Smart card systems comprising a card and a carrier
US10223555B2 · kind B2 · utility
Assignee
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 4, 2018 |
| Grant date | Mar 5, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jan 4, 2038 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06Q20/4012
- WIPO fieldIT methods for management
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system and method for facilitating wireless transactions using a smart card, the system comprising a smart card configured to be coupled to a smart card carrier, the smart card comprising: one or more processors; a biometric sensor configured to capture a biometric image of a user requesting a new transaction involving the smart card; a memory for storing biometric data of an authorized user of the smart card; and a carrier interface configured to be coupled to a card interface of a smart card carrier, the smart card carrier comprising a housing having an opening configured to accept the smart card and a wireless transceiver configured to engage in a wireless communication with a wireless transaction terminal when the smart card is coupled to the smart card carrier.
Source: USPTO / EPO open patent data. Objective bibliographic and citation counts.