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What was Revelation said again? Something about everyone wearing the mark of
the devil?
Now is it just an urban legend that the number 666 is embedded into the
standard barcode? If not, maybe old John was right with his Revelations
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Subject: GeeK: PATENT 5,878,155: Star of David Tattoo
Date: Tue, 14 Sep 1999 11:12:42 -0700
From: Rohit Khare [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: IP: United States Patent 5,878,155: Method for verifying human
identity during electronic sale transactions
Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 23:34:45 -0400
From: OldBat [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: ianews [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: IP: United States Patent 5,878,155: Method for verifying
human identity during electronic sale transactions
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http://patents.uspto.gov/cgi-bin/ifetch4?ENG+PATBIB-ALL+0+946309+0+7+
2 5907+OF+1+1+1+PN%2f5%2c878%2c155
United States
Patent 5,878,155
Heeter
Mar. 2, 1999
Method for verifying human identity during electronic sale
transactions
Abstract
A method is presented for facilitating sales transactions by
electronic media. A bar code or a design
is tattooed on an individual. Before the sales transaction
can be consummated, the tattoo is scanned
with a scanner. Characteristics about the scanned tattoo are
compared to characteristics about other
tattoos stored on a computer database in order to verify the
identity of the buyer. Once verified, the
seller may be authorized to debit the buyer's electronic
bank account in order to consummate the
transaction. The seller's electronic bank account may be
similarly updated.
Inventors: Heeter; Thomas W. (55 Lyerly, Houston, TX
77022).
Appl. No.:709,471
Filed: Sept. 5, 1996
Intl. Cl. : G06K 9/00
Current U.S. Cl.: 382/115
Field of Search: 382/115, 116, 124-127, 100, 128, 133;
348/77,
15, 161; 209/3.3, 555; 356/71;
340/825.34;
235/379, 380, 382
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