Patent ID: 6038666
Filing Date: 2000-03-14
Classification: G07C

Abstract:
A personal identification device for automatically verifying the identity of a user seeking to use the device for access to a remotely located protected property, the device comprising:a sensor, for reading fingerprint data Identifying a user seeking access to a protected property;a memory for storing a reference fingerprint image of the user during an enrollment procedure and for holding the reference image for future use;an image correlator, for comparing the stored reference image with a fingerprint image of the user seeking access, as obtained from the sensor, and for determining whether the two images match; andmeans for securely communicating identity confirmation to a door through a communication network, wherein the door provides access to the protected property upon receipt of the identity confirmation, and wherein the means for securely communicating identity confirmation includes;means for generating a numerical value from the stored reference fingerprint image, including means for generating a cyclic redundancy code from the stored reference fingerprint image;encryption logic, for encrypting the numerical value; anda transmitter for sending the encrypted numerical value to the door, together with user identification data;wherein the door provides the desired access to the protected property upon confirming that the transmitted numerical value is the same as one previously provided by the user during a registration procedure.