| US 7,542,945 B2 | ||
| Authentication device, system and methods | ||
| Gregory K. Thompson, Huntsville, Ala. (US); Terry W. Gardner, Moulton, Ala. (US); Jimmy Smith, Lacey's Spring, Ala. (US); and Ron Mills, Huntsville, Ala. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Sanmina-SCI Corporation, San Jose, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Jan. 15, 2003, as Appl. No. 10/346,402. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2004/0135801 A1, Jul. 15, 2004 | ||
| Int. Cl. G06F 17/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 705—64 [705/1; 705/10; 705/14; 705/33; 705/35; 235/381] | 5 Claims |
| 1. A point of sale transaction terminal for operation by an employee user to process sales comprising:
a display including a touch screen; a sensor physically and securely integrated into the display, the sensor receiving information
from a human fingerprint from the employee user;
a cash drawer positioned within the transaction terminal for access by the employee user while using the transaction terminal;
means for logging on the user at the point of sale transaction terminal; means for starting a sales application after logging
on the user; means for receiving transaction data from the sales application; authentication means for receiving a request
from the sales application and for authenticating the user using a fingerprint from the sensor means in response to the reguest;
cash drawer opening means for opening the cash drawer in response to the authentication means; means for recording the transaction
data and fingerprint data from sensor and for transmitting the recorded data to a memory.
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