Authentication device, system and methods

US7542945B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• SANMINA-SCI CORPORATION · US

Inventors

• Gregory K. Thompson · Huntsville, US
• Terry W. Gardner · Decatur, US
• Jimmy Smith · Triana, US
• Ron Mills · Huntsville, US

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 15, 2003
• Grant date: Jun 2, 2009
• Expiry date: Jun 21, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G07G1/0027
• WIPO field: IT methods for management
• WIPO sector: Electrical engineering

Abstract

System terminal integrated with biometric sensor, such as a fingerprint sensor. Transaction terminal such as a point of sale system, automated teller machine (ATM) or other system. The system may include a touch screen display. Also, logic to process sales transactions may be included. The transaction terminal may include a cash drawer. The system authenticates users based on data from the sensor, and can regulate access, for example to a cash drawer, based on the authentication. Also described is a sensor module, security system, and method of operating a transaction terminal.