Patent ID: 7930556

Claim:
A fingerprint identification system for access control, the fingerprint identification system comprising: an application server for controlling access of different users; a database, connected to the application server, configured for storing original fingerprint data of each user; a handheld device comprising: a fingerprint identification device configured for scanning a fingerprint of a user; a fingerprint data obtaining module configured for obtaining fingerprint data of the scanned fingerprint; an encrypting module configured for encrypting the fingerprint data with a public key that is provided by the application server; a transmitting module configured for establishing a wireless communication channel between the handheld device and the application server, and transmitting the encrypted fingerprint data to the application server through the wireless communication channel; the application server comprising: a receiving module configured for receiving the fingerprint data from the handheld device; a decrypting module for decrypting the encrypted fingerprint data with a private key corresponding to the public key; a comparing module configured for determining whether the decrypted fingerprint data is the same as the original fingerprint data of the user stored in the database; and a controlling module configured for allowing the user to access an access control device connected to the application server if the decrypted fingerprint data is the same as the original fingerprint data stored in the database.