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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2012
Filed:
Nov. 10, 2005
Applicants:
Thomas Falck, Aachen, DE;
Henning Maass, Aachen, DE;
Inventors:
Thomas Falck, Aachen, DE;
Henning Maass, Aachen, DE;
Assignee:
Koninklijke Philips Electronics N.V., Eindhoven, NL;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G05B 19/00 (2006.01); G06F 7/00 (2006.01); G08B 29/00 (2006.01); H04B 3/00 (2006.01); H04Q 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An identification system which is not prone to man-in-the-middle attacks and which is capable of intra-body communication includes at least one wearable electronic key (). The electronic key includes an intra-body communication interface (IBCI) and a storage device (DB) in which user identification data (ID) are stored, and an authentication server (AS) for verification of a user's fingerprint. At least one reader () has an intra-body communication interface (IBCI) and a fingerprint reader.