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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 04, 2014
Filed:
Sep. 26, 2006
Jean-christophe Mestres, Vence, FR;
Pierre Secondo, Tourrettes sur Loup, FR;
Joaquin Picon, Cezanne, FR;
Jean-Christophe Mestres, Vence, FR;
Pierre Secondo, Tourrettes sur Loup, FR;
Joaquin Picon, Cezanne, FR;
International Business Machines Corporation, Armonk, NY (US);
Abstract
A biometrically activated radio frequency identification (RFID) tag including a fingerprint detection matrix, an antenna control circuit, and a biometric identification chip. The fingerprint detection matrix acquires biometric data indicative of a user's identity and passes it to the biometric identification chip. The biometric identification chip compares the biometric data acquired by the fingerprint detection matrix to biometric data stored thereupon. The antenna control circuit activates the RFID tag selectively dependent upon the result of the comparison of the acquired and stored biometric data.