PATENT 5,878,155: Star of David Tattoo
Rohit Khare (rohit@uci.edu)
Tue, 14 Sep 1999 11:12:42 -0700
>Subject: IP: United States Patent 5,878,155: Method for verifying human
> identity during electronic sale transactions
>
>
>Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 23:34:45 -0400
>From: OldBat <bucsplace@cchat.com>
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>Subject: IP: United States Patent 5,878,155: Method for verifying
>human identity during electronic sale transactions
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>United States
>Patent 5,878,155
> Heeter
>Mar. 2, 1999
>
>Method for verifying human identity during electronic sale
>transactions
>
>Abstract
>
>A 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.
>
>
> Inventors: Heeter; Thomas W. (55 Lyerly, Houston, TX
>77022).
> Appl. No.: 709,471
> Filed: Sept. 5, 1996
> Intl. Cl. : G06K 9/00
> Current U.S. Cl.: 382/115
> Field of Search: 382/115, 116, 124-127, 100, 128, 133;
>348/77,
> 15, 161; 209/3.3, 555; 356/71;
>340/825.34;
> 235/379, 380, 382