1. A method of comparing a biometric sample to a biometric specimen, comprising:
using a large-area biometric reader to enroll a biometric specimen into a database, the specimen being a representation of a first area of an object;
using a small-area biometric reader to obtain a biometric sample, the sample being a representation of a second area of an object, the first area being larger than the second area;
providing an information token having stored thereon identification information, and
reading the identification information from the token;
using the identification information to locate a corresponding biometric specimen in the database; and
retrieving the corresponding biometric specimen from the database;
comparing the sample and the retrieved specimen;
determining whether the sample matches a portion of the retrieved specimen; and
providing a signal indicating whether a match was determined between the sample and the portion of the retrieved specimen.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the specimen and the sample are fingerprints.
3. The method of claim 1, wherein the biometric readers are fingerprint scanners.
4. The method of claim 1, wherein the first area is at least twice the size of the second area.
5. A biometric matching system, comprising:
a large-area biometric reader (\u201cLABR\u201d) capable of being used to enroll a biometric specimen, the specimen being a representation of a first area of an object;
a small-area biometric reader (\u201cSABR\u201d) capable of being used to provide a biometric sample, the sample being a representation of a second area of an object, the first area being larger than the second area;
a database having stored therein biometric specimens from many objects, wherein at least some of the specimens are each linked to identification information;
a token having thereon identification information that may be used to identify the specimen that should be compared to the sample; and
a computer, in communication with the LABR and the SABR, and having software running thereon which is capable of (a) receiving identification information from the token, (b) using the identification information to locate a corresponding biometric specimen in the database, (c) retrieving the corresponding biometric specimen; (d) making a comparison between the retrieved specimen and the sample, (e) determining whether the sample matches a portion of the retrieved specimen, and (f) providing a signal indicating whether a match was determined between the sample and the portion of the retrieved specimen.
6. The system of claim 5, wherein the specimen and the sample are fingerprints.
7. The system of claim 5, wherein the biometric readers are fingerprint scanners.
8. The system of claim 5, wherein the first area is at least twice the size of the second area.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
What is claimed is:
1. A user interface for a spreadsheet computer program comprising:
a spreadsheet display having rows and columns of cells;
a cursor operable by a user input which indicates at least one currently selected cell; and
a cell edit line which allows the user to enter a mathematical expression with a sequence of entries, wherein the user interface stores the results of the mathematical expression in the selected cell but not the mathematical expression and displays the result in the cell.
2. The user interface of claim 1, wherein an entry preceded with a or sign is stored as an expression or formula and the result displayed in the cell.
3. The user interface of claim 2, wherein an entry preceded with a special symbol is stored as text and the text displayed in the cell.
4. The user interface of claim 3, wherein the special symbol is selected from the following: a quotation mark, and space.
5. A handheld computing device comprising:
a screen capable of displaying spreadsheet rows and columns for a spreadsheet application;
an input device for operating the computing device and entering user responses;
a processor for executing programming that provides a user interface to the spreadsheet application wherein the user interface further comprises:
a cursor operable by user input through the input device, wherein the cursor indicates at least one currently selected cell; and
a cell edit line which allows the user to enter a mathematical expression with a sequence of entries, wherein the user interface stores the results of the mathematical expression in the selected cell but not the mathematical expression and displays the result in the cell.
6. The handheld computing device of claim 5, wherein an entry preceded with a or sign is stored as an expression or formula and the result displayed in the cell
7. The handheld computing device of claim 5, wherein an entry preceded with a special symbol is stored as text and the text displayed in the cell.
8. The handheld computing device of claim 7, wherein the special symbol is selected from the following: a quotation mark, and space.
9. A graphing calculator comprising:
a screen capable of displaying spreadsheet rows and columns for a spreadsheet application;
an input device for operating the computing device and entering user responses;
a processor for executing programming that provides a user interface to the spreadsheet application wherein the user interface further comprises:
a cursor operable by user input through the input device, wherein the cursor indicates at least one currently selected cell; and
a cell edit line which allows the user to enter a mathematical expression with a sequence of entries, wherein the programing stores the results of the mathematical expression in the selected cell but not the mathematical expression and displays the result in the cell.
10. The device of claim 9, wherein an entry preceded with a or sign is stored as an expression or formula and the result displayed in the cell
11. The device of claim 9, wherein an entry preceded with a special symbol is stored as text and the text displayed in the cell.
12. The device of claim 11, wherein the special symbol is selected from the following: a quotation mark, and space.