Ok. Here is my DD on the RX patent.
It has a number of claims but all follow on claims are what are called dependant claims tied to claim 1.
So the correct reading of the patent is based on all of the limitations of claim 1.
If a devise or piece of technology does other things than what is limited by definition in claim 1. Than it is not covered by this patent.
Here is the full text of claim 1.
What is claimed is:
1. A biometric verification device for providing secure access to a unit connected to the device, the device comprising: a. a biometric sensor capable of sensing a biometric trait of a user that is unique to said user and providing a first signal containing information representing said biometric trait; and b. a processing unit connected to said biometric sensor so as to receive said first signal, said processing unit being adapted to compare said information with biometric data stored in said processing unit representing a biometric trait of an enrolled person, and provide a verification signal indicating whether or not said information corresponds sufficiently with said biometric data to verify said user is said enrolled person, wherein said processing unit completes said comparison and generates said verification signal within 20 seconds of when said biometric sensor senses said biometric trait, said biometric sensor and processing unit, together being configured to use no more than 1W of peak power.
The opening sentence is one that narrowly defines this patent. Namely:
A biometric verification device for providing secure access to a unit connected to the device,......
So let me explain what this means. A verification device that provides access to a "unit" "connected" to the device.
This of course does not cover mobile phones where the fingerprint is used to turn on the phone. It is not used to access a unit connected to the device. So you can easily see the limitation of this patent.
Yes it does cover a pill box biometric device. But for much of what is being done in other areas of biometrics it does not cover. At all.
So statements on this board about the patent being a broad patent are not born out by factual analysis.
Regards all.
