Compact Pill Bottle Cap Requiring Biometric Authentication for Removal

A method of securing a pill bottle comprising:

• filling the pill bottle with a plurality of prescribed pills;
• retrieving a pill bottle cap configured with:
• a shroud;
• a plurality of clamp members, each movably mounted to said shroud;
• a drive member interconnected with each of said clamp members and configured to cause the clamp members to move in a locking direction when said drive member is actuated in a first direction, and to cause said clamp members to move in an unlocking direction when said drive member is actuated in a second direction;
• an actuator configured to actuate said drive member to selectively move in each of said first and second directions;
• and biometric identification means coupled to said actuator, and configured to activate said actuator to cause said selective movement upon identification of an authorized use;
• activating a read feature of the biometric identification means, and scanning of a fingerprint of an authorized user;
• scanning of the fingerprint of the authorized user for moving the clamp members in the unlocking direction;
• placing the pill bottle cap on the pill bottle;
• and
• scanning of the fingerprint of the authorized user for moving the clamp members in the locking direction.