Patent ID: 6320974
Filing Date: 2001-11-20
Classification: G06K,G07C

Abstract:
A distributed biometric identification system having a centralized server and one or more stand-alone workstations in communication with the centralized server, wherein one or more of said stand-alone workstations comprise:a portable computer having a main body, a front panel hinged to said main body, and a back panel hinged to said main body;said front panel having a stowed position adjacent said main body and a deployed position away from said main body;said back panel having a stowed position adjacent said main body and a deployed position away from said main body;a biometric data input system coupled to said portable computer and at least partially housed in said back panel;a portable communications terminal coupled to said portable computer and at least partially housed in said back panel;said computer including one or more databases for storing biometric data, the portable computer comprising a transaction management system, a matching controller subsystem coupled between the transaction management system and one or more of the databases, and an image storage and retrieval subsystem for storing and retrieving electronic images;said biometric data input system receiving input biometric information for storing in one or more databases; andsaid computer programmed to:compare input biometric data to stored biometric data in the matching controller subsystem;transmit by means of the portable communications terminal biometric data to the centralized server and one or more stand-alone workstations for storage in the centralized server and/or the one or more stand-alone workstations;receive over the communications terminal biometric data from the centralized server or one or more other stand-alone workstations for storage in the one or more databases of said portable computer;display on a monitor of said portable computer user selectable functions;activate said biometric data input system to receive biometric data therefrom for storing in one or more databases;perform an analysis on the received biometric data to ensure the data meets a sufficient quality standard; anddisplay on the monitor of said portable computer the number of hits, if any, resulting from comparison of the input biometric data to the biometric data stored in one or more of the databases.