Patent Document ID: 20030005193
Application ID: 09896796
Patent Status: 0

Claim One:
1. A method for operating a computer system comprising a plurality of computers connected by a network, said computer system including an administrative computer, A, and a client computer, C, said method comprising the steps of: providing a badge secured to one of said authorized individuals, said badge having a data processing system having a non-volatile memory, a volatile memory, a transceiver for sending and receiving signals utilized by said badge, and an attachment sensor for detecting the removal of said badge from that individual, said attachment sensor causing information stored in said volatile memory to be rendered unreadable when said attachment sensor detects said removal; providing A with a transceiver for communicating with one of said badges and an identity verification system for authenticating the identity of that individual; and causing A to load information in said volatile memory of said badge attached to that individual in response to said identity verification system authenticating that individual, said information specifying the level of access to said computer system to which that authorized individual is entitled.