Method of gaining access to goods or services
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1. A method of gaining access to goods or services, the method comprising:
- writing a signature within a verification zone of an encoded base using an optically imaging pen having a marking nib;
optically reading a sequence of absolute locations corresponding to the signature from the encoded base;
checking if the locations are within a region registered as belonging to an authorized user;
checking if the sequence of locations corresponds to a previously registered signature of the authorized user; and
granting access by the authorized user to the goods or services if the location is within the region belonging to the authorized user and the sequence of locations corresponds to the previously registered signature, otherwise denying access,wherein reading said sequence of absolute locations from the encoded base includes recording a pattern from the base with the optically imaging pen and converting the recorded pattern into the sequence of locations.
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Abstract
A method of gaining access to goods or services includes the steps of: writing a signature within a verification zone of an encoded base using an optically imaging pen having a marking nib; optically reading a sequence of absolute locations corresponding to the signature from the encoded base; and checking if the locations are within a region registered as belonging to an authorized user. Access to the goods or services is granted if the location is within the region belonging to the authorized user and the sequence of locations corresponds to a previously registered signature of the authorized user, otherwise access is denied.
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1. A method of gaining access to goods or services, the method comprising:
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writing a signature within a verification zone of an encoded base using an optically imaging pen having a marking nib; optically reading a sequence of absolute locations corresponding to the signature from the encoded base; checking if the locations are within a region registered as belonging to an authorized user; checking if the sequence of locations corresponds to a previously registered signature of the authorized user; and granting access by the authorized user to the goods or services if the location is within the region belonging to the authorized user and the sequence of locations corresponds to the previously registered signature, otherwise denying access, wherein reading said sequence of absolute locations from the encoded base includes recording a pattern from the base with the optically imaging pen and converting the recorded pattern into the sequence of locations. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4)
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5. A system for controlling a user'"'"'s access to goods or service, comprising:
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an optically imaging pen sensing device having a marking nib for reading a sequence of locations corresponding to a signature of a user when a user is writing the signature within a verification zone of an encoded base; and a checking device which determines whether the sequence of locations is associated with at least one region belonging to an authorized user for authorizing access to the goods or service, and providing an enabling signal when the checking device determines that access is authorized, wherein the checking device is operable to compare the sequence of locations with a previously registered signature of the authorized user and, on the basis of a favorable comparison, to provide the enabling signal. - View Dependent Claims (6, 7)
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