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Smart Card System With Ergonomic Fingerprint Sensor And Method of Using

  • US 20090153297A1
  • Filed: 12/14/2007
  • Published: 06/18/2009
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/14/2007
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A unitized, fingerprint reading electronic device, comprising:

  • secure memory containing sensitive informationa partial fingerprint reader capable of reading a portion of a fingerprint;

    working memory to store multiple portions of a fingerprint;

    a processor to assemble portions of a fingerprint into a fingerprint mosaic;

    fingerprint recognition memory containing at least one authorized fingerprint;

    wherein a user of said device swipes his finger across the partial fingerprint reader, and the processor assembles portions of the fingerprint read by said partial fingerprint reader into a fingerprint mosaic, and compares this fingerprint mosaic with an authorized fingerprint stored in fingerprint recognition memory;

    and wherein if the fingerprint mosaic matches the authorized fingerprint, said device makes sensitive information available in secure memory available to external devices for reading or writing.

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