BIOMETRIC AID FOR CUSTOMER RELATIONS
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1. A system for welcoming a customer to a retail outlet to be used by a greeter comprising:
- a customer recognition system (CRS);
said CRS being operatively associated with said greeter;
whereby when a customer is recognized by said CRS, said CRS sends a message to said greeter comprising information about said customer;
whereby said greeter welcomes said customer with a personalized greeting.
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Abstract
A system for welcoming a customer to a retail outlet to be used by a greeter comprising a customer recognition system (CRS) operatively associated with the greeter. When a customer is recognized by the CRS, the CRS sends a message to the greeter comprising information about the customer. The greeter may then welcome the customer with a personalized greeting.
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1. A system for welcoming a customer to a retail outlet to be used by a greeter comprising:
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a customer recognition system (CRS); said CRS being operatively associated with said greeter; whereby when a customer is recognized by said CRS, said CRS sends a message to said greeter comprising information about said customer; whereby said greeter welcomes said customer with a personalized greeting. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of welcoming a customer to a retail outlet to be used by a greeter comprising the steps of:
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providing a customer recognition system (CRS); said CRS being operatively associated with said greeter; imaging said customer with said CRS; determining said customer'"'"'s identity using said customer image and said CRS; sending a message from said CRS to said greeter containing said customer identity and customer information when a positive identification is made; greeting said customer with a personal greeting. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. A method of welcoming a customer to a retail outlet to be used by a greeter comprising the steps of:
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providing a customer recognition system (CRS); said CRS being operatively associated with said greeter; imaging said customer with a camera; determining said customer'"'"'s identity using a biometric face recognition program by comparing a customer'"'"'s image with images in a database; sending a message from said database to said greeter containing said customer identity and customer information when a positive identification is made; greeting said customer with a personal greeting. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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