Credit transaction system and method using fingerprint information
First Claim
1. A credit transaction system using fingerprint information comprising:
- a terminal for credit transactions which has a function of authenticating an identity of a card user using a fingerprint and transmits transaction particulars and card information of the card user;
a transaction approval determining unit for receiving the transaction particulars and the card information from the terminal, confirming a credit status of the card user, and informing an approval/rejection of the transactions to the terminal; and
a management server, connected to the terminal, for mutually communicating the fingerprint information and the card information with the terminal.
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Abstract
A credit transaction system and a method thereof using fingerprint information strengthen an authentication function of a card user'"'"'s identity. The system includes a terminal for credit transactions which has a function of authenticating the identity of the card user using the fingerprint and transmits transaction particulars and card information of the card user; a transaction approval determining unit for receiving the transaction particulars and the card information from the terminal, confirming a credit status of the card user, and informing an approval/rejection of the transactions to the terminal; and a management server, connected to the terminal, for mutually communicating the fingerprint information and the card information with the terminal.
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22 Claims
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1. A credit transaction system using fingerprint information comprising:
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a terminal for credit transactions which has a function of authenticating an identity of a card user using a fingerprint and transmits transaction particulars and card information of the card user;
a transaction approval determining unit for receiving the transaction particulars and the card information from the terminal, confirming a credit status of the card user, and informing an approval/rejection of the transactions to the terminal; and
a management server, connected to the terminal, for mutually communicating the fingerprint information and the card information with the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A credit transaction method for a credit transaction system having a terminal for credit transactions, a transaction approval determining unit, and a management server, the method comprising:
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(a) scanning a fingerprint of a card user using the terminal;
(b) confirming an identity of the card user by comparing the scanned fingerprint of the card user with fingerprint information stored in the terminal;
(c) requesting a transaction approval to the transaction approval determining unit; and
(d) the transaction approval determining unit determining an approval/rejection of the transactions after confirming a credit status of the card user. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A credit transaction system using fingerprint information comprising:
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a user authentication unit for authenticating an identity of a card user by comparing a fingerprint of the card user with pre-stored fingerprint information;
a terminal for credit transactions for transmitting transaction particulars and card information of the card user in accordance with a result of the authentication performed by the user authentication unit;
a transaction approval determining unit for receiving the transaction particulars and the card information of the card user from the terminal, confirming a credit status of the card user, and informing an approval/rejection of the transactions to the terminal; and
a management server, connected to the user authentication unit, for mutually communicating the fingerprint information and the card information with the user authentication unit. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A credit transaction method for a credit transaction system having a user authentication unit, a terminal for credit transactions, a transaction approval determining unit, and a management server, the method comprising:
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(a) scanning a fingerprint of a card user using the user authentication unit;
(b) confirming an identity of the card user by comparing the scanned fingerprint of the card user with fingerprint information stored in the user authentication unit;
(c) transmitting card information and transaction particulars of the card user to the transaction approval determining unit;
(d) the transaction approval determining unit determining an approval/rejection of the transactions after confirming a credit status of the card user; and
(e) informing the approval/rejection of the transactions to the terminal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22)
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