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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 07, 2010
Filed:
Dec. 17, 2002
Luis Melisendro Ortiz, Dallas, TX (US);
Luis Melisendro Ortiz, Dallas, TX (US);
Mesa Digital, LLC, Albuquerque, NM (US);
Abstract
A biometric apparatus for biometrically securing access to an electronic system is disclosed. Such an apparatus can be configured to include a hardware unit having an input area integrated therein for inputting at least one biometric attribute. The hardware unit can communicate with an electronic system, such as, for example, a building, a computer, a computer network, wireless network, ATM machine, electronic database, etc. A display area can be integrated with the hardware unit, wherein the display area displays data which prompts a user to input to the input area one or more biometric attributes randomly selected from a user profile containing biometric attributes of the user. A biometric module can also be associated with the hardware unit, wherein the biometric module permits the user to perform a user-desired activity, if one or more biometric attributes input by the user via the input area matches at least one biometric attribute randomly selected from the user profile.