Personal website for electronic commerce on a smart java card with multiple security check points

• US 6,829,711 B1
• Filed: 01/26/1999
• Issued: 12/07/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/26/1999
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: eBay Inc.
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Kwok, Thomas Y., Mok, Lawrence S.
• Primary Examiner(s): Meislahn, Douglas J.
• Application Number:
  US09/237,387
• Time in Patent Office: 2,142 Days
• Field of Search: 713/186, 713/183, 713/176
• US Class Current: 713/183
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/32 using biometric data, e.g. fingerprints, iris scans or voiceprints
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/33 using certificates
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/445 by mutual authentication, e.g. between devices or programs
• 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 20/363 with the personal data of a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40145 Biometric identity checks
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0866 by active credit-cards adapted therefor G07F7/1008 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1008 Active credit-cards provided with means to personalise their use, e.g. with PIN-introduction/comparison system

Abstract

A Method and system are disclosed for accessing personal Web site or executing electronic commerce with security in a smart Java card. A personal Web site which includes personal or private information is stored in a personal smart Java card. Before a user can access the Web site stored in the smart Java card, the user is validated by any one of or in combination of PIN, facial images, hand images, eye image, voice characteristics, and finger prints. In addition, an encryption engine embedded in the smart Java card decodes and compares the entered PIN combined with a secure key or security certificate to verify the identity of the user. Before the bank account can be accessed freely by the user, the bank'"'"'s computer system checks the combined secure data to ensure the authenticity of the card and the user'"'"'s identity with multiple check points using Internet security protocols via Web browsers.

Claims

1. A method for enabling multiple security check points during electronic transactions between a smart card and a host computer, the smart card having one or more personal Web pages stored therein, the method comprising:

using a processing computer to establish communications between the smart card and the host computer;

receiving verification data from a user to identify the authenticity of the user;

transmitting data from the smart card to the host computer;

the host computer processing the data from the smart card to verify the authenticity of the smart card;

the host computer transmitting data from the host computer to the smart card;

the smart card processing the data from the host computer to verify the authenticity of the host computer;

providing the smart card with an encryption engine to encode data on the card and to decode data sent to the card;

if each of the user, the smart card, and the host computer is verified as authentic, then the smart card transmitting one or more of said personal Web pages to the host computer for display;

using said one or more displayed Web pages to attempt to access one or more other Web sites over a computer network, said one or more other Web sites requiring that predefined security data be received by said one or more other Web sites in order to access said one or more other Web sites; and

automatically providing the predefined security data, required to access said one or more other Web sites, said security data being automatically provided from and by the smart card in response to the attempt to access said one or more other Web sites.

2. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting includes displaying said one or more Web pages having personal secure information associated with the user.

3. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of displaying includes displaying said one or more Web pages having a link to the one or more other Web sites.

4. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method further includes:

recording in a one-time-programmable memory, the memory embedded in the smart card, selected events processed with the smart card.

5. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one or more other Web sites are for processing electronic transactions over a computer network.

6. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein said one or more other Web sites have additional personal secure information associated with the user.

7. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of receiving verification data includes receiving at least one of personal identification number (PIN), image data relating to physical attributes of the user, finger print data relating to the user, and voice characteristics relating to the user, the verification data being used to verify user identity.

8. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of checking authenticity of the smart card includes validating a digital signature stored in the smart card.

9. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of verifying authenticity of a computer includes:

receiving a security key generated using a public key;

decrypting the security key with a private key; and

determining whether the computer is authentic.

10. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the step of receiving verification data includes receiving a secondary PIN and the step of displaying includes displaying a Web page having non-secure information.

11. The method as claimed in claim 10, wherein the method further includes:

sending data signals to a law enforcement authority for apprising the law enforcement authority of an emergency situation when the secondary PIN is received from the user.

12. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method further includes:

decoding by using said PIN, a stored secure key associated with a remote account server accessible over a computer network, before accessing the remote account server.

13. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method further includes:

initiating a communication with the computer when the smart card is inserted into a card reading device; and

invoking a Web browser in the computer for processing said one or more Web pages stored in the smart card.

14. The method as claimed in claim 1, wherein the method further includes:

using the encryption engine to encrypt secure contents of said one or more Web pages stored in the smart card when the smart card in not being used; and

decrypting the secure contents before the step of checking the authenticity of the smart card.

15. A system for processing and using a personal Web site stored in a smart card, the system comprising:

a smart card for storing one or more Web pages with personal secure data associated with a user;

a smart card reader device for reading and writing data from and to the smart card;

an encryption engine stored in the card to encode data on the card and to decode data sent to the card; and

a host computer connected to the smart card reader device, the computer further including a Web browser for accessing the personal secure data embedded in said one or more Web pages; and

wherein

the reader device includes means to transmit data from the smart card to the host computer;

the host computer includes means to process the data from the smart card to verify the authenticity of the smart card, and means to transmit data from the host computer to the smart card; and

the smart card includes (i) means to process the data from the host computer to verify the authenticity of the host computer, and (ii) means to transmit to the host computer one or more of the Web pages, in response to the smart card and the host computer being verified as authentic, for display on the host computer;

wherein a user of the smart card attempts to access, from the one or more displayed Web pages, other Web sites over a computer network, said one or more other Web sites requiring that predefined security data be received by said one or more other Web sites in order to access said one or more other Web sites; and

the smart card further includes means for automatically providing the redefined security data to said one or more other Web sites in response to the attempt to access said one or more other Web sites.

16. The system as claimed in claim 15, wherein said one or more Web pages include links to said one or more other Web sites.

17. The system as claimed in claim 16, wherein:

the encryption engine encrypts and decrypts data with secure keys stored in the smart card; and

the smart card further includes;

a processor which receives data generated by the encryption engine data for use in authenticating before any one of said one or more Web pages and one or more second Web sites are accessed.

18. The system as claimed in claim 17, wherein the smart card further includes:

a one-time-programmable memory whose contents cannot be erased, the one-time-programmable memory for storing secure data.

19. The system as claimed in claim 18, wherein the one-time-programmable memory further stores selected events processed by the smart card.

20. The system as claimed in claim 15, where said one or more Web pages include platform-independent computer instructions executable by any computer platform.

21. A program storage device readable by machine, tangibly embodying a program of instructions executable by the machine to perform method steps for enabling multiple security check points during electronic transactions between a smart card and a host computer, the smart card having one or more Web pages stored therein, the method steps comprising:

using a processing computer to establish communications between the smart card and the host computer;

receiving verification data from a user to identify the authenticity of the user;

transmitting data from the smart card to the host computer;

the host computer processing the data from the smart card to verify the authenticity of the smart card;

the host computer transmitting data from the host computer to the smart card;

the smart card processing the data from the host computer to verify the authenticity of the host computer;

providing the smart card with an encryption engine to encode data on the card and to decode data sent to the card; and

if each of the user, the smart card, and the host computer is verified as authentic, then the smart card transmitting one or more of said personal Web pages to the host computer for display;

using said one or more displayed Web pages to attempt to access one or more other Web sites over a computer network, said one or more other Web sites requiring that predefined security data be received by said one or more other Web sites in order to access said one or more other Web sites; and

automatically providing the redefined security data, required to access said one or more other Web sites, said security data being automatically provided from and by the smart card in response to the attempt to access said one or more other Web sites.

22. The program storage device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the method step of transmitting includes displaying said one or more Web pages having personal secure information associated with the user.

23. The program storage device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the method step of transmitting includes displaying said one or more Web pages having a link to one or more of the other Web sites.

24. The program storage device as claimed in claim 21, wherein said one or more other Web sites are for processing electronic transactions over a computer network.

25. The program storage device as claimed in claim 21, wherein said one or more other Web sites have additional personal secure information associated with the user.

26. The program storage device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the method step of receiving verification data includes receiving at least one of personal identification number (PIN), image data relating to physical attributes of the user, finger print data relating to the user, and voice characteristics relating to the user.

27. The program storage device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the method step of checking authenticity of the smart card includes validating an authorization key stored in the smart card by decrypting with a private encryption key.

28. The program storage device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the method step of receiving verification data includes receiving a secondary PIN and the step of displaying includes displaying a Web page having non-secure information.

29. The program storage device as claimed in claim 28, wherein the method steps further include:

sending data signals to a law enforcement authority for notifying the law enforcement authority of an emergency situation when the secondary PIN is received from the user.

30. The program storage device as claimed in claim 26, wherein the method steps further include:

decoding by using said PIN, a stored secure key associated with a remote account server accessible over a computer network, before accessing the remote account server.

31. The program storage device as claimed in claim 30, wherein the method steps further include the remote account server validating the secure key combined with said PIN before allowing electronic transactions to be performed with the remote account server.

32. The program storage device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the method steps further include:

initiating a communication with the computer when the smart card is inserted into a card reading device; and

invoking a Web browser in the computer for processing said one or more Web pages stored in the smart card.

33. The program storage device as claimed in claim 21, wherein the method steps further include:

recording in a one-time-programmable memory, the memory embedded in the smart card, selected events processed with the smart card.