초록

A biometric time and attendance device for scanning an epidermal portion of a human body, generating an epidermal topographical pattern and transmitting the epidermal topographical pattern to a host computer for determining access privileges and for updating epidermal topographical database.

대표청구항 ▼

[ I claim:] [1.] An apparatus for controlling personnel movement in a controlled area, the apparatus comprising:a host computing device;means operatively associated with the host for receiving and storing at least an individual record that is associated with an individual's predetermined epidermal t

[ I claim:] [1.] An apparatus for controlling personnel movement in a controlled area, the apparatus comprising:a host computing device;means operatively associated with the host for receiving and storing at least an individual record that is associated with an individual's predetermined epidermal topographical pattern and personal identification data;at least one data collection terminal, in communication with the host, that terminal includes an epidermal topographical scanner for inputting an individual's epidermal topographical pattern in a format suitable for comparison with the stored epidermal topographical pattern;means for granting or denying access based on the result of the comparison; andmeans for selectively overriding a denied access attempt and granting access while maintaining the stored epidermal topographical pattern.