Patent ID: 8407144

Claim:
An integrated vehicle-based system for authenticating a user's identity and conducting a money transfer transaction, the system comprising: a vehicle, the vehicle comprising an on-board electronic system; a wireless transmitter on board the vehicle for remotely communicating with a money transfer system; a user-input device integrated with the on-board electronic system, wherein the user-input device is configured to interface with the money transfer system using the wireless transmitter; and a first identity authentication device and a second identity authentication device integrated with the vehicle that are each configured to collect information for confirming the user's identity, wherein: the first identity authentication device comprises a camera, the camera being configured to capture an image of the user and cause the image to be transmitted to the money transfer system via the wireless transmitter for comparison to a stored image of the user stored by the money transfer system; the second identity authentication device is integrated with the user's seat, and is configured to measure the user's weight and cause the user's weight to be transmitted to the money transfer system via the wireless transmitter for comparison to a stored weight of the user; and the money transfer transaction is configured to be conducted from the vehicle using the wireless transmitter and the user-input device following successful authentication by the money transfer system using the image of the user from the first identity authentication device and the user's weight from the second identity authentication device.