SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR STORING DATA TO A HANDHELD DEVICE
First Claim
1. A system for storing data on a handheld device, the system comprising:
- a handheld device comprising;
an interface configured to couple to a host computer, a biometric sensor configured to receive biometric information from a user, a memory configured to store operating system instructions for execution by the host computer, and a processor coupled to the memory and the biometric sensor, the processor being configured to load the operating system instructions to the host computer for controlling the operation thereof;
one or more storage devices configured to store user data; and
a server coupled to the host computer via a network, the server configured to;
receive the biometric information from the handheld device via the host computer, the host computer operating under the control of the operating system instructions, authenticate the biometric information, and access and transmit the user data to the handheld device upon authentication of the biometric information.
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Abstract
A portable, biometrically-secured device for facilitating various different types of in-person and online transactions. For example, the portable, biometrically-secured device can be used to safely perform in-person financial transactions, such as credit card transactions, in which the user'"'"'s identity is biometrically authenticated. The portable, biometrically-secured device can also be used for performing biometrically-secured online transactions. For example, the portable, biometrically-secured device can be used to create a secure platform from which to make the online transactions by loading a secure operating system from the device to a host computer'"'"'s volatile memory. Biometrically-secured online transactions can then be performed using the host computer. In one embodiment, the portable, biometrically-secured device facilitates online financial transactions that can be performed without transmitting a user'"'"'s financial information to the online merchant.
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19 Claims
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1. A system for storing data on a handheld device, the system comprising:
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a handheld device comprising;
an interface configured to couple to a host computer, a biometric sensor configured to receive biometric information from a user, a memory configured to store operating system instructions for execution by the host computer, and a processor coupled to the memory and the biometric sensor, the processor being configured to load the operating system instructions to the host computer for controlling the operation thereof;
one or more storage devices configured to store user data; and
a server coupled to the host computer via a network, the server configured to;
receive the biometric information from the handheld device via the host computer, the host computer operating under the control of the operating system instructions, authenticate the biometric information, and access and transmit the user data to the handheld device upon authentication of the biometric information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A method for storing data on a handheld device, the method comprising:
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receiving biometric information of a user over a network from a host computer in communication with the first handheld device, the host computer operating under the control of operating system instructions loaded to the host computer from the first handheld device;
authenticating the biometric information; and
transmitting user data over the network to the first handheld device via the host computer if the biometric information is successfully authenticated. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. A system for storing data on a handheld device, the system comprising:
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means for receiving biometric information over a network from a host computer in communication with the first handheld device, the host computer operating under the control of operating system instructions loaded to the host computer from the first handheld device;
means for authenticating the biometric information; and
means for transmitting user data over the network to the first handheld device via the host computer if the biometric information is successfully authenticated. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19)
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