Method and apparatus for a biometric transponder based activity management system

A biometric transponder based activity management system for a wireless local area network in a defined area, the system providing on-demand interactive communication to a specific patron population each having the biometric transponder operatively disposed thereto, comprising:

• a) an activity requiring controlled access disposed within the defined area;
• b) means for communicating from a server to a display station operationally disposed adjacent to said activity;
• c) a virtual queuing management program operatively disposed within said display station, said queuing system receiving a request for delayed entry into said activity, said queuing program positionally noting said delayed request for entry into said activity;
• d) means for authenticating the biometric data from the biometric transponder and identity data from the patron are the same;
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• e) said queuing system notifying the patron via the biometric transponder that entry into said activity is available.

A method for biometric transponder based activity management in a defined area, comprising the steps of:

• a) providing a central server operationally connected to at least one display station in the defined area, a biometric transponder reader operationally disposed adjacent to said display station;
• b) determining pertinent data corresponding to the identity and at least one physical characteristic derived from a patron;
• c) encoding said pertinent data into a biometric transponder;
• d) presenting said biometric transponder to said biometric transponder reader;
• e) requesting entry into the defined area via said biometric transponder reader;
• f) identifying said pertinent data identity and physical characteristic by said biometric transponder reader;
• g) allowing access to the defined area subsequent to approval from said biometric transponder reader;
• h) communicating said identification to said central server via said display station subsequent to allowing access to the defined area;
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• i) recording said allowed access activity on said central server.