Patent ID: 7765163

Claim:
A method for effecting a transaction between a person and a provider over a network, said method comprising: storing, in a database, a plurality of unique biometric traits of the person and a plurality of provider files, the plurality of provider files being respectively associated with a plurality of providers and with the plurality of unique biometric traits such that each one of the plurality of provider files is unique to at most one of the plurality of providers and to at most one of the plurality of unique biometric traits; establishing a communication link over said network between a communication device and a selected one of said plurality of providers; acquiring, at said communication device, at least one purchase selection provided by the person; transmitting, from said communication device to said selected provider, the at least one purchase selection; receiving, at said communication device from said selected provider, an order form for carrying out a transaction based on the at least one selection; generating, using a biometric device, a unique biometric trait associated with the person; comparing, at said biometric device, the generated unique biometric trait to the plurality of unique biometric traits stored in the database; and in response to determining that the generated unique biometric trait substantially matches one of the stored unique biometric traits, automatically locating in the database, using the matched one of the stored unique biometric traits, the corresponding one of the plurality of provider files, retrieving, from the located one of the plurality of provider files, a credit card number and personal information associated with the person and with the corresponding one of the plurality of providers, automatically completing, at said communication device, the received order form using the retrieved credit card number and the retrieved personal information, and automatically transmitting, to the provider from said communication device, the completed form and a verification code.