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EP 1525563 A1 20050427 - BIOMETRIC PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL METHOD

Title (en)

BIOMETRIC PHYSICAL ACCESS CONTROL METHOD

Title (de)

VERFAHREN ZUR BIOMETRISCHEN ZUGANGSKONTROLLE

Title (fr)

PROCEDE DE CONTROLE D'ACCES BIOMETRIQUE

Publication

EP 1525563 A1 20050427 (DE)

Application

EP 03762391 A 20030611

Priority

DE 0301916 W 20030611
DE 10230446 A 20020706

Abstract (en)

[origin: WO2004006191A1] The invention relates to a biometric physical access control method which at least partially evaluates at least one characteristic feature of the movement of a living being as the biometric feature.

IPC 1-7

G07C 9/00; G06K 9/00

IPC 8 full level

G06K 9/00 (2006.01); G07C 9/00 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G06V 40/20 (2022.01); G07C 9/37 (2020.01)

Citation (search report)

See references of WO 2004006191A1

Citation (examination)

EP 1066793 A2 20010110 - DYNASTREAM INC [CA]

Designated contracting state (EPC)

AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IT LI LU MC NL PT RO SE SI SK TR

DOCDB simple family (publication)

WO 2004006191 A1 20040115; DE 10230446 A1 20040115; EP 1525563 A1 20050427

DOCDB simple family (application)

DE 0301916 W 20030611; DE 10230446 A 20020706; EP 03762391 A 20030611