Patent ID: 7113070

Claim:
A programmable biometric door locking apparatus comprising: a door operation device comprising: a door handle a and a door handle support body defining a rotational axis about which the door handle rotates relative to the support body; a bolt having a locked and an unlocked state as controlled by a locking mechanism; an operating rod extending along the rotational axis of the door handle to connect the bolt and the door handle; an electronic user verification system comprising; a first input having a non-optical biometric fingerprint scanning surface aligned on an outer surface of the door handle perpendicular and coaxial about the axis of rotation of the door handle or receiving input data from direct contact with a user's fingerprint; a memory for storing comparison data; a processor for comparing received input data with the stored comparison data and producing an output instruction to the locking mechanism to place the bolt in the looked or the unlocked state; and a second input positioned on the door handle support body apart from the first input to facilitate the storage of comparison data in the memory.