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SECURE PIN ENTRY DEVICE FOR MOBILE PHONES

  • US 20110071949A1
  • Filed: 11/30/2010
  • Published: 03/24/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/20/2004
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A secure mobile phone-point of sale (POS) system for reading an account number from a magnetic stripe card and for conducting a secure payment transaction using the account number from the magnetic stripe card, the system operable over a wireless network, the system comprising:

  • a mobile phone having hardware and software components that provide voice and data functionality over the wireless network, the phone including an internal memory, a microprocessor, and a connector coupled to the microprocessor, the phone programmed with a software component for processing a secure PIN entry;

    a secure device including a magnetic stripe reader for reading the account number from the magnetic stripe card, the secure device further including a processor and a memory and encryption keys stored in the memory for encrypting the account number, the secure device encrypting the account number into an encrypted account number, the secure device including a connector, wherein the reader and phone are coupled by mating the respective connectors, and wherein the secure device sends the encrypted account number to the phone via the connectors during the secure payment transaction.

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