PORTABLE ELECTRONIC AUTHORIZATION SYSTEM AND METHOD
First Claim
1. An RFID apparatus, comprising:
- a user authenticator that authenticates an identity of a user by processing a user input to the RFID apparatus; and
an RFID tag that is permitted, after the user authenticator has authenticated the identity of the user, to emit a wireless signal representing information stored in the RFID apparatus in response to an RFID interrogation signal received from an RFID interrogator.
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Abstract
In one embodiment, an apparatus comprises a user authenticator and a transponder. The transponder is permitted to emit a wireless signal representing information stored in the apparatus in response to a wireless interrogation signal after the user authenticator has authenticated the identity of the user. In another embodiment, an apparatus comprises, a memory, a user input, and a transponder. The memory stores at least first and second distinct codes. The user input permits a user to select any one of the at least first and second codes for transmission in response to a wireless interrogation signal. The transponder emits a wireless signal representing the selected one of the at least first and second codes in response to an interrogation signal. In yet another embodiment, a token that may be used to engage in a transaction at a point of sale comprises a substrate, a rewritable memory, and a reconfigurable display. The rewriteable memory is supported by the substrate and can be selectively configured to store information on the token that identifies an account that is to be used to engage in the transaction at the point of sale. The substrate and memory are configured and arranged such that the substrate can be selectively interfaced with an apparatus at the point of sale to permit the apparatus to read the contents of the memory. The reconfigurable display is also supported by the substrate and displays at least some of the information that is stored in the rewritable memory.
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20 Claims
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1. An RFID apparatus, comprising:
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a user authenticator that authenticates an identity of a user by processing a user input to the RFID apparatus; and an RFID tag that is permitted, after the user authenticator has authenticated the identity of the user, to emit a wireless signal representing information stored in the RFID apparatus in response to an RFID interrogation signal received from an RFID interrogator. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for using an RFID apparatus, comprising steps of:
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receiving a user input with the RFID apparatus; using the RFID apparatus to authenticate an identity of a user of the RFID apparatus by processing the user input; and after the RFID apparatus has authenticated the identity of the user, enabling an RFID tag of the RFID apparatus to emit a wireless signal representing information stored in the RFID apparatus in response to an RFID interrogation signal received from an RFID interrogator. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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17. An RFID apparatus, comprising:
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means for authenticating an identity of a user of the RFID apparatus by processing a user input to the RFID apparatus; and means for permitting an RFID tag, after the means for authenticating has authenticated the identity of the user, to emit a wireless signal representing information stored in the RFID apparatus in response to an RFID interrogation signal. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20)
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