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Using biometric tokens to pre-stage and complete transactions

  • US 9,141,956 B2
  • Filed: 11/13/2006
  • Issued: 09/22/2015
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/13/2006
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A method for conducting a transaction between a service establishment and a user, the method comprising:

  • completing a first portion of the transaction between the service establishment and the user at a first computer by;

    receiving from the user information that includes transaction details related to the transaction;

    creating a database transaction record in a database of the service establishment that stores the transaction details for retrieval in completing a last portion of the transaction at a later time; and

    storing a first biometric token which has been captured from the user'"'"'s body in the database of the service establishment as a key or index identifier of the database transaction record; and

    at some time thereafter completing the last portion of the transaction by;

    capturing a second biometric token from the user'"'"'s body by a second computer different from the first computer, the second computer being located at the service establishment;

    concluding that the second biometric token matches the first biometric token in the database of the service establishment;

    in response;

    retrieving the database transaction record associated with the first portion and identified by the first biometric token by the second computer; and

    providing the transaction details to allow completing the last portion of the transaction by the second terminal; and

    destroying the biometric tokens after either;

    completing the last portion of the transaction;

    orexpiration of a period within which the last portion of the transaction has not been completed.

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