Patent ID: 7175528
Filing Date: 2007-02-13
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07C,G07F

Abstract:
1. A method for identifying and tracking customers of an establishment who have not previously registered or identified themselves to the establishment, which comprises: obtaining biometric identification information from the customer; obtaining a personal identification number (PIN) related to the customer; transmitting acquired biometric data and said PIN to a data processor memory; maintaining a library of files of anonymous customers and their corresponding biometric identification data and associated PIN in the data processor memory; said processor comparing the received PIN with stored identical PINs in the files of said library to determine if the acquired biometric data associated with the received PIN match stored biometric identification data associated with the stored identical PINs of anonymous customers; if said received biometric data match stored identification data of a prior customer in said library, said processor storing in the memory of said customer's file that a repeat identification has been made; if said received PIN and biometric data do not match a stored PIN and stored identification data of a prior customer in said library, said processor opening a new library file and storing said received PIN and biometric data in said new library file; and said processor storing in the memory of the customer's file information relating to the customer's current transaction.