An expansion card with an integrated fingerprint acquisition system is provided hat is able to be connected to a portable computer. In one aspect of the invention, CMCIA standards are used for the expansion card. The expansion card is built such the fingerprint acquisition system is on a slidable carriage...http://www.google.ca/patents/US6628814?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US6628814 - Expansion card and integrated fingerprint acquisition system