System and method for biometric authorization for check cashing
US6957770B1 · kind B1 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 10, 2002 |
| Grant date | Oct 25, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 14, 2022 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/4014
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for authorizing a check cashing transaction between a consumer and a merchant using identity verification based on biometric information. A system comprises a central biometric information database containing biometric and personal identity-verifying data registered therein by a consumer and containing merchant identity-verifying data registered therein by a merchant. The system further comprises a merchant local device having a biometric reader and linked via a network to the central biometric information database. Using the biometric reader, a consumer desiring to cash a check presents biometric data to the central biometric information database via the biometric reader. The central biometric information database provides an electronic comparison of the present biometric data with the biometric data registered by the consumer. If the presented data and the registered data match, an approval signal is transmitted to the merchant local device.
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