Patent ID: 7463132

Claim:
A programmable biometric door locking apparatus comprising: a door operation device comprising: a door handle 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 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 for 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 locked or the unlocked state; 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; an image capture device communicating with at least one of a controller and the processor for acquiring an image; and wherein the second input includes a control pad having a selection button for selecting between a plurality of operation modes of the door locking apparatus including at least one of the operation modes of, enroll, erase, enter passcode, system reset, system log, set time as displayed on a visual display positioned on the support body.