Intelligent trigger lock

1. An intelligent trigger lock using biometric authentication for securely locking a firearm by blocking access to a trigger, the intelligent trigger lock comprising:

a housing formed to contours of the firearm, with surfaces co-planar to and mated to surfaces of an inserted firearm such that gaps between mating surfaces are substantially eliminated;

a cavity within the housing configured to receive a trigger portion of the firearm in inserted relation thereto;

a locking pin removably inserted through an aperture in a first sidewall of the housing, across the cavity and received into a slot in a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall when in a locked position, such that, when in the locked position, no part of the locking pin protrudes from the housing;

a contact point in the slot for receiving a distal end of the locking pin when fully inserted;

electronic circuitry disposed in an interior of the housing for receiving a signal bio-authenticating a user desiring to access the trigger portion, the electronic circuitry operable to release the locking pin; and

a power source.

2. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 1 wherein the contact point contains an electrical charge.

3. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 1 wherein the housing is configured such that the gaps between mating surfaces have a gap tolerance of 0.1 mm or less.

4. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 1 wherein the locking pin is positioned forward of the trigger when the locking pin is removably inserted into the slot.

5. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 1 further comprising a charging port disposed on an outside surface of the housing, the charging port coupled with the power source.

6. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 1 further comprising a status indicator disposed on an exterior of the housing, the status indicator displaying a lock status.

7. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 6 wherein the status indicator comprises an LED light.

8. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 1 wherein the electronic circuitry comprises electro-mechanical biometric identification circuitry operable to compare biometric input with stored biometric data; and

wherein the electronic trigger lock further comprises a biometric interface communicatively coupled with the biometric recognition circuitry, the biometric interface disposed on an outside surface of the housing for receiving the biometric input.

9. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 8 wherein the biometric interface comprises a fingerprint sensor.

10. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 1 , further comprising an attachment mechanism on an outside surface of the housing for attaching the intelligent trigger lock to the firearm.

11. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 10 wherein the attachment mechanism comprises rails.

12. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 1 , further comprising a mechanical locking device.

13. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 1 wherein the locking pin is a solenoid bolt.

14. The intelligent trigger lock of claim 1 wherein the electronic circuitry further comprises storage for storing the biometric data.

15. A method for securing a firearm with an intelligent trigger lock using biometric authentication for securely locking the firearm by blocking access to a trigger, the method comprising:

providing the intelligent trigger lock comprising:

a housing formed to contours of the firearm, with surfaces co-planar to and mated to surfaces of an inserted firearm such that gaps between mating surfaces are substantially eliminated;

a cavity within the housing configured to receive a trigger portion of the firearm in inserted relation thereto;

a locking pin removably inserted through an aperture in a first sidewall of the housing, across the cavity and received into a slot in a second sidewall opposite the first sidewall when in a locked position, such that, when in the locked position, no part of the locking pin protrudes from the housing;

a contact point in the slot for receiving a distal end of the locking pin when fully inserted;

electronic circuitry disposed in an interior of the housing for receiving a signal bio-authenticating a user desiring to access the trigger portion, the electronic circuitry operable to release the locking pin; and

a power source;

securing the intelligent trigger lock to the trigger portion of the firearm by insertion of the locking pin forward of the trigger to make contact with the contact point, thereby locking the locking pin in place;

receiving the signal authenticating biometric data associated with the firearm;

based upon receiving the signal, releasing the locking pin, thereby enabling uncoupling of the intelligent trigger lock from the firearm; and

setting a status indicator to unlocked.

16. The method of claim 15 further comprising syncing the intelligent trigger lock with an electronic device storing the biometric data, wherein the signal authenticating the biometric data is received from the electronic device.

17. The method of claim 15 further comprising:

providing electro-mechanical biometric identification circuitry operable to compare biometric input with stored biometric data;

providing a biometric interface communicatively coupled with the biometric recognition circuitry, the biometric interface disposed on an outside surface of the housing for receiving the biometric input; and

performing an in situ comparison of the biometric input with the stored biometric data.

18. The method of claim 17 further comprising providing a memory unit storing at least one biometric profile.