Patent ID: 6208264
Filing Date: 2001-03-27
Classification: G06Q,G07C,G07F

Abstract:
A personal identification system comprising:a. a personal identification key encoded therein with fingerprint data, the fingerprint data inaccessible for scanning from outside the key;b. a scanner to receive the key and to scan the fingerprint data in the key, the key comprising:i. a hollow tube to receive the scanner;ii. a print film on top of the tube;iii. an optical data film for permanently storing the encoded fingerprint data; andiv. a cover to partially enclose the tube, the print film, and the optical data film;c. a centralized data and processing unit in communication with the scanner;d. a comparator to compare the data scanned by the scanner with data previously stored in the centralized data and processing unit; ande. an arbitrator to determine a match between the fingerprint data encoded in the personal identification key and the data previously stored in the centralized data and processing unit.