System and method for authorizing transactions
First Claim
1. A method of conducting a transaction with a person having an identification device containing a first set of data associated with the person, the method comprising:
- presenting the identification device at a first station;
inputting the first set of data from the identification device into a computer database;
creating a new record in the database, said new record being associated with the person;
adapting an information device to convey a second set of data associated with the person;
providing the information device to the person;
reading the second set of data from the information device at a second station;
determining whether a transaction criteria has been satisfied by using at least a part of the second set of data; and
permitting a first transaction with the person at the second station after determining that the transaction criteria has been satisfied.
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Abstract
Methods and systems for authorizing and automating transactions, such as the sale of alcoholic beverages, are provided. In one embodiment, data is entered from a customer'"'"'s driver'"'"'s license into a computer database, and a record that is associated with the customer is created in the database. A wristband is processed through a computer printer so that information associated with the person is placed on the wristband. This information is read at a point-of-service (POS) station and compared with the data in the database to determine whether to authorize the sale of an alcoholic beverage to the customer.
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52 Claims
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1. A method of conducting a transaction with a person having an identification device containing a first set of data associated with the person, the method comprising:
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presenting the identification device at a first station;
inputting the first set of data from the identification device into a computer database;
creating a new record in the database, said new record being associated with the person;
adapting an information device to convey a second set of data associated with the person;
providing the information device to the person;
reading the second set of data from the information device at a second station;
determining whether a transaction criteria has been satisfied by using at least a part of the second set of data; and
permitting a first transaction with the person at the second station after determining that the transaction criteria has been satisfied. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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30. A method of controlling the distribution of alcohol to a person having an identification device containing a first set of data associated with the person, the method comprising:
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presenting the identification device at a first station;
inputting the first set of data from the identification device into a computer database;
determining whether a pre-existing record associated with the person exists in the database;
creating a new record associated with the person in the database after determining that no pre-existing record exists in the database;
inputting a payment amount received from the person into the database to create an account having an account balance;
adapting a wristband to convey a second set of data associated with the person, comprising the step of using a printer in communication with a computer to print an image on the wristband, said image being associated with at least a part of the second set of data;
securing the wristband on the wrist of the person;
presenting the wristband to a second station;
reading at least a portion of the second set of data from the wristband with an automatic reader at a second station, said reader being in communication with the database;
using at least a portion of the second set of data to determine whether the person satisfies an age criteria;
providing the alcohol having a cost to the person after determining that the person satisfies the age criteria and that the cost of the alcohol does not exceed the account balance; and
inputting a third set of data into the database, said third set of data being associated with the providing of the alcohol to the person.
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31. A method of controlling the exit of a first person from a premises, the method comprising:
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entering a record set of data in a computer database;
adapting a first information device to convey a first set of data after the step of entering the record set of data in the computer database;
adapting a second information device to convey a second set of data after the step of entering the record set of data in the computer database;
reading the first set of data from the first information device being carried by the first person;
reading the second set of data from the second information device being carried by a second person;
comparing the first and second sets of data with the record set of data; and
permitting the first person to exit the premises when the first and second sets of data correspond to the record set of data thereby indicating that the first and second persons were in the company of one another during the steps of adapting the first and second information devices to convey the first and second sets of data. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34)
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35. A method for permitting a first person to locate a second person in a premises, the method comprising:
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adapting a first information device and a second information device each to convey a set of data;
providing the first information device to the first person and the second information device to the second person;
reading the set of data from the first information device at a first station disposed at a first location on the premises, said first station being in communication with a central computer;
reading the set of data from the second information device at a second station disposed at a second location on the premises, said second station being in communication with the central computer; and
providing at the first station, the location on the premises of the second station after completion of the steps of reading the set of data from the first and second information devices. - View Dependent Claims (36, 37, 38, 39, 40)
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41. A method for permitting a first person to locate a second person in a premises, the method comprising:
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inputting a first set of data into a computer database, said first set of data being associated with the first and second persons;
adapting a first information device to convey a second set of data associated with the first person;
adapting a second information device to convey a third set of data associated with the second person;
providing the first information device to the first person and the second information device to the second person;
reading the second set of data from the first information device at a first station disposed at a first location on the premises, said first station being in communication with the computer database;
reading the third set of data from the second information device at a second station disposed at a second location on the premises, said second station being in communication with the computer database;
comparing the second and third sets of data with at least a part of the first set of data; and
providing at the first station, the location on the premises of the second station when the second and third sets of data correspond to the at least a part of the first set of data. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44)
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45. A system for use with a wristband and for controlling the distribution of alcohol having a cost to a person having an identification device containing a first set of data associated with the person, the system comprising:
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a database;
a master station processing unit capable of communicating with the database;
a master station reader adapted to read the first set of data from the identification device, said reader being in communication with the master station processing unit;
a printer in communication with the master station processing unit and adapted to print an image on the wristband;
a client station processing unit capable of communicating with the master station processing unit;
a client station reader adapted to read the image from the wristband, said client station reader being in communication with the client station processing unit; and
program logic executed by the master station processing unit, comprising;
means for inputting the first set of data from the reader into the database;
means for inputting a payment amount received from the person into the database to create an account having an account balance;
means for causing the printer to print the image on the wristband, said image corresponding to a second set of data associated with the person;
means for using at least a portion of the second set of data to determine whether the person satisfies an age criteria;
means for determining whether the cost of the alcohol exceeds the account balance; and
means for inputting a third set of data into the database, said third set of data being associated with the cost of the alcohol and with the date and time that alcohol was provided to the person.
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46. A method of controlling the distribution of alcohol to a person having an identification device containing a first set of data associated with the person, the method comprising:
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presenting the identification device at a first station;
inputting the first set of data from the identification device into a computer database;
determining whether a pre-existing record associated with the person exists in the database;
creating a new record associated with the person in the database after determining that no pre-existing record exists in the database;
adapting a wristband having RFID circuitry to convey a second set of data associated with the person, comprising the step of using a printer in communication with a computer to print an image on the wristband, said image being associated with at least a part of the second set of data;
inputting a payment amount received from the person into a memory of the RFID circuitry to create an account having an account balance;
securing the wristband on the wrist of the person;
presenting the wristband to a second station;
reading at least a portion of the second set of data from the wristband with an automatic reader at a second station;
using at least a portion of the second set of data to determine whether the person satisfies an age criteria;
providing the alcohol having a cost to the person after determining that the person satisfies the age criteria and that the cost of the alcohol does not exceed the account balance; and
debiting the account balance of the RFID wristband. - View Dependent Claims (47, 48)
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49. A method for at least partially filling out an existing electronic form, comprising the steps of:
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presenting an identification device;
electronically reading the identification device to acquire a set of information regarding the holder of the identification device;
extracting at least some information from the acquired set of information; and
at least partially electronically filling out the existing electronic form using the extracted information. - View Dependent Claims (50, 51, 52)
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