System for secure, identity authenticated, and immediate financial transactions as well as activation of varied instrumentalities
First Claim
1. Apparatus for allowing only an authorized person to activate an instrumentality capable of performing action desired by a person who is the user of said apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
- a Personalized Authenticated Controller means (hereafter “
PAC”
), communicating with said instrumentality, for authenticating identity of said user as said authorized person and for allowing activation of said instrumentality only by said authorized person for performance of said action, said PAC comprising;
a user information input means for allowing input of information into said PAC;
a data storage means, for storing data received by said PAC;
a PAC microprocessor means, communicating internally with all PAC components, for transferring and formatting data, said PAC microprocessor means further comprising an authorized person identification means, communicating with said data storage means, for continually determining whether said user is said authorized person, through analysis of the most recently received data identifying said user and through comparison of same with reference data identifying said authorized person; and
for providing for output from said PAC, of an authorized person identity authentication signal, if and only if said user is said authorized person;
a communication means, for allowing communication between said PAC and said instrumentality;
a wearing means, for allowing said user to wear said PAC in contact with said user'"'"'s body;
wherein said PAC further comprises a removal sensor means, communicating with said wearing means and said data storage means, for sensing removal of said PAC from said body of said authorized person and for communicating a removal signal indicative of said removal into said data storage means; and
wherein said authorized person identification means further comprises means for determination of whether any said removal signal has been received into said data storage means after receipt of the most recent data identifying said user as said authorized person; and
a portion of said instrumentality, comprising;
an authorized person recognition means, communicating with said PAC, for allowing said instrumentality to carry out said action sought by said user only upon receipt by said authorized person recognition means, of said authorized person identity authentication signal.
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Abstract
The present invention concerns apparatus and methods for a family of electronic devices based on the concept of a Personalized Authenticated Controller (PAC). The PAC is able to recognize characteristics of an authorized person and allows only that person to rapidly communicate authenticated identification and requests to access, control and transact with many “smart” Instrumentalities designed with compatible communication capabilities. The PAC is conveniently combined with an electronic wristwatch and worn by its user. Personal Smart Instrumentalities, such as vehicles and firearms, will operate without difficulty for their owners but become worthless if stolen. Commercial Smart Instrumentalities, such as merchants and banks, can quickly communicate with the customer'"'"'s PAC to establish positive personal identification and optionally charge purchases or transfer funds. Various security features are incorporated to ensure authentication of the customer and integrity of the transaction. One security feature is that an user-worn PAC immediately senses removal from an authorized person'"'"'s body, which cancels authentication and also renders the PAC itself useless if stolen. Another security feature, useful for critical handheld instrumentalities such as firearms, uses the body of the user as a medium to conduct communication signals to the Smart Instrumentality, making these communications reliable and virtually unjammable.
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1. Apparatus for allowing only an authorized person to activate an instrumentality capable of performing action desired by a person who is the user of said apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a Personalized Authenticated Controller means (hereafter “
PAC”
), communicating with said instrumentality, for authenticating identity of said user as said authorized person and for allowing activation of said instrumentality only by said authorized person for performance of said action, said PAC comprising;
a user information input means for allowing input of information into said PAC;
a data storage means, for storing data received by said PAC;
a PAC microprocessor means, communicating internally with all PAC components, for transferring and formatting data, said PAC microprocessor means further comprising an authorized person identification means, communicating with said data storage means, for continually determining whether said user is said authorized person, through analysis of the most recently received data identifying said user and through comparison of same with reference data identifying said authorized person; and
for providing for output from said PAC, of an authorized person identity authentication signal, if and only if said user is said authorized person;
a communication means, for allowing communication between said PAC and said instrumentality;
a wearing means, for allowing said user to wear said PAC in contact with said user'"'"'s body;
wherein said PAC further comprises a removal sensor means, communicating with said wearing means and said data storage means, for sensing removal of said PAC from said body of said authorized person and for communicating a removal signal indicative of said removal into said data storage means; and
wherein said authorized person identification means further comprises means for determination of whether any said removal signal has been received into said data storage means after receipt of the most recent data identifying said user as said authorized person; and
a portion of said instrumentality, comprising;
an authorized person recognition means, communicating with said PAC, for allowing said instrumentality to carry out said action sought by said user only upon receipt by said authorized person recognition means, of said authorized person identity authentication signal. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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2. Apparatus for allowing only an authorized person to activate an instrumentality capable of performing action desired by a person who is the user of said apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a Personalized Authenticated Controller means (hereafter “
PAC”
), communicating with said instrumentality, for authenticating identity of said user as said authorized person and for allowing activation of said instrumentality only by said authorized person for performance of said action, said PAC comprising;
a user information input means for allowing input of information into said PAC;
a data storage means, for storing data received by said PAC;
a PAC microprocessor means, communicating internally with all PAC components, for transferring and formatting data, said PAC microprocessor means further comprising an authorized person identification means, communicating with said data storage means, for continually determining whether said user is said authorized person, through analysis of the most recently received data identifying said user and through comparison of same with reference data identifying said authorized person, and for providing for output from said PAC, of an authorized person identity authentication signal, if and only if said user is said authorized person;
wherein said PAC further comprises an instrumentality activation means, for allowing said user to send an instrumentality activation signal to said instrumentality, indicating that said user wishes for said instrumentality to carry out said action; and
a communication means, for allowing communication between said PAC and said instrumentality;
a portion of said instrumentality, comprising;
an authorized person recognition means, communicating with said PAC, for allowing said instrumentality to carry out said action sought by said user only upon receipt by said authorized person recognition means, of said authorized person identity authentication signal;
wherein said instrumentality'"'"'s authorized person recognition means further comprises a means to determine whether any said authorized person identity authentication signal is received from said PAC within a predetermined time interval before or after receipt of said instrumentality activation signal, wherein said predetermined time interval is at least substantially equal to {fraction (1/10)} second. - View Dependent Claims (24)
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13. Apparatus for allowing only an authorized person to activate an instrumentality capable of performing action desired by a person who is the user of said apparatus, said apparatus comprising:
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a Personalized Authenticated Controller means (hereafter “
PAC”
), communicating with said instrumentality, for authenticating identity of said user as said authorized person and for allowing activation of said instrumentality only by said authorized person for performance of said action, said PAC comprising;
a user information input means for allowing input of information into said PAC;
a data storage means, for storing data received by said PAC;
a PAC microprocessor means, communicating internally with all PAC components, for transferring and formatting data, said PAC microprocessor means further comprising an authorized person identification means, communicating with said data storage means, for continually determining whether said user is said authorized person, through analysis of the most recently received data identifying said user and through comparison of same with reference data identifying said authorized person; and
for providing for output from said PAC, of an authorized person identity authentication signal, if and only if said user is said authorized person; and
an instrumentality activation means, for allowing said user to send an instrumentality activation signal to said instrumentality, indicating that said user wishes for said instrumentality to carry out said action;
a communication means, for allowing communication between said PAC and said instrumentality, a portion of said instrumentality, comprising;
an authorized person recognition means, communicating with said PAC, for allowing said instrumentality to carry out said action sought by said user only upon receipt by said authorized person recognition means, of said authorized person identity authentication signal; and
wherein said instrumentality'"'"'s authorized person recognition means further comprises means to send an interrogation signal to said PAC after receipt of said instrumentality activation signal, asking for transmission of an authorized person identification authentication signal, and for determining whether said authorized person identity authentication signal is received by said authorized person recognition means within a predetermined time interval after transmission of said interrogation signal, wherein said predetermined time interval is at least substantially equal to {fraction (1/10)} second.
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