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Security system for electronic funds transfer system

US4259720A · kind A · utility

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Key dates

Filing dateJan 9, 1978
Grant dateMar 31, 1981
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Expiry dateJan 9, 1998

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04L2209/56
  • WIPO fieldIT methods for management
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A security system, particularly useful in an electronic funds transfer system, makes use of secret identification codes known only to system users. The codes are encrypted upon insertion into the system and are stored in a data processing unit in encrypted form. A security module is used to decrypt the code entered by a user and compare it to the corresponding encrypted code stored in the data processing unit.

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