Patent ID: 8151334
Filing Date: 2012-04-03
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A removable communication card for a network device, the removable communication card comprising: a network interface module for bidirectional transmission of data between the network device and the removable communication card; an identification module configured to store identification data for users, the identification data having data for authentication of the users in the network; a measurement device configured to capture a first and a second biometric feature of one user from said users, the first biometric feature being different from the second biometric feature, and wherein the measurement device is configured to capture the first and the second biometric feature of the one user when an interface is connected to the network device; and an analysis module having a processor unit, the analysis module being configured to verify a match between the first and the second biometric feature of the one user and the stored identification data to authenticate the one user, wherein the identification data further includes a code that is entered by the one user via input elements of the network device for initialization of the identification data, and wherein (i) the measurement device captures the first biometric feature of the one user, (ii) the analysis module verifies a match between the first biometric feature and the identification data, (iii) in a case where the first biometric feature cannot be unambiguously assigned to the one user, (iv) the measurement device captures the second biometric feature of the one user, and (v) the analysis module verifies a match for the second biometric feature with the identification data to authenticate the one user.