Patent ID: 7878409
Filing Date: 2011-02-01
Classification: G06K

Abstract:
1. A system for verifying identity during data entry, said system comprising: a barcode scanner for scanning barcodes for data entry; a fingerprint reader fixedly attached to said barcode scanner; an activator for causing said barcode scanner to scan a barcode, wherein said fingerprint reader is positioned on said barcode scanner such that a digit is placed on said fingerprint reader while said activator is operated by an operator; a database comprising identification data for barcode scanner users and fingerprint data for said users; and a controller, which is in communication with said barcode scanner, said fingerprint reader and said database, that compares fingerprint data from the digit placed on said fingerprint reader with fingerprint data for said operator in said database to obtain identification data of said operator and then associates the identification data with the barcode scanned by said barcode scanner for further analysis, wherein the barcode scanned by said barcode scanner is different from the identification data.