PRIVATE INFORMATION EXCHANGE IN SMART CARD COMMERCE
First Claim
1. A method for performing private information exchange in smart card commerce, said method comprising:
- in response to determining that an item of biometric data received on a biometric reader corresponds to an authorized user, unlocking a communication channel on a communication port and exchanging public keys;
in response to determining that a valid information request from an external point of sale machine has been received across said communication channel, decrypting said information request and parsing a data token;
in response to determining that private data has been requested in said information request, prompting a user for authorization to release said private information; and
performing private information exchange in smart card commerce by, in response to said user pressing a yes button on said smart card, placing an encrypted copy of said private data in said public area of said smart card for transmission across said communication channel to said external point of sale machine.
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Abstract
A method, system and computer program product for private information exchange in smart card commerce is disclosed. The method includes, in response to determining that an item of biometric data received on a biometric reader corresponds to an authorized user, unlocking a communication channel on a communication port, exchanging public keys between the user and authorized point of sale, receiving an information request from an external point of sale machine across the communication channel, decrypting an information request and parsing a data token. In response to determining that private data has been requested in the information request, a user is prompted for authorization to release the private information, and private information exchange in smart card commerce is performed by, in response to the user pressing a yes button on the smart card, placing an encrypted copy of the private data in the public area of the smart card for transmission across the communication channel to the external point of sale machine.
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20 Claims
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1. A method for performing private information exchange in smart card commerce, said method comprising:
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in response to determining that an item of biometric data received on a biometric reader corresponds to an authorized user, unlocking a communication channel on a communication port and exchanging public keys; in response to determining that a valid information request from an external point of sale machine has been received across said communication channel, decrypting said information request and parsing a data token; in response to determining that private data has been requested in said information request, prompting a user for authorization to release said private information; and performing private information exchange in smart card commerce by, in response to said user pressing a yes button on said smart card, placing an encrypted copy of said private data in said public area of said smart card for transmission across said communication channel to said external point of sale machine. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A system for performing private information exchange in smart card commerce, said system comprising:
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means for, in response to determining that an item of biometric data received on a biometric reader corresponds to an authorized user, unlocking a communication channel on a communication port and exchanging public keys; means for, in response to determining that a valid information request from an external point of sale machine has been received across said communication channel, decrypting said information request and parsing a data token; means for, in response to determining that private data has been requested in said information request, prompting a user for authorization to release said private information; and means for performing private information exchange in smart card commerce by, in response to said user pressing a yes button on said smart card, placing an encrypted copy of said private data in said public area of said smart card for transmission across said communication channel to said external point of sale machine. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A machine-readable medium having a plurality of instructions processable by a machine embodied therein, wherein said plurality of instructions, when processed by said machine, causes said machine to perform a method, said method comprising:
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in response to determining that an item of biometric data received on a biometric reader corresponds to an authorized user, unlocking a communication channel on a communication port and exchanging public keys; in response to determining that a valid information request from an external point of sale machine has been received across said communication channel, decrypting said information request and parsing a data token; in response to determining that private data has been requested in said information request, prompting a user for authorization to release said private information; and performing private information exchange in smart card commerce by, in response to said user pressing a yes button on said smart card, placing an encrypted copy of said private data in said public area of said smart card for transmission across said communication channel to said external point of sale machine. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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