摘要 |
An electronic smart card (100) operable to verify or find an identity of a user, the smart card including an electronic processor (113) operable (i) to compare data representing a read biometric property of a user with stored data representing a previously recorded biometric property to determine if there is a match between the read biometric property and the previously recorded biometric property; and, if there is a match, (ii) to issue a signal; and, incorporated in the smart card, a display (111) for displaying information in response to issue of the signal. The smart card may also include a sensor (109) incorporated in the smart card for reading a biometric property of the user e.g. a fingerprint scanner. The smart card may for example be a personal card having the function of an identity card, a passport, a medical card, a driving licence, a card giving access to work premises, a credit or debit card, or a card which has at least two of these functions. Also described is a method (700) of use of the smart card. |