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Portable transaction terminal having an image recognition system

US7353990B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Assignee

Lockheed Martin Corporation · US

Inventors

Russell Elliot · Endicott, US
Michael Heaton · Owego, US
Jeffrey S. Poulin · Endicott, US

Key dates

Filing date	Jul 11, 2006
Grant date	Apr 8, 2008
Priority date	—
Expiry date	Jul 11, 2026

Classification

Technology area (CPC G)Physics
CPC primaryG07B2017/00443
WIPO fieldControl
WIPO sectorInstruments

Abstract

Portable transaction terminal includes a processor, an imager configured to produce a digital image of a payment card using a source of continuous light, the imager being operably linked to the processor, and an image recognition module that performs image recognition and that is configured to produce or extract data for a transaction, from the digital image of the payment card, using the processor. The portable transaction terminal is configured to enter the data for the transaction that is produced or extracted, and wherein the data for the transaction is communicated and processed.

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