System and method for secure card with on-board verification
First Claim
1. A method of using a transaction device, comprising:
- a transaction device receiving first authentication information from a user;
retrieving, from a memory of the transaction device, stored authentication information for the user;
at least one computer processor of the transaction device verifying the authenticity of the user by comparing the first authentication information with the stored authentication information;
the transaction device receiving, from a point of sale device, transaction data;
the at least one computer processor determining that additional user authentication is necessary based on the transaction data;
displaying on the display a request for second authentication information from the user;
receiving the second authentication information from the user; and
the at least one computer processor verifying the second authentication information; and
after the first and second authentication information are verified, activating at least one of the magnetic stripe, the electrical interface, and the wireless RF interface to communicate the account information.
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Abstract
Systems and methods for secure cards with on-board verification are disclosed. In one embodiment, a transaction device associated with at least one transaction account may have a substrate comprising a display that displays an account identifier for the transaction account; a sensor that receives authentication information from a user; a processor that processes the authentication information to verify the authenticity of the user; and a communicator that communicates at least the account information, the communicator including at least one of a magnetic stripe, an electrical interface, and a wireless RF interface. The display may not display the account identifier until the user is authenticated, and the communicator may be inactive to communicate the account information until the user is authenticated.
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1. A method of using a transaction device, comprising:
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a transaction device receiving first authentication information from a user; retrieving, from a memory of the transaction device, stored authentication information for the user; at least one computer processor of the transaction device verifying the authenticity of the user by comparing the first authentication information with the stored authentication information; the transaction device receiving, from a point of sale device, transaction data; the at least one computer processor determining that additional user authentication is necessary based on the transaction data; displaying on the display a request for second authentication information from the user; receiving the second authentication information from the user; and the at least one computer processor verifying the second authentication information; and after the first and second authentication information are verified, activating at least one of the magnetic stripe, the electrical interface, and the wireless RF interface to communicate the account information. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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