BIOMETRICALLY ACTIVATED RADIO FREQUENCY IDENTIFICATION TAG

摘要

A biometrically activated radio frequency identification (RFID) tag (203) comprises a fingerprint detection matrix (206) an antenna control circuit (208) and a biometric identification chip (207). The fingerprint detection matrix (206) acquires biometric data indicative of a user' s identity and passes it to the biometric identification chip (207). The biometric identification chip (207) compares the biometric data acquired by the fingerprint detection matrix (206) to biometric data stored thereupon. The antenna control circuit (208) activates the RFID tag (203) selectively dependent upon the result of the comparison of the acquired and stored biometric data.