CA1171433A - Apparatus for recording identifying data concerning the use of a credit card, cheque or the like - Google Patents
Apparatus for recording identifying data concerning the use of a credit card, cheque or the likeInfo
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Abstract
ABSTRACT OF THE DISCLOSURE
An apparatus for recording identifying data concerning the use of a credit card, cheque or the like is provided with a weight scale for weighing the user, a register dispensing two copies of a receipt on which are printed the weight of the user and other data, such as the date of use of the apparatus, the number of the apparatus and a user reference number; one copy of the receipt is dispensed to the user while the second copy is retained inside the apparatus. A
camera inside the apparatus photographs the user through a one-way mirror. simultaneously with the other copy of the receipt which is passed in photo-graphic view of the camera. Activation of the camera is accomplished when the user inserts the credit card, cheque or like document into an appropriate slot and, if required, the appropriate amount of coin.
An apparatus for recording identifying data concerning the use of a credit card, cheque or the like is provided with a weight scale for weighing the user, a register dispensing two copies of a receipt on which are printed the weight of the user and other data, such as the date of use of the apparatus, the number of the apparatus and a user reference number; one copy of the receipt is dispensed to the user while the second copy is retained inside the apparatus. A
camera inside the apparatus photographs the user through a one-way mirror. simultaneously with the other copy of the receipt which is passed in photo-graphic view of the camera. Activation of the camera is accomplished when the user inserts the credit card, cheque or like document into an appropriate slot and, if required, the appropriate amount of coin.
Description
~ .~'7.1.~33 The present invention pertains to an appAratus for recording identiEying ~ata concerning the user of a credit card, cheque or like document whenever some identification of the user of such credit card, cheque or like document is needed.
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various different types of recording machines are known in the prior art. However, most of these machines are concerned with bank depository mechanisms at unmanned stations which identify visually the depositor and which deliver a receipt to the depositor.
Such mechanisms can be found described in the U.S.
Patent no. 3,836,980 issued September 17, 1974 to Grosswiller et al and U S Patent no 4,245,902 issued January 20, 1981 to Cataldo et al. Other depository constructions for receiving deposits at unattended banking stations where a customer identifying card is inserted to initiate a deposit procedure are also known and may be found described in U.S. patent no. 4,085,687 issued April 25, 1978 to Beck et al.
On the other hand, there is often need at - banks, when cash is to be remitted on a request supported by a credit card, cheque or other document, to have some record of the customer using such credit -25 card, cheque or like document. This is not only required in banks but also in other establishments, such as hotels, where the use of credit cards or , '7 ~ 33 cheques serve to se-ttle bills or accounts. 5 OBJECTS AND ST~TEMENT OF T~IE INVhlNTION
It is an objec-t oE the present invention to provide an apparatus which will record identifying data relative to the user of a credit card, cheque or similar 5 document. This is achieved by providing, in the appara- ;
tus, means which will record a photographic image of the user, his height and weight.
The apparatus of the present invention therefore comprises a weight scale, a height scale and a camera 10 for taking a picture of the user. The apparatus is also equipped with means to provide a receipt to the user, which receipt will show his weight, the date on which the apparatus is used, the registration number of the apparatus and a personal reference number. A copy of this 15 receipt is retained inside the apparatus.
One feature of the present invention is that the copy that is retained inside the apparatus passes in the photographic view of the camera so that, as the user is photographed, the information shown on the 20 receipt is also photographed and will also appear on the photograph taken.
The present invention therefore relates to an apparatus for recording identifying data concerning the user of a credit card, a cheque or the li~e 25 document which comprises in its broadest aspect: a ,~ .
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housing; scale means outside the housing for weighing the user; means in the housing for recording the weight of the user; camera means in said housing for photographing at least a facial portion of the user; a height scale in photographic view of the camera means to provide information relative to the height of the user whereby said height indication may be photographed; and means in the housing for dispensing outside the housing a receipt giving information relative to the use of the appa-ratus.
Other objects, purposes and characteristic feature of the present invention will ~e, in part, obvious from the accompanying drawings and, in part, pointed out as the description oE the invention pro-gresses. In describing the invention ln detail, refer-ence will be made to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts ; 20 throughout the several views. It should be understood, however, that this detailed description, while indi-cating preferred em~odiments of the invention, is given by way of illustration only since various changes and modifications withln the spirit and scope of the in-vention will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
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Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the apparatus made in accordance with the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the apparatus showing the receipt dispensing means;
Fig. 3 is a side elevation cross-sectional view showing the camera; and ~' Fig. 4 is a side elevation cross-sectional view showing the coin collecting mechanism.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the apparatus comprises a housing 10 formed of a front wall 12, two opposite side walls 14 and 16 and a rear wall 18.
The front wall 12 includes, in its upper part, a one-way mirror 20 with a reflective outer face 22 and a transparent inner face 24 (see fig. 3). Preferably on the transparent inner face of the mirror, a height scale 26 is provided vertically the entire height of the mirror.
The base of the apparatus includes a weighing area 28 with a weighing scale 30 (see fig. 4).
Referring to Fig. 2, the housing has an upper internal chamber 32 in which is lodged a receipt ..
~1 ~ 71.~33 register, generallv denoted 34, which is mounted near the sidewall 16 of the apparatus. This register dis-penses duplicate copies 36 and 38 of a receipt on which the following information is provided: the weight of the user, the date of use of the apparatus, the registration number of trhe apparatus and a refe-rence number pertaining to the actual use of the apparatus~ One copy 32 of the receipt is issued to an exit slot 40 provided on the front wall 12 of the apparatus. A second copy 38 of the receipt is retained inside cham~er 32 and passes over rollers 42 and 4~ so as to be in the rear of the mirror. The receipt 38 then is retained on a bobbin 46.
- Referring to Fig. 3, a camera 50 is mounted inside the internal chamber 32 and, through a mirror 52 inclined at 45, is capable of ta~ing a picture of - an area corresponding to that of mirror 20.
The front wall 12 also displays a slot 5~ in which may be inserted a credit card/ a che~ue or any similar document. ReEerring to fig. 2, an optical detecting device 56 is provided to recognize the insertion of such document. Dotted lines 5~ indicate that this optical detecting device 56 is electrically connected to a control circuit 60 disposed at the bottom of the housing. In Fig. 3, dotted lines 51 indicate that the camera is electrically connected to '71.~33 the control circuit 60.
Referring to Fig. 4, -the Eront wall 12 o~ the housing further displays a coin receiving slot 62 which is electrically connected to the control circuit 60 as illustrated by dotted lines 64. A coin 65 is received in the coin collecting device 66 which may dispense it to a return shoot 68 or to a coin collecting box 70.
A return button 72 is shown on the front panel 12 and is associated with the coin collecting mechanism des-cribed.
Referring to Fig. 4, the scale 28 is electrical-ly connected to the control unit 60 as illustrated by dotted lines 80. A mechanism 82 serves for detecting any defects in the operation of the apparatus, in which case a lamp 84, located in the upper part of the front walls will be lit to indicate that the apparatus is operatively defective.
The operation of the apparatus will now be dis-cribed. A customer who wishes to pay a bill or account by means of a credit card, cheque or other document, is first asked to mount on the scale 28 of the apparatus.
He then inserts his credit card, cheque or document in slot 54 and, if required, deposits in slot 62 the required amount. The contxol unit 60 will set regis-ter 34 into operation only if lines 58 and 64 are energized, in which case, the weight of the user is transmitted to .. "
and recorded in register 34. The latter will print on hoth copies 36 and 38 of -the slip the weight of the user, the date of use of the apparatus, a reference number concerning the actual use of the apparatus and the registration number of the apparatus. The issued copy 38 of the register slip passes in the photographic viewing area of the camera. The control unit 60 sets the camera 50 in operation whereby a picture of the upper body portion of the user is taken together with the slip portion 38. Hence, the photograph will also include the above identified information carried on the slip. The other copy 36 of the register slip exits at 40 for the customerls use for attaching with a cheque or other document. This copy, of course, does not include a photograph of the customer nor identification - as to his height.
If the customer removes the credit card or cheque prior to termination of the operation of the apparatus, the latter will stop; it will also stop if the customer comes off the scale since its operations are controlled -by unit 60.
Although the invention has been described with respect to one form, it will be obvious to the man skilled in the art that it may be refined and modified in various waysù For exemple, the control circuit may be arranged so that it is not necessary to deposit a coin to set the apparatus in opera-tion in cases where this service would be free to the cus-tomer. Also, the control unit could have means to identify which part of the apparatus is defective. It i5 therefore wished to have it understood that the present invention is not limited in interpretation except by the terms of the following claims ~, .
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In another embodiment of the present in-vention, -the inner side of the mirror includesadditional data such as - a number representative of the apparatus;
- a number representative of a film in the camera;
- a number representative of the user;
- a number representative of the weight of the user.
All this information is photographed by the camera.
Furthermore, the receipt which is aispensed displays information such as that relative to - an establishment where the apparatus is used;
- the time of use of the credit card or like document;
- a photograph on the film - the apparatus itself~
IN THE DR~INGS~
: Figure 5 is a perspective view of another ~: embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 6 is a side elevation thereof; and Figure 7 i.s a view of the inner side of the mirror as seen from line 7~7 of Figure 6.
Referring to Figs, 5 7, a second embodiment ' , .
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'7 ~ 3 of the present invention is illustrated and comprises a housing 110 displayiny an inclined front wall having an upper portion 112 and a lower portion llA. The housing is supported on a pair of legs 115, 116 the lower ends of which are mounted to a base frame 118. The upper front wall portion 112 includes a one-way mirror 120 with a reflective outer face 122 and a transparent inner face 124. On the transparent inner face of the mirror, a height scale 126 is displayed along one side thereof.
Adjacent to the base 118, a weighing device 128 is provided and a connecting cable 130 transmits data pertaining to the weight of the user inside the housing 110 as further described below.
In Fig. 6, the housing is shown as including an inner chamber 132 which lodges a receipt register, generally denoted 134. This register dispenses a receipt at an outlet 136 on front wall portion 114. The - receipt may include the following information in reada-ble characters and/or coded form: the name of the owner of the establishment where the anti-fraud apparatus is located; the time-and date of use of the apparatus; a number which corresponds to the location of a photograph on a camera film; and the apparatus number.
Contrary to the e~bodiment illustrated in Figs. 1-4, a duplicate copy of the receipt is not dis-pensed by register 134.
In Fig. 6, a camera is sche~atically repre-'7~ 3 sented at 138. Block 140 represents an enclosure where the film may be kept until it i5 necessary to develop the film in order to retrieve information relating to a particular use of the machine.
Block 142 represents schematically the elec-tronic circuitry which is required to display on the inner side of the one-way mirror at 144, 146, 148, 150 information pertaining to the use and user of the machine, which information is photographed with the user's upper body. This electronic circuitry displays the information in the form of digits. For example, digits 144 may represent a number associated with the particular machine while digits 146 may give the weight of the user. Digits 148 may represent the location of the photograph taken on the camera film while digits 150 may be a number representative of the user of the machine. Hence, when a photograph is taken of the user, all the digitized information appearing on the window frame, including the height scale 126, is recorded.
Such electronic circuitry is relatively simple to devise and a detailed description thereof is not deemed neces-sary. Referring to Fig. 5, the front wall of housing 110 includes an appropriate slot 152 (similar to that of 54 in the Fig. 1) in which the user must insert his cheque, credit card or like document to set the machine in operation, in a manner similar to that described in connection with Fig. 1, wherein an optical detecting ' ' .
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device initiates activation of the various operation of the machine. rrhe front wall of the housing also in-cludes a coin deposit slot 154 and a coin return slot 156 similar to that shown in E'ig. 1.
Al-though the invention has been described with respect to two forms, it will be obvious to the man skilled in the art that it may be refined and modified in various ways. For example, a control circuit may be arran~ed so that it is not necessary to deposit a coin to set the apparatus in operation in cases where this service is free to the customer. Furthermore, a light 160 may be disposed in chamber 132 to illuminate the subject through a transparent glass 162. Also, a con-trolling circuit may be included to readily identify which part of ~he apparatus is defective. It is there-fore wished to have it understood that the present in-vention is not limited in interpretation except by the terms of the following claims.
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
Various different types of recording machines are known in the prior art. However, most of these machines are concerned with bank depository mechanisms at unmanned stations which identify visually the depositor and which deliver a receipt to the depositor.
Such mechanisms can be found described in the U.S.
Patent no. 3,836,980 issued September 17, 1974 to Grosswiller et al and U S Patent no 4,245,902 issued January 20, 1981 to Cataldo et al. Other depository constructions for receiving deposits at unattended banking stations where a customer identifying card is inserted to initiate a deposit procedure are also known and may be found described in U.S. patent no. 4,085,687 issued April 25, 1978 to Beck et al.
On the other hand, there is often need at - banks, when cash is to be remitted on a request supported by a credit card, cheque or other document, to have some record of the customer using such credit -25 card, cheque or like document. This is not only required in banks but also in other establishments, such as hotels, where the use of credit cards or , '7 ~ 33 cheques serve to se-ttle bills or accounts. 5 OBJECTS AND ST~TEMENT OF T~IE INVhlNTION
It is an objec-t oE the present invention to provide an apparatus which will record identifying data relative to the user of a credit card, cheque or similar 5 document. This is achieved by providing, in the appara- ;
tus, means which will record a photographic image of the user, his height and weight.
The apparatus of the present invention therefore comprises a weight scale, a height scale and a camera 10 for taking a picture of the user. The apparatus is also equipped with means to provide a receipt to the user, which receipt will show his weight, the date on which the apparatus is used, the registration number of the apparatus and a personal reference number. A copy of this 15 receipt is retained inside the apparatus.
One feature of the present invention is that the copy that is retained inside the apparatus passes in the photographic view of the camera so that, as the user is photographed, the information shown on the 20 receipt is also photographed and will also appear on the photograph taken.
The present invention therefore relates to an apparatus for recording identifying data concerning the user of a credit card, a cheque or the li~e 25 document which comprises in its broadest aspect: a ,~ .
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housing; scale means outside the housing for weighing the user; means in the housing for recording the weight of the user; camera means in said housing for photographing at least a facial portion of the user; a height scale in photographic view of the camera means to provide information relative to the height of the user whereby said height indication may be photographed; and means in the housing for dispensing outside the housing a receipt giving information relative to the use of the appa-ratus.
Other objects, purposes and characteristic feature of the present invention will ~e, in part, obvious from the accompanying drawings and, in part, pointed out as the description oE the invention pro-gresses. In describing the invention ln detail, refer-ence will be made to the accompanying drawings, in which like reference characters designate corresponding parts ; 20 throughout the several views. It should be understood, however, that this detailed description, while indi-cating preferred em~odiments of the invention, is given by way of illustration only since various changes and modifications withln the spirit and scope of the in-vention will be apparent to those skilled in the art.
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Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of the apparatus made in accordance with the present invention;
Fig. 2 is a side cross-sectional view of the apparatus showing the receipt dispensing means;
Fig. 3 is a side elevation cross-sectional view showing the camera; and ~' Fig. 4 is a side elevation cross-sectional view showing the coin collecting mechanism.
Referring to Figs. 1 and 2, the apparatus comprises a housing 10 formed of a front wall 12, two opposite side walls 14 and 16 and a rear wall 18.
The front wall 12 includes, in its upper part, a one-way mirror 20 with a reflective outer face 22 and a transparent inner face 24 (see fig. 3). Preferably on the transparent inner face of the mirror, a height scale 26 is provided vertically the entire height of the mirror.
The base of the apparatus includes a weighing area 28 with a weighing scale 30 (see fig. 4).
Referring to Fig. 2, the housing has an upper internal chamber 32 in which is lodged a receipt ..
~1 ~ 71.~33 register, generallv denoted 34, which is mounted near the sidewall 16 of the apparatus. This register dis-penses duplicate copies 36 and 38 of a receipt on which the following information is provided: the weight of the user, the date of use of the apparatus, the registration number of trhe apparatus and a refe-rence number pertaining to the actual use of the apparatus~ One copy 32 of the receipt is issued to an exit slot 40 provided on the front wall 12 of the apparatus. A second copy 38 of the receipt is retained inside cham~er 32 and passes over rollers 42 and 4~ so as to be in the rear of the mirror. The receipt 38 then is retained on a bobbin 46.
- Referring to Fig. 3, a camera 50 is mounted inside the internal chamber 32 and, through a mirror 52 inclined at 45, is capable of ta~ing a picture of - an area corresponding to that of mirror 20.
The front wall 12 also displays a slot 5~ in which may be inserted a credit card/ a che~ue or any similar document. ReEerring to fig. 2, an optical detecting device 56 is provided to recognize the insertion of such document. Dotted lines 5~ indicate that this optical detecting device 56 is electrically connected to a control circuit 60 disposed at the bottom of the housing. In Fig. 3, dotted lines 51 indicate that the camera is electrically connected to '71.~33 the control circuit 60.
Referring to Fig. 4, -the Eront wall 12 o~ the housing further displays a coin receiving slot 62 which is electrically connected to the control circuit 60 as illustrated by dotted lines 64. A coin 65 is received in the coin collecting device 66 which may dispense it to a return shoot 68 or to a coin collecting box 70.
A return button 72 is shown on the front panel 12 and is associated with the coin collecting mechanism des-cribed.
Referring to Fig. 4, the scale 28 is electrical-ly connected to the control unit 60 as illustrated by dotted lines 80. A mechanism 82 serves for detecting any defects in the operation of the apparatus, in which case a lamp 84, located in the upper part of the front walls will be lit to indicate that the apparatus is operatively defective.
The operation of the apparatus will now be dis-cribed. A customer who wishes to pay a bill or account by means of a credit card, cheque or other document, is first asked to mount on the scale 28 of the apparatus.
He then inserts his credit card, cheque or document in slot 54 and, if required, deposits in slot 62 the required amount. The contxol unit 60 will set regis-ter 34 into operation only if lines 58 and 64 are energized, in which case, the weight of the user is transmitted to .. "
and recorded in register 34. The latter will print on hoth copies 36 and 38 of -the slip the weight of the user, the date of use of the apparatus, a reference number concerning the actual use of the apparatus and the registration number of the apparatus. The issued copy 38 of the register slip passes in the photographic viewing area of the camera. The control unit 60 sets the camera 50 in operation whereby a picture of the upper body portion of the user is taken together with the slip portion 38. Hence, the photograph will also include the above identified information carried on the slip. The other copy 36 of the register slip exits at 40 for the customerls use for attaching with a cheque or other document. This copy, of course, does not include a photograph of the customer nor identification - as to his height.
If the customer removes the credit card or cheque prior to termination of the operation of the apparatus, the latter will stop; it will also stop if the customer comes off the scale since its operations are controlled -by unit 60.
Although the invention has been described with respect to one form, it will be obvious to the man skilled in the art that it may be refined and modified in various waysù For exemple, the control circuit may be arranged so that it is not necessary to deposit a coin to set the apparatus in opera-tion in cases where this service would be free to the cus-tomer. Also, the control unit could have means to identify which part of the apparatus is defective. It i5 therefore wished to have it understood that the present invention is not limited in interpretation except by the terms of the following claims ~, .
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In another embodiment of the present in-vention, -the inner side of the mirror includesadditional data such as - a number representative of the apparatus;
- a number representative of a film in the camera;
- a number representative of the user;
- a number representative of the weight of the user.
All this information is photographed by the camera.
Furthermore, the receipt which is aispensed displays information such as that relative to - an establishment where the apparatus is used;
- the time of use of the credit card or like document;
- a photograph on the film - the apparatus itself~
IN THE DR~INGS~
: Figure 5 is a perspective view of another ~: embodiment of the present invention;
Figure 6 is a side elevation thereof; and Figure 7 i.s a view of the inner side of the mirror as seen from line 7~7 of Figure 6.
Referring to Figs, 5 7, a second embodiment ' , .
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'7 ~ 3 of the present invention is illustrated and comprises a housing 110 displayiny an inclined front wall having an upper portion 112 and a lower portion llA. The housing is supported on a pair of legs 115, 116 the lower ends of which are mounted to a base frame 118. The upper front wall portion 112 includes a one-way mirror 120 with a reflective outer face 122 and a transparent inner face 124. On the transparent inner face of the mirror, a height scale 126 is displayed along one side thereof.
Adjacent to the base 118, a weighing device 128 is provided and a connecting cable 130 transmits data pertaining to the weight of the user inside the housing 110 as further described below.
In Fig. 6, the housing is shown as including an inner chamber 132 which lodges a receipt register, generally denoted 134. This register dispenses a receipt at an outlet 136 on front wall portion 114. The - receipt may include the following information in reada-ble characters and/or coded form: the name of the owner of the establishment where the anti-fraud apparatus is located; the time-and date of use of the apparatus; a number which corresponds to the location of a photograph on a camera film; and the apparatus number.
Contrary to the e~bodiment illustrated in Figs. 1-4, a duplicate copy of the receipt is not dis-pensed by register 134.
In Fig. 6, a camera is sche~atically repre-'7~ 3 sented at 138. Block 140 represents an enclosure where the film may be kept until it i5 necessary to develop the film in order to retrieve information relating to a particular use of the machine.
Block 142 represents schematically the elec-tronic circuitry which is required to display on the inner side of the one-way mirror at 144, 146, 148, 150 information pertaining to the use and user of the machine, which information is photographed with the user's upper body. This electronic circuitry displays the information in the form of digits. For example, digits 144 may represent a number associated with the particular machine while digits 146 may give the weight of the user. Digits 148 may represent the location of the photograph taken on the camera film while digits 150 may be a number representative of the user of the machine. Hence, when a photograph is taken of the user, all the digitized information appearing on the window frame, including the height scale 126, is recorded.
Such electronic circuitry is relatively simple to devise and a detailed description thereof is not deemed neces-sary. Referring to Fig. 5, the front wall of housing 110 includes an appropriate slot 152 (similar to that of 54 in the Fig. 1) in which the user must insert his cheque, credit card or like document to set the machine in operation, in a manner similar to that described in connection with Fig. 1, wherein an optical detecting ' ' .
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device initiates activation of the various operation of the machine. rrhe front wall of the housing also in-cludes a coin deposit slot 154 and a coin return slot 156 similar to that shown in E'ig. 1.
Al-though the invention has been described with respect to two forms, it will be obvious to the man skilled in the art that it may be refined and modified in various ways. For example, a control circuit may be arran~ed so that it is not necessary to deposit a coin to set the apparatus in operation in cases where this service is free to the customer. Furthermore, a light 160 may be disposed in chamber 132 to illuminate the subject through a transparent glass 162. Also, a con-trolling circuit may be included to readily identify which part of ~he apparatus is defective. It is there-fore wished to have it understood that the present in-vention is not limited in interpretation except by the terms of the following claims.
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Claims (18)
1. An apparatus for recording identifying data relative to the use of a credit card, cheque or like document, comprising:
- a housing;
- a one-way mirror mounted to said housing and disposed in a face viewing relative to the user of said credit card, cheque, or like document;
- camera means mounted in said housing in photographic view of said mirror;
- height indication means in photographic view of said camera means to record indication relative to the height of the user when said camera means are actu-ated;
- identifying data on the inner side of said mirror in photographic view of said camera means to record information relative to the use of said apparatus when said camera means are actuated;
- means for causing actuation of said camera means; and - means for dispensing outside said housing a receipt giving information including at least part of said identifying data.
- a housing;
- a one-way mirror mounted to said housing and disposed in a face viewing relative to the user of said credit card, cheque, or like document;
- camera means mounted in said housing in photographic view of said mirror;
- height indication means in photographic view of said camera means to record indication relative to the height of the user when said camera means are actu-ated;
- identifying data on the inner side of said mirror in photographic view of said camera means to record information relative to the use of said apparatus when said camera means are actuated;
- means for causing actuation of said camera means; and - means for dispensing outside said housing a receipt giving information including at least part of said identifying data.
2. An apparatus as defined in Claim 1, wherein said height indication means consist of a scale disposed on the inner side of said one-way mirror.
3. An apparatus for recording identifying data relative to the use of a credit card, cheque, or like document, comprising:
- a housing;
- scale means outside said housing for weighing a user of said credit card, cheque or like document;
- means in said housing for recording the weight of the user;
- camera means in said housing for photograph-ing at least the facial portion of the user;
- a height scale in photographic view of said camera means to provide indication relative to the height of the user whereby said height indication is photographed; and - means in said housing for dispensing outside said housing a receipt giving information relative to the use of said apparatus.
- a housing;
- scale means outside said housing for weighing a user of said credit card, cheque or like document;
- means in said housing for recording the weight of the user;
- camera means in said housing for photograph-ing at least the facial portion of the user;
- a height scale in photographic view of said camera means to provide indication relative to the height of the user whereby said height indication is photographed; and - means in said housing for dispensing outside said housing a receipt giving information relative to the use of said apparatus.
4. An apparatus for recording identifying data concerning the user of a credit card, cheque or the like comprising:
- a housing having an internal chamber and a one-way mirror adjacent said chamber, said glass having a height scale displayed on one face thereof;
- weighing means located at the lower part of said housing for receiving the user thereon;
- means in said housing for recording the weight of said user;
- receipt dispensing means in said housing to provide information including the weight of the user and data relative to the use of said apparatus;
- a camera in said internal chamber for photographing the user;
- a height scale in photographic view of said camera to provide indication height of the user whereby said height indication is photographed; and - means for passing said receipt in the photo-graphic view of said camera whereby said receipt is photographed.
- a housing having an internal chamber and a one-way mirror adjacent said chamber, said glass having a height scale displayed on one face thereof;
- weighing means located at the lower part of said housing for receiving the user thereon;
- means in said housing for recording the weight of said user;
- receipt dispensing means in said housing to provide information including the weight of the user and data relative to the use of said apparatus;
- a camera in said internal chamber for photographing the user;
- a height scale in photographic view of said camera to provide indication height of the user whereby said height indication is photographed; and - means for passing said receipt in the photo-graphic view of said camera whereby said receipt is photographed.
5. An apparatus as defined in Claim 3 or Claim 4 when said data relative to the use of said appa-ratus includes the date of use of the apparatus, a number associated With said apparatus and a user refer-ence number.
6. An apparatus as defined in Claim 3 when said dispensing means provide duplicate copies of said receipt; one of said copies being directed to said means passing the receipt in the photographic view of the camera, the other of said copies being dispensed outside said housing.
7. An apparatus as defined in Claim 6 further comprising means in said housing for retaining therein said one of said duplicate copies of said receipt.
8. An apparatus as defined in Claim 3 com-prising control circuit means for setting said camera in photographing operation.
9. An apparatus as defined in Claim 8, wherein said housing includes means for detecting in-sertion of a credit card, cheque or the like in said housing to activate said control circuit means.
10. An apparatus as defined in Claim 8, wherein said housing includes means for detecting in-sertion of a coin to activate said control circuit means.
11, An apparatus as defined in Claim 8, wherein said circuit control means are responsive to the combination of coin collecting means and of means de-tecting the presence of a credit card, cheque or the like in housing.
12. An apparatus as defined in Claim 3 or Claim 4 comprising means for indicating when said appa-ratus is defective.
13. An apparatus as defined in Claim 3, wherein said height scale is on the inner face of said mirror and is thereby non-visible to the user.
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CLAIMS SUPPORTED BY THE SUPPLEMENTARY DISCLOSURE
14. An apparatus as defined in Claim 1 or 2, wherein said identifying data on the inner side of said mirror include a number representative of said appa-ratus, a number representative of a film in said camera means and a number representative of the user.
15. An apparatus as defined in Claim 1 further comprising a scale means outside said housing for weighing the user; said identifying data on the inner side of said mirror including a number representative of the weight of the user.
16. An apparatus as defined in Claim 1 or 15, wherein said receipt displays information relative to an establishment where said apparatus is used, information relative to the time of-the use of said credit card, cheque or like document, information relative to a photograph on a film in said camera means, and infor-mation representative of the apparatus used.
17. An apparatus as defined in Claim 1, wherein said actuation means include a compartment in said housing for depositing said credit card, cheque or the like, and means for detecting the presence of said credit card, cheque or the like in said compartment.
18. An apparatus as defined in Claim 17, wherein said actuation means further comprise a coin receiving means in said housing and means for indicating the presence of a coin therein.
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