Enrolment device for a biometric smart card

An enrolment card for a biometric card with a first card body, the enrolment card comprising

• a battery for providing electrical power,
• a microcontroller unit being electrically connected to the battery,
• a plurality of contact pins being electrically connected to the battery and to the microcontroller unit, and
• a second card body with a card engagement element, the second card body being sized to correspond to the first card body,
• wherein the battery and the microcontroller unit are embedded in the second card body such that the second card body encloses the battery and the microcontroller unit,
• the enrolment card provides an enrolment mode, in the enrolment mode,
• the card engagement element engages with the first card body for allowing the contact pins to contact corresponding contact pads of the biometric card,
• the battery provides the electrical power to the biometric card.

A biometric card comprising

• a plurality of contact pads,
• a fingerprint sensor,
• a microcontroller unit being electrically connected to the contact pads and to the fingerprint sensor, and
• a card body, wherein the fingerprint sensor and the microcontroller unit are embedded in the card body,
• wherein the contact pads are configured to receive electrical power from a battery of an enrolment card, the fingerprint sensor is configured to obtain fingerprint biometric information of a user, and the microcontroller unit is configured to generate a reference fingerprint biometric template according to the obtained fingerprint biometric information and to store the reference fingerprint biometric template.

A method for enrolment of a biometric card using an enrolment card comprising

• engaging a card engagement element of the enrolment card with the biometric card for allowing contact pins of the enrolment card to contact corresponding contact pads of the biometric card,
• providing electrical power by a battery of the enrolment card to a microcontroller unit of the biometric card,
• obtaining fingerprint biometric information of a user by a fingerprint sensor of the biometric card,
• generating a reference fingerprint biometric template according to the obtained fingerprint biometric information by the microcontroller unit of the biometric card, and
• storing the generated reference fingerprint biometric template in the microcontroller unit of the biometric card.

A biometric enrolment setup comprising

• a biometric card and
• an enrolment card for transferring fingerprint biometric information of a user to the biometric card,
• wherein the biometric card comprises
• a first antenna,
• a fingerprint sensor,
• a first microcontroller unit being electrically connected to the first antenna and to the fingerprint sensor, and
• a first card body,
• wherein the fingerprint sensor, the first microcontroller unit, and the first antenna are embedded in the first card body,
• the enrolment card comprises
• a battery for providing electrical power,
• a second microcontroller unit being electrically connected to the battery,
• a second antenna being electrically connected to the second microcontroller unit, and
• a second card body,
• wherein the battery, the second microcontroller unit, and the second antenna are embedded in the second card body such that the second card body encloses the battery, the second microcontroller unit, and the second antenna,
• the biometric enrolment setup provides an enrolment mode, in the enrolment mode,
• the second microcontroller unit receives the electrical power from the battery,
• the second microcontroller unit powers the second antenna for communicatively connecting the second antenna with the first antenna,
• the second antenna transmits the electrical power to the first microcontroller unit,
• the fingerprint sensor obtains fingerprint biometric information of a user, and
• the first microcontroller unit generates a reference fingerprint biometric template according to the obtained fingerprint biometric information and stores the reference fingerprint biometric template.

An enrolment card for a biometric card with a first antenna, the enrolment card comprising

• a battery for providing electrical power,
• a microcontroller unit being electrically connected to the battery,
• a second antenna being electrically connected to the microcontroller unit, and
• a card body,
• wherein the battery, the microcontroller unit, and the second antenna are embedded in the card body such that the card body encloses the battery, the microcontroller unit, and the second antenna,
• the enrolment card provides an enrolment mode, in the enrolment mode,
• the microcontroller unit receives the electrical power from the battery,
• the microcontroller unit powers the second antenna for communicatively connecting with the first antenna, and
• the second antenna transmits the electrical power to a microcontroller unit of the biometric card.

A biometric card comprising

• an antenna,
• a fingerprint sensor,
• a microcontroller unit being electrically connected to the antenna and to the fingerprint sensor, and
• a card body, wherein the fingerprint sensor, the microcontroller unit, and the antenna are embedded in the card body such that the card body encloses the fingerprint sensor, the microcontroller unit, and the antenna,
• wherein the antenna is configured to receive electrical power from a battery of an enrolment card, the fingerprint sensor is configured to obtain fingerprint biometric information of a user, and the microcontroller unit is configured to generate a reference fingerprint biometric template according to the obtained fingerprint biometric information and to store the reference fingerprint biometric template.