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US 7,609,863 B2Granted
Identify authentication device
AssigneePen-One, Inc.
InventorGerald R. Black
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AssigneePen-One, Inc.
InventorGerald R. Black
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An identity authentication device is stylus-shaped. A processor is disposed within the device. The stylus-shaped device includes a scanner-type device component for capturing within the processor memory a written signature generated by the stylus while the stylus is writing upon a surface. A fingerprint sensor is disposed within the grip of the stylus. The fingerprint sensor enables the capture of a digital signature of the writer at the same time that the written signature of the writer is captured. Once the identity of the writer has been authenticated by comparison against a reference print, the signature of the writer irrefutable. The device serves the same general purpose and can be used in lieu of a signature pad. The device is either attached to a surface or is portable and wireless.
An identity authentication device having the general shape of a stylus, the device comprising:
A stylus for generating a writing on a surface, the stylus comprising a stylus body having a stylus grip, a stylus memory, and a sensor disposed in the stylus grip, the sensor capturing thumbprint or fingerprint data of a user while the stylus is used to generate the writing, data written using the stylus being retained in the stylus memory;
A stylus for generating a writing on a surface, the stylus comprising
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