Patent ID: 6523745
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: G06Q,G07C,G07F

Abstract:
An electronic money transaction systems terminal for communication with like terminals utilizing an encoded message encoded with a first identification code of characteristic fingerprint points including minutiae comprising:a computer located at a site of the transaction; a money conversion module located at the site of the transaction for converting monetary values to and from electric values to permit authorization of the transaction; a connection between the money conversion module and the computer at the site of the transaction; and, a fingerprint identifying apparatus including a fingerprint input data panel connected to said money conversion module at the site of the transaction; the money conversion module having: an input through the connection to the computer located at the site of the transaction for permitting the reception of the encoded messages encoded with the first identification code of characteristic fingerprint points including minutiae; a microprocessor unit connected to be operable at a read only memory (ROM) system, and through the ROM operating system adapted to convert received fingerprint data to an identification code of characteristic fingerprint points including minutiae and to encode and decode messages with a code including the first identification code from the fingerprint input data panel and the characteristic fingerprint points including the minutiae; and an output through the connection to the computer located at the site of the transaction for permitting the transmission of encoded messages with the first identification code of characteristic fingerprint points including minutiae; the fingerprint identifying apparatus including a fingerprint input data panel having a read and write memory to a database of fingerprint data of at least one human fingerprint for generating the first identification code of characteristic fingerprint points including minutiae; and, the fingerprint input data panel for obtaining fingerprint input data from a finger impressed on the fingerprint input data panel and inputting the fingerprint data to the read and write memory for receiving fingerprint input and data.