Method of conducting transactions over a network
CA 2397499 C · Owner: Niwa, Kiyohiko · Inventors: Niwa, Kiyohiko
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A method of authorizing a commercial transaction between a customer (52) and a provider of goods or services (60, 62, 64 66, 68, 70, 72) over a network, wherein the provider of goods or services requests that the customer provide authentication by activating a fingerprint identification device (50) and the , provider of goods or services receives at least an authentication code of the customer over the network from the fingerprint identification device the , method comprising the steps of: providing the customer with the fingerprint identification device which produces the authentication code when a fingerprint of the customer matches a stored fingerprint within the fingerprint …
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- Filed February 23, 2001 and granted September 30, 2014. A Canadian patent filed from October 1, 1989 lasts 20 years from filing, so its term ended February 23, 2021.
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