Financial transaction system
First Claim
1. A method comprising:
- detecting, by a host system, a presence of a personal portable device;
initiating, at the host system, a financial transaction session with the personal portable device;
responsive to the act of initiating, sending, by the host system, an activation signal to the personal portable device to initiate a financial transaction;
responsive to the activation signal received from the host system, transitioning, by the personal portable device, from an inactive mode to an active mode in a normal power state;
while the personal portable device is in the active mode in the normal power state, receiving, at the personal portable device, biometric information collected by the host device;
comparing the received biometric information to biometric information stored at the personal portable device;
selecting, at the personal portable device, a financial account using account information stored at the personal portable device, the account information representing a plurality of financial accounts;
authenticating, at the personal portable device, a user of the personal portable device based on security information received at the personal portable device; and
wirelessly transmitting information identifying the selected financial account for reception by the host system to conduct the financial transaction in response to the received biometric information matching the biometric information stored on the personal portable device and the security information received at the personal portable device authenticating the user of the personal portable device.
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Abstract
A system and method for conducting a financial transaction is disclosed. The system includes a first memory location embedded in a personal portable device. The first memory location stores a plurality of personal financial data files associated with a user. The system also includes a second memory location to store biometric information and a first input interface to receive authentication information after initiation of a purchase transaction session. The system also includes a security module including an input coupled to the first interface to authenticate the authentication information based on the biometric information and an output interface comprising an input coupled to the first memory location and an output to provide personal financial data file information to a host device.
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1. A method comprising:
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detecting, by a host system, a presence of a personal portable device; initiating, at the host system, a financial transaction session with the personal portable device; responsive to the act of initiating, sending, by the host system, an activation signal to the personal portable device to initiate a financial transaction; responsive to the activation signal received from the host system, transitioning, by the personal portable device, from an inactive mode to an active mode in a normal power state; while the personal portable device is in the active mode in the normal power state, receiving, at the personal portable device, biometric information collected by the host device; comparing the received biometric information to biometric information stored at the personal portable device; selecting, at the personal portable device, a financial account using account information stored at the personal portable device, the account information representing a plurality of financial accounts; authenticating, at the personal portable device, a user of the personal portable device based on security information received at the personal portable device; and wirelessly transmitting information identifying the selected financial account for reception by the host system to conduct the financial transaction in response to the received biometric information matching the biometric information stored on the personal portable device and the security information received at the personal portable device authenticating the user of the personal portable device. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A personal portable device comprising:
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a memory to store information identifying each of a plurality of financial accounts and to store biometric information; an input interface to; wirelessly receive, from a host device, an activation signal from the host device to move from an inactive mode to an active mode in a normal power state to conduct a financial transaction and biometric information collected by the host device, wherein the host device is within wireless range of the personal portable device; and receive, from a user of the personal portable device, security information to authenticate the user of the personal portable device; a security module to compare biometric information collected by and received from the host device to the biometric information stored at the memory while the personal portable device is in the active mode in the normal power state; and an output interface to wirelessly transmit, for reception by the host device, information identifying a financial account selected by the personal portable device from the plurality of financial accounts. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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