| 7003678 |
IC card and IC chip module |
| Feb-21-2006 |
In an IC card 30 is sealed an IC chip 70 provided with an exposure sensor 84. When exposure sensor 84 detects that IC card 30 has been opened, exposure sensor 84... |
| 6959874 |
Biometric identification system using biometric images and personal identification number stored on a magnetic stripe and associated methods |
| Nov-1-2005 |
The system and method store biometric information and a personal identification number (PIN) on a token having a magnetic storage medium. A biometric image is captured, biometric data is produced and a... |
| 6910630 |
Piracy prevention for voice and video |
| Jun-28-2005 |
Protecting content from piracy. A user computer stores a stored address. A smart card stores a smart-card address. The smart-card address matches the stored address. A seller stores content to be sold... |
| 6905460 |
Method and apparatus for performing minimally invasive surgical procedures |
| Jun-14-2005 |
A system for performing minimally invasive cardiac procedures. The system includes a pair of surgical instruments that are coupled to a pair of robotic arms. The instruments have end effectors that can... |
| 6802008 |
IC card and IC chip module |
| Oct-5-2004 |
In an IC card 30 is sealed an IC chip 70 provided with an exposure sensor 84. When exposure sensor 84 detects that IC card 30 has been opened, exposure sensor 84 outputs an exposure detection signal to... |
| 6736313 |
Card reader module with pin decryption |
| May-18-2004 |
A card reader module includes capabilities for receiving and decrypting an encrypted user PIN to facilitate off-line transaction authorization. In an off-line transaction, a transaction processing system... |
| 6616035 |
Method and device for identification and authentication |
| Sep-9-2003 |
A method and a device of identification and authentication of a holder of a mobile electronic transaction device in an electronic transaction process between a transaction service provider and a transaction... |
| 6375084 |
Card charging systems |
| Apr-23-2002 |
In a card charging system, especially for public transport services, a host ticket facility is operable by both credit cards usable at a card read/write device and concessionary payment cards usable at... |
| 6170744 |
Self-authenticating negotiable documents |
| Jan-9-2001 |
A self-authenticating document is created by providing a one-way hash value in a symbol creation process, and then using a public key to decrypt data of the self-authenticating document. Raw data to be... |
| 6065675 |
Processing system and method for a heterogeneous electronic cash environment |
| May-23-2000 |
A heterogeneous stored-value system which offers interoperability among a number of proprietary payment card brands with differing fee structures. The system makes use of existing settlement practices... |
| 6039247 |
Secure, stored-value systems and methods of transferring monetary values in one or more transactions to a specific receiving device |
| Mar-21-2000 |
Methods and systems for encoding encrypted monetary values onto transfer vehicles include one or more payment, encoder, and encrypter devices, and, associated with each designated receiving device such... |
| 5963648 |
Electronic-monetary system |
| Oct-5-1999 |
An electronic-monetary system having (1) banks or financial institutions that are coupled to a money generator device for generating and issuing to subscribing customers electronic money including electronic... |
| 5953423 |
Electronic-monetary system |
| Sep-14-1999 |
An electronic-monetary system having (1) banks or financial institutions that are coupled to a money generator device for generating and issuing to subscribing customers electronic money including electronic... |
| 5925864 |
Metering incoming deliverable mail to automatically enable address correction |
| Jul-20-1999 |
A system that allows a third party such as a postage meter manufacturer or PSD manufacturer to collate data, process the data and use this information to identify delayed mail pieces that may have been... |
| 5878139 |
Method for electronic merchandise dispute resolution |
| Mar-2-1999 |
A system for open electronic commerce having a customer trusted agent securely communicating with a first money module, and a merchant trusted agent securely communicating with a second money module. Both... |
| 5852290 |
Smart-card based access control system with improved security |
| Dec-22-1998 |
A smart card that includes a descrambler for descrambling entitlement information and data provides improved access control by controlling the manner in which the entitlement information portion of the... |
| 5799087 |
Electronic-monetary system |
| Aug-25-1998 |
An electronic-monetary system having (1) banks or financial institutions that are coupled to a money generator device for generating and issuing to subscribing customers electronic money including electronic... |
| 5740276 |
Holographic method for encrypting and decrypting information using a fingerprint |
| Apr-14-1998 |
A method using a fingerprint image as a cipher for optical encrypting and decrypting information which is presented in the form of an analogous signal. The method includes recording a Fourier hologram,... |
| 5724424 |
Digital active advertising |
| Mar-3-1998 |
A complete system for the purchasing of goods or information over a computer network is presented. Merchant computers on the network maintain databases of digital advertisements that are accessed by buyer... |
| 5677955 |
Electronic funds transfer instruments |
| Oct-14-1997 |
An electronic instrument is created in a computer-based method for effecting a transfer of funds from an account of a payer in a funds-holding institution to a payee. The electronic instrument includes... |
| 5596642 |
Network settlement performed on consolidated information |
| Jan-21-1997 |
A system for determining value in a stored value transaction system has a plurality of value storing devices. A first network consolidation device is provided for receiving stored value information from... |
| 5591949 |
Automatic portable account controller for remotely arranging for payment of debt to a vendor |
| Jan-7-1997 |
An automatic account controller for remotely arranging for payment of debt to a vendor. The controller includes a detector for activating the portable account controller upon detection of indicia of identity... |
| 5557518 |
Trusted agents for open electronic commerce |
| Sep-17-1996 |
A system for open electronic commerce having a customer trusted agent securely communicating with a first money module, and a merchant trusted agent securely communicating with a second money module. Both... |
| 5473690 |
Secured method for loading a plurality of applications into a microprocessor memory card |
| Dec-5-1995 |
A method for loading and managing a plurality of applications in a memory of a chip card, the method including: recording a chart of applications in the memory of the chip card which associates a password... |
| 5390252 |
Authentication method and communication terminal and communication processing unit using the method |
| Feb-14-1995 |
In a first processing mode for a first communication request, a communication processing unit responds to a communication request signal from a communication terminal to acquire an authentication key Ka... |
| 5239166 |
Secure data interchange system erasing a card memory upon an invalid response |
| Aug-24-1993 |
Systems for interchanging information, for example, obtaining cash from a terminal by use of a portable device such as a credit card are well-known but suffer from being vulnerable to fraud. In the invention... |
| 5130519 |
Portable pin card |
| Jul-14-1992 |
A portable Personal Identification Card allows a cardholder to enter a PIN code into his card at a location remote from an authorization terminal. In an alternate embodiment, a PIN code may be enterd at... |
| 5017766 |
Portable electronic apparatus capable of confirming validity of transaction data |
| May-21-1991 |
In an IC card having an update function of transaction data, account type, supplementary amount, and valid date are input to the IC card. The IC card adds a renewal number data held therein to the input... |
| 4906828 |
Electronic money purse and fund transfer system |
| Mar-6-1990 |
The essence of the invention is a socalled "data bit variable spacer generator", block 79, which contributes to the generation of a control output "c" from a combinatory logic circuit group 78. The logic... |
| 4849613 |
Method and device for making an electronic authentication |
| Jul-18-1989 |
Operating procedure and device for the electronically authorized determination of an individual matter and for obtaining, in a reliably differentiating manner which is secure against forgery, the remotely... |
| 4825050 |
Security transaction system for financial data |
| Apr-25-1989 |
A system for a data protection executing financial transactions employing cryptographic techniques. The system comprises an encoded card, which has been initially encrypted using the National Bureau of... |
| 4816655 |
Method and apparatus for checking the authenticity of individual-linked documents and the identity of the holders thereof |
| Mar-28-1989 |
There is described a method and an apparatus which comprises a reader for reading document characteristics, circuitry permitting the formation of a message confirming the holder identity, a computer connected... |
| 4723284 |
Authentication system |
| Feb-2-1988 |
The present invention is directed to a hardware authentication system for a public key communications network. The public key network includes at least one user terminal and at least one hardware authentication... |
| 4720859 |
Method and system for the mutual encyphered indentification between data communicating stations and stations for use with such method and system |
| Jan-19-1988 |
A method for transmitting ciphered information between two stations while using session keys. According to the method a mutual identification of the stations (AK, A; A,B) is obtained while using an identification... |
| 4668103 |
Polygraphic encryption-decryption communications system |
| May-26-1987 |
A public-key system for encoding, or encrypting, digital data wherein at least two singular matrices of binary bits provide separate encrypting factors. Each matrix is a product of a common singular matrix... |
| 4665396 |
Validation check for remote digital station |
| May-12-1987 |
A cryptographic validation for an external station of a communication system provided with a central data processing device, a number of access stations which are coupled thereto and a number of external... |
| 4645871 |
Non-interfering in-band protocol-independent diagnostic scanning in a digital multipoint communication system |
| Feb-24-1987 |
In a system in which data between a master and remote location is encrypted by using the DES algorithm, the status of security devices at the remote location is monitored from a centralized security station.... |
| 4641238 |
Multiprocessor system employing dynamically programmable processing elements controlled by a master processor |
| Feb-3-1987 |
There is disclosed a multiple processor system which employs dynamically programmable processing elements (DDPE) utilized as slave devices and under the control of a master processor. A plurality of DPPE's... |
| 4633036 |
Method and apparatus for use in public-key data encryption system |
| Dec-30-1986 |
In an encryption scheme based on the use of a public key having secret factors p and q, additional requirements on p and q are invoked in order to ensure a high level of security. In particular, it is... |
| 4625081 |
Automated telephone voice service system |
| Nov-25-1986 |
An automated telephone voice service system includes a data store having a plurality of addressable voice storage message baskets defined therein and a control system coupled between the store and a large... |
| 4623037 |
Detachable-gaff pole climber |
| Nov-18-1986 |
A climber of the type that attaches to a boot for climbing trees and poles. The climber comprises a set of leg braces, articulated stirrup mounting and a quick gaff release assembly which facilitates detaching... |
| 4612413 |
Authentication system between a card reader and a pay card exchanging data |
| Sep-16-1986 |
A reciprocal authentication system between two groups of electronic units which can be interconnected for the exchange of data. The system periodically supplies a variable access key for the encrypting... |
| 4605820 |
Key management system for on-line communication |
| Aug-12-1986 |
The subject invention relates to a new and improved key management system particularly suited to facilitate communication between point of sale terminals and a host processor. The system provides for the... |
| 4601011 |
User authorization verification apparatus for computer systems including a central device and a plurality of pocket sized remote units |
| Jul-15-1986 |
A remote user authorization verification system including a central device having data imput and output, memory and data comparison facilities, and a plurality of hand held, pocket size remote units arranged... |
| 4594502 |
Automatic depositing/dispensing apparatus |
| Jun-10-1986 |
In an automatic depositing/dispensing apparatus, a plurality of note storage section is provided in a housing. Each of the note storage sections stores deposited notes of a denomination and includes a... |
| 4578530 |
End-to-end encryption system and method of operation |
| Mar-25-1986 |
An efficient end-to-end encryption system including key management procedures for providing secure, financial data communication between a system user at one of a plurality of transaction terminals of... |
| 4578531 |
Encryption system key distribution method and apparatus |
| Mar-25-1986 |
Encryption systems typically rely on the distribution of cipher keys between terminals for scrambling and unscrambling transmitted messages. Elaborate security precautions are necessary to protect the... |
| 4498000 |
Security method and device for communicating confidential data via an intermediate stage |
| Feb-5-1985 |
The invention relates to a method and devices allowing exchange of data between authorized bearers of crediting means (1) to be identified, approved and possibly coded and to remote centralized processing... |
| 4468667 |
Detection of an identification signal contained within a composite signal, without false signal recognition |
| Aug-28-1984 |
A system for detecting the presence in a sampled composite signal of an identification signal having a predetermined frequency without falsely recognizing other sharp signal transitions in the sampled... |
| 4467139 |
Process and system for transmission of signed messages |
| Aug-21-1984 |
The transmission of signed messages occurs between a transmitter (1) and a receiver (3) connected by a transmission line system (2). The transmitter (1) and the receiver (3) respectively comprise a coding... |
