USING QR CODES FOR AUTHENTICATING USERS TO ATMS AND OTHER SECURE MACHINES FOR CARDLESS TRANSACTIONS
First Claim
1. An apparatus for authenticating a transaction, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory configured to store an identifier of the apparatus;
a communication interface configured to facilitate communications between the apparatus and an authentication system;
a first input device configured to read an image displayed on a display of an external device; and
a processor configured to recover the identifier of the apparatus from the memory and to transmit the identifier of the apparatus, together with transaction information encoded in the image, to the authentication system via the communication interface.
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Abstract
Systems, apparatus, methods, and computer program products for using quick response (QR) codes for authenticating users to ATMs and other secure machines for cardless transactions are disclosed. Embodiments of the present disclosure read an image displayed on a display of an external device using a mobile device associated with a user authorized to access a secure resource, decode transaction information encoded in the image, transmit the transaction information and an identifier of the mobile device from the mobile device to an authentication system, and grant access to the secure resource if the transaction information and the identifier satisfy an authentication test performed at the authentication system.
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21 Claims
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1. An apparatus for authenticating a transaction, the apparatus comprising:
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a memory configured to store an identifier of the apparatus; a communication interface configured to facilitate communications between the apparatus and an authentication system; a first input device configured to read an image displayed on a display of an external device; and a processor configured to recover the identifier of the apparatus from the memory and to transmit the identifier of the apparatus, together with transaction information encoded in the image, to the authentication system via the communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A method for authenticating a transaction comprising:
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reading an image displayed on a display of an external device using a mobile device associated with a user authorized to access a secure resource; decoding transaction information encoded in the image; transmitting the transaction information and an identifier of the mobile device from the mobile device to an authentication system; and granting access to the secure resource if the transaction information and the identifier satisfy an authentication test performed at the authentication system. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A computer program product comprising a computer-readable storage medium having computer-readable program code embodied therewith, the computer-readable program code being configured to be executed by an apparatus with a memory that stores an identifier of the apparatus and comprising:
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computer-readable program code configured to read an image displayed on a display of an external; computer-readable program code configured recover the identifier of the apparatus from the memory; and computer-readable program code configured to transmit the identifier of the apparatus, together with transaction information encoded in the image, to an authentication system via the communication interface. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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