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F R E N D Z of martian
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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
>Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>Reply-To: OldBat <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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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
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>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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