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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 08, 2008
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2006
Russell W Elliot, Endicott, NY (US);
Michael a Heaton, Owego, NY (US);
Jeffrey S Poulin, Endicott, NY (US);
Russell W Elliot, Endicott, NY (US);
Michael A Heaton, Owego, NY (US);
Jeffrey S Poulin, Endicott, NY (US);
Lockheed Martin Corporation, Bethesda, MD (US);
Abstract
Portable transaction terminal includes a processor, an imager configured to produce a digital image of a payment card using a source of continuous light, the imager being operably linked to the processor, and an image recognition module that performs image recognition and that is configured to produce or extract data for a transaction, from the digital image of the payment card, using the processor. The portable transaction terminal is configured to enter the data for the transaction that is produced or extracted, and wherein the data for the transaction is communicated and processed.