Relief object sensor adaptor
AssigneeSecurity First Corp.
InventorsAlexander G. Dickinson, Brian Berger, Andrew Cole
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Abstract
An interface card includes a housing sized for reception by a host system, for example, a laptop computer. A sensor is movably connected to the housing and has a first position in which the sensor receives a relief object and generates an electronic representation of the relief object, and a second position in which the sensor is inactive. An interface module is coupled to the sensor and configured to provide for communications between the interface card and the host system.
Claims18
A system, comprising:
- a host system;
- and
- an interface card compatible with the host system, the interface card having a housing and a sensor movably interconnected with the housing, the sensor having a first position in which the sensor receives an input and generates an electronic representation of the input, and a second position in which the sensor is inactive.
A method of obtaining data relating to a relief object, comprising:
- inserting an interface card into a reception port of a host system, the interface card having a sensor movably connected within the interface card;
- exposing the sensor so that a relief object can be placed on the sensor;
- and
- generating an electronic representation of the relief object located on the sensor and processing of the electronic representation.
A method of obtaining data relating to a relief object, comprising:
- inserting an interface card into a reception port of a host system, the interface card having a sensor removably connected within the interface card;
- exposing the sensor so that a relief object can be placed on the sensor;
- generating an electronic representation of the relief object located on the sensor and processing of the electronic representation;
- and
- moving the sensor back into an inactive position.
A method of obtaining data relating to a relief object, comprising:
- inserting an interface card into a reception port of a host system, the interface card having a sensor removably connected within the interface card;
- exposing the sensor so that a relief object can be placed on the sensor;
- generating an electronic representation of the relief object located on the sensor and processing of the electronic representation;
- and
- moving the sensor back into an inactive position;
- wherein the sensor is a fingerprint sensor and the relief object is a finger of a user.
A method of obtaining data relating to a fingerprint, comprising:
- inserting a PCMCIA card into a reception port of a computer, the PCMCIA card having a fingerprint sensor movably connected within the PCMCIA card;
- A exposing the fingerprint sensor so that a finger can be placed on the fingerprint sensor;
- and
- generating an electronic representation of the fingerprint located on the fingerprint sensor and processing of the electronic representation.
A PCMCIA card, comprising:
- a housing sized to be inserted into a reception port of a computer, the housing having an upper rectangular surface and a lower rectangular surface spaced apart from the upper surface, the upper and lower surfaces extending along a longitudinal axis;
- and
- a retractable fingerprint sensor coupled to the housing and configured to generate an electronic representation of a user's fingerprint, the fingerprint sensor sliding out from between the upper and lower surfaces when a user presses against a side of the PCMCIA card.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.