Capture and use of a personal identification feature at a service terminal

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EP 0 744 715 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	17.03.1999 Bulletin 1999/11

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	27.11.1996 Bulletin 1996/48

(21)	Application number: 96303420.2

(22)	Date of filing: 15.05.1996

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: G07C 9/00

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT DE FI FR GB

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Priority:

25.05.1995 US 450592

(71)	Applicant: AT&T IPM Corp.
	Coral Gables, Florida 33134 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	Denker, John Stewart Leonardo, New Jersey 07737 (US) Nohl, Craig R. Oakhurst, New Jersey 07755 (US)

(74)	Representative: Watts, Christopher Malcolm Kelway, Dr. et al
	Lucent Technologies (UK) Ltd, 5 Mornington Road Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU Woodford Green Essex, IG8 0TU (GB)

(54)	Capture and use of a personal identification feature at a service terminal

(57) A service terminal is provided for dispensing items with an indicium associating the item to a user accessing the service terminal. The indicium may be captured at the terminal and may include the user's signature, an electronic image of the user, or both. The indicium may be first verified with a stored electronic version of the indicium before being provided to the item for identification. Upon verification, the item with the indicium is dispensed to the authorized, verified user. The item may be a traveler's check or a negotiable instrument.

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