Monolithic Biometric Control Device with Integrated Processing
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing biometric control devices cannot be fully configured autonomously for the acquisition and management of new data alongside stored data, lacking integrated processing and storage capabilities within their actuation elements.
Innovation Solution
A monolithic control device with a biometric fingerprint sensor, a central unit containing processing and storage means, and a management program that synchronizes fingerprint capture with signaling light-emitting diodes for input and display interfaces, allowing for autonomous configuration and data management without external connections.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If a biometric sensor is integrated into the actuation element, then the device can acquire identification data, but it cannot be fully configured autonomously for data acquisition and management
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the biometric sensor, processing unit, storage unit, and configuration interface into a single integrated actuation element. The sensor serves dual purposes: capturing fingerprint data and functioning as a touch-sensitive input interface for device configuration. This consolidation enables autonomous operation while maintaining a simple monolithic structure suitable for control panels.
Solution Approach 2:
The actuation element is designed with multi-functionality, where the biometric sensor serves both as a data acquisition device and as an input interface for configuration. The display interface with signaling LEDs provides both status indication and configuration feedback. This universal design allows the single component to perform multiple functions including authentication, data storage, and self-configuration.
2Extent of automation
If external connection is required for configuration, then the device lacks autonomous operation capability, but integrating all functions increases device complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines all necessary components - biometric sensor, processing unit, storage unit, and configuration interface - into a single self-contained actuation element. This integration eliminates the need for external connections during configuration while maintaining manageable complexity through a monolithic design that can be mounted as a single unit on control panels.
Solution Approach 2:
The device is designed to configure itself autonomously using its own integrated components. The biometric sensor acts as both the object of configuration and the tool for configuration, allowing the device to program its own functions without external assistance. The signaling LEDs provide visual feedback during the self-configuration process, enabling user interaction through the device's own interface.
3Adaptability or versatility
If the biometric sensor is used solely for data acquisition, then the device structure remains simple, but it lacks integrated processing and storage capabilities
Solution Approach 1:
The patent merges the processing unit and storage unit with the biometric sensor within the same actuation element. This integration enables the device to not only acquire fingerprint data but also process and store it autonomously, while maintaining a simple external appearance as a single control component that can be mounted on panels.
Applied Scientific Principles
This section explains which scientific principles are used to turn an abstract innovation direction into a practical engineering solution.
Function Achieved in This Case
Enables autonomous operation and configuration, allowing for efficient acquisition, storage, and management of identification data, including user and administrator management, with a compact design suitable for industrial equipment access control.
Implementation Method 1
the display interface comprises at least one signaling light-emitting diode, which is integrated into the biometric sensor
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AI summary
The invention relates to a one-piece control device (1) that can be mounted across a wall (P) and that comprises a housing including a control member (2) with a fingerprint biometric sensor (4) capable of generating data for identifying a person, a central unit connected to the sensor (4) and including a processing means and a storage means (M), wherein the control member (2) includes an input interface and a display interface for managing the stored identification data and the acquisition of new identification data.