Access control equipment and access badge for this equipment

Abstract

Abstract The control of access equipment includes a portable badge and a fixed terminal (2,1). The badge (2) has a radio transmitter (4) and an activating radio receiver (41) and it stores details of a physical characteristic such as fingerprints in a memory (8) as well as the type of access permitted in a memory (7). When the badge holder approaches the terminal (1) radio communication and other elements are activated and details of the type of access and of the owners fingerprints are received after scrambling (9) from the badge. The badge holder's fingerprint data is checked by a reader (15) and comparator (17) and if appropriate a gate is opened (20,21).

Inventors

• 👤 Laurent Zibell

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