Ultra Low-Power User Authentication Device for Financial Transactions
First Claim
1. A low-power device adapted to authenticate a user desiring to conduct a financial transaction comprising:
- an input device adapted to input user information;
a computing device operatively coupled to the input device, the computing device being adapted to compare the input user information to stored user information, the computing device being adapted to authenticate the user based on the comparison; and
a power source capable of providing power to the input device, the power source being adapted to obtain power from at least one of thermal energy, light energy, and electromagnetic energy, the at least one of thermal energy, light energy, and electromagnetic energy being obtained from at least one of the user and an ambient environment.
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Abstract
A low-power device is adapted to authenticate a user desiring to conduct a financial transaction includes an input device, a computing device, and a power source. The input device is adapted to input user information. The computing device is operatively coupled to the input device, adapted to compare the input user information to stored user information, and authenticate the user based on the comparison. The power source provides power to at least the input device. The power source is adapted to obtain power from thermal energy, light energy, and/or electromagnetic energy, which is derived from the user and/or an ambient environment. A method of authenticating a user desiring to conduct a financial transaction includes inputting input user information, comparing the input user information to stored user information, authenticating the user based on the comparison, and performing the inputting using power obtained from thermal energy, light energy, and/or electromagnetic energy.
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1. A low-power device adapted to authenticate a user desiring to conduct a financial transaction comprising:
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an input device adapted to input user information; a computing device operatively coupled to the input device, the computing device being adapted to compare the input user information to stored user information, the computing device being adapted to authenticate the user based on the comparison; and a power source capable of providing power to the input device, the power source being adapted to obtain power from at least one of thermal energy, light energy, and electromagnetic energy, the at least one of thermal energy, light energy, and electromagnetic energy being obtained from at least one of the user and an ambient environment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. A method of authenticating a user desiring to conduct a financial transaction comprising:
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obtaining input user information using power obtained from at least one of thermal energy, light energy, and electromagnetic energy, the at least one of thermal energy, light energy and electromagnetic energy being obtained from at least one of the user and an ambient environment; comparing the input user information to stored user information; and authenticating the user based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer-readable medium comprising instructions, wherein execution of the instructions by at least one computing device authenticates a user desiring to conduct a financial transaction by:
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obtaining input user information using power obtained from at least one of thermal energy, light energy, and electromagnetic energy, the at least one of thermal energy, light energy and electromagnetic energy being obtained from at least one of the user and an ambient environment; comparing the input user information to stored user information; and authenticating the user based on the comparison. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13)
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