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System for effecting orders for payment with identification by means of card data and fingerprint

  • US 20040098336A1
  • Filed: 08/20/2003
  • Published: 05/20/2004
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/22/2001
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A system for effecting orders for payment, comprising a plurality of payment terminals and a distribution centre that can be connected to the terminal and to at least one monetary institution, characterised in that each payment terminal (11, 12, 13, . . . 1n) includes:

  • an individual account (111, 121) in the monetary institution (14, 16);

    means (112, 122) for reading and sending account numbers to the distribution centre (10) for activation therein of a first identity code corresponding to the earlier sent card number;

    means for reading a second identity code (a payer'"'"'s fingerprint), and for opening the individual account (111, 121) in the monetary institution (14, 16) when agreement is found between the activated first identity code and the read second identity code;

    means (113, 123) for carrying out the payment concerned upon receipt of a balance signal from the individual account (111, 121) in the monetary institution (14, 16); and

    means (101 in FIG. 1;

    114 in FIG.

         3) in each payment terminal (11, 12 . . . ) and in the distribution centre (10) for making a comparison between the activated first identity code and the read second identity code.

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