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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 19, 2008
Filed:
Nov. 24, 2004
John K. Schneider, Snyder, NY (US);
Jack C. Kitchens, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Michael Amalfi, Pittsford, NY (US);
Leonard Pratt, Lockport, NY (US);
Bryan Schutjer, Mansfield, OH (US);
John K. Schneider, Snyder, NY (US);
Jack C. Kitchens, Tonawanda, NY (US);
Michael Amalfi, Pittsford, NY (US);
Leonard Pratt, Lockport, NY (US);
Bryan Schutjer, Mansfield, OH (US);
Ultra-Scan Corporation, Amherst, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and a system of authorizing a transaction without using a man-made token is disclosed. In a method according to the invention, a biometric sample is registered, biometric information is provided, the biometric information is compared to the biometric sample, a determination is made as to whether the biometric information matches the biometric sample, and if a match is determined, then the transaction is authorized. A system according to the invention may have a biometric database having biometric samples stored therein, a biometric identification apparatus having a biometric information gatherer, and a biometric data processor having a microprocessor and software for instructing the microprocessor to (a) receive biometric information from the biometric identification apparatus, (b) compare the biometric information with at least some of the biometric samples, (c) determine whether the biometric information matches one of the biometric samples, (d) provide an indication as to whether the biometric information matches one of the biometric samples, and (e) if the indication is that the biometric information matches one of the biometric samples, then providing an authorization of a transaction without the authorizer presenting any personalized man-made token.