of the enabling signal.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of enabling an ignition system in response to the receipt of the enabling signal.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

contacting an answering system at the monitoring station;

providing the answering system with a password; and

performing said receiving and enabling steps.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

contacting an operator at the monitoring station;

providing the operator with a password; and

performing said receiving and enabling steps.

5. The method according to claim 1, further comprising the step of:

reading at least a portion of associated user information; and

displaying at least a portion of associated user information.