Systems and methods for tokenless authentication of consumers during payment transactions
First Claim
1. A consumer biometric authentication apparatus, comprising:
- a processing unit configured to authenticate, for a payment transaction executed by a point of sale device at a retail location, a use of a payment account by a visiting consumer physically present at the retail location;
a memory communicatively coupled to the processing unit, wherein the memory has stored therein (i) a biometric data set for a first consumer, the biometric data set including at least one biometric image of the first consumer, and (ii) a payment account identifier associated with the first consumer;
a communication interface in operable communication with the processing unit, and configured to (i) receive an iris image of the visiting consumer from an iris recognition device proximate an entrance to the retail location, (ii) transmit the received iris image to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit authenticates the use of the payment account upon matching the received iris image of the visiting consumer with the at least one biometric image of the first consumer, authenticating the visiting consumer as the first consumer; and
a media output component configured to, upon authentication of the use of the payment account, present identifying information of the first consumer to the point of sale device prior to completion of the payment transaction.
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Abstract
A computer-implemented method for tokenless authentication of a paying consumer during a payment transaction uses a computing device having a processor and a memory. The method includes receiving a plurality of biometric data sets for a plurality of consumers. Each biometric data set includes at least a biometric image of a consumer and an associated payment account identifier. The method also includes receiving, from a first biometric input device communicatively coupled to the processor, a first biometric image of the paying consumer including an iris image. The method further includes determining a payment account associated with the paying consumer based on at least the first biometric image and the plurality of biometric data sets. The method also includes authenticating use of the payment account by the paying consumer for a payment transaction at the retail location by comparing the first biometric image to the plurality of biometric data sets.
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20 Claims
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1. A consumer biometric authentication apparatus, comprising:
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a processing unit configured to authenticate, for a payment transaction executed by a point of sale device at a retail location, a use of a payment account by a visiting consumer physically present at the retail location; a memory communicatively coupled to the processing unit, wherein the memory has stored therein (i) a biometric data set for a first consumer, the biometric data set including at least one biometric image of the first consumer, and (ii) a payment account identifier associated with the first consumer; a communication interface in operable communication with the processing unit, and configured to (i) receive an iris image of the visiting consumer from an iris recognition device proximate an entrance to the retail location, (ii) transmit the received iris image to the processing unit, wherein the processing unit authenticates the use of the payment account upon matching the received iris image of the visiting consumer with the at least one biometric image of the first consumer, authenticating the visiting consumer as the first consumer; and a media output component configured to, upon authentication of the use of the payment account, present identifying information of the first consumer to the point of sale device prior to completion of the payment transaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A computer-implemented method to authenticate, for a payment transaction executed by a point of sale device at a retail location, a use of a payment account by a visiting consumer physically present at the retail location, said method implemented using a consumer biometric authentication apparatus having a processor and a memory, said method comprising:
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receiving, in the memory, (i) a biometric data set for a first consumer, the biometric data set including at least one biometric image of the first consumer, and (ii) a payment account identifier associated with the first consumer; receiving an iris image of the visiting consumer from an iris recognition device proximate an entrance to the retail location and in communication with the processor; authenticating the use of the payment account upon matching the received iris image of the visiting consumer with the at least one biometric image of the first consumer, authenticating the visiting consumer as the first consumer; and presenting identifying information of the first consumer to the point of sale device prior to completion of the payment transaction. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A non-transitory computer-readable storage media having computer-executable instructions embodied thereon for authenticating a use of a payment account during a payment transaction executed by a point of sale device at a retail location by a visiting consumer physically present at the retail location, wherein when executed by at least one processor of a computing device, the computer-executable instructions cause the at least one processor to:
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receive (i) a biometric data set for a first consumer, the biometric data set including at least one biometric image of the first consumer, and (ii) a payment account identifier associated with the first consumer; receive an iris image of the visiting consumer from an iris recognition device proximate an entrance to the retail location and in communication with the processor; authenticate the use of the payment account upon matching the received iris image of the visiting consumer with the at least one biometric image of the first consumer, authenticating the visiting consumer as the first consumer; and present identifying information of the first consumer to the point of sale device prior to completion of the payment transaction. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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