The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 30, 2005
Filed:
Jun. 25, 2004
Cassandra Mollett, Houston, TX (US);
Alan Jay Bethscheider, Houston, TX (US);
Susan Diane Brauckman, Katy, TX (US);
David A. Walker, Richmond, TX (US);
David Wayne Smith, Sugarland, TX (US);
Cassandra Mollett, Houston, TX (US);
Alan Jay Bethscheider, Houston, TX (US);
Susan Diane Brauckman, Katy, TX (US);
David A. Walker, Richmond, TX (US);
David Wayne Smith, Sugarland, TX (US);
First Data Corporation, Englewood, CO (US);
Abstract
Systems and methods are described that determine a threshold value for an authorization check, such as an age verification, that is performed at a point of sale or other point of access control where access to a product, service, location, event, or the like, is restricted to individuals who meet an authorization threshold. In embodiments associated with purchases that comprise a variety of items for purchase and a variety of associated age-related authorization thresholds, systems and methods are described for determining an age-related authorization threshold for the purchase as a whole that will authorize the purchase of the items. In embodiments in which a purchaser's authorization is checked with respect to a determined threshold value, a record of the authorization check can be stored and can subsequently be retrieved to verify that an authorization check for the encounter was carried out using the determined threshold value.