Smart card authentication system comprising means for converting user identification and digital signature to pointing device position data and vice versa using lut
US6055592A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Feb 9, 1998 |
| Grant date | Apr 25, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Feb 9, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG07F7/1008
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A mouse system (100) for authenticating a user and providing access to a computer (212) includes a pointing device and card reader (106) which share a computer interface port (222) of the computer (212). User information is read off the card (104), converted to pointing device codes, and provided to the computer (212). The computer reconverts the pointing device codes to user information to deny or grant access. The card reader (106) is capable of reading commercially available smart cards, credit cards, and other media having user information electronically stored on the card (104).
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