Patent ID: 7212279

Claim:
A system, comprising: an optical fingerprint sensor, comprising: a light source; a prism for receiving a plurality of light rays from said light source, the prism reflecting the light rays when a finger surface is in contact with the upper surface of the prism; a first mirror for receiving the plurality of light rays and for reflecting the plurality of light rays; a second mirror for receiving the plurality of light rays from the first mirror and for reflecting the plurality of light rays; a third mirror for receiving the plurality of light rays from the second mirror and for reflecting the plurality of light rays; an imaging lens for receiving the plurality of light rays from the third mirror and focusing the plurality of light rays onto a sensor; wherein said light source and said sensor are located on the same printed circuit board; and an ID (identification) card reader, coupled to the optical fingerprint sensor, for reading the information from an ID card, wherein comparison of the biometric information on the ID card with that obtained from the user is the only necessary means of verification of the user's identity.