Appeal No. 2002-0015 Page 3
Application No. 09/164,098
A further understanding of the invention can be achieved by reading the following
claim:
1. A method of operating a self-service checkout terminal,
comprising the steps of:
determining a user reported identity code associated with a user of
said checkout terminal and retrieving a user biometric profile which
corresponds to said user reported identity code in response thereto;
detecting if said user enters a restricted item into said checkout
terminal and generating a restricted-item control signal in response
thereto;
detecting a biometric characteristic of said user in response to
generation of said restricted-item control signal; and
comparing said user biometric profile with said biometric
characteristic and generating an identity-verified control signal if said user
biometric profile matches said biometric characteristic.
Claims 1-5, 10-14, 19, and 20 stand rejected under 35 U.S.C. § 103(a) as
obvious over U.S. Patent No. 5,979,757 (“Tracy”) in view of U.S. Patent No. 5,067,162
(“Driscoll”). Claims 6 and 15 stand rejected under § 103(a) as obvious over Tracy in
view of Driscoll further in view of U.S. Patent No. 4,641,349 (“Flom”). Claims 7 and 16
stand rejected under § 103(a) as obvious over Tracy in view of Driscoll further in view of
U.S. Patent No. 5,715,325 (“Bang”). Claims 8 and 17 stand rejected under § 103(a) as
obvious over Tracy in view of Driscoll further in view of U.S. Patent No. 5,483,601
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