Patent ID: 8629756

Claim:
An electronic seal system using fingerprint recognition to prevent use by an unauthorized person and means for remotely destroying a missing seal, said system comprising: a fingerprint module for collecting and storing an image of a fingerprint of an authorized individual; a processor for carrying out a comparison of a scanned fingerprint of an individual and a stored image of an authorized fingerprint; a printable seal for sealing a document, means for activating a mechanism and seal when the second fingerprint matches the stored image and for deactivating the mechanism and seal when the fingerprints do not match; a time, data and location receiver for receiving the signals from a global positioning satellite (GPS), an automated numbering system and printing means for printing the time, data, location and document number and seal on each document to which a seal is applied; a scanner and storage means for scanning said sealed document and storing scanned information in said storage means; a reservoir and a supply of printing ink and means for storing said supply of printing ink in said reservoir and an indicator for indicating the amount of ink in said reservoir; and a plurality of remotely heatable metal wires across said seal and means for remotely heating said metal wires to thereby destroy said seal.