Transmitter for transmitting a secure access signal

• US 10,685,353 B2
• Filed: 07/19/2016
• Issued: 06/16/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2007
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: CPC Patent Technologies Pty., Ltd. (Charter Pacific Corporation Limited)
• Original Assignee: Microlatch Pty Ltd
• Inventors: Burke, Christopher John
• Primary Examiner(s): Kuntz, Curtis A
• Assistant Examiner(s): Adnan, Muhammad
• Application Number:
  US15/213,661
• Publication Number:
  US 20170046713A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,428 Days
• Field of Search: None
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/352 Contactless payments by cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/354 Card activation or deactivation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/26 using a biometric sensor integrated in the pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0893 the card reader reading the card in a contactless manner
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0625 with splitting of the data block into left and right halves, e.g. Feistel based algorithms, DES, FEAL, IDEA or KASUMI
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0631 Substitution permutation network [SPN], i.e. cipher composed of a number of stages or rounds each involving linear and nonlinear transformations, e.g. AES algorithms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0861 Generation of secret information including derivation or calculation of cryptographic keys or passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/302 involving the integer factorization problem, e.g. RSA or quadratic sieve [QS] schemes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3247 involving digital signatures

Abstract

A transmitter (116) for transmitting a secure access signal to a system (117) for providing secure access to a controlled item (111) is disclosed. The access is dependent on information contained in the secure access signal. The transmitter (116) comprises a biometric sensor (121) for receiving a biometric signal and a processor (1005) for matching the biometric signal against members of a database (105) of biometric signatures. The transmitter (116) comprises enabling means (e.g., 127) for enabling an inductive circuit, based on the matching of the biometric signal, to transmit the secure access signal conveying the information to the system (117) upon the inductive circuit being placed within range of a radio frequency field emitted by the system (117).

Claims

1. A transmitter for transmitting a secure signal to a system for performing a secure transaction, the transmitter comprising:

a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric signal to match against signatures of a database of biometric signatures;

a display;

a selector through which a user input is received;

a plurality of proximity modules, each of the plurality of proximity modules comprising a corresponding integrated circuit;

a switch module; and

a controller for;

presenting a plurality of financial accounts on the display, each of the plurality of financial accounts corresponding to one of the plurality of proximity modules;

receiving, via the selector, the user input indicative of a selected financial account selected from the plurality of financial accounts presented;

presenting, via the display, feedback indicating the selected financial account corresponding to said one of the plurality of proximity modules;

upon said receiving of the user input, activating the switch module, for a predetermined period of time, the switch module being in a deactivated state prior to said receiving of the user input; and

configuring the corresponding integrated circuit to transmit the secure signal conveying information to the system upon the received biometric signal matching a signature of the database of biometric signatures and the corresponding integrated circuit being placed within range of a radio frequency field emitted by the system within the predetermined period of time;

wherein the secure transaction is performed based on the information conveyed within the transmitted secure signal in order to adjust a financial account associated with the matched signature by an amount provided by the system, wherein the database of biometric signatures is maintained using the transmitter by a user corresponding to the matched signature, and further wherein the biometric sensor of the transmitter was used to store the matched signature in the database of biometric signatures, wherein the switch module is configured to automatically return to the deactivated state after the predetermined period of time has elapsed.

2. The transmitter according to claim 1, further comprising memory containing the database of biometric signatures.

3. The transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the database of biometric signatures is located in the system for performing the secure transaction.

4. The transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter is configured for populating the database of biometric signatures.

5. The transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter is configured for generating a dynamic password.

6. The transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the transaction is performed depending on a dynamic password generated by the transmitter.

7. The transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter is configured for determining an amount of funds.

8. The transmitter according to claim 1, further comprising memory for storing a value.

9. The transmitter according to claim 1, wherein a stored value is decremented by an amount depending on the information.

10. The transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the display is configured to display the information.

11. The transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the biometric sensor is responsive to one of voice, retinal pattern, iris pattern, face pattern, and palm configuration.

12. The transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter is configured within a fob.

13. The transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the transmitter is configured within a mobile telephone.

14. The transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the system is a payment system.

15. The transmitter according to claim 1, wherein the system is an online payment system.

16. A method of transmitting a secure signal to a system from a transmitter for performing a secure transaction, the method comprising:

presenting, via a display, a plurality of financial accounts, wherein the transmitter comprises the display;

receiving, via a selector, user input indicative of a selected financial account from the plurality of financial accounts, each of the plurality of financial accounts corresponding to one of a plurality of proximity modules, each of the plurality of proximity modules comprising a corresponding integrated circuit;

presenting, via the display, feedback indicating the selected financial account corresponding to said one of the plurality of proximity modules;

upon said receiving of the user input, activating a switch module, for a predetermined period of time, the switch module being in a deactivated state prior to said receiving of the user input;

receiving, using a biometric sensor, a biometric signal, wherein the transmitter further comprises the biometric sensor;

matching the biometric signal against signatures of a database of biometric signatures;

configuring, using a controller, the corresponding integrated circuit to transmit the secure signal conveying information to the system upon the received biometric signal matching a signature of the database of biometric signatures and the corresponding integrated circuit being placed within range of a radio frequency field emitted by the system within the predetermined period of time, wherein the secure transaction is performed based on the information conveyed within the transmitted signal in order to adjust the selected financial account associated with the matched signature by an amount provided by the system, the switch module being configured to automatically return to the deactivated state after the predetermined period of time has elapsed; and

maintaining, using the transmitter, the database of biometric signatures by a user corresponding to the matched signature, wherein the biometric sensor of the transmitter was used to store the matched signature in the database of biometric signatures.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising generating a dynamic password.

18. The method according to claim 16, wherein the transaction is performed depending on a dynamic password.

19. A system for performing a secure transaction, the system comprising:

a database of biometric signatures;

a transmitter sub-system comprising;

a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric signal to match against signatures of the database of biometric signatures;

a display;

a selector through which a user input is received;

a plurality of proximity modules, each of the plurality of proximity modules comprising a corresponding integrated circuit;

a switch module; and

a controller for;

presenting a plurality of financial accounts on the display, each of the plurality of financial accounts corresponding to one of the plurality of proximity modules;

receiving, via the selector, the user input indicative of a selected financial account selected from the plurality of financial accounts presented;

presenting, via the display, feedback indicating the selected financial account corresponding to said one of the plurality of proximity modules;

upon said receiving of the user input, activating the switch module, for a predetermined period of time, the switch module being in a deactivated state prior to said receiving of the user input; and

configuring the corresponding integrated circuit to transmit a secure signal conveying information upon the received biometric signal matching a signature of the database of biometric signatures and the corresponding integrated circuit being placed within a range of a radio frequency field within the predetermined period of time;

wherein the system is configured such that the database of biometric signatures is using the transmitter sub-system by a user corresponding to the matched signature, and further wherein the biometric sensor of the transmitter sub-system was used to store the matched signature in the database of biometric signatures, wherein the switch module is configured to automatically return to the deactivated state after the predetermined period of time has elapsed; and

a receiver sub-system comprising;

means for emitting the radio frequency field;

means for receiving the transmitted secure signal upon the corresponding integrated circuit being placed within range of the radio frequency field being emitted; and

means for performing the transaction based on the information, wherein the transaction is performed based on the information conveyed within the transmitted signal in order to adjust the selected financial account associated with the matched signature by an amount provided by the receiver sub-system.

20. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program recorded therein for transmitting a secure signal to a system for performing a secure transaction, the program comprising:

code for receiving a biometric signal to match against signatures of a database of biometric signatures;

code for presenting, via a display, a plurality of financial accounts corresponding to a user of a matched signature;

code for receiving, via a selector, user input indicative of a selected financial account from the plurality of financial accounts, each of the plurality of financial accounts corresponding to one of a plurality of proximity modules, each of the plurality of proximity modules comprising a corresponding integrated circuit;

code for presenting, via the display, feedback indicating the selected financial account corresponding to said one of the plurality of proximity modules;

code for activating a switch module, upon the user input being received, for a predetermined period of time, the switch module being in a deactivated state prior to said receiving of the user input;

code for configuring the corresponding integrated circuit to transmit the secure signal conveying information to the system upon the received biometric signal matching a signature of the database of biometric signatures and the corresponding integrated circuit being placed within range of a radio frequency field emitted by the system within the predetermined period of time, wherein the transaction is performed based on the information conveyed within the transmitted signal in order to adjust the financial account associated with the matched signature by an amount provided by the system, the switch module being configured to automatically return to the deactivated state after the predetermined period of time has elapsed; and

code for permitting the database of biometric signatures to be maintained by a user corresponding to the matched signature, the matched signature having been stored in the database of biometric signatures using the biometric sensor of the transmitter.

21. A transmitter for transmitting a secure signal to a system for performing a secure transaction, the transmitter comprising:

a biometric sensor for receiving and matching a biometric signal against signatures of a database of biometric signatures; and

a controller for;

presenting, via a display, a plurality of financial accounts, each of the plurality of financial accounts corresponding to one of a plurality of proximity modules;

receiving, via a selector, user input indicative of a selected financial account from the plurality of financial accounts;

presenting, via the display, feedback indicating the selected financial account corresponding to said one of the plurality of proximity modules;

upon said receiving of the user input, activating a switch module, for a predetermined period of time, the switch module being in a deactivated state prior to said receiving of the user input;

receiving, via the selector, a function that relates to a financial account of the matched signature; and

configuring the corresponding integrated circuit to transmit the secure signal based on the selected function resulting in an adjustment of the selected financial account, wherein the transmitter is configured to permit the database of biometric signatures to be maintained by a user corresponding to the matched signature, the matched signature having been stored in the database of biometric signatures using the biometric sensor of the transmitter, wherein the switch module is configured to automatically return to the deactivated state after the predetermined period of time has elapsed.

22. The transmitter of claim 21, wherein the function is selected from a set of functions based on the user input, each function relating to the selected financial account of the matched signature.

23. A mobile telephone for transmitting a secure signal to a system for performing a secure transaction, the mobile telephone comprising a biometric sensor, a memory, a plurality of proximity modules, a plurality of integrated circuits, a switch module, and a controller, wherein the mobile telephone is configured to:

receive, by the biometric sensor, a first biometric signal;

store, by the controller, a first biometric signature in the memory, wherein the first biometric signature is representative of the first biometric signal, wherein a user associated with the first biometric signature is permitted to maintain a biometric signature data stored in the memory, wherein maintaining the biometric signature data includes storing and deleting biometric signature data from the memory;

store, in the memory by the controller when directed by the user permitted to maintain the biometric signature data, a second biometric signature representative of a second biometric signal received by the biometric sensor;

present, via a display, a plurality of financial accounts of the matched signature, each of the plurality of financial accounts corresponding to one of the plurality of proximity modules;

receive, via a selector, user input indicative of a selected financial account from the plurality of financial accounts;

present, via the display, feedback indicating the selected financial account corresponding to said one of the plurality of proximity modules;

upon said receiving of the user input, activating the switch module, for a predetermined period of time, the switch module being in a deactivated state prior to said receiving of the user input; and

receive, by the biometric sensor, a third biometric signal;

determine, by the controller, if the first biometric signature or second biometric signature stored in the memory is representative of the third biometric signal; and

transmit the secure signal conveying information to the system upon the third biometric signal being representative of the first biometric signature stored in the memory or the second biometric signature stored in the memory and at least one of the plurality of integrated circuits of the mobile telephone being placed within range of a radio frequency field emitted by the system within the predetermined period of time, wherein the transaction is performed based on the information conveyed within the transmitted signal in order to adjust a financial account associated with the first biometric signature or second biometric signature by an amount provided by the system, the switch module being configured to automatically return to the deactivated state after the predetermined period of time has elapsed.