Patent ID: 6087955
Filing Date: 2000-07-11
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
A security verification apparatus for controlling access to at least one program on a computer by verifying data entered through a keyboard with data located on a card, comprising:a verification device, external to and operable independently of the computer, having a port that provides a direct communication path to the keyboard and the computer, said verification device controlling communication between the keyboard and the computer via said port, said verification device communicating with the keyboard and the computer via said port, said verification device provides the data entered through the keyboard to the card, which compares the data from the keyboard with the data from the card, said verification device being operable in a first mode wherein access to the computer via the keyboard is inhibited, said verification device being operable in a second mode, wherein the keyboard is coupled to the computer so that the at least one program on the computer is accessible via said keyboard when the data entered through the keyboard matches the data from the card;said verification device providing a first data path between the keyboard and the computer, a second data path between the keyboard and the verification device, and a third data path between the computer and the verification device.