Patent ID: 8060753

Claim:
A system comprising: an RFID device having a radio frequency identification; a device for receiving an anti-theft key from an authentication authority, the anti-theft key being encoded with a radio frequency identification associated with an authorized user and also biometric data of the authorized user; a protected item that, once programmed with the anti-theft key, obtains an RFID and biometric data from a person who attempts to use the protected item, and grants use of the protected item to the person if the obtained RFID and biometric data match the biometric data and RFID in the anti-theft key; and a kiosk for issuing the RFID device to the authorized user, associating the RFID of the issued RFID device with the authorized user, obtaining biometric data from the authorized user, and sending the associated RFID and the biometric data to the authenticating authority, which generates the anti-theft key; wherein the device for receiving the anti-theft key includes a processor at the storage location, the processor used to load the anti-theft key into the protected item.