SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION AND COLLECTION AT POINTS-OF-SALE AND POINTS-OF-ENTRY

• US 20130204724A1
• Filed: 12/01/2012
• Published: 08/08/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2010
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Theodosios Kountotsis
• Original Assignee: Theodosios Kountotsis
• Inventors: Kountotsis, Theodosios
• Application Number:
  US13/691,775
• Publication Number:
  US 20130204724A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/18
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/206 comprising security or operator identification provisions, e.g. password entry
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/12 Fingerprints or palmprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/13 Sensors therefor

Abstract

A method of apprehending a criminal, including scanning fingerprint images from a contact area of at least one item at a point-of-sale (POS) location and/or point-of-entry (POE) location and transmitting the fingerprint images to a local or remote electronic device to identify the criminal is presented. A fingerprint recognition and collection device is also presented including a fingerprint scanner for scanning fingerprint images from a contact area of at least one item; a transmitting unit for transmitting the fingerprint images; a receiving unit for receiving the fingerprint images; and an analyzing unit for analyzing the fingerprint images to identify persons of interest. The fingerprint scanner operates concurrently with a price scanner and/or ticket scanner. The fingerprint scanner is fixedly secured at the POS location and/or the POE location and operates concurrently with the price scanner and/or ticket scanner.

Claims

1. A system for apprehending a criminal via a fingerprint recognition and collection device, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in communication with the processor, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programming instructions for;

receiving one or more fingerprint images, via the fingerprint device, from a contact surface of at least one of a plurality of items handled by a subject without directly scanning a finger or finger region of the subject; and

analyzing the one or more fingerprint images to enable law enforcement to identify whether the subject is a criminal or fugitive or person of interest.

2. The system according to claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for operating a price scanner in conjunction with the fingerprint device.

3. The system according to claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for operating a ticket scanner in conjunction with the fingerprint device.

4. The system according to claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for positioning the fingerprint device at a point of sale (POS) location and/or point-of-entry (POE) location, the fingerprint device configured to operate in conjunction with a price scanner and/or ticket scanner.

5. The system according to claim 4, wherein the POS location and/or POE location is a grocery store or supermarket or venue.

6. The system according to claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for comparing the one or more fingerprint images received by the fingerprint device to stored fingerprint images for identifying whether the subject is the criminal or the fugitive or the person of interest.

7. The system according to claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for automatically discarding fingerprint data related to a person scanning the at least one of the plurality of items handled by the subject.

8. The system according to claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for performing identity verification of the subject, the identity verification including at least one of pending lawsuits, judgments, liens, criminal records, charges, and convictions.

9. The system according to claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for indicating at least one of a time, day, and location of the one or more fingerprint images scanned by the fingerprint device.

10. The system according to claim 1, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for providing a plurality of fingerprint scanners in a vicinity of a price scanner and/or ticket scanner, the plurality of fingerprint scanners configured to scan the contact surface of the at least one of the plurality of items from a plurality of different angles.

11. A system for apprehending a criminal via a fingerprint recognition and collection device, the system comprising:

a processor; and

a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium in communication with the processor, the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium comprising one or more programming instructions for;

scanning fingerprint images, via the fingerprint device, from a contact surface of at least one of a plurality of items being purchased by a subject without directly scanning (i) a finger of the subject and/or (ii) non-purchasing objects handled by the subject;

transmitting the fingerprint images via a transmitting unit;

receiving the fingerprint images via a receiving unit; and

analyzing the fingerprint images to aid law enforcement to identify whether the subject is a person of interest.

12. The system according to claim 11, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for concurrently operating the fingerprint device with a price scanner.

13. The system according to claim 11, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for concurrently operating the fingerprint device with a ticket scanner.

14. The system according to claim 11, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for securing the fingerprint device at a point of sale (POS) location and/or point-of-entry (POE) location to operate concurrently with a price scanner and/or ticket scanner.

15. The system according to claim 14, wherein the POS location and/or the POE location is a grocery store or supermarket or entertainment venue.

16. The system according to claim 11 wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for comparing the fingerprint images scanned by the fingerprint device to stored fingerprint images via a comparison module.

17. The system according to claim 11, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for storing the fingerprint images scanned by the fingerprint device via a storage module, the storage module being one of a local storage module and a remote storage module.

18. The system according to claim 11, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for performing identity verification, the identity verification including at least one of pending lawsuits, judgments, liens, criminal records, charges, and convictions.

19. The system according to claim 11, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for providing a plurality of fingerprint scanners in a vicinity of a price scanner and/or ticket scanner, the plurality of fingerprint scanners configured to scan the contact surface of the at least one of the plurality of items from a plurality of different angles.

20. The system according to claim 11, wherein the non-transitory computer-readable storage medium further comprises programming instructions for automatically discarding fingerprint data related to a person scanning the at least one of the plurality of items purchased by the subject.