Abstract: A patient support device for use in a medical facility. The patient support device includes a base and a table assembly coupled to the base. The table assembly includes a lower support and an upper support coupled thereto and movable with respect to the lower support. At least one of the upper support and the lower support includes a bearing layer thereon capable of improving the performance of the patient support device when the upper support moves with respect to the lower support.

Abstract: A biometric authentication device for use with a host having memory, processing power and communication capabilities, such as a personal digital assistant (PDA). The biometric device includes a finger print module having a fingerprint sensor for capturing a user's fingerprint placed onto the fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint module is interconnected and communicates with the host PDA. The fingerprint module also includes a portion adapted to receive and read a card containing electronic fingerprint information, such as a smart card. The fingerprint module is capable of determining a match between the user's fingerprint captured from the fingerprint sensor and the electronic fingerprint information stored on the smart card. Determination of the match between the end user (and those) captured fingerprint and the electronic fingerprint information enables biometric verification or identification of the end user. This information may be transmitted via the interconnected PDA or other wireless host device.

Abstract: A biometric authentication device for use with a telecommunications device such as a wireless phone having memory, processing power and communication capabilities is disclosed. The biometric device includes a fingerprint module having a fingerprint sensor for capturing a user's fingerprint placed onto the fingerprint sensor. The fingerprint module is interconnected and communicates with the telecommunications device. The fingerprint module also includes a portion adapted to receive and read a card containing electronic fingerprint information, such as a smart card. The fingerprint module is capable of determining a match between the user's fingerprint captured from the fingerprint sensor and the electronic fingerprint information stored on the smart card. Determination of the match between the end user captured fingerprint and the stored electronic fingerprint information enables biometric verification or identification of the end user.

Abstract: A biometric authentication device for use with a data card such as an optical card, a memory chip card, or a smart card. The biometric device includes a fingerprint module having a fingerprint sensor for capturing a user's fingerprint placed onto the fingerprint sensor. The biometric device includes a portion adapted to receive and read a card containing optical or electronic fingerprint information. The biometric device includes processing capabilities to determine a match between data from the user's fingerprint captured from the fingerprint sensor and the electronic fingerprint data stored on the optical or smart card. Determination of the match between the captured fingerprint data and the electronic fingerprint data enables biometric verification of identification of the end user. The biometric device is useful in time and attendance, access and control, as well as user identification and verification applications.