Patents in Biometric
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Title
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Self-Service Checkout Terminal Having A Biometric Sensing Device For Verifying Identity Of A User And Associated Method
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Abstract
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A self-service checkout terminal includes an input device for receiving a user reported identity code associated with a user of the checkout terminal and a biometric sensing device for detecting a biometric characteristic of the user. The selfservice checkout terminal also includes a processing unit electrically coupled to both the input device and the biometric sensing device. Moreover, the self-service checkout terminal includes a memory device electrically coupled to the processing unit. The memory device has stored therein a plurality of instructions which, when executed by the processing unit, causes the processing unit to (i) retrieve a user biometric profile which corresponds to the user reported identity code, (ii) detect if the user enters a restricted item into the checkout terminal and generate a restricted-item control signal in response thereto, and (iii) compare the user biometric profile with the biometric characteristic and generate an identity-verified control signal if the user biometric profile matches the biometric characteristic. A method of operating a self-service checkout terminal is also disclosed.
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Inventors
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James Morrison, Suwanee, GA (US); John C. Addy, Lawrenceville, GA (US)
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Patent Number
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6522772
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International Classification
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Feb. 18,2003
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