Image Sensor and Payment Authentication Method

• US 20150089241A1
• Filed: 12/18/2012
• Published: 03/26/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2011
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Galaxycore Shanghai Limited Corporation
• Original Assignee: Galaxycore Shanghai Limited Corporation
• Inventors: Zhao, Lixin
• Application Number:
  US14/367,291
• Publication Number:
  US 20150089241A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/186
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3823 combining multiple encryption tools for a transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/401 Transaction verification
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0861 using biometrical features, e.g. fingerprint, retina-scan cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using biological data H04L9/3231
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/32 including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system or for message authentication, e.g. authorization, entity authentication, data integrity or data verification, non-repudiation, key authentication or verification of credentials
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/442 using a biometric data reading device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4486 using digital data encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 25/00 Circuitry of solid-state image sensors [SSIS]; Control thereof

Abstract

The invention relates to an image sensor and a payment authentication method. The image sensor includes: a sensing module configured to optically sense an image and to convert an optical signal of the image into an image signal; and an encryption module configured to encrypt the image signal and to output the encrypted image signal. The payment authentication method includes the steps of: converting an individual image into an image signal by an image sensor, wherein the image sensor includes a sensing module configured to optically sense an image and to convert an optical signal of the image into an image signal and an encryption module configured to encrypt the image signal; encrypting the image signal by the image sensor; and transmitting the image signal processed in the preceding step. With the image sensor and the payment authentication method of the invention, the security of mobile and remote payment may be greatly improved.

Claims

1. An image sensor, wherein the image sensor comprises:

a sensing module configured to optically sense an image and to convert an optical signal of the image into an image signal; and

an encryption module configured to encrypt the image signal and to output the encrypted image signal.

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