Abstract: A security access method and/or apparatus is disclosed in the present invention. The present invention discloses a security method that verifies both the user's fingerprints and the fingerprint entering sequence to determine whether an access can be authorized. By using both the fingerprints and the entering sequence as the access criteria, a highly secured device can be created using low cost commercial available components.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 23, 1999
Date of Patent:
May 21, 2002
Assignee:
Xirlink, Inc.
Inventors:
Min-Hsiung Lin, Shu Gao, Kung-Shiuh Huang, Jian-Ming Wang