Secure Credit Card with Near Field Communications
First Claim
1. In combination:
- a near field communication device including storage means for storing information to be returned upon interrogation thereof; and
means for nulling a portion of said storage means upon expiration of a selected period of time.
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Abstract
A near field communication device included in a secure transaction card provides an addition and/or transitional communication link for communicating secure transaction information. The near field communication device may be selectively engaged or disengaged and, when engaged, either active or passive modes of operation of the near field communication device can be selected. in the active mode, secure transaction information is transmitted upon establishment of a communication link with a complementary near field communication device. In the passive mode, secure transaction information is transmitted upon interrogation from a complementary near field communication device. Secure transaction information is generated and stored for transmission in a memory and at least a portion of the memory is erased or nulled upon transmission or upon expiration of a selected period of time.
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20 Claims
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1. In combination:
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a near field communication device including storage means for storing information to be returned upon interrogation thereof; and
means for nulling a portion of said storage means upon expiration of a selected period of time.
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11. A method of communicating secure transaction information, said method comprising steps of
selectively engaging a near field communication device in a secure transaction card, upon engagement of said near field communication device, generating secure transaction information, storing said secure transaction information in a memory for transmission by said near field communication device, and nulling a portion of said memory upon transmission of said secure transaction information or upon expiration of a selected period of time.
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