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(11) EP 0 661 677 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
20.12.1995 Bulletin 1995/51

(43) Date of publication A2:
05.07.1995 Bulletin 1995/27

(21) Application number: 94420364.5

(22) Date of filing: 20.12.1994
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)6: G07F 7/10, G07C 9/00
(84) Designated Contracting States:
DE FR GB

(30) Priority: 28.12.1993 US 174562

(71) Applicant: EASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)

(72) Inventors:
  • Ray, Lawrence Allen, c/o Eastman Kodak Co.
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
  • Teigman, Uszer Asher, c/o Eastman Kodak Co.
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)
  • Ellson, Richard Nathan, c/o Eastman Kodak Co.
    Rochester, New York 14650-2201 (US)

(74) Representative: Buff, Michel 
Kodak-Pathé Département des Brevets et Licences CRT Centre de Recherches et de Technologie Zone Industrielle
71102 Chalon sur Saône Cédex
71102 Chalon sur Saône Cédex (FR)


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    (54) Method and apparatus for customer identification at automated teller machines


    (57) In an automated customer interaction device such as an automated teller machine (ATM), a digital camera, under program control, provides a visual record of a transaction by recording the facial image of the client involved in the transaction. The digital visual image is compressed and stored for a preselected period of time. When a question arises with respect to a transaction, the compressed image can be retrieved and reconstructed. The reconstructed image can be used to determine the participant in the questioned activity.






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