Apparatus for processing symbol-encoded credit card information
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1. A system for verifying the authenticity of a manual signature presented by a bearer of an identification card, wherein said identification card comprises a two-dimensional bar code symbol encoded with a bit-mapped representation of an authorized signature, said system comprising:
- bar code reading means for optically scanning said two-dimensional bar code symbol and for decoding said scanned symbol to produce a first digital data signal representative of said authorized signature;
computer input means accessible to said identification card bearer, said computer input means comprising electronic pen data entry means for allowing said identification card bearer to provide a manual bearer signature at the time said identification card is presented and for providing a second digital data signal representative of said manual bearer signature;
a display for displaying said authorized signature from said first digital data signal and for displaying said manual bearer signature from said second digital data signal; and
a comparator for comparing said first digital data signal with said second digital data signal and for providing an indication when said signals are equivalent to each other.
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Abstract
Document information is encoded in a graphic symbol applied to the document. The symbol is read to retrieve the document information which is then translated into a humanly discernible form different from that appearing on the document. In particular, encoded symbols are used to uniquely identify or memorialize persons named on credit cards.
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1. A system for verifying the authenticity of a manual signature presented by a bearer of an identification card, wherein said identification card comprises a two-dimensional bar code symbol encoded with a bit-mapped representation of an authorized signature, said system comprising:
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bar code reading means for optically scanning said two-dimensional bar code symbol and for decoding said scanned symbol to produce a first digital data signal representative of said authorized signature; computer input means accessible to said identification card bearer, said computer input means comprising electronic pen data entry means for allowing said identification card bearer to provide a manual bearer signature at the time said identification card is presented and for providing a second digital data signal representative of said manual bearer signature; a display for displaying said authorized signature from said first digital data signal and for displaying said manual bearer signature from said second digital data signal; and a comparator for comparing said first digital data signal with said second digital data signal and for providing an indication when said signals are equivalent to each other. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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Current AssigneeSymbol Technologies, LLC (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
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Original AssigneeSymbol Technologies, Inc. (Zebra Technologies Corporation)
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InventorsJoseph, Eugene, Katz, Joseph, Swartz, Jerome
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Primary Examiner(s)Hajec, Donald T.
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Assistant Examiner(s)Le, Thien Minh
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Application NumberUS08/439,926Time in Patent Office1,131 DaysField of Search235/380, 235/381, 235/462, 235/379, 382/115, 382/116, 382/119, 902/3, 364/419US Class Current235/462.1CPC Class CodesG06K 17/00 Methods or arrangements for...G07C 9/24 by means of a handwritten s...
