Information management and security system

Claim 2

An information management and security system comprising: a transponder having an identification code, said transponder including a charge storage element for storing energy received from an interrogation signal, said transponder subsequently using the stored energy to power the transmission of said identification code; an transceiver to send said interrogation signal to said transponder and to receive said identification code from said transponder; a first terminal device connected to and activated by said transceiver; a host network element in communication with said transceiver, said host network element having authorized identification codes stored in memory, whereby said host network element compares the identification of said transponder with the authorized identification codes stored in memory; and a second terminal device connected to said host network element for communicating with said first terminal device after said host network element has verified the authorized identification of said transponder.

Claim 3

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein prior to allowing communication between said first terminal device and said second terminal device said transceiver interrogates said transponder which causes said transponder to respond by broadcasting identification signals so that said transceiver receives the identification signals and communicates the identification signals to said host network element which authenticates the authorization of said transponder by comparing the identification signals with said authorized identification codes stored in said memory of said host network element.

Claim 4

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said transponder comprises a Personal Computer card having an transponder, mass memory, and input/output data means.

Claim 5

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 3, wherein said mass memory of said transponder is application specific memory.

Claim 6

Information management and security system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said transponder comprises an RF transponder.

Claim 7

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 3, wherein said transponder further comprises a battery power source.

Claim 8

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said transceiver writes a record of the transaction on said transponder.

Claim 9

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 3, wherein said transponder further comprises encryption means to encrypt signals emitted from said transponder.

Claim 10

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 8, wherein said encryption means comprises a random number seeding.

Claim 11

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 9, wherein said encryption means further comprises an encryption chip.

Claim 12

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 8, wherein said encryption means further comprises an integrated encryption and packetization chip.

Claim 13

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said transponder stores unique biographical information of a user of said transponder in Read Only Memory.

Claim 14

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said transceiver connected to said first terminal device writes the transaction on said singular transponder.

Claim 15

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said transceiver connected to said first terminal device stores a record of the transaction in memory.

Claim 16

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said transceiver connected to said first terminal device writes the transaction on said host network element.

Claim 17

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein a request for a transfer of data between said first terminal and said second terminal is automatically stamped with the location, date and time of the request and stored in memory in said transceiver.

Claim 18

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said host network element records the identification communicated by said transponder.

Claim 19

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said transponder communicates with an environmental sensor.

Claim 20

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 18, wherein said environmental sensor detects an environmental condition selected from the group consisting of humidity, temperature, ozone, oxygen, and smoke particles.

Claim 21

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said first terminal device is selected from the group consisting of printers, copiers, pagers, personal digital assistants, personal computers, dumb terminals, workstations, facsimile machines, telephones, cellular phones, Video Cassette Recorders, radios, electronic door mechanisms, mass memory storage devices, data storage devices, automated teller machines, or modems.

Claim 22

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said second terminal device is selected from the group consisting of printers, copiers, pagers, personal digital assistants, personal computers, dumb terminals, workstations, facsimile machines, telephones, cellular phones, Video Cassette Recorders, radios, electronic door mechanisms, mass memory storage devices, data storage devices, automated teller machines, or modems.

Claim 23

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 1, wherein said host network element is selected from the group consisting of network servers, network controllers, central office switches, or base relay stations.

Claim 24

An information management and security system as set forth in claim 20, wherein said second terminal device is selected from the group consisting of printers, copiers, pagers, personal digital assistants, personal computers, dumb terminals, workstations, facsimile machines, telephones, cellular phones, Video Cassette Recorders, radios, electronic door mechanisms, mass memory storage devices, data storage devices, automated teller machines, or modems.

Claim 25

Information management and security system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said transponder comprises an optical transponder.

Claim 26

Information management and security system as set forth in claim 1 wherein said transponder comprises an infrared transponder.

Claim 27

Information management and security system as set forth in claim 1 and further comprising a third terminal device connected to said host network element for communicating with said first terminal device after said host network element has verified the authorized identification of said RFID transponder.

Claim 28

An information management and security system comprising: a first security badge including a transponder, a mass memory and an input/output circuit; a first transceiver to wirelessly send and receive signals to and from said first transponder, said first transceiver to continuously transmit a broadcast signal until receiving a response from said first security badge and then, upon receipt of said response, said transceiver to receive a first authorization code from said first security badge and to store a record of the receipt of the authorization code; a first terminal device connected to and activated by said first transceiver; a second security badge including a transponder, a mass memory and an input/output device; a second transceiver to send and receive signals to and from said second RFID transponder, said second transceiver to continuously transmit a broadcast signal until receiving a response from said second security badge and then, upon receipt of said response, said second transceiver to receive a second authorization code from said second security badge and to store a record of the receipt of the authorization code; a second terminal device connected to and activated by said transceiver; and a host network element in communication with said first transceiver and said second transceiver, said host network element to receive the first authorization code from the first transceiver and the second authorization code from the second transceiver and compare the first and second authorization codes with at least one host authorization code, said host network element to send a first verification code to the first transceiver upon verification of the first authorization code and to send a second verification code to the second transceiver upon verification of the second authorization code.

Claim 29

An information management and security system comprising: a first security badge including a transponder, a mass memory and an input/output circuit; a first transceiver to wirelessly send and receive signals to and from said first transponder, said first transceiver to continuously transmit a broadcast signal until receiving a response from said first security badge and then, upon receipt of said response, said transceiver to receive a first authorization code from said first security badge and to store a record of the receipt of the authorization code; a first terminal device connected to and activated by said first transceiver; a second security badge including a transponder, a mass memory and an input/output device; a second transceiver to send and receive signals to and from said second RFID transponder, said second transceiver to continuously transmit a broadcast signal until receiving a response from said second security badge and then, upon receipt of said response, said second transceiver to receive a second authorization code from said second security badge and to store a record of the receipt of the authorization code; a second terminal device connected to and activated by said transceiver; and a host network element in communication with said first transceiver and said second transceiver, said host network element to receive the first authorization code from the first transceiver and the second authorization code from the second transceiver and compare the first and second authorization codes with at least one host authorization code, said host network element to send a first verification code to the first transceiver upon verification of the first authorization code and to send a second verification code to the second transceiver upon verification of the second authorization code.

Claim 32

The method of claim 28 wherein said terminal device comprises a computer.

Claim 33

The method of claim 28 and further comprising the step of storing said interrogation signal within a charge storage device within said transponder unit wherein said step of transmitting said identification code is powered by energy derived from said charge storage device.

Claim 38

A method according to claim 32, wherein the step of transmitting the requested information to said second location after the authorization is verified, comprises the steps of: storing the information requested for transfer in memory; interrogating a radio frequency identification ("RFID") transponder at said second location from a radio frequency ("RF") transceiver at said second location; transmitting an identification code from said RFID transponder at said second location to said RF transceiver at said second location; comparing the authorization of said identification code with authorized identification codes stored in memory; and transmitting the requested information to said second location after the authorization of the identification code of the RFID transponder at the second location is verified.

Claim 39

A method according to claim 33, wherein the step of transmitting the requested information to said second location after the authorization of the identification code of the RFID transponder at the second location is verified, comprises the step of: transmitting the requested information to a terminal device at said second location, said terminal device being in communication with said RF transceiver at said second location.

Claim 40

A method according to claim 33, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: encrypting the information transmitted to said second location; and decrypting the information received at said second location.

Claim 41

A method according to claim 32, wherein the step of comparing the authorization of said identification code with authorized identification codes stored in memory is performed by a host network element.

Claim 42

A method according to claim 32, wherein the step of comparing the authorization of said identification code with authorized identification codes stored in memory is performed by said RF transceiver.

Claim 43

A method according to claim 32, wherein the method further comprises the steps of: encrypting the identification code transmitted from said RFID transponder; and decrypting the identification code at said RF transceiver.

Claim 44

A method according to claim 33, wherein the method further comprises the step of: recording the date and time of each request for information transfer.

Claim 45

A method according to claim 34, wherein the method further comprises the step of: recording the location of each request for information transfer.

Claim 46

A method according to claim 33, wherein the method further comprises the step of: recording the date and time of each information transfer from said first location to said second location is completed.

Claim 47

A method according to claim 33, wherein the method further comprises the step of: recording the location of destination of each information transfer.