Patent ID: 6111977
Filing Date: 2000-08-29
Classification: G06K,G07C

Abstract:
A portable fingerprint recognition and transmitter apparatus for granting access to a secured area, comprising:a housing means;a fingerprint reader means having a prism with a first side surface exposed through a surface of said housing means with a second side surface of said prism positioned in said housing;a plurality of aspheric lenses optically coupled to said prism for collimating a fingerprint image;camera means for capturing the fingerprint image focused through said plurality of aspheric lenses;microprocessor means for encoding the fingerprint image captured by said camera means;a transmitter means for the wireless transfer of a captured encoded fingerprint image;a receiver means for receipt of said wireless transfer, said receiver means including a microprocessor having a memory for storing fingerprint code images wherein said receiver compares said transfer to said stored images to determine if a match occurs, wherein access to said secured area is granted if a match occurs; anddisable means for disabling said portable fingerprint recognition and transmission apparatus to prevent theft of said apparatus.