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Ease of use transaction terminal

  • US 20050039052A1
  • Filed: 05/07/2004
  • Published: 02/17/2005
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/11/2002
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A transaction terminal comprising:

  • a housing;

    a touch screen;

    an integrated reader unit integrated in said housing configured to read at least one of mag stripe and smart card data;

    a secure information entry circuit disposed in said housing, said circuit including a central processing unit operating under the control of a program including an encryption routine;

    cryptographic firmware established in said circuit, said cryptographic firmware changing the state of an encryption mode signal when said central processing unit executes said encryption routine; and

    an indicator responsive to said encryption mode signal, said circuit being configured so that a user of said terminal can perceive whether data input into said terminal is being encrypted by observation of said indicator.

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