System and method for consumer identification using optical and electronic means
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1. An identification apparatus comprising:
- an electronic circuit producing an electronic signal to electronically identify the apparatus; and
an optically coded region to optically identify the apparatus, wherein there is a relationship between the electronic identity and the optically coded identity.
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Abstract
An apparatus, system and method whereby a single apparatus, with both electronic identity and optical identity is used to identify a customer or user. The electronic identity is provided by a Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) circuit in the apparatus, while the optical identity is provided by a 1D or 2D barcode affixed to the apparatus. When the apparatus is scanned at a point-of-sale system with an RFID or barcode reader, the appropriate identity is provided to the point-of-sale system, thereby allowing a customer to link the transaction with a customer account.
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31 Claims
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1. An identification apparatus comprising:
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an electronic circuit producing an electronic signal to electronically identify the apparatus; and
an optically coded region to optically identify the apparatus, wherein there is a relationship between the electronic identity and the optically coded identity. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A hand-held combined radio-frequency identification and bar-code identification apparatus comprising:
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a radio-frequency transponder producing a radio-frequency signal to electronically identify the apparatus; and
a bar-coded region to optically identify the apparatus, wherein the electronic identity and the optical identity are both related to a user of the apparatus and an account of the user. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system comprising:
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a scanner to identify an identification apparatus;
a database including a list of users; and
a processor communicating with the scanner and the database to correlate the identity of the apparatus with a particular user from the list of users, wherein the identification apparatus includes both an electronic identity and an optical identity. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25)
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26. A system comprising:
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a radio-frequency scanner or a laser scanner to identify an identification apparatus;
a user database including a list of users;
a computer processor communicating with the radio-frequency scanner or the laser scanner and the user database to correlate the identity of the identification apparatus with a particular user from the list of users, wherein the identification apparatus includes both a radio-frequency transponder and a optical bar code region responsive to the radio-frequency scanner or the laser scanner respectively. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29)
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30. A method for identifying a user with an identification apparatus comprising:
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scanning the apparatus with an electronic signal or an optical signal to identify the apparatus as having an electronic identity or an optical identity respectively;
comparing the electronic identity or the optical identity with a list of users in a user database; and
identifying a particular user based on the comparison, wherein the identification apparatus includes both an electronic identity and an optical identity.
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31. A method for identifying a user comprising:
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presenting a combined radio-frequency identification and bar-code identification apparatus to a scanner, the scanner producing an electronic signal or an optical signal to generate a respective electronic identity or an optical identity of the apparatus; and
receiving an indication of the user identity based on a comparison between a list of users in a user database and the electronic identity or the optical identity.
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