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A personal, biometric authentication system is disclosed. The system can be used for controlling access to equipment or physical facilities. The system employs the combination of a unique, inherently specific biometric parameter recognized and compared with stored data and at least one non-specific

A personal, biometric authentication system is disclosed. The system can be used for controlling access to equipment or physical facilities. The system employs the combination of a unique, inherently specific biometric parameter recognized and compared with stored data and at least one non-specific biometric parameter of a physiological characteristic recognized and compared with physiological norms. Positive comparison results in authentication of an individual that is not incapacitated, dismembered, or deceased.

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[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A biometric, personal authentication system, comprising:(a) storage subsystem to store a unique, inherently specific biometric parameter from at least one individual in a species;(b) first detection subsystem to detect the unique, inherently specific biometric parameter i

[ What is claimed is:] [1.] A biometric, personal authentication system, comprising:(a) storage subsystem to store a unique, inherently specific biometric parameter from at least one individual in a species;(b) first detection subsystem to detect the unique, inherently specific biometric parameter in an individual seeking personal authentication;(c) second detection subsystem to detect at least one non-specific biometric parameter of a physiological characteristic having measurable variability during the time of authentication in the individual seeking personal authentication, wherein the non-specific biometric parameter is selected from the group consisting of pulse rate, electrocardiographic signals, spectral characteristics of human tissue, percentage oxygenation of blood, bloodflow, hematocrit, biochemical assays of tissue, electrical plethysmography, transpiration of gases, electrical property of skin, blood pressure, differential blood volumes, and combinations thereof;(d) first comparison subsystem to compare the unique, inherently specific biometric parameter detected by the first detection subsystem with the unique, inherently specific biometric parameter stored in the storage subsystem;(e) second comparison subsystem to compare each non-specific biometric parameter to physiological norms for the species; and(f) authentication subsystem to confirm identity of the individual seeking personal authentication by evaluating the comparisons made by first comparison subsystem and second comparison subsystem.