Patent ID: 7614551
Filing Date: 2009-11-10
Classification: G06F,G06K,G07C

Abstract:
1. A method of storing information on a memory device comprising: setting up a user to be associated with the memory device, in order to selectively control access to stored information on the memory device, the step of setting up a user including a step of obtaining biometric information from a biometric reader; coding at least a portion of the biometric information before storage in the memory device, wherein the coding comprises a bar coding process so that biometric information will be stored as a representation of a bar code symbology; storing the representation of the bar code symbology within memory of the memory device; storing at least one additional file on the memory device; and protecting the at least one additional file with the biometric information stored in the representation of the bar code symbology wherein protecting the at least one additional file includes encoding the at least one additional file with the biometric information stored in the representation of the bar code symbology.