Patent ID: 9465929
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G06F,G06K

Claim Text:
1. A system to grant access to an apparatus, the system comprising: a memory configured to store data representative of a known fingerprint and data representative of a predefined password; a fingerprint acquisition device configured to sense a fingerprint and to provide data representative of the sensed fingerprint; a touch screen configured to receive a password and provide data representative of the received password; a timer configured to measure a time interval between a user-entered geometric pattern when drawn by a user in a specified direction on the touch screen and at least one of the received password and the sensed fingerprint; and a processing circuit configured to compare the data representative of the sensed fingerprint with the data representative of the known fingerprint, the processing circuit further configured to compare the data representative of the received password with the data representative of the predefined password, and the processing circuit further configured to determine whether the time interval occurs within a predetermined time period.