Abstract: A controlled access storage device includes a resource store storing two or more resources, the resource store having two or more levels of administration, wherein at least a first administration level is adapted to provide exclusive access to at least a first resource. The system includes an access control server (102) or validation terminal, an educational course server or resource server (104) including a resource database, a registration terminal (106) and fingerprint reader (110), and one or more user terminals (116) with associated user terminals fingerprint reader (118), and one or more registration terminals. The fingerprint readers has a “swipe pad” (112) with a line scanner (114) adapted to record characteristics of the fingerprint as it is swiped across the reader across. The various terminals and servers are interconnected via a communication network (120), such as the internet.
Type:
Application
Filed:
July 4, 2008
Publication date:
October 21, 2010
Applicant:
VALID8 TECHNOLOGIES PTY LTD.
Inventors:
Steven M. Cole, Michael Wilmot, Michael J. Hammond