Appeal No. 97-3671
Application 08/266,977
processing apparatus having means for reading the encoded
personal identifier data, the information processing apparatus
having input means for receiving a personal identifier
presented by the bearer, the presented personal identifier
being correspondent with the encoded personal identifier data,
the information processing apparatus having means for
computing correlation between the encoded personal identifier
data and the presented personal identifier;
presenting the data holding article to the information
processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus
reading the encoded personal identifier data, the information
processing apparatus reading the encoded event-related or
transactional data for a determination of prior occurrences;
presenting the bearer’s personal identifier to the
information processing apparatus, the information processing
apparatus computing the correlation between the presented
personal identifier and the encoded personal identifier data
for a determination of bearer identity; and
a) the information processing apparatus effecting a bar
to the event or transaction when the correlation between the
presented personal identifier and the encoded personal
identifier data is inconsistent with the predetermined bearer
identification requirements or when there is a determination
that access would exceed the predetermined number of
permissible occurrences, and
b) the information processing apparatus effecting access
to the event or transaction when the correlation between the
presented personal identifier and the encoded personal
identifier is consistent with the predetermined bearer
identification requirements and when there is a determination
of prior events or transactions within the predetermined
number of permissible occurrences, the information processing
apparatus altering the data holding article to record the
access, the recordation being machine-readable by the
information processing apparatus for the determination of
prior occurrences.
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