Method and apparatus for buyer identification
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1. A method for enabling identification of a buyer during a transaction, comprising the steps of:
- generating an electronic portrait of a buyer, the electronic portrait enabling generation of a physical identifier for comparison to the buyer by a seller;
storing the electronic portrait to enable access of the electronic portrait by a seller during a transaction; and
transmitting the electronic portrait to a seller via a wireless interface during a transaction.
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Abstract
The present invention comprises an apparatus and method for generating and storing an electronic portrait of a buyer within a personal device such as a mobile telephone. An electronic portrait enables the generation of a physical identifier for comparison to the buyer by a seller during a transaction. Using the physical identifier transmitted to the seller via a wireless communications link, the seller can establish whether or not the buyer is authorized to make the transaction.
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34 Claims
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1. A method for enabling identification of a buyer during a transaction, comprising the steps of:
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generating an electronic portrait of a buyer, the electronic portrait enabling generation of a physical identifier for comparison to the buyer by a seller;
storing the electronic portrait to enable access of the electronic portrait by a seller during a transaction; and
transmitting the electronic portrait to a seller via a wireless interface during a transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for enabling identification of a buyer during a transaction, comprising the steps of:
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receiving an electronic portrait from a buyer via a short range wireless interface, the electronic portrait enabling generation of a physical identifier for comparison to the buyer by a seller using equipment of the seller;
generating the physical identifier from the received electronic portrait;
displaying the physical identifier to the seller using equipment of the seller; and
completing the transaction if the physical identifier corresponds to the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for enabling identification of a buyer during a transaction comprising the steps of:
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generating an electronic portrait of a buyer, the electronic portrait enabling generation of a physical identifier for comparison to the buyer by a seller;
storing the electronic portrait to enable access of the electronic portrait by the seller during a transaction;
establishing a wireless communications link between a personal device and the seller;
receiving the electronic portrait from a buyer via the bluetooth communications link;
generating the physical identifier from the received electronic portrait;
displaying the physical identifier to the seller on equipment of the seller; and
completing the transaction if the physical identifier corresponds to the buyer. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. An electronic personal device enabling identification of a buyer during a transaction comprising:
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a memory;
an electronic portrait stored within the memory, the electronic portrait enabling generation of a physical identifier for comparison to the buyer by a seller; and
transmission circuitry enabling a wireless communications link between the buyer and the seller for transmission of the electronic portrait. - View Dependent Claims (30, 31, 32, 33, 34)
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