Biometric identification device with removable card capabilities

A non-transitory processor-readable medium storing code representing instructions to be executed by a processor disposed within a housing of a portable personal identification device, the code comprising code to cause the processor to:

• read an identifier stored on an integrated circuit of a removable card at least partially disposed in the housing of the personal identification device;
• determine whether the identifier associated with the removable card matches a stored identifier;
• determine whether a biometric input matches a stored biometric template associated with the user, after the stored identifier is determined to match the identifier associated with the removable card;
• and
• send, via the personal identification device, a signal responsive to a determination that the biometric input matches the stored biometric template.

A method, comprising:

• determining, via a processor of a personal identification device, whether a biometric input of a user matches a stored biometric template associated with the user, the stored biometric template having previously been associated with an identification credential of a removable card, the removable card being at least partially disposed within a housing of the personal identification device during the determining, the removable card having an integrated circuit including the identification credential;
• wirelessly transmitting, via a transceiver coupled to the housing, the identification credential to at least one external device after the biometric input is determined to match the stored biometric template;
• and
• permitting the user to access previously stored electronic data only after the biometric input is determined to match the stored biometric template, the previously stored electronic data being associated with the user.