SMART CARD AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME

• US 20170330173A1
• Filed: 04/13/2017
• Published: 11/16/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2016
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: WOO, Heekyung, HONG, Seokmin, EIM, Sanghyun
• Granted Patent: US 10,733,597 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0718 the sensor being of the biometric kind, e.g. fingerprint sensors fingerprint sensors in general G06V40/13; biometric access-control systems in general, see G07C9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/0723 the record carrier comprising an arrangement for non-contact communication, e.g. wireless communication circuits on transponder cards, non-contact smart cards or RFIDs
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 19/07354 by biometrically sensitive means, e.g. fingerprint sensitive fingerprint sensors in general G06V40/12; biometrically activated access control G07C9/25
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/341 Active cards, i.e. cards including their own processing means, e.g. including an IC or chip
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3572 Multiple accounts on card
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks

Abstract

The present invention relates to a smart card including a sensor for sensing a finger touch and a controller for causing a first setting change by setting the smart card from a default payment method to a selected payment method, when a fingerprint of the user is recognized based on the finger touch sensed by the sensor; causing a second setting change by setting the smart card from the selected payment method to the default payment method when the fingerprint of the user and a fingerprint of a first person other than the user are simultaneously recognized and a first preset time elapses after completion of payment, and causing a third setting change by setting the smart card from the default payment method to the selected payment method when the fingerprint of the user and the fingerprint of the first person are simultaneously recognized again within a second preset time.

Claims

1. A smart card comprising:

a sensor configured to sense a finger touch; and

a controller configured to;

cause a first setting change by setting the smart card from a default payment method to a selected payment method selected by a user, when a fingerprint of the user is recognized based on the finger touch sensed by the sensor;

cause a second setting change by setting the smart card from the selected payment method to the default payment method when the fingerprint of the user and a fingerprint of a first person other than the user are simultaneously recognized and a first preset time elapses after completion of payment using the selected payment method; and

cause a third setting change by setting the smart card from the default payment method to the selected payment method when the fingerprint of the user and the fingerprint of the first person are simultaneously recognized again within a second preset time.

2. The smart card of claim 1, further comprising a display, wherein the controller is further configured to set the display to an inactive state after completion of the payment.

3. The smart card of claim 1, further comprising an input unit, wherein the controller is further configured to set the input unit to an inactive state when the fingerprint of the user is not recognized after the first setting change.

4. The smart card of claim 3, wherein the controller is further configured to reactivate the input unit when the fingerprint of the user is recognized again.

5. The smart card of claim 1, further comprising an input unit, wherein the controller is further configured to set the input unit to an inactive state after the first setting change.

6. The smart card of claim 1, further comprising an input unit, wherein the controller is further configured to set the input unit to an inactive state when the fingerprint of the first person and a fingerprint of a second person other than the first person are simultaneously recognized after the first setting change.

7. The smart card of claim 1, wherein:

the first setting change is caused when the fingerprint of the user is recognized in addition to simultaneously recognizing the fingerprint of the first person; and

the controller is further configured to set a timer corresponding to a payment-available time period when the fingerprint of the first person is not continuously recognized after the first setting change.

8. The smart card of claim 7, wherein the controller is further configured to deactivate the timer when the fingerprint of the first person is continuously recognized.

9. The smart card of claim 1, wherein:

the first setting change is caused when the fingerprint of the user is recognized in addition to simultaneously recognizing the fingerprint of the first person; and

the controller is further configured to set a timer corresponding to a payment-available time period when the fingerprint of the first person and a fingerprint of a second person other than the first person are simultaneously recognized after the first setting change.

10. The smart card of claim 1, further comprising a display, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display payment information completed using the selected payment method when the fingerprint of the user is recognized after completion of the payment.

11. The smart card of claim 1, further comprising a display, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the display to display completed payment information using the selected payment method when only the fingerprint of the user is recognized after the third setting change.

12. The smart card of claim 11, wherein the controller is further configured to cause the third setting change when the fingerprint of the user and the fingerprint of the first person are simultaneously recognized again within the second preset time after only the fingerprint of the user is recognized following completion of the payment.

13. A method for controlling a smart card, the method comprising:

sensing a finger touch to the smart card;

causing a first setting change by setting the smart card from a default payment method to a selected payment method selected by a user when a fingerprint of the user is recognized based on the finger touch;

cause a second setting change by setting the smart card from the selected payment method to the default payment method when the fingerprint of the user and a fingerprint of a first person other than the user are simultaneously recognized and a first preset time elapses after completion of payment using the selected payment method; and

cause a third setting change by resetting the smart card from the default payment method to the selected payment method when the fingerprint of the user and the fingerprint of the first person are simultaneously recognized again within a second preset time.

14. The method of claim 13, further comprising setting a display of the smart card to an inactive state after completion of the payment.

15. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

setting an input unit of the smart card to an inactive state when the fingerprint of the user is not recognized after the first setting change; and

reactivating the input unit when the fingerprint of the user is recognized again.

16. The method of claim 13, further comprising setting an input unit of the smart card to an inactive state after the first setting change.

17. The method of claim 13, further comprising setting an input unit of the smart card to an inactive state when the fingerprint of the first person and a fingerprint of a second person other than the first person are simultaneously recognized after the first setting change.

18. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the first setting change is caused when the fingerprint of the user is recognized in addition to simultaneously recognizing the fingerprint of the first person; and

the method further comprises setting a timer corresponding to a payment-available time period when the fingerprint of the first person is not continuously recognized after the first setting change, and deactivating the timer when the fingerprint of the first person is continuously recognized.

19. The method of claim 13, wherein:

the first setting change is caused when the fingerprint of the user is recognized in addition to simultaneously recognizing the fingerprint of the first person; and

the method further comprises setting a timer corresponding to a payment-available time period when the fingerprint of the first person and a fingerprint of a second person other than the first person are simultaneously recognized after the first setting change.

20. The method of claim 13, further comprising:

displaying completed payment information using the selected payment method on a display of the smart card when only the fingerprint of the user is recognized after the third setting change; and

causing the third setting change when the fingerprint of the user and the fingerprint of the first person are simultaneously recognized again within the second preset time after only the fingerprint of the user is recognized following completion of the payment.