Remote entry system
DC CAFCFirst Claim
1. A system for providing secure access to a controlled item, the system comprising:
- a database of biometric signatures;
a transmitter sub-system comprising;
a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric signal;
means for matching the biometric signal against members of the database of biometric signatures to thereby output an accessibility attribute; and
means for emitting a secure access signal conveying information dependent upon said accessibility attribute; and
a receiver sub-system comprising;
means for receiving the transmitted secure access signal; and
means for providing conditional access to the controlled item dependent upon said information,wherein the transmitter sub-system further comprises means for populating the data base of biometric signatures, the population means comprising;
means for receiving a series of entries of the biometric signal, said series being characterised according to at least one of the number of said entries and a duration of each said entry;
means for mapping said series into an instruction; and
means for populating the data base according to the instruction,wherein the controlled item is one of;
a locking mechanism of a physical access structure or an electronic lock on an electronic computing device.
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Abstract
A system is disclosed for providing secure access to a controlled item, the system comprising a database of biometric signatures, a transmitter subsystem comprising a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric signal, means for matching the biometric signal against members of the database of biometric signatures to thereby output an accessibility attribute, and means for emitting a secure access signal conveying information dependent upon said accessibility attribute, wherein the secure access signal comprises one of at least a rolling code, an encrypted Bluetooth™ protocol, and a WiFi™ protocol, and a receiver sub-system comprising means for receiving the transmitted secure access signal and means for providing conditional access to the controlled item dependent upon said information.
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13 Claims
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1. A system for providing secure access to a controlled item, the system comprising:
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a database of biometric signatures; a transmitter sub-system comprising; a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric signal; means for matching the biometric signal against members of the database of biometric signatures to thereby output an accessibility attribute; and means for emitting a secure access signal conveying information dependent upon said accessibility attribute; and a receiver sub-system comprising; means for receiving the transmitted secure access signal; and means for providing conditional access to the controlled item dependent upon said information, wherein the transmitter sub-system further comprises means for populating the data base of biometric signatures, the population means comprising; means for receiving a series of entries of the biometric signal, said series being characterised according to at least one of the number of said entries and a duration of each said entry; means for mapping said series into an instruction; and means for populating the data base according to the instruction, wherein the controlled item is one of;
a locking mechanism of a physical access structure or an electronic lock on an electronic computing device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A transmitter sub-system for operating in a system for providing secure access to a controlled item, wherein the transmitter sub-system comprises:
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a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric signal; means for matching the biometric signal against members of a database of biometric signatures to thereby output an accessibility attribute; and means for emitting a secure access signal conveying said information dependent upon said accessibility attribute; wherein the transmitter sub-system further comprises means for populating the database of biometric signatures, the populating means comprising; means for receiving a series of entries of the biometric signal, said series being characterised according to at least one of the number of said entries and a duration of each said entry; means for mapping said series into an instruction; and means for populating the database according to the instruction, wherein the controlled item is one of;
a locking mechanism of a physical access structure or an electronic lock on an electronic computing device.
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10. A method for providing secure access to a controlled item in a system comprising a database of biometric signatures, a transmitter sub-system comprising a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric signal, and means for emitting a secure access signal capable of granting more than two types of access to the controlled item, and a receiver sub-system comprising means for receiving the transmitted secure access signal, and means for providing conditional access to the controlled item dependent upon information in said secure access signal, the method comprising the steps of:
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populating the database of biometric signatures by; receiving a series of entries of the biometric signal; determining at least one of the number of said entries and a duration of each said entry; mapping said series into an instruction; and populating the database according to the instruction; receiving a biometric signal; matching the biometric signal against members of the database of biometric signatures to thereby output an accessibility attribute; emitting a secure access signal conveying information dependent upon said accessibility attribute; and providing conditional access to the controlled item dependent upon said information, wherein the controlled item is one of;
a locking mechanism of a physical access structure or an electronic lock on an electronic computing device. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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