Useless Trivia:
Only of marginal relevance is this Adbusters commercial. Adbusters is from
Vancouver (yay!) and they produce counterculture ads that combat consumer
excess and the advertising industry:
http://www.adbusters.org/uncommercials/product/index.html
Also, Henry Rollins has a UPC code tattooed on the back of his head. I
can't remember for the life of me what it reads when you convert the
code..
http://henry.rollins.org/
-Ian.
Rohit Khare wrote:
>
> >Subject: IP: United States Patent 5,878,155: Method for verifying human
> > identity during electronic sale transactions
> >
> >
> >Date: Mon, 13 Sep 1999 23:34:45 -0400
> >From: OldBat <bucsplace@cchat.com>
> >To: ianews <IANews.Publish@Syninfo.com>
> >Subject: IP: United States Patent 5,878,155: Method for verifying
> >human identity during electronic sale transactions
> >Sender: owner-ignition-point@precision-d.com
> >Reply-To: OldBat <bucsplace@cchat.com>
> >
> >http://patents.uspto.gov/cgi-bin/ifetch4?ENG+PATBIB-ALL+0+946309+0+7+
> >2 5907+OF+1+1+1+PN%2f5%2c878%2c155
> >
> >United States
> >Patent 5,878,155
> > Heeter
> >Mar. 2, 1999
> >
> >Method for verifying human identity during electronic sale
> >transactions
> >
> >Abstract
> >
> >A method is presented for facilitating sales transactions by
> >electronic media. A bar code or a design
> >is tattooed on an individual. Before the sales transaction
> >can be consummated, the tattoo is scanned
> >with a scanner. Characteristics about the scanned tattoo are
> >compared to characteristics about other
> >tattoos stored on a computer database in order to verify the
> >identity of the buyer. Once verified, the
> >seller may be authorized to debit the buyer's electronic
> >bank account in order to consummate the
> >transaction. The seller's electronic bank account may be
> >similarly updated.
> >
> >
> > Inventors: Heeter; Thomas W. (55 Lyerly, Houston, TX
> >77022).
> > Appl. No.: 709,471
> > Filed: Sept. 5, 1996
> > Intl. Cl. : G06K 9/00
> > Current U.S. Cl.: 382/115
> > Field of Search: 382/115, 116, 124-127, 100, 128, 133;
> >348/77,
> > 15, 161; 209/3.3, 555; 356/71;
> >340/825.34;
> > 235/379, 380, 382
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