TRACEABILITY METHOD FOR AN ELECTRONIC PAYMENT TERMINAL IN THE EVENT OF A THEFT THEREOF, AND CORRESPONDING COMPUTER PROGRAM
First Claim
1. A traceability method for an electronic payment terminal, in the event of a theft thereof, comprising the following steps:
- detection of a lack of contact with a base and/or another terminal associated with said terminal, for a predetermined time span, generating a passage of said terminal into a stolen state;
in said stolen state, storage, in a secure memory area of the terminal, of a series of successive tracking data each associated with time stamp information, so as to enable reconstruction of a route followed by said terminal.
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Abstract
A traceability method is provided for an electronic payment terminal, in the event of a theft thereof. The method includes the following steps: detection of a lack of contact with a base and/or another terminal associated with the terminal, for a predetermined time span, generating a passage of the terminal into a stolen state; and in the stolen state, storage, in a secure memory area of the terminal, of a series of successive tracking data each associated with time stamp information, so as to enable reconstruction of a route followed by the terminal.
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14 Claims
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1. A traceability method for an electronic payment terminal, in the event of a theft thereof, comprising the following steps:
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detection of a lack of contact with a base and/or another terminal associated with said terminal, for a predetermined time span, generating a passage of said terminal into a stolen state; in said stolen state, storage, in a secure memory area of the terminal, of a series of successive tracking data each associated with time stamp information, so as to enable reconstruction of a route followed by said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product recorded on a machine-readable medium and executable by a processor, wherein the product contains program code instructions for implementing a traceability method for an electronic payment terminal, in the event of a theft thereof, comprising the following steps:
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detection of a lack of contact with a base and/or another terminal associated with said terminal, for a predetermined time span, generating a passage of said terminal into a stolen state; in said stolen state, storage, in a secure memory area of the terminal, of a series of successive tracking data each associated with time stamp information, so as to enable reconstruction of a route followed by said terminal.
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11. A payment terminal comprising:
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means of detecting a lack of contact with a base and/or another terminal associated with said terminal, for a predetermined time span, generating passage of said terminal into a stolen state; in said stolen state, a means of storing, in a secure memory area of the terminal, of a series of successive tracking data each associated with time stamp information, so as to enable reconstruction of a route followed by said terminal. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14)
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