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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 12, 2004
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2003
Applicant:
Inventors:
Alexander G. Dickinson, Laguna Beach, CA (US);
Brian Berger, Mission Viejo, CA (US);
Andrew Cole, Palm Bay, FL (US);
Assignee:
Security First Corporation, Rancho Santa Margarita, CA (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ; G05B 1/900 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 9/00 ; G05B 1/900 ;
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.