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Transaction terminal having elongated finger recess
Assignee: Hand Held Products Inc
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Filing: 2002-09-23
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2022-09-23
Abstract
Abstract A transaction terminal includes a housing, an elongated finger recess defined by the housing, and a finger scanner sensor disposed in the recess. The elongated finger recess may include a length of at least approximately a two knuckle distance. An outer surface region of the housing and the finger recess may define a web receiving area adapted to receive a web of a hand. The transaction terminal can include a card cavity formed integral with the elongated finger recess.
Inventors
- 👤 Melvin McCall
- 👤 Timothy Fitch
- 👤 Garrison Gomez
- 👤 James O'Donnell
- 👤 David Sperduti
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 21:11
CPC Classifications
G; G07; G07F; G07F7/00; G07F7/08; G07F7/10; G07F7/1008; G06; G06Q; G06Q20/00; G06Q20/30; G06Q20/34; G06Q20/341; G06Q20/38; G06Q20/40; G06Q20/401; G06Q20/4014; G06Q20/40145; G07C; G07C9/00; G07C9/20; G07C9/22; G07C9/23; G07F19/00; G07F19/20; G07F19/205; G07G; G07G1/00; G07G1/0018
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 22
Claim 1
Independent Claim
71 words
1 . A transaction terminal comprising: a housing; a touch screen; a card reader including a card cavity defined by said housing; a fingerprint scanner having a sensor; a control circuit in communication with said touch screen, said card reader, and said fingerprint scanner; a finger recess partially defined by said housing, and partially defined by said fingerprint scanner sensor, wherein said finger recess is formed integral with said card cavity.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
71 words
1 . A transaction terminal comprising: a housing; a touch screen; a card reader including a card cavity defined by said housing; a fingerprint scanner having a sensor; a control circuit in communication with said touch screen, said card reader, and said fingerprint scanner; a finger recess partially defined by said housing, and partially defined by said fingerprint scanner sensor, wherein said finger recess is formed integral with said card cavity.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
2 . The transaction terminal of claim 1 , wherein said card cavity and said finger recess are partially defined by a common sidewall.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
3 . The transaction terminal of claim 1 , wherein said card cavity and said finger recess are partially defined by a common sidewall, said common sidewall having a concave cross section.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
22 words
4 . The transaction terminal of claim 1 , wherein said finger recess extends to a length of at least 2 in.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
33 words
5 . the transaction terminal of claim 1 , wherein said housing includes an outer surface region, said outer surface region and said finger recess being shaped to define a web receiving area.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
6 . The transaction terminal of claim 5 , wherein said finger recess includes a rear receiving a fingertip, and wherein said web receiving area slopes downwardly from rear to front.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
29 words
7 . The transaction terminal of claim 5 , wherein said web receiving area is partially defined by an apex ridge delimiting said recess and said outer surface region.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
49 words
8 . The transaction terminal of claim 5 , wherein said transaction terminal includes an elongated border outline formed on border of said finger recess, said border outline extending generally coextensively with said sensor, and extending on at least one side longer than an average adult index finger length.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
21 words
9 . The transaction terminal of claim 8 , wherein said border outline is defined entirely by contours of said housing.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
79 words
10 . The transaction terminal of claim 1 , wherein said housing includes a front and an outer surface region, wherein said outer surface region and said recess define a web receiving area adapted to receive a web of a hand, wherein said finger recess opens toward a front of said housing, and wherein a distance from a rear of said recess to said front of said housing is longer that an average length of a human index finger.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
112 words
11 . A transaction terminal comprising: a housing having a front; a touch screen; a card reader; a fingerprint scanner having a sensor; a control circuit in communication with said touch screen, said card reader, and said fingerprint scanner; a finger recess partially defined by said housing, and partially defined by said substantially planar fingerprint scanner sensor, said finger recess having a floor portion extending forwardly and substantially coplanar with respect to said substantially planar sensor, wherein said finger recess opens toward said front of said housing, and has a length of at least 2 in so that horizontal loading of a finger with respect to said substantially planar sensor is encouraged.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
112 words
11 . A transaction terminal comprising: a housing having a front; a touch screen; a card reader; a fingerprint scanner having a sensor; a control circuit in communication with said touch screen, said card reader, and said fingerprint scanner; a finger recess partially defined by said housing, and partially defined by said substantially planar fingerprint scanner sensor, said finger recess having a floor portion extending forwardly and substantially coplanar with respect to said substantially planar sensor, wherein said finger recess opens toward said front of said housing, and has a length of at least 2 in so that horizontal loading of a finger with respect to said substantially planar sensor is encouraged.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
32 words
12 . The transaction terminal of claim 11 , wherein said housing defines a card cavity, and wherein said card cavity and said finger recess are partially defined by a common sidewall.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
17 words
13 . The transaction terminal of claim 12 , wherein said common sidewall includes a concave profile.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
51 words
14 . The transaction terminal of claim 11 , wherein said floor portion of said recess extending forwardly from said sensor terminates at a forward end of said floor, and wherein a length of said recess from a rear to said forward end of said floor is at least 2 in.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
45 words
15 . the transaction terminal of claim 11 , wherein said housing includes an outer surface region, said outer surface region and said finger recess being shaped to define a web receiving area, said web receiving being adapted to receive a web of a hand.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
31 words
16 . The transaction terminal of claim 15 , wherein said finger recess includes a rear receiving a fingertip, and wherein said web receiving area slopes downwardly from rear to front.
Claim 19
Dependent Claim
29 words
17 . The transaction terminal of claim 15 , wherein said web receiving area is partially defined by an apex ridge delimiting said recess and said outer surface region.
Claim 20
Dependent Claim
49 words
18 . The transaction terminal of claim 11 , wherein said transaction terminal includes an elongated border outline formed on border of said finger recess, said border outline extending generally coextensively with said sensor, and extending on at least one side longer than an average adult index finger length.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim
21 words
19 . The transaction terminal of claim 18 , wherein said border outline is defined entirely by contours of said housing.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim
65 words
20 . The transaction terminal of claim 11 , wherein said housing includes an outer surface region, wherein said outer surface region and said recess define a web receiving area adapted to receive a web of a hand, and wherein a distance from a rear of said recess to said front of said housing is longer that an average length of a human index finger.
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