Patent ID: 6182221
Filing Date: 2001-01-30
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
A method for a user to obtain access to a remotely located and protected computer, the method including the steps of:placing a finger on a fingerprint sensor in a personal identification device located remotely with respect to a protected computer;actuating the device to sense and record a fingerprint of the user;comparing, in the personal identification device, the sensed fingerprint with reference fingerprint data previously stored in the device;upon a successful comparison, generating a numerical value that uniquely identifies the sensed fingerprint matched with the reference fingerprint, and transmitting the numerical value as an identity confirmation code from the device and over a communication network to the protected computer;comparing, at the protected computer, the numeric value transmitted from the device with a numeric code previously stored in the computer during a registration mode of operation; andproviding requested access to the protected computer upon successful comparison in the preceding step.