Personal identification device and system used to produce and organize digital receipts

• US 20030158819A1
• Filed: 10/31/2002
• Published: 08/21/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/31/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Cross Match Technologies Incorporated (Assa Abloy AB)
• Original Assignee: Cross Match Technologies Incorporated (Assa Abloy AB)
• Inventors: Scott, Walter G.
• Application Number:
  US10/284,440
• Publication Number:
  US 20030158819A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/65
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/57 Certifying or maintaining trusted computer platforms, e.g. secure boots or power-downs, version controls, system software checks, secure updates or assessing vulnerabilities
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/02 Reservations, e.g. for tickets, services or events
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/367 involving electronic purses or money safes
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/4014 Identity check for transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 10/94 Hardware or software architectures specially adapted for image or video understanding
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/1306 non-optical, e.g. ultrasonic or capacitive sensing
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/37 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voice recognition
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0823 using certificates cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving certificates H04L9/3263
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/069 using certificates or pre-shared keys
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 74/00 Wireless channel access
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 8/26 Network addressing or numbering for mobility support

Abstract

A system and method are used to authorize a transaction, determine information about the transaction, generate a digital receipt based on the determining step, and store the digital receipt. The determining step can include determining: a time of the transaction, parties to the transaction, a location of the transaction, a service or product purchased during the transaction. The storing step can include storing the digital receipt locally or remotely through a hardwired or wireless local or remote network (e.g., via the Internet, in a personal digital assistant, in an email account, or the like). The method further comprises the steps of categorizing the information from the determining step and organizing the information based on the categorizing.

Claims

1. A method comprising the steps of:

authorizing a transaction;

determining information about said transaction;

generating a digital receipt based on said determining step; and

storing the digital receipt.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining step comprises the step of determining a time of said transaction.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining step comprises the step of determining a location of said transaction.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining step comprises the step of determining parties involved in said transaction.

5. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining step comprises the step of determining a service purchased from said transaction.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining step comprises the step of determining a product purchased from said transaction.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein said determining step comprises the step of determining characteristics of a financial exchange during said transaction.

8. The method of claim 1, further comprising the steps of:

categorizing the information from said determining step; and

organizing the information based on said categorizing.

9. The method of claim 8, wherein said categorizing comprises the step of distinguishing between tax related and non tax related ones of said transactions.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein said storing step comprises the step of storing said digital receipt on in a local memory.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein said storing step comprises the step of storing said digital receipt on in a remote memory.

12. The method of claim 11, wherein said storing in a remote memory step comprises the step of transmitting the digital receipt through a network to the remote memory.

13. The method of claim 11, wherein said storing in a remote memory step comprises the step of transmitting the digital receipt through a wireless network to the remote memory.

14. The method of claim 11, wherein said remote memory is in a personal data assistant (PDA).

15. The method of claim 11, wherein said remote memory is associated with an internet address.

16. The method of claim 11, wherein said remote memory is in a local portable device.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein said local portable device includes at least one of a PDA and a cellular phone.

18. A method comprising:

collecting personal information from a purchaser during a transaction;

collecting transaction information from the purchaser during the transaction;

collecting transaction information from a retailer during a transaction; and

generating a digital receipt based on said collecting steps, the digital receipt containing information about the collected personal and transaction information.

19. The method of claim 18, further comprising forward the digital receipt to a predetermined storage location for subsequent access by the purchaser.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein said personal information includes at least one of identity, biometric data, and financial data.

21. The method of claim 18, wherein said transaction information of the purchaser includes at least one of date, time, place, client, and trip information.

22. The method of claim 18, wherein said transaction information of the retailer includes at least one of date, time, place, purchased item, purchased service, cost, and sellers name.