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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 20, 2007
Michael R. Mcnamara, Edinburgh, GB;
Michael R. McNamara, Edinburgh, GB;
NCR Corporation, Atlanta, GA (US);
Abstract
A system for use in allowing a user to conduct one or more transactions at one or more touchpoints in a business facility includes an authentication component, a tracking component, and a control component. The authentication component is configured to authenticate the user as a person allowed to conduct the one or more transactions. The tracking component is configured to track the user's location within the facility as the user moves through the facility. The control component is configured (a) to receive authentication information from the authentication component, (b) to receive location information from the tracking component, (c) to use the location information to recognize that the user has moved into position to engage one of the touchpoints, and (d) to deliver a message to the touchpoint authorizing the touchpoint to engage in one or more transactions with the user.