Proximity validation system and method

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXEMPLARY EMBODIMENT(s) As seen in FIG.
1, the user identification system 10 secures access to a resource system of drive A.
In this embodiment, the resource A, which is secured and to which a user seeks access is schematically represented as a computer terminal or work station A10.
The work terminal A10 is a representative station, and is shown as a single station for example purposes only.
Station A10 may be a stand alone PC connected to the user identification system as will be described below, or may be any desired number of terminals or devices connected to the system 10.
Further, resource A may be communicably connected to other devices/terminals either by a LAN or other desired network (not shown) so that access to resource A serves as a portal to the other devices communicating with resource A, but not independently secured by system 10.
In alternate embodiments, resource A may be any other desired system or device to which access is secured by system 10, such as private, commercial or public facility, conveyances and facilities transportation and shipping systems, or any other suitable system to which secure access is desired.
In still other alternate embodiments the system 10 may secure any desired number of individual resources which may be of the same or of different types.
Still referring to FIG.
1, the user identification system 10 employs RFID technology to effect an automatic and secure way of providing user identity to terminal A when the user is in a predetermined proximity to the terminal.
The user identification system 10 generally comprises a host server 12 and transceiver 14 for communicating with an RFID tag 100 in the possession of the user.
In the embodiment shown in FIG.
1, a representative host server 12, transceiver 14 and RFID tag 100 are shown for example purposes, and system 10 may comprise any desired number of host processors, transceivers and RFID tags.
In general, the RFID tag 100 holds user unique data or user credential (i