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US Patent 5878155 - Method for verifying human identity during electronic sale transactions
US Patent Issued on March 2, 1999
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 5, 2016Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.
Estimated Patent Expiration Date:
September 5, 2016Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.AbstractA method is presented for facilitating sales transactions by electronic media. A bar code or a design is tattooed on an individual. Before the sales transaction can be consummated, the tattoo is scanned with a scanner. Characteristics about the scanned tattoo are compared to characteristics about other tattoos stored on a computer database in order to verify the identity of the buyer. Once verified, the seller may be authorized to debit the buyer's electronic bank account in order to consummate the transaction. The seller's electronic bank account may be similarly updated. | InventorApplicationNo. 709471 filed on 09/05/1996US Classes:382/115Personnel identification (e.g., biometrics)Field of Search382/115, Personnel identification (e.g., biometrics)382/116, Using a combination of features (e.g., signature and fingerprint)382/124, Using a fingerprint382/125, Extracting minutia such as ridge endings and bifurcations382/126, With a guiding mechanism for positioning finger382/127, With a prism382/100, APPLICATIONS382/128, Biomedical applications382/133, Cell analysis, classification, or counting348/77, Human body observation348/161, Object comparison (e.g., remote verification of signature, etc.)209/3.3, Marking or tagging item209/555, Diverse356/71, DOCUMENT PATTERN ANALYSIS OR VERIFICATION235/379, Banking systems235/380, Credit or identification card systems235/382Permitting accessExaminersPrimary: Kelley, ChrisAttorney, Agent or FirmUS Patent References3584958, 4597495, Livestock identification systemIssued on: 07/01/1986 Inventor: Knosby4805223, Skin-pattern recognition method and device Issued on: 02/14/1989 Inventor: Denyer4995086, Arrangement and procedure for determining the authorization of individuals by verifying their fingerprints Issued on: 02/19/1991 Inventor: Lilley, et al.5633947Method and apparatus for fingerprint characterization and recognition using auto correlation pattern Issued on: 05/27/1997 Inventor: Sibbald International ClassG06K 009/00 |
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| by Anonymous | on 04/25/2009 10:20 AM | Thank you! |
http://www.av1611.org/666/barcode.html that shows 6-6-6 in the barcode.
| by Anonymous | on 04/25/2009 08:31 AM | Thank you! |
Mark of the beast, anyone??? Inherit in every barcode is the number 6-6-6, which are the stop codes used at the beginning, middle and end of the barcode. You will read arguments against it on other websites that say the machine readable portion does not read them as 666, but if you learn how barcodes work, you will learn that the human readable portion does in fact show this to be true.