Transmitter For Transmitting A Secure Access Signal

• US 20150106621A1
• Filed: 06/18/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/22/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Microlatch Pty Ltd
• Original Assignee: Microlatch Pty Ltd
• Inventors: Burke, Christopher John
• Application Number:
  US14/308,091
• Publication Number:
  US 20150106621A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/168
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3278 RFID or NFC payments by means of M-devices
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/352 Contactless payments by cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/354 Card activation or deactivation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/10 Human or animal bodies, e.g. vehicle occupants or pedestrians; Body parts, e.g. hands
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00182 operated with unidirectional data transmission between data carrier and locks
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/00563 using personal physical data of the operator, e.g. finger prints, retinal images, voicepatterns
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/257 electronically G07C9/26 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07C 9/26 using a biometric sensor integrated in the pass
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0893 the card reader reading the card in a contactless manner
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/56 Financial cryptography, e.g. electronic payment or e-cash
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/805 Lightweight hardware, e.g. radio-frequency identification [RFID] or sensor
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2463/102 applying security measure for e-commerce data processing systems or methods, specially adapted for e-commerce G06Q30/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0625 with splitting of the data block into left and right halves, e.g. Feistel based algorithms, DES, FEAL, IDEA or KASUMI
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0631 Substitution permutation network [SPN], i.e. cipher composed of a number of stages or rounds each involving linear and nonlinear transformations, e.g. AES algorithms
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0861 Generation of secret information including derivation or calculation of cryptographic keys or passwords
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/302 involving the integer factorization problem, e.g. RSA or quadratic sieve [QS] schemes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3231 Biological data, e.g. fingerprint, voice or retina network architectures or network communication protocols for supporting authentication of entities using biometrical features in a packet data network H04L63/0861
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/3247 involving digital signatures

Abstract

A transmitter (116) for transmitting a secure access signal to a system (117) for providing secure access to a controlled item (111) is disclosed. The access is dependent on information contained in the secure access signal. The transmitter (116) comprises a biometric sensor (121) for receiving a biometric signal and a processor (1005) for matching the biometric signal against members of a database (105) of biometric signatures. The transmitter (116) comprises enabling means (e.g., 127) for enabling an inductive circuit, based on the matching of the biometric signal, to transmit the secure access signal conveying the information to the system (117) upon the inductive circuit being placed within range of a radio frequency field emitted by the system (117).

Claims

1-52. -52. (canceled)

53. A transmitter for transmitting a secure signal to a system for performing a secure transaction, the transmitter comprising:

a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric signal to match against members of a database of biometric signatures;

a plurality of proximity modules; and

a controller for selecting one of said plurality of proximity modules when the received biometric signal matches a member of the database of biometric signatures, wherein the selected proximity module transmits the secure signal conveying information to the system upon the selected proximity module being placed within range of a radio frequency field emitted by the system, the transaction being performed based on the information.

54. The transmitter according to claim 53, further comprising a memory containing the database of biometric signatures.

55. The transmitter according to claim 53, wherein the database of biometric signature is located in the system for performing the secure transaction.

56. The transmitter according to claim 53, wherein the transmitter is configured for populating the database of biometric signatures.

57. The transmitter according to claim 53, wherein the transmitter is configured for generating a dynamic password.

58. The transmitter according to claim 53, wherein the transaction is performed depending on a dynamic password generated by the transmitter.

59. The transmitter according to claim 53, wherein the transmitter is configured for determining an amount of funds.

60. The transmitter according to claim 53, further comprising a memory for storing a value.

61. The transmitter according to claim 53, wherein a stored value is decremented by an amount depending on the information.

62. The transmitter according to claim 53, further comprising a display for displaying the information.

63. The transmitter according to claim 53, wherein the biometric sensor is responsive to one of voice, retinal pattern, iris pattern, face pattern, and palm configuration.

64. The transmitter according to claim 53, wherein the transmitter is configured within a fob.

65. The transmitter according to claim 53, wherein the transmitter is configured within a mobile telephone.

66. The transmitter according to claim 53, wherein the system is a payment system.

67. The transmitter according to claim 53, wherein the system is an online payment system.

68. A method of transmitting a secure signal to a system for performing a secure transaction, the method comprising:

receiving a biometric signal;

matching the biometric signal against members of a database of biometric signatures;

selecting one of a plurality of proximity modules if the received biometric signal matches a member of the database of biometric signatures, wherein the selected proximity module transmits the secure signal conveying information to the system upon the selected proximity module being placed within range of a radio frequency field emitted by the system, the transaction being performed based on the information.

69. The method according to claim 68, further comprising generating a dynamic password.

70. The method according to claim 68, wherein the transaction is performed depending on a dynamic password.

71. The method according to claim 68, further comprising determining an amount of funds.

72. The method according to claim 68, further comprising storing a value associated with the selected proximity module.

73. The method according to claim 68, further comprising decrementing a stored value by an amount depending on the information.

74. The method according to claim 68, wherein the system is a payment system.

75. The method according to claim 68, wherein the system is an online payment system.

91. The method according to claim 68, wherein the proximity modules are incorporated within a fob.

92. The method according to claim 68, wherein the proximity modules are incorporated within a mobile telephone.

76. A system for performing a secure transaction, the system comprising:

a database of biometric signatures;

a transmitter sub-system comprising;

a biometric sensor for receiving a biometric signal to match against members of the database of biometric signatures;

a plurality of proximity modules; and

a controller for selecting one of said plurality of proximity modules when the received biometric signal matches a member of the database of biometric signatures, wherein the selected proximity module transmits a secure signal conveying information using a radio frequency field; and

a receiver sub-system comprising;

means for emitting the radio frequency field;

means for receiving the transmitted secure signal upon the selected proximity module being placed within range of the radio frequency field being emitted; and

means for performing the transaction based on the information.

77. The system according to claim 76, further comprising a memory containing the database of biometric signatures.

78. The system according to claim 76, wherein the transmitter sub-system is configured for populating the database of biometric signatures.

79. The system according to claim 76, wherein the transmitter sub-system is configured for generating a dynamic password.

80. The system according to claim 76, wherein the transaction is performed depending on a dynamic password generated by the transmitter sub-system.

81. The system according to claim 76, wherein the transmitter sub-system is configured for determining an amount of funds.

82. The system according to claim 76, wherein the transmitter sub-system further comprises a memory for storing a value.

83. The system according to claim 76, wherein a stored value is decremented by an amount depending on the information.

84. The system according to claim 76, wherein the transmitter sub-system further comprises a display for displaying the information.

85. The system according to claim 76, wherein the biometric sensor is responsive to one of voice, retinal pattern, iris pattern, face pattern, and palm configuration.

86. The system according to claim 76, wherein the transmitter sub-system is configured within a fob.

87. The system according to claim 76, wherein the transmitter sub-system is configured within a mobile telephone.

88. The system according to claim 76, wherein the system is a payment system.

89. The system according to claim 76, wherein the system is an online payment system.

90. A non-transitory computer readable medium having a computer program recorded therein for transmitting a secure signal to a system for performing a secure transaction, the program comprising:

code for receiving a biometric signal to match against members of a database of biometric signatures;

code for selecting one of a plurality of proximity modules when the received biometric signal matches a member of the database of biometric signatures, wherein the selected proximity module transmits the secure signal conveying information to the system upon the selected proximity module being placed within range of a radio frequency field emitted by the system, the transaction being performed based on the information.