Patent number: 7849619
Abstract: An enhanced identification appliance, such as a wristband, bracelet, patch, headband, neckband, ankleband, legband, card, sticker, or other wearable appliance, may have a biometric, chemical, optical, heat, pressure, humidity, electromagnetic, and/or acoustic sensor, various opto-electronics and/or various security features such as tamper-evident and tamper-resistant features. The sensors may obtain wearer-related information such as a fingerprint, retina, iris, blood, DNA, genetic data, voice pattern, temperature and other characteristic. Security features include a fastener on the identification appliance, which indicates whether the appliance has been attached to a wearer and if so, enables circuit functions. If one tampers with the appliance, circuit functions may be disabled, certain data erased, and/or evidence of tampering made apparent. The appliance may monitor the location or determine the identity of vehicle passengers for an airplane, train, boat, bus, etc.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 16, 2005
Date of Patent:
December 14, 2010
Inventors:
Walter W. Mosher, Jr., Michael L. Beigel, H. Clark Bell, John Randall Tuttle, Oswaldo Penuela, Samuel D. Y. Marcus, David E. Wang
Patent number: 7204425
Abstract: An enhanced identification appliance, such as a wristband, bracelet, patch, headband, neckband, ankleband, legband, card, sticker, or other wearable appliance, may have a biometric, chemical, optical, heat, pressure, humidity, electromagnetic, and/or acoustic sensor, various opto-electronics and/or various security features such as tamper-evident and tamper-resistant features. The sensors may obtain wearer-related information such as a fingerprint, retina, iris, blood, DNA, genetic data, voice pattern, temperature and other characteristic. Security features include a fastener on the identification appliance, which indicates whether the appliance has been attached to a wearer and if so, enables circuit functions. If one tampers with the appliance, circuit functions may be disabled, certain data erased, and/or evidence of tampering made apparent. The appliance may monitor the location or determine the identity of vehicle passengers for an airplane, train, boat, bus, etc.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
March 18, 2002
Date of Patent:
April 17, 2007
Assignee:
Precision Dynamics Corporation
Inventors:
Walter W. Mosher, Jr., Michael L. Beigel, H. Clark Bell, John Randall Tuttle, Oswaldo Penuela, Samuel D. Y. Marcus, David E. Wang
Publication number: 20030173408
Abstract: An enhanced identification appliance, such as a wristband, bracelet, patch, headband, neckband, ankleband, legband, card, sticker, or other wearable appliance, may have a biometric sensor, chemical sensor, optical sensor, heat sensor, pressure sensor, humidity sensor, electromagnetic sensor, acoustic sensor, various opto-electronics and/or various security features such as tamper-evident and tamper-resistant features. The sensors may obtain information about the wearer such as a fingerprint, retina, iris, blood, DNA, genetic data, voice pattern, temperature and other characteristic. Security features include a fastener on the identification appliance, which indicates whether the appliance has been attached to a wearer and if so, enables circuit functions. If one tampers with the appliance, circuit functions may be disabled, certain data erased, and/or evidence of tampering made apparent.
Type:
Application
Filed:
March 18, 2002
Publication date:
September 18, 2003
Applicant:
Precision Dynamics Corporation
Inventors:
Walter W. Mosher, Michael L. Beigel, H. Clark Bell, John Randall Tuttle, Oswaldo Penuela, Samuel D.Y. Marcus, David E. Wang