Biometric interface device for upgrading existing access control units
US5995014A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Dec 30, 1997 |
| Grant date | Nov 30, 1999 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 30, 2017 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07C9/37
- WIPO fieldControl
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method and an apparatus for upgrading an existing personal control system. The upgrade is achieved by replacing the personnel data input unit of an existing personal control system with a biometric interface device capable of reading physical characteristic and an access control signal in the format of the existing personnel control system.
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