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US 2018/0018839 A1Published application
Card-Compatible Biometric Access Control System
OwnerYevgeny Levitovinventor
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Abstract
A biometric access-control system is disclosed, wherein the system is compatible with access cards, comprising a biometric reader that converts biometric data to emulate an access card number, wherein only the emulated access card number is stored in a database.
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A card-compatible biometric system for access control, comprising:
- a biometric reader;
- a processor and memory, wherein the processor is configured to perform the following actions:
- receive biometric data from the biometric reader;
- process the biometric data in such a way as to obtain a numerical code, wherein the numerical code is in the same format as a numerical code used by an access card, wherein the access card is also used to obtain access in the system;
- a communication module, wherein the communication module communicates with a server;
- a server, wherein the server comprises a database of users, wherein the database comprises at least one numerical code associated with a user's name, wherein no other biometric data is stored in the database.
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A method for retrofitting biometric access onto an existing card-based access system, wherein the system comprises at least one access card, comprising:
- receiving biometric data using a biometric reader;
- converting the biometric data to a matrix;
- converting the matrix to a numerical code, wherein the numerical code is in the same format as a numerical code used by the at least one access card;
- storing the numerical code in a database.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.