Intelligent credit card system
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1. An assembly comprising:
- a housing, operative to house plural different circuit elements therein, said circuit elements being associated with functions of a credit card;
a first electronic circuit, mounted within the housing, that stores electronic information indicative of a credit card number;
an encryption device, mounted within the housing, and which is operative to carry out an encryption operation that verifies that an action by the circuit elements associated with the credit card have been actually carried out at a current time, and that said action was not one carried out at a previous time, and said encryption device being in communication with said first electronic circuit and receiving said electronic information therefrom; and
a communication device, that carries out electronic communication between said encryption device and an external device, including providing information that verifies cryptologically that said action was carried out at said current time.
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Abstract
A new credit card system which enables improved reading and other operations. Reading can be done in the short edge of the credit card thereby shortening the aspect ratio and size of the card reader. The reader can be electrical, reading information via contacts, or can be optical readers.
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19 Claims
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1. An assembly comprising:
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a housing, operative to house plural different circuit elements therein, said circuit elements being associated with functions of a credit card; a first electronic circuit, mounted within the housing, that stores electronic information indicative of a credit card number; an encryption device, mounted within the housing, and which is operative to carry out an encryption operation that verifies that an action by the circuit elements associated with the credit card have been actually carried out at a current time, and that said action was not one carried out at a previous time, and said encryption device being in communication with said first electronic circuit and receiving said electronic information therefrom; and a communication device, that carries out electronic communication between said encryption device and an external device, including providing information that verifies cryptologically that said action was carried out at said current time. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An assembly comprising:
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a credit card housing, operative to house plural different circuit elements therein; a first electronic circuit, mounted within the credit card housing, that stores electronic information indicative of a credit card number; an encryption device, mounted within the credit card housing, and which is operative to carry out an encryption operation that verifies the credit card as being authorized, and said encryption device being in communication with said first electronic circuit and receiving said electronic information therefrom; and a communication device, that carries out electronic communication between said encryption device and an external device, including carrying out said encryption operation with said external device in a way that verifies said electronic information indicative of said credit card number as being authorized, and, further comprising an element which detects a physical location of the credit card, and also communicates said physical location using said communication device.
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8. A method, comprising:
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storing first electronic information indicative of credit card information, in a device in a housing; storing second electronic information indicative of encryption information within said device in said housing; using said encryption information to determine that the credit card information has been obtained at a specific time of the request; wirelessly receiving an interrogation in said housing from a remote device; responsive to said interrogation, communicating to said remote device, said communicating using both said encryption information and said credit card information, said communication carrying out an encryption operation that verifies that an action by the circuit elements associated with the credit card have been actually carried out at a current time, and that said action was not one carried out at a previous time, and providing information that enables verifying cryptologically that said action was carried out at said current time. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An assembly comprising:
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a credit card housing, operative to house plural different circuit elements therein; electronic circuitry within the credit card housing, including at least a first electronic part that stores electronic information indicative of credit card information; a removable chip, that is selectively coupled to said housing, and removed from said housing, where said removable chip carries an encryption key that can be used when said chip is attached, and where said encryption key cannot be carried out when said chip is removed; and a communication device, that carries out electronic communication with an external device, said electronic communication including information indicative of said first function, and information indicative of said credit card information. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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18. An assembly comprising:
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a credit card housing, operative to house plural different circuit elements therein; a first electronic circuit, mounted within the credit card housing, that stores electronic information indicative of credit card information; an encryption device, mounted within the credit card housing, and which is operative to carry out an encryption operation based on a session key, said encryption device including a real time clock, and where said session key is formed using said real time clock, and said encryption device being in communication with said first electronic circuit and receiving said electronic information therefrom; and a communication device, that carries out electronic communication between said encryption device and an external device responsive to an interrogation, including carrying out said encryption operation with said external device in a way that verifies that said credit card has been obtained at a time of the interrogation. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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