Critical area safety device and methods of use
AssigneeGym Door Repairs, Inc.
InventorsSTEPHEN F. COLE, KATHLEEN COLE
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Abstract
A method for maintaining a folding operable wall comprising: (a) recording a template of a biological trait of an authorized individual into a biometric verification system; (b) saving the template in a database; (c) capturing a new record; (d) comparing the new record against the template; (e) confirming the identity of the authorized individual if the new record is substantially similar to the saved template; (f) preventing the electrical operation circuit from functioning if the biometric verification system fails to authenticate the identity of the authorized individual; and (g) restarting the electrical operation circuit after the identity of the authorized individual is verified.
Claims21
1-20. (canceled)
A method of providing a folding wall, a control unit, a control station and a biometric verification system, the control unit being connected to the control station;
- recording a first record;
- capturing a second record;
- comparing the second record against the first record;
- authenticating the identity of a person if the second record is substantially similar to first record;
- and
- allowing the wall to move via operation of the control station if the biometric verification system continuously authenticates the identity of the person.
A method comprising:
- providing an electrically operated folding wall, a control unit, a control station and a biometric verification system, the control station comprising an extend control switch and a stack control switch, the control unit being connected to the control station;
- recording a first record;
- capturing a second record from a person;
- comparing the second record against the first record using an algorithm of the biometric verification system;
- authenticating the identity of the person if the second record is substantially similar to the first record;
- allowing the wall to move via operation of at least one of the extend control switch and the stack control switch if the biometric verification system continuously authenticates the identity of the person;
- and
- preventing the wall from moving via the control unit if the biometric verification system fails to continuously authenticate the identity of the person.
A method comprising:
- providing a folding wall, a control unit, a first control station having a first biometric verification system and a second control station having a second biometric verification system, the control unit being connected to the control stations;
- recording a first record;
- capturing a second record from a person;
- comparing the second record against the first record;
- authenticating the identity of the person if the second record is substantially similar to the first record;
- and
- preventing the wall from moving via the control unit if the biometric verification systems fail to continuously authenticate the identity of the person.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.